Pioneers Outlast Black Knights, 77-73
William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center
Fairfield, CT
First Half
Brooks puts in a layup then after Brown makes two free throws and cans two more, Howard converts a 3-point play. Brown buries a jumper and after Potter banks in a layup, Brown drains a 3pter to give Army the lead, 9-7, with under 15:00 remaining. Shubik and Brown trade layups and after Sahan lays in a rebound, McDonald nails a 3pter. Sahan hits a layup then after McDonald makes two free throws and Hence drops in a layup on a fast break, Brooks sinks a short turnaround jumper. Marshall puts in a layup then Brewer and Sahan trade jumpers as the Black Knights hold a one point lead, 20-19, halfway through the opening half. Litke puts in a layup and after Walker tips in a rebound, Brooks and Brown trade layups. Walker nails a short jumper and lays in a rebound then after Shubik sinks a short fallaway jumper, Brown makes two free throws and Miller tips in a rebound to give Army a seven point lead, 32-25, with under 5:00 to go. Potter swishes a short jumper then after Walker drains a runner and Nelson makes 1 of 2 free throws, Hassan cans two free throws. Hence hits 1 of 2 free throws and Nelson banks in a layup and after Hassan buries a 3pter and a jumper, Hence drops in a layup to give the Black Knights a six point lead at the half. Army's Brown leads all scorers with 15 points and Hassan leads the Pioneers with 7.
Army 40, Sacred Heart 34
Second Half
Brown makes two free throws then after Henley banks in a short fallaway jumper and Hardy cans two free throws, Shubik nails a 3pter. Hassan and Bates trade fast break layups and after Brooks hits 1 of 2 free throws and Shubik lays in a rebound, Hedgecock drains two free throws and Nelson converts a 3-point play to give Army the lead, 49-46, with 14:55 remaining. Nelson and Hassan trade layups then after Howard and Williams trade layups, Williams and Brooks trade layups. Brown drills a 3pter then Sahan buries a jump hook to pull Sacred Heart to within four, 58-54, midway through the second half. Hassan and Brown trade 3pters then after Litke hits a 3pter and lays in a rebound to give the Pioneers the lead, Brooks lays in a rebound. Bryant puts in a layup then Potter sinks a hook to give Sacred Heart a three point lead, 66-63, with 4:55 to go. Miller sinks a jumper and after Litke drains a runner, Miller drops in a layup. Hassan makes two free throws then after McDonald lays in a rebound and Nelson cans two free throws to give the Black Knights the lead, Shubik drills a 3pter to take the lead back. Bates sinks a short turnaround jumper to tie the game with 33.2 seconds left then Hardy nails a jumper with 7.9 seconds and adds two free throws to pull the game out for the Pioneers.
Code:
1 2 F
Army 40 33 73
Sacred Heart 34 43 77
Army Black Knights
Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts
M.Nelson 23 3-6 4-5 0 3 2 3 10
J.Brown 29 6-16 8-8 0 0 0 2 23
J.Hence 28 2-7 1-2 1 5 2 1 5
C.Bates 27 2-5 0-0 0 2 1 3 4
C.Walker 26 4-9 0-0 2 9 0 0 8
Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts
N.Hedgecock 9 0-0 2-2 0 1 2 0 2
J.Miller 12 3-4 0-0 1 1 1 0 6
J.Bryant 12 1-3 0-0 0 0 1 1 2
K.Brewer 11 1-3 0-0 0 2 1 0 2
D.Williams 12 2-4 0-0 2 6 1 0 4
M.McDonald 7 2-3 2-2 2 3 0 0 7
E.Zastoupil 4 0-3 0-0 3 3 0 0 0
Totals 26-63 17-19 11 35 11 10 73
PCT: .413 FG, .895 FT
3-PT FG: 4-8, .500 (J.Brown 3-7, M.McDonald 1-1).
Turnovers: 13 (J.Brown 5, M.Nelson 3, M.McDonald 2,
N.Hedgecock, K.Brewer, E.Zastoupil).
Blocks: 1 (K.Brewer)
Sacred Heart Pioneers
Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts
C.Hardy 29 1-6 4-4 0 0 5 1 6
C.Hassan 36 5-10 4-4 1 4 0 2 16
D.Shubik 22 5-8 0-0 4 5 1 3 12
J.Henley 18 1-4 0-0 0 2 1 3 2
B.Brooks 31 5-17 1-2 4 11 2 1 11
Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts
L.Potter 14 3-8 0-0 2 5 2 2 6
A.Litke 14 4-7 0-0 2 2 1 0 9
J.Thompson 5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
R.Howard 9 2-2 1-1 1 4 1 0 5
M.Sahan 12 4-8 0-0 3 5 0 0 8
L.Granato 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
J.Marshall 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 31-73 10-11 17 39 15 12 77
PCT: .425 FG, .909 FT
3-PT FG: 5-12, .417 (C.Hardy 0-1, C.Hassan 2-5,
D.Shubik 2-2, R.Litke 1-2, M.Sahan 0-1, L.Granato 0-1).
Turnovers: 12 (D.Shubik 4, C.Hardy 3, C.Hassan 2,
J.Henley, B.Brooks, M.Sahan).
Blocks: 2 (L.Potter, M.Sahan).
12-03-2009, 09:19 PM
