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Sunday, January 01, 2006
Brown 59, Army 57 --Ken McMillan of the Times Herald-Record summed it up pretty well :
Sounds like a classic case of a team used to losing finding a way to do so at the end. Not that Army deserved to win after letting a Brown team that came in shooting under 40 percent from the field shoot 52.4 percent in the second half. And not after turning the ball over 20 times.
While Friske, who finished with 24 points, will be remembered for the game-winner, Brown really won this one at the foul line. The Bears were 15-21 at the stripe, Army only went to the line 6 times the whole game (making 5).
Brown's win evens the season series between the Patriot League and the Ivy League at 10 games each, with four remaining.
Fordham 71, Lafayette 52 -- Playing its seond game in 21 days, its first in 11 and its first against a Division I foe since Dec. 10, Lafayette struggled on offense, giving up 24 turnovers and shooting 39.5 percent from the field.
Navy 84, Citadel 70 -- Greg Sprink went off for 31 points to lead Navy. The Mids hit 11 treys in this one, 6 by Sprink.
Technically, it is Navy's first win over a Division I opponent with a winning record, though if you read the preview capsule yesterday, you know Citadel's "winning record" is dubious given that it was built by beating teams no self-respecting DI team would schedule.
In a side note, Bill Wagner reports in the that Navy point guard Corey Johnson dressed and participated in warmups before the game. Johnson was thought to be lost for the season after undergoing knee surgery Dec. 6. Navy coach Billy Lange said Johnson's rehab is ahead of schedule, but he would not speculate on his return.
There's not much a basketball team can do in the final two seconds and yet Army found two ways to lose a game.First Matt Bell turned the ball over with an bad pass on an inbounds play following a Brown bucket that ties the game at 57-57. His pass to midcourt went out of bounds without being touched, giving Brown the ball under its own basket. Then Army compounded the mistake by letting Scott Friske catch the ball in the lane for an easy bucket to win the game.
Sounds like a classic case of a team used to losing finding a way to do so at the end. Not that Army deserved to win after letting a Brown team that came in shooting under 40 percent from the field shoot 52.4 percent in the second half. And not after turning the ball over 20 times.
While Friske, who finished with 24 points, will be remembered for the game-winner, Brown really won this one at the foul line. The Bears were 15-21 at the stripe, Army only went to the line 6 times the whole game (making 5).
Brown's win evens the season series between the Patriot League and the Ivy League at 10 games each, with four remaining.
Fordham 71, Lafayette 52 -- Playing its seond game in 21 days, its first in 11 and its first against a Division I foe since Dec. 10, Lafayette struggled on offense, giving up 24 turnovers and shooting 39.5 percent from the field.
Navy 84, Citadel 70 -- Greg Sprink went off for 31 points to lead Navy. The Mids hit 11 treys in this one, 6 by Sprink.
Technically, it is Navy's first win over a Division I opponent with a winning record, though if you read the preview capsule yesterday, you know Citadel's "winning record" is dubious given that it was built by beating teams no self-respecting DI team would schedule.
In a side note, Bill Wagner reports in the that Navy point guard Corey Johnson dressed and participated in warmups before the game. Johnson was thought to be lost for the season after undergoing knee surgery Dec. 6. Navy coach Billy Lange said Johnson's rehab is ahead of schedule, but he would not speculate on his return.
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