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Sunday, November 26, 2006
While Bucknell was picking up its first win, the rest of the league went 2-4 on a day that saw American, Navy and Lafayette each falling to big name opponents. Holy Cross won to stay unbeaten and Army downed Brown to go to 4-2. But any edge the league could gain in the Hoop Time-Basketball U Challenge series with the Ivy League was negated by Lehigh's loss at Harvard.
Holy Cross 66, William & Mary 57 -- Leading by 8 at the half, Holy Cross was feeling pretty good about itself. Later, after getting the win to improve to 5-0 on the season, the Crusaders no doubt felt pretty good, too.
In between, though, some moments of apprehension. After shooting 52 percent in the first half, HC found covers on the holes at the other end. The Crusaders shot just 25.7 percent in the second half. William and Mary actually managed to tie the game at 44-44 10:10 left.
Then the Crusaders went on a 14-2 run to take control.
Keith Simmons with another huge night -- 16 points, 8 rebounds, 7 steals, 2 blocks in 30 minutes of action. Torey Thomas had 10 points while dishing off four assists. Also in double figures were Pat Doherty (10 points) and Tim Clifford, who finished with 13 points and 6 boards.
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Xavier 86, American 68 -- Xavier's three starting forwards combined for 66 points as the Musketeers pulled away from AU in the second half.
Much of the damage came from the foul line. AU was whistled for 25 fouls, Xavier for 16. The Musketeers shot 32 free throws, making 26. AU was 16 for 19 at the stripe.
Paulius Joneliunas led AU with 15 points, most coming at the foul line, where he was 8 for 9. Arvydas Eitutavicius off the bench with 11 was AU's only other double figures scorer.
Andre Ingram was held to 5 points. Ingram was 2 for 3 from the field and made the only three he tried, but he played only 21 minutes.
AU's other starters also struggled. Derrick Mercer had 3 turnovers, 0 assists; Brayden Billbe was scoreless with 1 rebound and 3 turnovers; and Linas Lekavicius went 3 for 12 from the field.
American shot 39.7 percent for the game, Xavier 51 percent -- including a 57-percent second half when they broke open what had been a two-point, 35-33, game at the break. The Musketeers stroked 10 three-pointers in this one (10 of 20).
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Army 62, Brown 54 -- Matt Bell scored 11 of his 13 points in the final 7:42 to help Army hold off Brown for the win. Bell's first bucket in that stretch, a three-pointer that broke a 41-41 tie, might have been his biggest.
Army is now 4-2, its best six-game start since the 1994-95 season, when they were also 4-2 after six games.
The Black Knights held brown to 29.2 percent shooting in the first half, opening a 25-19 lead at the break. But Brown shot 55.6 percent in the second half to stay in the game, despite being outrebounded 33-18.
Jarrell Brown led Army with 21 points off the bench. Cory Sinning also a big contributor with 10 points, 6 assists and 2 steals.
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Miami (FL) 98, Lafayette 66 -- No day at the beach for the Leopards, who were out of this game after a 12-0 run gave Miami a double digits lead seven minutes in.
Lafayette pulled back to within 8 (31-23) ona three-pointer by freshman Jesper Andersson. That lasted only 17 seconds, though, and Miami would go on to build a lead of as many as 34 points.
Matt Betley, adjusting well to his shift to forward, had his second straight career high, finishing with 18 points to lead Lafayette. Paul Cummins hit five treys en route to his 15 points off the bench.
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Harvard 83, Lehigh 75 -- Down as many as 22 points in the game, Lehigh rallied in the second half, pouring in 53 points after the break. But the closest they could get was 6 points.
Jose Olivero agains led the Mountain Hawks. Olivero with 17 points on 5 of 17 shooting. He was 1 for 7 at the arc.
Jason Mgebroff had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks and Zahir Carringon came off the bench for 10 points and 8 rebounds. But the Lehigh biog men were negated by Harvard center Brian Cusworth, who had a game-high 20 points.
Also in double figures for Lehigh were Kyle Neptune (10) and sophomore Philip Anderson, who put up 11 points in the 14 minutes he played before fouling out.
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Villanova 70, Navy 61 -- Navy shot just 25 percent (7 of 28) in the first half, falling behind 33-19 at the break. That deficit, and officiating that sent Villanova to the foul line 24 more times than the Mids, was more than they could overcome.
The Mids shot much better the second half (48.5 percent) and held 'Nova to 38.1 percent from the field after the intermission. At one point, with just under 8 minutes to play, the Mids pulled within two (51-49) on a trey by Adam Teague, and they were still within 4 with 3:02 left when Villanova's Curtis Sumpter hit three free throws to stretch it back to a three possession game.
Those free throws were three of 35 taken (and 23 made) by Villanova. Navy was 4 for 9 at the line.
Greg Sprink had 6 three-pointers en route to his team-high 22 points for the Mids. Kaleo Kina added 13 points, 5 steals and 4 assists before leaving the game after a hard fall with 5:33 to play. No word on the extent of any injuries.
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Holy Cross 66, William & Mary 57 -- Leading by 8 at the half, Holy Cross was feeling pretty good about itself. Later, after getting the win to improve to 5-0 on the season, the Crusaders no doubt felt pretty good, too.
In between, though, some moments of apprehension. After shooting 52 percent in the first half, HC found covers on the holes at the other end. The Crusaders shot just 25.7 percent in the second half. William and Mary actually managed to tie the game at 44-44 10:10 left.
Then the Crusaders went on a 14-2 run to take control.
Keith Simmons with another huge night -- 16 points, 8 rebounds, 7 steals, 2 blocks in 30 minutes of action. Torey Thomas had 10 points while dishing off four assists. Also in double figures were Pat Doherty (10 points) and Tim Clifford, who finished with 13 points and 6 boards.
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Xavier 86, American 68 -- Xavier's three starting forwards combined for 66 points as the Musketeers pulled away from AU in the second half.
Much of the damage came from the foul line. AU was whistled for 25 fouls, Xavier for 16. The Musketeers shot 32 free throws, making 26. AU was 16 for 19 at the stripe.
Paulius Joneliunas led AU with 15 points, most coming at the foul line, where he was 8 for 9. Arvydas Eitutavicius off the bench with 11 was AU's only other double figures scorer.
Andre Ingram was held to 5 points. Ingram was 2 for 3 from the field and made the only three he tried, but he played only 21 minutes.
AU's other starters also struggled. Derrick Mercer had 3 turnovers, 0 assists; Brayden Billbe was scoreless with 1 rebound and 3 turnovers; and Linas Lekavicius went 3 for 12 from the field.
American shot 39.7 percent for the game, Xavier 51 percent -- including a 57-percent second half when they broke open what had been a two-point, 35-33, game at the break. The Musketeers stroked 10 three-pointers in this one (10 of 20).
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Army 62, Brown 54 -- Matt Bell scored 11 of his 13 points in the final 7:42 to help Army hold off Brown for the win. Bell's first bucket in that stretch, a three-pointer that broke a 41-41 tie, might have been his biggest.
Army is now 4-2, its best six-game start since the 1994-95 season, when they were also 4-2 after six games.
The Black Knights held brown to 29.2 percent shooting in the first half, opening a 25-19 lead at the break. But Brown shot 55.6 percent in the second half to stay in the game, despite being outrebounded 33-18.
Jarrell Brown led Army with 21 points off the bench. Cory Sinning also a big contributor with 10 points, 6 assists and 2 steals.
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Miami (FL) 98, Lafayette 66 -- No day at the beach for the Leopards, who were out of this game after a 12-0 run gave Miami a double digits lead seven minutes in.
Lafayette pulled back to within 8 (31-23) ona three-pointer by freshman Jesper Andersson. That lasted only 17 seconds, though, and Miami would go on to build a lead of as many as 34 points.
Matt Betley, adjusting well to his shift to forward, had his second straight career high, finishing with 18 points to lead Lafayette. Paul Cummins hit five treys en route to his 15 points off the bench.
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Harvard 83, Lehigh 75 -- Down as many as 22 points in the game, Lehigh rallied in the second half, pouring in 53 points after the break. But the closest they could get was 6 points.
Jose Olivero agains led the Mountain Hawks. Olivero with 17 points on 5 of 17 shooting. He was 1 for 7 at the arc.
Jason Mgebroff had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks and Zahir Carringon came off the bench for 10 points and 8 rebounds. But the Lehigh biog men were negated by Harvard center Brian Cusworth, who had a game-high 20 points.
Also in double figures for Lehigh were Kyle Neptune (10) and sophomore Philip Anderson, who put up 11 points in the 14 minutes he played before fouling out.
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Villanova 70, Navy 61 -- Navy shot just 25 percent (7 of 28) in the first half, falling behind 33-19 at the break. That deficit, and officiating that sent Villanova to the foul line 24 more times than the Mids, was more than they could overcome.
The Mids shot much better the second half (48.5 percent) and held 'Nova to 38.1 percent from the field after the intermission. At one point, with just under 8 minutes to play, the Mids pulled within two (51-49) on a trey by Adam Teague, and they were still within 4 with 3:02 left when Villanova's Curtis Sumpter hit three free throws to stretch it back to a three possession game.
Those free throws were three of 35 taken (and 23 made) by Villanova. Navy was 4 for 9 at the line.
Greg Sprink had 6 three-pointers en route to his team-high 22 points for the Mids. Kaleo Kina added 13 points, 5 steals and 4 assists before leaving the game after a hard fall with 5:33 to play. No word on the extent of any injuries.
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