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Saturday, December 02, 2006
Mids survive cold night, go to 6-2
Much has been made about Navy's ability to shoot the ball, but Friday night in Farmville, Va., the Mids showed they can get it done when the shots are not dropping, too, with a 61-59 win over Longwood.

Navy had its worst shooting night of the season, going 20 of 57 (35.1 percent) from the field. It was especially tough in the first half, when Navy made only 6 field goals on 26 tries (23.1 percent).

But down by 7 with 3:34 to go, the Mids battled back to tie the game at 50-50 in regulation, then opened the overtime with a 9-0 run that held up despite going without another field goal the rest of the way.

Greg Sprink led Navy with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Corey Johnson's 12 points included some of the biggest buckets for Navy. Johnson twice hit free throws to tie the game near the end of regulation and his jumper with 22 seconds to go sent the game to OT. Kaleo Kina also added 11 for the Mids.

Despite Navy's off night, they still shot well enough from three-point range (9 of 27, 33.3 percent) to make a difference. Longwood was just 3 of 17 from the arc. The Mids also played decent defense, limiting Longwood to 22 of 60 (36.7 percent) from the field.
Box score | AP

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