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Tuesday, December 05, 2006
League teams were expected to win all three games they were involved in last night and they did not dissapoint, despite Navy being pushed into two overtime periods.
Navy 79, Howard 75, 2OT -- It turned into a free throw shooting contest in Annapolis, where both Navy and Howard made more foul shots than field goals in a double-overtime marathon.
The Midshipmen opened the game with a 12-2 run, but Howard came back with an 8-0 spurt to tie it, setting the tone for a game that saw 13 ties and 6 lead changes.
It was 57-57 at the end of regulation. It 66-66 after the first extra period, even though Navy had gone up by 2 five times in the first OT. Then Navy held Howard without a field goal on its first 10 possessions of the second OT, leading to an 11-2 run that put the game away. Navy made just one field goal in each overtime, but went 18 for 24 at the line in the extra periods.
It is Navy's second straight overtime win, coming on the heels of Friday night's OT win at Longwood.
The two teams were whistled for a combined 54 fouls and shot 71 free throws between them. Navy was 24 for 32 at the line, with Greg Sprink (16 points, 9-10 FT) leading the way. Howard went 25 of 39 at the line.
By comparison, the Mids made 23 field goals (23 of 52, 44.2 percent). Howard made 23 field goals on 56 attempts (41.1 percent). Navy was 9 for 24 (37.5 percent) from the arc, but made no three-pointers in the overtime periods.
Kaleo Kina led the Midshipmen with 20 points. Corey Johnson added 17 and Troy Stanton had 11.
Howard outrebounded Navy 42-30 and had 15 offensive boards, leading to 22 second chance points.
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American 60, Longwood 49 -- American remains unbeaten at home after holding off Longwood. The Eagles, who shot a scorching 16 for 26 (61.5 percent) from the field in the first half, were up by as many as 18 points before Longwood mounted a late run that cut the lead to 6 with 4:19 to play.
At that point, American put on the clamps defensively, allowing just 1 point the rest of the way. AU held Longwood to 20 of 60 shooting from the field (33.3 percent), the Eagles' best defensive effort of the season.
Brayden Billbe and Andre Ingram each had 13 to lead AU. Derrick Mercer added 12 for the Eagles, who are off to their best start since the 1989-90 season.
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Lafayette 76, N.J.I.T. 57 -- Not as easy as the score makes it look for the Leopards, who won for the second time in a row after an early season six-game losing streak.
NJIT actually led most of the first half and it was still a 4-point game with 13:43 to play when Lafayette went on an 11-0 run to pull away.
Lafayette shot 50 percent or better each half and pured in 13 three-pointers, but it was defense that made the difference. After allowing NJIT to shoot 11 of 22 in the first half, Lafayette held the Highlanders to 9 for 29 (31 percent) in the second half. The Leopards had 14 steals and forced 25 NJIT turnovers, leading to 23 Lafayette points.
Andrew brown led Lafayette with a career-high 20 points. Brown went 6 for 8 at the arc. Freshman Jesper Andersson added 11, his second straight double figures performance.
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Navy 79, Howard 75, 2OT -- It turned into a free throw shooting contest in Annapolis, where both Navy and Howard made more foul shots than field goals in a double-overtime marathon.
The Midshipmen opened the game with a 12-2 run, but Howard came back with an 8-0 spurt to tie it, setting the tone for a game that saw 13 ties and 6 lead changes.
It was 57-57 at the end of regulation. It 66-66 after the first extra period, even though Navy had gone up by 2 five times in the first OT. Then Navy held Howard without a field goal on its first 10 possessions of the second OT, leading to an 11-2 run that put the game away. Navy made just one field goal in each overtime, but went 18 for 24 at the line in the extra periods.
It is Navy's second straight overtime win, coming on the heels of Friday night's OT win at Longwood.
The two teams were whistled for a combined 54 fouls and shot 71 free throws between them. Navy was 24 for 32 at the line, with Greg Sprink (16 points, 9-10 FT) leading the way. Howard went 25 of 39 at the line.
By comparison, the Mids made 23 field goals (23 of 52, 44.2 percent). Howard made 23 field goals on 56 attempts (41.1 percent). Navy was 9 for 24 (37.5 percent) from the arc, but made no three-pointers in the overtime periods.
Kaleo Kina led the Midshipmen with 20 points. Corey Johnson added 17 and Troy Stanton had 11.
Howard outrebounded Navy 42-30 and had 15 offensive boards, leading to 22 second chance points.
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American 60, Longwood 49 -- American remains unbeaten at home after holding off Longwood. The Eagles, who shot a scorching 16 for 26 (61.5 percent) from the field in the first half, were up by as many as 18 points before Longwood mounted a late run that cut the lead to 6 with 4:19 to play.
At that point, American put on the clamps defensively, allowing just 1 point the rest of the way. AU held Longwood to 20 of 60 shooting from the field (33.3 percent), the Eagles' best defensive effort of the season.
Brayden Billbe and Andre Ingram each had 13 to lead AU. Derrick Mercer added 12 for the Eagles, who are off to their best start since the 1989-90 season.
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Lafayette 76, N.J.I.T. 57 -- Not as easy as the score makes it look for the Leopards, who won for the second time in a row after an early season six-game losing streak.
NJIT actually led most of the first half and it was still a 4-point game with 13:43 to play when Lafayette went on an 11-0 run to pull away.
Lafayette shot 50 percent or better each half and pured in 13 three-pointers, but it was defense that made the difference. After allowing NJIT to shoot 11 of 22 in the first half, Lafayette held the Highlanders to 9 for 29 (31 percent) in the second half. The Leopards had 14 steals and forced 25 NJIT turnovers, leading to 23 Lafayette points.
Andrew brown led Lafayette with a career-high 20 points. Brown went 6 for 8 at the arc. Freshman Jesper Andersson added 11, his second straight double figures performance.
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