| 11.09.05
- It was Dane Fife's debut at IPFW's helm and the NAIA 7th-ranked Foresters
played the spoilers as they knocked off the Mastodons 72-64 at the
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
The first nine
minutes of the game was a seesaw battle as both teams tried to
establish themselves, but Alex Kock connected on a jumper at the 10:45
mark to give HU a 15-14 lead that they would not relinquish the
remainder of the game. The Foresters increased the lead to as
many as seven on two occasions later in the half, but were only up two
at 31-29 at the break.
The Mastodons
continued to hang around early in the second half and tied it at 43-43
on a steal and layup by Kyle Savely midway through the period.
HU answered with an 8-0 run, but IPFW countered with a 7-0 run to pull
back within one at 51-50 with 7:30 minutes to play. Two Kock
jumpers and a four-point play by Kyle Ganton gave the Foresters some
breathing room with a 59-50 lead. Jared Yoder hit four
consecutive free throws with just over a minute to play to give HU its
biggest lead of the game at 68-56. With the Mastodons forced to
foul down the stretch, the Foresters went 3-5 from the line in the
final minute to earn the win.
IPFW had no answer
for Kock who had a game-high 28 points and nine rebounds. Steve
Snider added 15 points and six rebounds and Ganton finished with 11
points and eight boards. Brad Pompey led IPFW with 17 points.
For the game, the Foresters
shot 43% (25-58) from the field, 27% (4-15) from 3-point range and
86% (18-21) from the charity stripe. They held a slight edge on
the boards, out-rebounding IPFW 37-33 and committed 10 turnovers to 12 for the
Mastodons.
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