| 12.10.05
- The NAIA
7th-ranked Foresters (11-3) scored the first four points of the game
and never trailed as they cruised past the Fighting Saints of St.
Francis (4-6) 93-81. HU pushed it to a 16-point advantage midway
through the first half, but the Fighting Saints stormed back to within
two at 41-39 at the break.
St. Francis kept it close in the early
minutes of the second half until a trey by Kyle Ganton sandwiched by
two Alex Kock layups gave HU a 52-43 lead with 16:48 on the clock.
Arvydas Astrauskas broke the string with a jumper for the Fighting
Saints, but the Foresters ran off another nine consecutive points to
push the lead back to 16 at 61-45 with 14:33 to play. HU then put it
on cruise control and maintained its double digit lead the rest of the
way.
Five Foresters
scored in double figures with Ganton dropping in 23 to lead the team.
Kock added 21, Steve Snider finished with 14, Chase Verba had 12 and
Ty Riddle contributed 11 off the bench. Ganton and Verba each pulled
down nine boards to earn game-high honors. Astrauskas paced the
Fighting Saints with 23 points and seven rebounds.
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