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11.06.06
- IPFW senior guard Quintin Carouthers hit an off-balance jumper
with one second left in overtime to give the Mastodons a 93-92 win
over the Foresters (0-1).
With 1:34 to play in overtime, Chris Perkins gave the Mastodons a
four-point cushion at 91-87 with a layup. HU's Kyle Benge fouled
Perkins on the play sending him to the line for a chance to extend the
lead to five.
Perkins
missed the
charity toss, but came up with his own rebound. The Foresters
picked up the intensity on defense and Benge came up with a big steal.
HU pushed it up the floor and Alex Kock cut it to two on a driving
layup. Kock was whistled for an offensive foul after the shot,
which sent Carouthers to the line at the opposite end.
Carouthers missed
the free throw, and the Foresters got the ball back with 54 seconds to
go. They worked the ball around to Doug Sheckler, who had made a
living in the paint all night. But this time his bank shot was
off the mark and IPFW grabbed the rebound. Again HU turned up
the defensive pressure and forced another Mastodon turnover.
HU brought the ball
up and call timeout down 91-89 with 26 seconds left. Coach Platt
gave the team the play and they ran it to perfection. Kyle Ganton, who
was 0-5 on the night from behind the arc, found himself wide open at
the top and he nailed the three to give the Foresters a 92-91 lead
with 14 seconds to play.
Following an IPFW
timeout, the Foresters again played solid defense denying the
Mastodons any good looks, but the athletic Carouthers was able to
knock down the off-balance shot with one tick left. Kock's
half-court heave at the buzzer was off the mark.
The Foresters were
behind most of the game and had to overcome an 11-point halftime
deficit to get back in the game. HU was still down 11 at 66-55
with 13 minutes left in the second half, when they finally were able
to chip away at IPFW's lead. The Foresters made it all the way
back and took an 80-77 lead on a Kock jumper with just under four
minutes to play, but couldn't sustain it. A layup by IPFW's
Tyler Best knotted the score at 83-83 with 2:24 to play in regulation
and neither team was able to find the bottom of the net the rest of
the way. HU had the last opportunity, but Sheckler's long three
bounced off the front of the rim
sending the game to
an extra period..
For the game,
Sheckler led all scorers with 34 points on 10-19 shooting from the
field and 14-16 from the line. Kock added a double-double with
26 points and 12 boards. Ganton finished with 14 points and
Benge chipped in 11 points and seven assists. IPFW's Best was
two assists shy of a triple double with 24 points, 10 rebounds and
eight dishes. Carouthers also finished with 24 points on the
night.
The Mastodons shot
53.% (37-69) from the field while the Foresters were 34-65 for 52.3%.
HU went 17-19 from the free throw line for 89% and IPFW shot 68.8%
(11-16).
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