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11.27.07
- With 10 ties and 12 lead changes in the final 12 minutes of the game, it
was Olivet Nazarene University' Josh Bronke hitting two free throws
with five seconds remaining to defeat the Foresters 68-67 in the
seesaw affair.
ONU's Ryan Paxson knocked down a
three-pointer to give the Tigers a 66-63 lead with just under a minute
to play. HU's Doug Sheckler hit a jumper with 31 seconds left to
make it 66-65. The Foresters then immediately got the ball back
when ONU's Phil French stepped over the endline trying to inbound the
ball. Sheckler rebounded a Kellen Zawadzki miss and hit another
jumper to put HU on top 67-66 with 11 seconds to go. ONU
inbounded the ball to Bronke who pushed the ball up the court and was
fouled on his way to the hole. He nailed both charity tosses to
give the Tigers the lead and HU failed to get a shot off in the final
five seconds.
Although ONU scored
the first four points of the game, the Foresters led most of the first
half by as much as eight points at 23-15 with 6:24 to play. The
Tigers used a 10-1 run over the next five minutes to take a 25-24 lead
at the 1:36 mark and the two teams finished the half knotted at 27.
ONU held the
advantage for the first eight minutes of the second period with as
much as a six-point lead of 35-29 with 15:43 to play. HU tied
the score at 36 and then the seesaw battle began.
The Foresters' Kyle Benge topped all scorers in the game with 18
points. Sheckler added 15 and Kevin Kyle finished with 10 points
and a team-high seven rebounds. ONU was led by Phil French's
double-double of 15 points and 10 boards.
The Foresters (6-3) struggled from the field all night finishing the game at
35.2% (19-54) including a dismal 17.6% (3-17) from behind the arc
while the Tigers were 25-59 from the field for 42.4%. ONU won the
battle of the boards 46-35.
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