Saturday, February 14, 2004
EAGLES
HOLD OFF BLUE HOSE IN SAC MEN’S BASKETBALL
ACTION 68-65
Carson-Newman,
Presbyterian, & Newberry tied for 3rd in SAC
JEFFERSON
CITY, TN — In a game
that featured 51 fouls and 58 free throws, the Eagles edged
the Blue Hose 68-65. The Blue Hose were 21-of-30 from the line
(70%) and the Eagles converted 21 of their 28 free throws
(75%) on the night.
Braun
Dabbs (Greeneville,
Tenn.) led the Eagles with 15 points. He was followed by Terrell Turner's (Ft. Payne, Ala.) 12 points and 11 points by
Ishmail Simmons (Atlanta, Ga.).
Andrew Dellinger (Mauertown,
Va.) and Grant Herren (Oviedo,
Fla.) each scored 16 points to lead the Blue Hose.
The
game was close for most of the first half until the Eagles
claimed a 36-33 halftime advantage on a late lay-up by Rodrick Gresham (Jefferson, Ga.). The Eagles enjoyed their biggest
lead of six points in the second half when Turner scored on a
jumper in the lane with 6:07 to make it 58-52.
The
Blue Hose would cut the lead to one point, 60-59, when
Dellinger hit a three-pointer with 3:35 remaining in the game.
C-N pushed the advantage to 68-62 on a free throw by Lucas
with seven seconds left and
Melvin Smith (Roanoke, Va.)
produced the final score of 68-65 when he converted on a
three-point attempt with three seconds remaining in the
contest.
The
Eagles improve to 13-9 overall and 5-5 in the SAC. The Blue
Hose fall to 14-9, 5-5 in conference play. The Eagles play at
Lenoir-Rhyne on Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. The Blue Hose travel to Mars
Hill on Feb. 18 for an 8 p.m. game.