ShowMe Scoreboard, 12.30.2011
Games plqyed Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011
High School Boys
Bloomfield Christmas Tournament
- Kennett 55, Portageville 52 – Championship
- Doniphan 62, Dexter 55
- Bernie 54, Holcomb 45
- Malden 58, Bloomfield 51
SEMissourian Christmas Tournament
- Chaffee 68, Oran 64
- Oak Ridge 52, Delta 41
- Jackson 48, Scott City 36
- Leopold 57, Advance 46
Tonight:
- William Woods University (women) vs Campbellsville University (in Columbia)
- Mizzou Men vs. Old Dominion
- Mizzou Women vs. Sam Houston State
- Layfayette vs Columbia University (New York City)
By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor
BLOOMFIELD - The Dexter Bearcats and the Doniphan Dons met in the third-place matchup of the 55th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Both squads dropped close contests the night before, with the ‘Cats falling to top-seeded Kennet by one and the Dons being upset by Portageville by three. After four hard-fought quarters of basketball, the Doniphan Dons were able to pick up a 62-55 victory over the Bearcats.
Another common area in both team’s losses the night before was poor free-throw shooting - the Dons missed several late in the game that allowed Portageville to force OT.
“Down the stretch we were 5-6; if we did that last night, we would be playing now instead of at six o’clock,” Doniphan head coach Ray Stewart said after the game. “We talked about some of our habits and work ethic after the game last night, and in our shoot-around today I could tell they were ready to get back in here. It would have been easy to come over here and lay an egg; Dexter punched us in the mouth and we punched them right back. They’re a really physical team, and last year we wouldn’t have been able to get in there and get physical with them.”
“We ran a couple plays and got a couple layups there late, but I was more excited by our delay game there at the end. We ran 30 or 40 seconds off during two or three times down - we stepped up and made our free throws, and that was the difference in the game.”
The Bearcats were able to take a 19-18 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Dons dominated the paint in the second and took a 28-25 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Derek Hutchins buried his third three of the night at the 6:15 mark of the third quarter to give the Dons a 34-27 lead. The ‘Cats battled back and tied the game at 38 on a Jake Lee layup; Brad Potts hit two free throws late in the last minute of the third to cut Doniphan’s lead to 43-42 at the end of the frame.
Both teams traded buckets early in the fourth, but Hutchins knocked down a pair of free throws to spark a quick 6-0 run to put the Dons up 55-49 at the 2:45 mark. The Bearcats trailed by 3 with :30 left in the game and were forced to foul to try to regain possession, but the Dons collectively drained five of six free throws down the stretch to seal the 62-55 win and take home Third Place in the tournament.
“We missed a ton of free throws again at critical times,” DHS head coach Rob Nichols said of the loss. “At the same time, I thought we guarded pretty well. Offensively, we had a few dry possessions there, but critical points where we needed a bucket we wound up on the free throw line and we didn’t convert.
“They’re a good free throw shooting team - those kids put in a ton of time,” Nichols said of the Dons. “Everywhere I went this summer, I saw Doniphan playing. They play a lot, and they’re a really good offensive team.”
“I think defensively we played well the whole tournament,” Nichols said,” and that’s what we’ve hung our hat on so far this season. We’ve been able to change defenses and do some different things, we just have to get more consistent offensively.”
Hutchins paced the Dons with 20 points, while Brian Patterson added 12. Lee and Cody Neldon led the ‘Cats with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
EASTON, Pa. - Lafayette took a 7-0 lead and never looked back, cruising to a 69-54 victory over Monmouth on Wednesday evening at Kirby Sports Center. The Leopards held Monmouth to 31% shooting from the field and 25% from beyond the arc.
Jim Mower paced Lafayette with a game-high 19 points on 7-of-11 from the field, including five three pointers while Rob Delaney dished out a career-high 11 assists.
Lafayette (5-7) sprinted out to an early 7-0 lead on a pair of free throws from J.D. Pelham, a Ryan Willen lay-in and a left wing three-pointer by Seth Hinrichs. Holding a 12-4 lead, Mower drove the left baseline and threw down a right-handed slam, putting the home side ahead by double digits at the 14:21 mark.
Lafayette matched its largest lead (24-11) in the opening 20 minutes on a three by Joey Ptasinski with 9:22 showing, but Monmouth (2-11) responded with nine straight points, capped by Will Campbell's jumper at 4:44. Mower's three from the top of the key ended the 9-0 Monmouth run and the Leopards scored 11 of the final 16 first-half points to take a 35-25 advantage into the break.
In the second half Lafayette maintained control of the game and never relinquished its double-digit lead. A 10-3 spurt to begin the second half that included three pointers by Hinrichs and Nick Petkovich gave Lafayette a 17-point lead with 15:10 remaining.
Leading 47-33, Willen grabbed two offensive rebounds on the same possession and then connected on a right-wing trey, forcing a Monmouth timeout with 12:06 to play. On the night, Lafayette held the edge on the glass, 40-37, led by Petkovich's nine rips.
Lafayette took its largest lead with 4:30 remaining on a triple by Ptasinski, which put the Leopards up by 22. The three was one of 14 on the night for Lafayette and gave Ptasinski 11 points.
Campbell led Monmouth with 12 points and Jesse Steele scored 11 as the only two Hawks in double figures.
Lafayette concludes the 2011 calendar year on Friday, Dec. 30, when it travels to New York, N.Y. to take on Columbia at 7 p.m.
Photo Above: Dexter's Alan Flannigan and other members of the Lafayette team gather for a pre-game huddle. (Lafayette College Photo)
CAPE GIRARDEAU - Marland Smith scored a game-high 14 points to lead five players in double figures, as Southeast Missouri (6-7, 1-0) opened Ohio Valley Conference play with a commanding 67-51 win over Morehead State (6-8, 0-1) Wednesday night at the Show Me Center.
Southeast dominated from start to finish en route to its first conference-opening victory since 2006-07.
"It was a super win for us," said Southeast head coach Dickey Nutt. "Our shot selection was excellent and we really set the tone defensively. I thought everyone added something to our team tonight."
Morehead State went scoreless for the first 8:13 of the game. The Eagles missed their first 10 field goals and turned the ball over three times in that span.
Southeast capitalized on Morehead's cold shooting by going on a 15-0 run with Nick Niemczyk scoring eight points -- including six from three-point range -- to lead the way.
Leon Powell also recorded two blocks and threw down a monstrous dunk off a Smith miss to send an early charge into the home crowd.
Kahlil Owens finally snapped the Eagles drought with a layup at the 11:47 mark, but Southeast didn't let up.
Smith's three-pointer capped a 9-0 run to give Southeast a 17-point advantage (30-13) with 4:10 remaining before the Redhawks built a 33-19 lead at the break.
Southeast held Morehead State to its lowest point total in the first half of an OVC game since the Eagles scored 18 points vs. Eastern Kentucky on Jan. 10, 2008. The 14-point halftime lead marked the Redhawks largest of the season.
The Redhawks continued to pour it on in the second half, extending their lead to 22 points on two occasions in the last 10:30 of the game.
Corey Wilford, who scored 10 points in the final period, made a jumper to give Southeast a 49-27 advantage at the 10:23 mark, before Niemczyk nailed a three-pointer to make it 52-30 two possessions later.
The Redhawks polished off their second-straight win by shooting 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from the field with five of their field goals coming from behind the arc in the second half.
Smith shot 4-of-11 from the field, 3-of-8 from three-point range and 3-of-3 at the free throw line to lead all Southeast scorers. He added seven rebounds, two assists and a game-high three steals, as well.
Niemczyk and Wilford followed with 13 points and added three 3-pointers each.
Meanwhile, Powell and Stone rounded out the Redhawks double-digit scorers with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Stone also had a game-high nine rebounds.
Combined, those five players outscored the entire Eagles team.
In addition, Southeast turned the ball over just 11 times against a Morehead team which forced more than 20 turnovers in back-to-back games prior to tonight.
The Eagles, who entered the night as the OVC's second-best three-point shooting team, shot a mere 20 percent (4-of-20) from downtown.
"Our defense set the tempo," said Powell. "We had been struggling defensively, but everything came together tonight. We never let up."
Owens and Terrance Hill led Morehead State with nine points apiece.
Southeast, which shot 50 percent or better from the field for the fourth time this year, put a halt to an eight-game losing streak in its all-time series against Morehead State.
The Redhawks return to action after the New Year when they host Jacksonville State on Jan. 2. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m., CT, at the Show Me Center.
ShowMe Scoreboard, 12.29.2011
Games planed Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011
Bloomfield Christmas Tournament
- Kennett 49, Dexter 48
- Holcomb 50, Hayti 44
- Malden 70, Puxico 37
- Bloomfield 67, Twin Rivers 53
SEMissourian Christmas Tournament
- Oran 73, Bell City 65
- Delta 62, Kelly 47
- Oak Ridge 67, Woodland 47
- Chaffee 85, Meadow Heights 29
- Charleston 83, Scott City 76
- Notre Dame 72, Advance 59
- Scott County Central 72, Leopold 53
- Cape Central 78, Jackson 76
NCAA Women
- Morehead State 61, SEMO 57
- Tennessee – Martin 57, Louisville 70
- Maryland 84, Lafayette 36
- Notre Dame 92, Longwood 26
- Tennessee 90, Old Dominion 37
- Mid Tennessee 70, Kentucky 58
NJCAA Men
- Three Rivers 80, Salt Lake 69
