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November 30, 2002
Men's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cardinals Stun Warriors in OT
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University
men's basketball team pulled out an exciting 100-94 overtime victory
over the Wayne State University Warriors on Saturday (November 30).
The win avenges the Cardinals' loss to the Warriors in the first
game of the season.
Sophomore Anthony Parker (Muskegon,
Mich./Mona Shores HS) posted a game-high and career-high of
46 points, including a three-pointer from just inside of half-court
to tie the game at 84, forcing overtime. Parker shot 12-21 from
the floor, 6-8 from three-point range, and 16-17 on free throws.
He amassed his total with 16 first half points, 20 second half points,
and ten points in overtime. Maurice Brown (Detroit, Mich./Cody
HS) posted his third double-double of the season with 14 points
and a team-high 14 rebounds. Also reaching double figures for the
Cardinals were junior Tim Fralick (Troy, Mich.) and
senior Terrence Wright (Saginaw, Mich./Buena Vista HS),
with twelve points and eleven points respectively. Fralick also
added a game-high six assists in 23 minutes of action.
Wayne State was led by Kendall LeSure,
who recorded a team-high 22 points on 6-12 shooting from the floor
and 4-9 shooting from three-point range. Kendon Edwards posted 20
points to go with a game-high 18 rebounds, and Justin Chapman posted
16 points for the Warriors.
The Cardinals took a 40-31 lead into
the half, only to fall behind by as many as seven points in the
second half before coming back to force overtime on Parker's shot.
Trailing by a score of 82-79 with only seven seconds showing on
the clock, the Cardinals could only manage a two-point basket from
Maurice Brown with 1.8 seconds remaining. After making the put-back,
Brown called a time-out the Cardinals did not possess and was assessed
a technical foul. LeSure knocked down both free throws to push the
Wayne State lead to 84-81. However, the Warriors still had to run
out the remaining time on the clock to seal the victory. SVSU's
Anthony Parker would not allow that to happen, as he stole the Warrior
in-bound pass just inside of half-court and, in one motion, turned
and lofted an arcing shot that hit nothing but the bottom of the
net with no time remaining on the clock. The shot sent the game
into overtime and the Cardinals would go on to control the extra
period, outscoring the Warriors 16-10.
The Cardinals outplayed the Warriors
in many important statistical categories. SVSU held a 48-40 margin
in rebounds, a slim margin of 45.7% to 44.4% in field goal percentage,
and a margin of 80.6% to 66.7% in free throws. The Cardinals also
shot 47.8% (11-23) from three-point range, making five more than
the Warriors. Also, head coach Dean Lockwood was able to play eight
players for at least twelve minutes in the victory, with Parker
staying on the floor for all of the games' 45 minutes.
SVSU moves to 3-2 (1-0 GLIAC) on the
season, while Wayne State drops to 2-2 (0-1 GLIAC). The Cardinals
are set to return to the court against the Hillsdale College Chargers
on Monday (December 2) at 7:30p.m. in James E. O'Neill Jr. Arena.
Contact: Jeff Bacholzky (989) 964-4053
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