January 8, 2005
Men’s Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Game Stats

FREE THROW SHOOTING BIG IN A 78-63 LOSS AT GANNON

ERIE, Pa. - The charity stripe and foul trouble led to a 78-63 road loss for the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals on Saturday. SVSU hit 12-of-18 (.667) from the line, but Gannon used percision 30-of-33 (.909) shooting from the line to provide the difference in the ballgame. The Cards had four players in the frontcourt foulout leading to a huge inside advantage for the Golden Knights. No frontcourt player for Saginaw Valley State saw more than 20 minutes of action due to the whistle.
     The teams were playing it close in the game's opening minutes and the Cards led a 14-12 lead at the 13:55 mark. However, it would be their final lead of the game. Gannon used a 11-2 spurt in the final four minutes of the first half to take a 42-31 lead into the break. SVSU would only get as close as eight points in the second half and Gannon led by as many as 20 points late in the game.
     Senior Anthony Parker (Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores) has began to find his scoring touch after missing several weeks due to injury finishing with a team-high 16 points. Parker was 5-of-10 from the field and 3-of-6 from the arc in 30 minutes. Junior forward Ron McGrew (Inkster, Mich./Robichaud) came off the bench to score 11 points and pull down six boards. He fouled out having played 18 minutes and also tallying two blocks. Senior Kenny Nether (Southfield, Mich./Canton) tossed in 11 points and was 5-of-8 shooting in 18 minutes.
     The Golden Knights were led by senior center Geoff Husted who posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Saginaw Valley (7-8, 2-4 GLIAC) shot 35.5 percent for the game and Gannon shot 44.9 percent.
  

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