| February 21, 2005 PARKER SCORES 23 IN 83-75 LOSS AT NORTHWOOD MIDLAND, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State Cardinals dropped out of the postseason race with an 83-75 loss at Northwood on Monday night. Senior forward Anthony Parker (Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores) scored 18 of his team-high 23 points in the first half and moved into third all-time in school history with 1,668 points. He shot 8-of-15 and 5-of-11 from beyond the arc in 40 minutes. Senior center David Williams (Laingsburg, Mich.) had his second-best scoring game of the season with 17 points and he also had eight boards and two steals. Williams was 6-of-11 in 25 minutes of action. SVSU shot 40 percent while Northwood owned the inside with 40 points in the paint and 56.3 percent shooting, including 59.3 percent in the first half. NU's Richard Kamm netted a career-high 25 points off the bench (11-of-15) in 22 minutes. Freshman guard Brandon Ball (Grand Rapids, Mich./Union) dished out eight assists and scored nine points in 32 minutes. The T-Wolves bench also outscored SVSU, 32-14. There were five ties in the first half as NU led 39-34 after 20 minutes. The T-Wolves stretched their lead to 61-45 with 10:01 left for their largest lead. SVSU cut the lead to six points in 2:30 to 62-56 on a Williams triple. SVSU had a chance to tie the game down 66-64 with 3:31 left, but Graham Mertz canned a triple in the corner and SVSU could get no closer. The Cards (10-16, 5-12 GLIAC) finishes the season at home against Lake State on Saturday at 8:00 pm. Contact: Ryan Thompson (989) 964-4053 ##SVSU# |
