Esu Warriors Case Study

Down 12-8 early, 10 unanswered gave Centenary the lead for the rest of the first half. On back-to-back possessions, Sapp made a layup and freshman Cedric Harris hit a three to quickly give the Gents the lead. Harris added the fastbreak triple and a jumper by Sapp gave the home team an 18-12 lead with 6:46 left in the first half.

The Ladies trailed by as much as eight in the first quarter and by seven heading in to the second quarter, but seven unanswered tied the game. Morris hit a pair from the line, sophomore Essa Badon canned a triple, and Morris made a layup.

The visitors held the lead for the entire second half with Harrison and Olowo keeping Pacific in front with 14 and 10 points, respectively. UC Santa Cruz managed to cut the deficit to two, 36-34, before Harrison made two of three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempt to spark a 7-2 spurt. The Boxers stretched the lead to as much as 13 in the closing minutes.

SHREVEPORT, La. – Down by 72-49, The Gents used a 25-4 run to pull within a possession. Senior James Sapp’s career-high 43rd point on a three pointer tied the game with 13 seconds left, but the Gents fell on a triple by Sterling Holmes with two seconds left as Centenary (8-10, 2-5 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) lost to Texas Lutheran (11-7, 5-2 SCAC) 98-95 Sunday afternoon, January 22.

WVU's defense smothered the Knights in the first half, allowing the Mountaineers to take a 43-20 lead at the half.

Up 39-35 later in the third quarter, the Ladies used an 8-1 run to take a double-digit lead for good. Sophomore Erin Temple split from the line and

The YellowJackets (11-13, 7-7 ASC) were supported by five players in double figures and a bench that outscored its counterparts by a 36-10 margin en route to the 11-point win. Sophomore reserve Sam Talbert scored a team-high 19 to lead the YellowJackets. Also in double figures were freshman Caleb Loggins, seniors C.J. Edwards and Zakarius Wells, who each had 12 points and sophomore Alec Colhoff added 11.

WVU opened the second half on a 29-4 run, capped by a 3-pointer from West to take a 91-27 lead with 15:17 left. The lanky freshman dropped three 3s in just over a minute.

The Panthers shot 10-of-16 from the three-point point and led by as many as 17 points in the second half. The Flashes were able to pull within seven points in the final two minutes, but were unable to overcome the hot shooting display by Pitt.

This team was anticipating an undefeated season and to be crowned state champions that year. Their hopes greatly diminished when their star running back Boobie Miles was injured during the first game of the season. He

The scoring load for RU was carried by Mike Williams (17 points) and Corey Sanders (15 points). Sanders also led the Scarlet Knights in both rebounds (7) and assists (5). Williams and Sanders would combine for 25 of the 50 RU shot attempts against the Wolverines.

On Feb. 13, the LSU Tigers delivered a 76-71 statement win over No. 15 Texas A&M that, for a moment, dispelled the common notion that head coach Johnny Jones is nothing more than a top-tier recruiter with undeniable coaching deficiencies.

WVU leads the nation in forced turnovers, averaging 21.88 a contest. The Mountaineers have a turnover margin of plus-9.5 per game.

Mason Lino and Ata Hingano worked beautifully off the back of a dominant Warriors forward pack, while any chance at a Bears comeback was sparked by two outstanding plays by speedster fullback Michael Oldfield.

The game flow pace of both teams was identical, which led to multiple lead changes. Neither team shot the ball particularly well. Sacramento actually netted 4 more successful field goals on only one more shot attempt.