Second-half
run seals 66-45 win for Bates men over Southern Maine
Men's College Basketball
November 25, 2008
LEWISTON, Maine -- The Bates College men's basketball team
turned around a 30-24 halftime deficit to defeat the
University of Southern Maine 66-45 in a non-league contest
Tuesday night at Alumni Gymnasium.
Bates (2-1) held USM (1-3) to 4 of 30 shooting from the
field en route to a 42-15 scoring advantage in the second
half.
Chris Wilson scored 15 points with 4 assists and 4 rebounds
for Bates, and Brian Ellis added 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Greg Whitaker led the Huskies with 15 points and 11
rebounds, while Kione Morgan chipped in with 11.
USM built a lead as high as 11 in the first half, going on a
12-2 run to take a 28-17 lead with 3:37 left to play when
Morgan followed a three-pointer with two free throws and a
layup.
But Bates wasted no time in reversing its fortunes in the
second half, starting the period on a 17-2 run. Wilson
converted a steal by Marshall Hatch into a 3-pointer to
start the run, then answered a pair of foul shots by Andy
Tracy with another three after a handoff and screen by Alex
Gallant, cutting the lead to 32-30. Bates took the lead for
good on its next possession, as Ellis hit a layup on a Hatch
assist and was fouled, and a USM player was assessed a
technical foul. Wilson hit both techs and Ellis finished off
his own three-point play to give Bates a 35-32 lead.
As Southern Maine continued to struggle offensively, Bates
continued to build its lead. with six straight free throws,
two each by Nick Schmiemann, Wilson and Sean Wirth. Luke
Pollock stemmed the bleeding with a layup to make it 41-34,
but Kyle Philbrook came back with a three in the corner to
build the lead to 10. The Bobcats never looked back from
there, gradually building the lead to the final 21-point
deficit with under a minute to play on a jumper by John
Squires.
The Bobcats achieved a 20-5 advantage in bench points and
outscored the Huskies 28-16 in the paint.
Bates will play at Thomas College on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m.;
Southern Maine will host St. Joseph's College of Maine this
Sunday at 7 p.m.
STATS: Bates 66, Southern Maine 45
Newspaper Box Score
Southern Maine vs Bates College
11/25/08 7:30 p.m. at Lewiston, Maine
At Lewiston, Maine
BATES COLLEGE 66, SOUTHERN MAINE 45
SOUTHERN MAINE (1-3)
Greg Whitaker 7-14 1-4 15; Kione Morgan 3-6 4-4 11; Andy
Tracy 1-10 6-6 8;
Sean Bergeron 2-3 1-2 6; Mike Poulin 1-2 0-0 3; Luke Pollock
1-6 0-1 2; Will
Clemer 0-3 0-1 0; Kyle Sanborn 0-1 0-0 0; Billy Zolper 0-4
0-0 0; Otis Smith
0-3 0-0 0. Totals 15-52 12-20 45.
BATES COLLEGE (2-1)
Chris Wilson 3-8 7-8 15; Brian Ellis 6-9 2-4 14; Alex
Gallant 2-5 3-5 7;
Nick Schmiemann 1-1 4-7 6; Kyle Philbrook 1-2 1-2 4; Ben
Thayer 2-3 0-0 4;
Marshall Hatch 2-6 0-0 4; Sean Wirth 1-3 2-2 4; Jimmy
O'Keefe 2-4 0-1 4;
Scott Place 1-5 0-0 2; John Squires 1-1 0-0 2; Ryan Weston
0-1 0-0 0. Totals
22-48 19-30 66.
Southern Maine................ 30 15 - 45
Bates College................. 24 42 - 66
3-point goals-Southern Maine 3-10 (Mike Poulin 1-1; Kione
Morgan 1-1; Sean
Bergeron 1-1; Billy Zolper 0-1; Otis Smith 0-1; Luke Pollock
0-3; Andy Tracy
0-2), Bates College 3-11 (Chris Wilson 2-4; Kyle Philbrook
1-1; Marshall
Hatch 0-2; Scott Place 0-2; Ryan Weston 0-1; Brian Ellis
0-1). Fouled
out--Southern Maine-Sean Bergeron, Bates College-Marshall
Hatch; Brian
Ellis. Rebounds-Southern Maine 38 (Greg Whitaker 11), Bates
College 37
(Brian Ellis 10). Assists-Southern Maine 5 (Andy Tracy 2),
Bates College 14
(Chris Wilson 4). Total fouls-Southern Maine 21, Bates
College 24. A-350
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1 |
2 |
Final |
| Southern
Maine |
30 |
15 |
45 |
| Bates |
24 |
42 |
66 |
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