Alma Men's Basketball loses heartbreaker in overtime to Anderson 71-67
The Alma Men's Basketball team opened their last season at Cappaert Gymnasium on Monday evening, and despite a spirited effort, came up on the short end of a 71-67 overtime score to Anderson University. The Scots, who will play in a new gym on campus next season, will next play Manchester in their tournament on Friday evening.
The game was close throughout and featured seven lead changes and seven tied scores. At halftime, the game was deadlocked at 30-30 as the Scots fought back from a 13-point deficit at the 13:30 mark to even the score.
The biggest lead for either team in the second half was seven, accomplished twice by Anderson, but the Scots would not quit. Alma was fiesty and worked hard to come back each time.
The home team tied the contest at 59-59, when G Terry Brown scored a lay-up at the buzzer off of a steal by F Lexis Carter. Brown was fouled on the play by Anderson's Andrew Bowman, but could not convert from the free throw line and the came was sent into overtime.
Typical of regulation, the extra period was close throughout and Alma took a two-point lead with 1:38 remaining, when F Damian Essex converted a lay-up. However, the Ravens scored the last six points of the game and walked away with the hard-earned four-point victory.
F Tommy Erickson and Essex led the Scots with 16 points, while G Jordan Redditt added 13 for the home team. Erickson also contributed 10 rebounds, while C Isaac Thaler had five boards. Alma had 11 steals on the evening, with five players each garnering two.
Posted: Mon, November 16th, 2009 at 10:09PM
