Men's basketball appears uninspired in tourney
losses
By Andres Cardenas
Daily Forty-Niner
The 49ers hoped to show teams from the
West could compete by winning at least one game against Eastern competition
in a four team tournament at Syracuse, NY.
Instead, they lost both games over the
weekend and looked lifeless in the later of the two in being down by as
many as 27 points in a 73-62 to Richmond and 79-76 loss Saturday against
St. Joseph's.
In their two games the 49ers were out rebounded
86-65 and shot 33.6 percent from the field as a team in the Carrier Dome.
In addition they shot under 30 percent
from behind the 3-point line.
The 49ers first loss was a hard fought
one to St. Joseph's, which saw six ties and seven lead changes.
LBSU fell behind by as many as ten points
in the first half before battling back.
Led by Ramel Lloyd, who scored 18 of his
game high 25 points in the first half, he hit a 3-point shot as time expired
to give LBSU a one-point lead at halftime.
The game became a 3-point shooting contest
as St. Josephs hit 12 of 25 attempts and 49ers hit nine of 24.
In fact, during a 45-second span in the
first half, four 3-point shots were made on consecutive possessions.
However, the game tightened throughout
the entire second half with both teams taking leads of five points.
LBSU tied the game with 4:28 remaining
on a pair of free-throw shots by D'Cean Bryant. But then the Hawks were
able to jump to a seven point lead over the next minute, which all but
let the air out of the 49ers shots.
In the consolation game of the tournament,
LBSU jumped out to an early 11-6 lead, against the Spiders then were never
heard from again.
Richmond was able to keep the 49ers off
the offensive and defensive boards and took over the game.
The Spiders blew through the 49ers defense
with a 19-6 run and simply had their way with them by extending their lead
to 27 points in route to a 73-62 win.
The 49ers shot a dismal 22 for 73 from
the field going four for 20 from the 3-point line.
Front By: Greg Linsz/Special to Daily Forty-Niner
Cap: Mayor Beverly O'Neill and Spike,
the Ice Dog mascot, toss the switch to light the 30-foot
Christmas tree in front of the Long Beach
Performing Center on Sunday night.
Headliner: 49ers advance
LBSU women's volleyball team move on to
regionals after weekend sweep. |
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