Men's Basketball
Wins Game One of Spring Hill Classic
MOBILE, Ala.-- Day one of the Wells
Fargo Classic, at Spring Hill College, saw both teams from
Mobile come away victorious. In game one, the University of
Mobile handed Tennessee Temple University a 88-65 loss.
The Rams took off at the get go,
pulling away to a 50-32 lead at the half. In the second
half, Tennessee Temple stayed pretty even, but it was too
little, too late. The teams had a total of 60 fouls between
them, and the game became a free-throw battle to the end.
Leading the Rams were Gabriel Feagin and Tramaine Perry,
both with 16 points. Ravi Amunugama had 15 points, Larry
Burgess had 12, and Gimel Lewis had 12. the Leading
rebounder was Tramaine Perry with 10. Gabirel Feagin handed
out 5 assists in the win.
In game number two, the Spring Hill
Badgers survived a close one down to the end, winning 64-63,
over Purdue University - North Central. The Badgers, at one
point, had a 12 point lead, early in the second half, but
the Panthers battled back. With 5:00 left, the Badgers'
lead was only seven, and with 1:30 left, the game was tied.
Finally, a jumper by Pierre DuVentre, with 1:15 left, put
the Badgers ahead. The Panthers had a chance to tie the
game, but were unable to convert a second free-throw that
would have tied the game. Pierre DuVentre led all scorers
with 26 points. Nate Williams scored 12 points, while Lars
Honsel was the leading rebounder, with 11. The Badgers
improved to 4-3 on the season.
Saturday evening, the University of
Mobile will play Purdue-North Central at 5:30pm, and the
Spring Hill College Badgers will play Tennessee Temple
University at 7:30pm. Both games are at the Outlaw
Recreation Center, on the campus of Spring Hill College.
Matthew De Witt - Spring
Hill Sports Information Director
badgersi@shc.edu
251-380-4468
251-751-3637
