Men's Basketball
Completes Sweep At Spring Hill Classic
MOBILE, Ala. -- The University of
Mobile and Spring Hill College both came away with wins
Saturday night, in day two of the Wells Fargo Classic,
played at Spring Hill College. In game one, the Rams
defeated Purdue University - North Central 98-78.
The Panthers came out ready to
play tonight, staying in the game for nearly the whole
first half. Then the Rams took over, going on a number of
runs, to pull off the win. The leading scorer was
Tramaine Perry with 20. Jacob Frasier scored 16, Larry
Burgess had 14, and Randy Jordan had 10. The Rams shot
51.4% from the field, and were 33.3% from behind the
three-point arch. The Rams won the rebounding game 38-37.
In game two of the night, the
Badgers pulled off a 80-67 victory over Tennessee Temple
University. The Badgers led from the get-go, only having
the scored tied early, at 6-6. The Crusaders did have a
strong run towards the end of the first half, going on a
15-2 run, but the Badgers held them off. The biggest lead
was 16 points, twice in the first half and twice in the
second half. The leading scorer was Derrick Kibler with
25 points. Nate Williams and Pierre DuVentre both chipped
in with 17 points. Pierre also had five assists in the
game. The Badgers shot 55.6% from the field, and 79.3%
from the free-throw line. With the win, the Badgers are
now 5-3 on the season.
The next game for the Badgers will
be Saturday, December 13th, when they travel to
Huntsville, Alabama, to take on Oakwood College. The
Badgers will then return home on Thursday, December 18th,
to play Faulkner University.-30-
Matthew De Witt -
Spring Hill Sports Information Director
badgersi@shc.edu
251-380-4468
251-751-3637
