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Men's Basketball
Game Recap
Dennis' 30 points
not enough vs. Edinboro
December
19, 2007
Edinboro (6-3) 87
Kutztown (4-4) 84
BOXSCORE
KUTZTOWN, Pa.
— Missed free throws kept the Kutztown University men’s basketball
team alive, but the Golden Bears couldn’t hit the game-tying shot
throughout the final minute, falling 87-84 to Edinboro University
Wednesday at Keystone Hall.
Edinboro (6-3)
missed 9-of-14 free-throw attempts in the final 1:39 to allow KU
(4-4) to keep the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crossover
contest close, but the Golden Bears missed four 3-pointers in the
same time frame.
 Stephen
Dennis (so. West Chester/Henderson), who tied a career-high with
30 points, missed a 3-pointer with the Fighting Scots leading 85-82,
and Dave Ben (jr. Coatesville/Coatesville), who scored 17
points to close to within five of 1,000 for his career, missed a
desperation 3 at the buzzer.
KU led for the
entire first half and for the first five minutes of the second half
until Edinboro went on a 10-2 run to take a 54-51 lead. Gilmore
Cummings started the run with a 3-pointer and Joseph Jones capped it
with one of his five 3s. Jones finished with a team-high 23 points,
while Cummings hit three 3s to finish with 14 points.
The Fighting Scots
created separation with an 11-4 run to make it 65-55 with 10:42
left. KU cut the lead to five with 6:23 remaining, but Edinboro
extended its lead to 10 again after Jones hit another 3 with 4:28
showing on the clock.
KU began to foul to
try to climb back into the game, and at first, the strategy wasn’t
working as Edinboro connected on six consecutive free throws to take
an 82-75 lead with 2:03 left. But things fell apart for Edinboro at
the line after that.
Dennis, on the
other hand, had a solid night at the line, hitting 10-of-12 free
throws. The 6-foot-5 guard recorded 10 rebounds to collect the
double-double. He also hit two 3s and finished with three steals and
two blocks. His 30 points tied the career-high mark he set against
Penn State-Berks on Dec. 8.
Ben had five
assists and two 3s, while Jeremy Coombs (so.
Philadelphia/Northeast Catholic) posted 10 points and six
rebounds.
Devon Knight scored
13 points for the Fighting Scots, while Ryan McLemore recorded a
double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds. He also had three
blocks. Gerald Warrick had 11 rebounds and nine points.
KU will return to
the court on Dec. 29 at Chesnut Hill for a 1 p.m. nonconference
matchup.
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