Late
three sinks Mustangs
Posted
2/13/08 11:10 PM
Steve Smith |
Curtis Kilgore |
DUBUQUE, Iowa
-- DeMonte Bynum's 3-pointer at the buzzer gave Clarke College
a 75-74 victory over Mount Mercy College in Midwest Collegiate
Conference men's basketball on Wednesday at the Kehl Center.
Mount Mercy,
which led by as many as seven points in the second half, held
a 74-72 advantage on a pair of free throws by junior forward Brandon
Barnhart with 25 seconds to go before Bynum's heroics on the game's
final possession.
The outcome
dropped the Mustangs (12-13, 5-8 MCC) into a tie for eighth place
in the league with Grand View College (9-17, 5-8 MCC) and allowed
the Crusaders (16-11, 9-4 MCC) to maintain a two-game lead over
Iowa Wesleyan College (12-14, 8-6 MCC) for second place in the
MCC. Mount Mercy is 1-9 on the road this season, including 0-6
away from home in conference play.
Senior center
Steve Smith went 8-for-8 from the foul line while scoring a season-high
23 points and snaring six rebounds for the Mustangs, who outscored
the Crusaders, 28-17, at the free throw line. Senior forward Curtis
Kilgore added 18 points, five boards, and three steals. Freshman
forward Marty Tope tallied nine points and a career-high eight
rebounds off the bench. Barnhart, the reigning MCC Player of the
Week, finished with seven points and seven boards.
Bynum hit
five triples and scored 20 of his game-high 27 points in the second
half to lead the Crusaders. Michael Okpalaeze and Demarvis Russell
joined him in double figures with 17 and 11 points, respectively.
Brian Harris had nine points, seven rebounds, and a game-high
five assists and five steals.
Mount Mercy
hosts Ashford University (14-11, 6-7 MCC) in its final regular
season home game on Saturday. Tip time on Seniors Day is 3:00
p.m. at Hennessey Recreation Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
