21 November, 2006
by Elliot Smilowitz
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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Lafayette (1-4) |
25 |
26 |
51 |
| Maryland-Baltimore County (2-2) |
36 |
50 |
86 |
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Four players scored in double figures for Maryland-Baltimore County as the Retrievers downed Lafayette 86-51. UMBC hit 58.2 percent of field goal attempts on the night, including 12 three-pointers.
Jay Greene scored 18 and Chris Pugh added 17 for the Retrievers. Greene and Pugh hit 6 and 5 three-pointers, respectively. Matt Betley led the Leopards with 18 points, the only Lafayette player in double figures. Betley was 3-for-3 from beyond the arc; the rest of the Leopards were a combined 5-for-19.
UMBC sprinted out to a 15-3 lead, with Pugh scoring 8 of those points. Lafayette came within 6 in the first half, and trailed by just 9 points midway through the second half. But the Retrievers ended the game on a 33-7 run to bury the Leopards.
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
After a slow start, Lafayette led 3-2 at 16:19 in the first half. The Leopards’ next four possessions featured 3 missed shots and a turnover. Meanwhile, Greene and Pugh hit back-to-back treys, followed by a pair of second-chance lay-ups, and another three by Pugh.
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| Key sign it was over |
With 12:25 left in the game, Paul Cummins hit a trey to cut the score to 53-44, and Lafayette seemed to have a glimmer of hope. Greene responded with a three of his own, and Bilal Abdullah missed a long shot. Mike Housman nailed a pair of free throws, and after Cummins missed another trey attempt, Tom Young hit a lay-up in transition to establish a 16-point lead. The Leopards hit just one more field goal all game.
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| Key performance |
Greene ran the Retriever offense with aplomb, scoring 18 points, including 6 treys, and dished 8 assists. Greene’s offensive execution led to his team’s 58.2 percent field goal percentage.
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| Key statistic |
UMBC nailed 12 of 23 three-pointers on the night.
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| Notes |
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UMBC dominated Lafayette on the boards, outrebounding the Leopards 39-17.
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The Retrievers stole the ball 8 times, including 3 each by Greene and Pugh.
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Neither team attempted a free throw in the first half.
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Leopard scorer Abdullah went scoreless for the night on 0-for-3 shooting.
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