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8-21 (.276) |
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5-11 (.313) AMC |
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February 20 vs. Cedarville |
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Shawnee State men's
team kept it close, but NAIA No. 16 ranked Cedarville pulled
away in the final minutes to win 74-60.
Shawnee State led much of the first half, but
Cedarville came back and took a 23-22 lead with 4:30
remaining. Shawnee State tied the game at 25 all with
3:14 remaining in the first quarter on a 3-pointer by
sophomore Ian Nixson. Cedarville then went up by
three, on a foul shot by Brandong Sok and a jumper by Adam
Riehle. SSU's Tyler Morgan cut the lead to one on a
lay-up with under a minute remaining. CU's Chris Beals
made 1-of-2 from the line to stretch the Yellow Jackets
halftime lead to 29-27. Morgan opened the second half
with a jumper to knot the game, but Cedarville answered and
went on a 8-2 run. The two teams battled
back-and-forth and the Bears regain a 50-49 lead on two free
throws by freshman Tyler Morgan. Cedarville's Sok
answered back with a 3-pointer and a jumper by Ricardo
Alliman. Morgan made another lay-up to cut the lead to
one again, but that was the closest Shawnee State would get.
Cedarville outscored the Bears 18-5 in the finals seven
minutes to tally the final score. Shawnee State was led by
Nixson and Morgan who each tallied 21 points in the game.
Morgan also tallied a team-high eight rebounds. Matt Harner
led the Yellow Jackets with 17 points, while Austin Foote
finished with 16. Alliman tallied a double-double with
13 points and 11 rebounds. Derrick Hannon and Beals
each finished with 10 for the Yellow Jackets. Both
teams shot evenly in the game. The Bears shot 43%
(22-for-51) from the floor, while the Yellow Jackets shot
42% (24-for-52). Shawnee State was out shot from
beyond the arc, as the Yellow Jackets made 7-of-20 attempts
for 35% and the Bears made 2-of-13 attempts for 15%.
At the line, Shawnee State converted on 14-of-20 attempts
for 70%. Cedarville made 19-of-23 attempts for 83%. [Box
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February 18 @ Mount Vernon |
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Shawnee State
couldn't get rolling, as Mount Vernon's Robbie Taylor lead
the Cougar charge and put the Cougars up 20-5 in the first
five minutes of the game. The Bears battled back and
cut the lead to six with under a minute to go, but MVNU's
Brandon Short hit two free throws to extend the lead back to
eight at the half. Both teams
battled back-and-forth for the first nine minutes of the
second half, then Mount Vernon went on a 7-0 run to extend
their lead to 16. Shawnee State could not cut the lead
any closer than 13 as the Bears fell 86-71 to Mount Vernon.
Shawnee State was led by junior Keelyn Franklin and freshman
Mark Bryant, who each tallied 17 points for the Bears.
Bryant also pulled down a team high seven rebounds in the
game. Freshman Tyler Morgan was the only other Bear in
double figures with 15 points. Mount Vernon was led by
Robbie Taylor's 24 point performance. Bryance Sanborn
added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars.
Shawnee State was out shot 55% (29-for-53) to 43%
(26-for-60) in the game. The Cougars shot 64% from
beyond the arc, draining seven 3-pointers. The Bears
struggled from beyond the arc, making only one 3-pointer and
shooting 11%. At the line, the Bears converted
18-of-28 attempts for 64%, compared to Mount Vernon which
made 21-of-23 attempts for 91%. [Box
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February 16 @ Wilberforce |
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Down 57-56 in a back-and-forth battle,
Shawnee State's freshman Tyler Morgan came up with a big
steal and lay-up to put the Bears up, as the Bears would not
trail the rest of the game. The Bears clinched the win
as they hit 5-of-8 free throws in the final two minutes to
pull out the AMC win on the road
as they would go onto
to defeat Wilberforce 62-55 .
Wilberforce's Lendyn Davis hit three
consecutive 3-pointers in a row to give Wilberforce the
25-17 lead, the largest lead for either team in the game,
with 6:46 remaining in the first half. The Bears
finished the half on 16-9 run to take the 34-33 advantage at
the half. The second half was a back-and-forth battle
as there was six lead changes, before Morgan came up with
the steal to give the Bears the lead again and go on to win
the contest. Morgan lead all scorers with 21 points to
go along with eight rebounds and four assists. Freshman Mark
Bryant added 10 points, six rebounds, and two assists for
the Bears. Sophomore Ian Nixson added eight points,
five assists, and two steals in the game. Christopher
Olafioye led Wilberforce with 15 pints, while Davis added 13
points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs. Darius
Foster contributed 11 points in the loss for Wilberforce.
Shawnee State out shot Wilberforce 39% (20-for-51) to 33%
(20-for-60) in the game. The Bears shot 33% from
beyond the arc, while the Bulldogs shot 28%. From the
line the Bears went 20-for-28 attempts for 71%, while
Wilberforce hit 10-for-12 attempts for 83%. [Box
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February 13 vs. Walsh |
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Shawnee State made it
close for awhile, but the NAIA No. 1 ranked Walsh Cavaliers
were too much for the young squad, as the Bears went on to
fall 80-63 on Saturday afternoon.
The Walsh Cavaliers led the entire game, but
the Bears stuck around as they trailed 42-33 at the half.
The Bears came out and cut the lead to nine with 15:49
remaining in the game, but that was as close as they Bears
would get. The Cavaliers were up by 15 points within
10 minutes to play and the Bears cut the lead to 10 with
6:41 remaining, but the Cavaliers finished the game 11-4 run
to tally the final score. Freshman Tyler Morgan
finished just two point shy of his career high as he tallied
22 points to lead the Bears. Morgan also had six
rebounds and three assists in the game. Freshman Mark
Bryant added 12 points and six rebounds for the Bears. The
Cavaliers were lead by Ricky Jackson who tallied 33 points.
Brandon Speck hit five 3-pointers in the game for 15 points,
while Kyelce Cescato and Jeremy Shardo added 11 and 10
points respectively. The Bears shot 46% (24-for-52)
from the field in the game. Walsh shot well from the
floor as they made 30-of-54 attempts for 56%. From
beyond the arc, the Bears shot 29%, compared to Walsh who
shot 43%. At the line the Bears converted on 11-of-17
attempts for 65%. The Cavaliers went 14-for-18 for
78%. [Box
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February 11 @ Cedarville |
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Shawnee State fell
80-57 to a tough NAIA No. 18 ranked Cedarville veteran squad
on Thursday evening. After being
down 38-25 at the half, the Bears cut the lead to seven
three minutes into the second half. Cedarville shot
60% from the field in the second half and outscored the
Bears 40-24 to win their eighth consecutive AMC match-up.
Three freshman were the Bears only scorers to score in
double-figures. Mark Bryant tallied his fourth
double-double in the last five games. He scored 19
points and pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds. Tyler
Morgan added 17 points and five rebounds, while Tyler Boyles
added 12 points and four rebounds. Sophomore Ian
Nixson added eight rebounds for the Bears. Cedarville
was lead by Chris Beals who tallied 17 points in the game.
Ricardo Alliman scored 15 points and pulled down nine
rebounds, while Matt Harner added 10 points.
Cedarville out shot the Bears 50% to 34% in the game.
Shawnee State shot a dismal 17% from beyond the arc as they
hit 3-of-18 attempts. The Yellow Jackets made 8-of-20
attempts for 40%. Neither team shot well from the
charity strip, as Shawnee State converted 10-of-19 attempts
for 53%, while Cedarville made 6-of-12 shots for 50%.
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February 6 vs. Point Park |
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Shawnee State snapped
their losing streak as they defeated Point Park 84-68.
The Bears only never trailed 2-0 in the game and
then the Bears jumped out to an early 15-6 lead. Shawnee State out
shot the Pioneers in the first half 41% to 28% and lead
29-19 at the half. The Bears extended their lead to as
many 20 in the second half. Both teams shot evenly
with each other in the second half, the difference was that
Shawnee State went to the free throw line 28 times, draining
24 of their attempts. Point Park only went to the line
18 times, making 12 of their attempts. Freshmen Tyler Morgan
and Mark Bryant had big games for the Bears. Morgan
led the Bears as he tallied a career high 24 points to go
with seven rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
Bryant tallied his third double double in four games as he
scored 14 points and pulled down a game high 15 rebounds.
Sophomore Ian Nixson added 10 points, five rebounds, and
five assists. Junior Keelyn Franklin added nine points
and five rebounds, while freshman Zak Metz added nine
points. Point Park was led by T.J. Heatherington's 19 point,
five rebound, five assists performance, while Gerald Warrick
and Franco Sabastiani added 18 and 11 points for the
Pioneers. Shawnee State shot 42% (27-for-65) in the
game, while Point Park shot 37% (25-for-68). From
beyond the arc the Bears made 5-of-23 attempts for 21%,
while the Pioneers made 6-of-16 attempts for 28%. At
the line, the Bears went 25-for-30 for 83%, while the
Pioneers went 12-for-21 fro 57%. [Box
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February 2 @
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Shawnee State lost
50-58 on Tuesday night at the University of Northwestern
Ohio as the Bears drop their sixth straight loss.
The Bears lead by seven points with 6:30 to
go in the game, but three consecutive misses by the Bears,
paired with UNOH rattling off seven straight points, knotted
the game at 44 with 4:41 remaining. The two teams
exchanged some free throws, but Josh Vorst hit a jumper and
drew the foul to give the Racers the three point advantage.
Freshman Tyler Morgan answered with a bucket of his own to
cut the lead to one, but the Racers scored again on a jumper
by Dustin Guthrie. SSU's freshman Mark Bryant drained
two free throws to pull the game within one again, but the
Racers went on and hit 5-of-6 free throws in the final 1:25
to seal the game. Junior Keelyn Franklin lead the
Bears with 15 points. He also tallied four rebounds,
three assists, three steals, and a block in the game.
Morgan tallied his sixth double-double of the season as he
scored 11 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Bryant added
10 rebounds for the Bears. Kyle Gillette led the
Racers with 18 points and nine rebounds. Vorst and
Guthrie added 14 and 10 points for the Racers. Shawnee State
shot 29% (17-for-59) in the game, while UNOH shot 36%
(21-for-58). The Bears made 4-of-15 attempts from
beyond the arc for 27%. The Racers hit 4-of-14
attempts for 29%. At the line, the Bears connected on
12-of-18 attempts for 67%, while the Racers went 12-for-19
in the game for 63%. [Box
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January 30 @ Roberts Wesleyan |
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Shawnee State was defeated by Roberts Wesleyan 83-72 on
Saturday afternoon. Shawnee
State kept it close in the first half as they only trailed
36-34 at the break. However, the Raiders started the
second half on a 9-2 run and lead by as many as 14 as they
went on to win 83-72. Mark Bryant led the Bears as he
had a career night. The freshman tallied 21 points, 16
rebounds, two assists, and two steals in the game.
Freshman Tyler Morgan added 15 points, seven rebounds, and
three assists. Junior Keelyn Franklin and freshman Zac
Metz added 13 and 11 points respectively.
Roberts Wesleyan was led by Dan Foley, who tallied 21
points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and a block. Mitchell
Fraser had 15 points and six assists, while Nick Bozzelli
and Alif Bland added 12 and 10 points for the Raiders.
Shawnee State only shot 27% from the floor as they hit
19-of-68 attempts. The Raiders shot 53% from the field
as they hit 29-of-54 attempts. From beyond the arc the
Bears made 6-of-19 for 32%, while Roberts Wesleyan made
12-of-23 attempts for 52%. At the line Shawnee State
went 28-for-34 for 82%. Roberts Wesleyan connected on
13-of-22 attempts for 59%. [Box
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January 29 @ Daemen |
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The Shawnee State Bears were defeated by
Daemen College 81-74 on Friday evening. The Bears fall
to 6-15 on the season and 3-5 in the AMC. Daemen
improves to 13-9, 5-4 AMC. The Bears began the game
with a 6-0 run and went into the half down by only two
(35-33). Shawnee State was able to tie the score
twice, but the Wildcats pulled away early in the second half
and the Bears were unable to catch up.
Freshman Tyler
Morgan led the Bears, tallying a double-double on the night
with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Ian Nixon added 16
points, 8 boards and three assists. Mark Bryant
tallied a double-double as well, with 12 points and 10
rebounds, while Tyler Boyles added 14 points. For the
Wildcats, Devon Dawson led all scorers with 28 points.
He also pulled down 16 rebounds, blocked 2 shots, had five
steals and 8 assists. MJ Oridami added 12 points for
Daemen.Shawnee state shot 46% (29-63) from the floor,
compared to Daemen's 43% (29-67). The Bears went 6-13
from beyond the arc for 46% against the Wildcat's 27%
(5-18). At the line, the Bears shot 55% (10-18), while
Daemen made 18-of-27 attempts for 66%. [Box
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January 23 vs. Malone |
Shawnee
State fell in a close one by a score of 65-58 in the final
game of the AMC doubleheader. The first half was a
back and forth battle by the two teams, but Malone got the
upper hand as Eric Coblentz hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to
give the Pioneers the 30-29 edge at the break. Shawnee
State didn't regain the lead in the second half and trailed
by as many as 11 with just over 12 minutes to go. The
Bears battled back and cut the lead to a point on a 3-point
play by junior Keelyn Franklin. Malone answered with a
3-point play of their own and sealed the win with a foul
shot by Ebiowei Porbeni and a basketball by Nick Watts to
tally the final margin. Franklin led the Bears with 16
points in the game. Freshmen Tyler Morgan and Tyler
Boyles each added eight points for the Bears. Morgan
added a team high 10 rebounds. Malone was led by
Coblentz's 17 point performance. Jock Rottman added 12
points, while Porbeni and Nick Watts added 11 points for the
Pioneers. Shawnee State shot 37% from the field as they
24-of-64 attempts. The Pioneers made 25-of-53 attempts
for 47%. The Bears shot 35% (5-for-14)
from beyond the arc, while Malone shot 44% (7-for-16).
At the line Shawnee State made 5-of-8 attempts for 63%.
The Pioneers converted 8-of-11 attempts for 72%.
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January 15 @ Walsh |
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The Shawnee State men's basketball team fell to NAIA
Division II No. 2 ranked Walsh 118-62 in Friday night's
American Mideast Conference game. SSU falls to 6-13
overall, and 3-3 in the AMC. Walsh improves to 16-1 on
the season and 6-0 AMC. Freshman Tyler Morgan led the
Bears in scoring with 15 points and added 3 assists.
Keelyn Franklin added 12 points, while Tyler Boyles came
from the bench to add 10 points and a blocked shot.
Walsh saw six players reach double figure scoring.
Ricky Jackson led all scorers with 33 points. L.J.
Sutton and Lamar Skeeter added 12 and 11 points
respectively, while Skeeter dishing out 9 assists.
From the bench, Brandon Speck pitched in with 15 points,
while Eric Schiele and Isaac Knight had 14 and 10 points
respectively. Shawnee State shot 35% from the floor in
the loss, compared to Walsh's 61% field goal shooting.
From beyond the arc, the Bears shot 6-17 for 35%, while
Walsh connected on 12 of 25 attempts for 48%. At the
line, Shawnee State hit 8 of 16 shots for 50% and Walsh went
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January 14 @ Notre Dame
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Shawnee
State committed 24 fouls in the game and Notre Dame hit 23
free throws as the Bears fell 73-61 to the Falcons. Notre
Dame started strong in the game and took a 23-8 lead with 11
remaining in the first half. Shawnee State fought back
to cut the lead to 34-31 at the half. At the start of
the second half the Bears cut the lead to one, but the
Falcons took off and captured their largest lead of the game
of 16 with just over five minutes remaining in the game. The
Falcons sealed the win as they made all six free throws in
the final three minutes of the game. Junior Keelyn Franklin
and sophomore Ian Nixson led the Bears with 16 points in the
game. Nixson added four assists for the Bears.
Freshmen Tyler Morgan and Zak Metz added nine apiece, while
Morgan also pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.
Eric Dummermuth led all scorers as he tallied a
double-double with 28 points and 12 rebounds. Al
Miller had 16 points and five assists in the game, while
Nick McCartney added 10 points and five steals for the
Falcons. Shawnee State shot 37% from the floor as they
hit 21-of-57 attempts. The Falcons made 23-of-51
attempts for 45%. From beyond the arc the Bears
connected on 11 3-pointers, while the Falcons hit only four
3-pointers in the game. The Falcons out shot the Bears
as they charity strip as they went 23-for-33 for 70%.
The Bears only shot 16 attempts, making only eight of them
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January 12 vs. Wilberforce
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Shawnee
State showed poise and confidence against an athletic
Wilberforce team as the Bears defeated the Bulldogs 77-69.
Shawnee State only trailed 2-0 in the game. The Bears then
began to pull away and led by as many as 18 in the first
half before ending the first half up 38-24. The Bears
continued to control the game in the second half.
Wilberforce cut the lead to eight with 2:40 left in the game
but that is as close as the Bulldogs could get as they fell
by the final margin. Nine Shawnee State players saw
action and all nine players scored for the Bears.
Freshman Tyler Morgan led the Bears with 19 points, six
rebounds, and a career-high five steals. Junior Keelyn
Franklin had 14 points in the game, shooting 5-of-7 from the
floor, including four 3-pointers. Freshman Tyler
Boyles added 11 points, draining three 3-pointers in the
game. Freshman Mark Bryant added eight points and a
team high 10 rebounds for the Bears. Sophomore Ian
Nixson added nine points and dished out six assists in the
game. Wilberforce was led by Darius Foster's 20 point
effort. Lendyn Davis had 19 points in the game, while
Tyaun Wallace added 11 points respectively. Shawnee
State outshot the Bulldogs 45% to 38% in the game. The
Bears connected on 28-of-62 shots in the game, while
Wilberforce made 24-of-63 attempts. From beyond the
arc the Bears went 9-for-18, while the Bulldogs made 7-of-20
shots. The Bears converted 12 of their 17 attempts at
the line for 71%. Wilberforce made 14-of-16 attemtps
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January 5
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Shawnee
State defeated Houghton 63-53 to pick up another American
Mideast Conference win. Shawnee State gave up a 9-8
lead early, but the Bears regained the lead and never
trailed the remainder of the game. Shawnee State lead
at the break 28-24 and was up by as many as 11 in the second
half. The Highlanders got as close as four with 3:15
remaining in the game, but back-to-back 3-pointers by junior
Keeyln Franklin and freshman Tyler Boyles sealed the victory
for the Bears. Shawnee State had four players in double figures. Franklin
and junior Matt Skaggs
led all scorers with 13 points. Skaggs went 6-for-6
from the field, pulled down five boards and had two blocks
in the game. Franklin also pulled down
seven rebounds, had four assists, and two steals in the
game. Sophomore Ian Nixson had 12 points and three
assists, while freshman Tyler Morgan added 11 points and
five rebounds. Houghton's
Devin Paige and Ryan Shay each tallied 11 points in the
game. Shawnee State shot 49% from the floor as they
connected on 21-of 53 attempts. The Highlanders hit
20-of-53 attempts from the floor for 38%. The Bears
were 7-for-22 in 3-pointers for 32%, while Houghton went
10-for-19 for 53%. From the charity strip the Bears
made 14-of-23 attempts for 61%, while Houghton connected of
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December 29
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After falling to NCAA
Division I Detroit last night, the Bears bounced back as
they knocked off NAIA Division II #12 ranked Huntington
University to win their fourth game of the season.
It was a back and forth battle and the
Bears were within one point with seven minutes to go in the
first half, but Huntington finished the half on a 19-12 run
to tally a 44-36 halftime lead. The Bears battled back
and took their second lead of the game on a 3-pointer by
sophomore Ian Nixson with 13:57 left in the second half.
The Bears stretched their lead to as much 13 but Huntington
fought back and cut the lead to four with under a minute
remaining in regulation. The Bears hit six free throws
in the final minute and freshman Tyler Morgan pulled down
two key rebounds to secure the win for the Bears. The Bears
had a balanced offense as eight Bears found themselves in
the scoring column, five tallying double figures.
Nixson led the Bears with 17 points, shooting 6-for-9 from
the floor, and hitting some key baskets in the second half.
Freshman Mark Bryant came off the bench to scored 16 points
to go along with six rebounds, three assists, one block, and
one steal. Junior Keelyn Franklin added 15 points for
the Bears. Morgan tallied his fifth double-double of
the season as he scored 13 points and pulled down a game
high 14 rebounds. Freshman Tyler Boyles added 11
points, five rebounds, and two blocks for the Bears.
Kellen Zawadzki led five Foresters in double figures as he
tallied a game high 21 points, including five 3-pointers.
Tyler Shively had 15 points, while Bobby Jolliff added 14
points. Caleb Kennedy and Luke Smith added 12 points
and 11 points respectively. Both teams shot evenly
from the floor as Shawnee State made
29-of-58 attempts for
50%, while Huntington went
30-for-62 for 48%.
From beyond the arc the Bears made
8-of-12 3-pointers
for 67%. The Foresters made
10-of-21 for 48%.
At the line the Bears made 17-of-27 attempts for 63%, while
Huntington shot 7-for-10 for 70%. [Box
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December 28 @
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NCAA Division I Detroit was too much for the
Shawnee State men's team, as the Bears fell 82-53 to the
Titans. Detroit opened the game on a 16-0 run.
Shawnee State fought back to be down 36-30 at the break.
The Titans came out strong and outscored the Bears 46-23 in
the second half to tally the final score. Both teams
committed over 24 turnovers in the game, but the difference
in the game was the 28% the Bears shot from the floor and
the 17 blocks the Titans had, tying the school record.
Freshman Mark Bryant came off the bench to lead the Bears as
he was the only Bear in double-figures with 10 points.
Freshmen Tyler Morgan and Tyler Boyles each added eights
points. Morgan tallied a team-high six rebounds.
Detroit had three players in doubles figures. Xavier
Keeling and Eli Holman led all scorers with 13 points.
Holman also tallied 15 rebounds, six blocks, and three
steals, while Keeling added seven rebounds, four assists,
three blocks, and two steals. Chase Simon added 10
points and seven rebounds for the Titans. The Bears were out
shot 48% to 28% from the field. The Titans made
30-of-63 shots from the floor, while the Bears only made
19-of-67 attempts. From beyond the arc the Bears went
2-for-12, while Detroit went 6-for-16. At the line the
Bears made 13-of-20 attempts for 65%. Detroit made
16-of-29 for 55%. [Box
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December 18
vs. Campbellsville
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Shawnee State lost its second straight game
as they fell to Campbellsville University 75-68. The
Bears scored only 23 first half points, but was only
outscored 26-25 in the second half to tally the final
margin. Shawnee State had three players in double
figures. Sophomore Ian Nixson led the Bears with 16
points, as he went 6-for-10 from the floor, hitting two
3-pointers. Junior Keelyn Franklin tallied 13 points,
six assists, and two steals in the game. Freshman Zak
Meta added 11 points, nailing three 3-pointers.
Freshman Tyler Morgan added eight points and a team-high 13
rebounds in the game. Shawnee State shot 43% from the
field as they connected on 27-of-63 attempts.
Campbellsville's made 20-of-50 attempts for 40% from the
floor. From beyond the arc, the Bears hit 8-of-21
attempts for 38%, while Campbellsville hit 8-of-23 attempts
for 35%. At the line the Bears made 6-of-7 for 86%.
Campbellsville made 27-of-37 attempts for 73%. [Box
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December 15 @
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Shawnee State took on Division I
Liberty University at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, VA. The
Bears played very competitively in the first half before
Liberty pulled away winning 70-45. During the first half of
the game with an even score of 17-17, Shawnee State played
tough until Liberty went on a 5-0 run to eventually take a
34-23 half time lead. Matt Skaggs led the Bears with 11
points. Tyler Morgan had 10 points. [Box
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December 12 @ University of Rio Grande |
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Shawnee State defeated Rio Grande Saturday at
the Newt Oliver Coaches Classic by a score of 72-70, giving
them their second win over the RedStorms this season. The Bears
began the game with an 11-0 run over Rio Grande and were up
by as much as 14 points until Rio battled back to within 6
going into halftime. Shawnee led the entire second
half, but the RedStorm men kept battling and were down by
only 2 (68-70) with only 1:26 left in the game, and tied the
score at 70 with just 11 seconds remaining. Keelyn
Franklin drove the lane and scored the game winning bucket
(also drawing a foul) with 0.7 seconds left on the clock.
His purposely missed free throw shot gave Rio no time to
retaliate. Keelyn Franklin led all scorers on the
night with 21 points. Ian Nixon and Mark Bryant each
had 12 points. Tyler Morgan pitched in with 10 points,
5 rebounds and 3 assists, while Tyler Boyles came off the
bench and added 10 points.For Rio Grande, Doug Campbell and
Bud Teer led with 17 points apiece. Teer also pulled
down and impressive 17 boards. P.J. Rase had 10 points
on the night and Meau Jones contributed 12 points and 10
rebounds.From
the field, Shawnee State made 27-of-59 attempts for 46%,
while Rio made 23-of-62 attempts for 37%. Shawnee
State shot 54% from beyond the arc connecting on 7-of-13
attempts. Rio made 6-of-17 attempts for 35%.
From the line the Bears shot 46% as they made 11-of-24
attempts. The RedStorm connected on 18-of-30 attempts
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December 5 vs. University of Northwestern
Ohio |
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Shawnee State men's
basketball had a series of missed opportunities at the end
of the game they allowed the Bears to fall short to the
University of Northwestern Ohio 68-60 on Saturday afternoon.
The University of Northwestern led by as many
as eight in the first half but the Bears finished the first
half on a 12-4 run to take a 37-34 lead at the break.
The Bears controlled the first nine minutes of action in the
second. The Racers battled back and tied the game at
46 all, on a offense rebound by Brandon Miller and a
3-pointer by Isaac Bowers. Bowers hit another
3-pointer on the Racers next possession to give them their
first lead of the second half. University of
Northwestern Ohio then went on a 10-2 run as they extended
their lead to the largest of the game at nine. The
Bears pulled within three with just over two minutes to go
in the game, but didn't capitalize on their opportunities.
Down 60-63, the Bears missed four consecutive foul shots.
The Racers finished the game as they drained 5-of-6 attempts
at the line and the Bears went cold as they went 0-for-3 at
the field to fall to the Racers 68-60. Shawnee State
had three players in
double-figures. Freshman Tyler Morgan led the Bears
with his fourth double-double of the season as the scored 13
points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Sophomore Ian Nixson
added 10 points and freshman Tyler Boyles came off the bench
to add 10. Freshman Mark Bryant pulled down nine
rebounds to go with eight points for the Bears.
Northwestern was led by Issac Bowers, who led all scorers
with 23 points, including six 3-pointers in the game.
DeMarcus Jackson and Josh Vorst each scored double-figures
for the Bears as they added 14 and 11 respectively. From the field, Shawnee State made 24-of-51 attempts for
47%, while
Mount Vernon made 23-of-55
attempts for 41%. Shawnee State shot a dismal 20% from
beyond the arc connecting on only 2-of-8 attempts.
Mount Vernon made 11-of-22 attempts for 50%. From the
line the Bears shot 50% as they made 10-of-20 attempts.
The Racers connected on 11-of-15 attempts for 73%. [Box
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December 1 vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene
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Shawnee State
Men's basketball team battled for a win in their first
American Mideast Conference match up, defeating Mount Vernon
Nazarene University by a score of 75-71.The Bears played
catch-up after a slow start, but worked their way to a 43-36
lead at half. Mount Vernon fought back hard in the
second half and regained the lead for a short time. A
three-pointer by Freshman Tyler Boyles, followed by a lay-up
and free throw from junior Keelyn Franklin with 2 minutes
remaining in the game, gave SSU some much needed momentum,
and the lead. Up by only one point with 28 seconds
left, sophomore guard Ian Nixon forced a Mount Vernon
turnover, grabbed the steal, and completed a fast-break
lay-up to seal the deal. Shawnee State had four players in
double-figures. Junior Keelyn Franklin led the way
with 22 points, freshman Tyler Morgan, and
sophomore Ian Nixon had 14 points each. From the bench,
freshman Tyler Boyles contributed 10 points, adding 3
assists and 3 steals. Mount Vernon was led by Austin
Kaiser with 18 points. Bryce Sanborn finished
with 15 points and 12 boards, while Travis Brown added 11
points on the night.From the field, Shawnee State made 27-of-52 attempts for
52%, while
Mount Vernon made 25-of-51
attempts for 49%. Shawnee State shot 43% from
beyond the arc connecting on 10-of-23 attempts.
Mount Vernon made 6-of-12 attempts for 50%. From the
line the Bears were 11-for-19 for 58%. [Box
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November 28 vs. Calumet College @ Ohio
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The Shawnee State men's basketball team came
up short by two points in overtime to Calumet College 76-78
on Saturday. Calumet led the entire first half but the
Bears were able to stay close to go into the half 32-29.
Shawnee State took their first lead of the game with 16:11
left in the second half on the lay up by Tyler Morgan.
With just under 3 minutes left in regulation Tim Russell
made two lay ups to go up 71-66. Calumut fought back
with the lay up by Wilfredo Escobar and then the 3 pointer
by Keith Dean to tie the game and send it into overtime.
Keith Dean hit a 3 ball and then capitalized off the
turnover by Ian Nixson with a lay up. Tyler Boyles
answered with a lay up making it 76-78 before time ran out. Shawnee
State had four players in double digits. Freshman
Tyler Morgan led the Bears with 23 points. Freshman
Tyler Boyles, sophomore Tim Russell, and junior Keelyn
Franklin each added 13, 12, and 11 points. Morgan also
led the Bears in rebounds with 12 followed by freshman Mark
Bryant with 8 and Russell with 6 rebounds. Calumet had
three plays in double digits with Keith Dean leading all
scores with 30 points. Wilfredo Escobar and Fares
Saqf-Alhait each added 20 and 18 points. Eric
Spaulding led Calumet with 8 rebounds.
From the field, Shawnee State made 27-of-59 attempts for
46%, while Calumet made 25-of-64 attempts for 39%.
Shawnee State shot 17% from beyond the arc as they made only
3-of-18 attempts. Dearborn made 12-of-36 attempts for
33%. From the line the Bears went 19-for-34 for 56%.
Tyler Morgan was named to the All-Tournament Team. [Box
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November 27 vs. University of Michigan
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The Shawnee State men's basketball team fell to
the University of Michigan Dearborn 54-67 on Friday evening.
Shawnee State falls to 1-6 on the season. The
University of Michigan Dearborn improves to 2-6.
It had been a back and forth battle the entire first half
between Shawnee State and the University of Michigan
Dearborn tying the game at 19-19. With 14:07 remaining
in the second half, Dearborn's Le'ante Duren stole the ball
off of Shawnee State's Tyler Boyles and finished with a
lay-up to go on a 15-6 run making it 25-34. From there
Dearborn did not look back. Dearborn lead as much as
19 points and kept the Bears from coming within 11 points
the rest of the contest. Shawnee State had three players in
double-figures. Junior Keelyn Franklin, sophomore Matt
Skaggs, and freshmen Tyler Morgan
led the Bears with 10 points a piece. Skaggs, who went
5-8 from the field added a career high nine
rebounds on the night. Freshman Mark Bryant also added
nine rebounds for the Bears. Dearborn had four players in
double-figures. Ronald Wilson led with 18
points while Nicholas Simpson, Le'ante Duren, and Matt Ponik
added 13, 12, and 10 points. Wilson and Duren each
added nine rebounds. From the field, Shawnee State made 23-of-71 attempts for 32%, while
Dearborn made 24-of-51
attempts for 47%. Shawnee State shot 24% from
beyond the arc as they made only 5-of-21 attempts.
Dearborn made 1-of-8 attempts for 13%. From the line
the Bears went 3-for-13 for 23%. [Box
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November 24 vs. Campbellsville |
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Shawnee State fell to
Campbellsville University 62-58 on Tuesday evening.
Campbellsville lead most of the game but
Shawnee State stayed within striking distance of the Tigers.
Shawnee State took their first lead three minutes into the
second half on free-throw by freshman Tyler Morgan.
Campbellsville regained the lead on a Nestor Colmenares
dunk, three minutes later. Freshman Tyler Boyles then
gave the Bears their only other lead of the game on lay-up
with 10:24 to go in the game. Campbellsville then
rolled off 14-2 run to give the Tigers their largest lead of
the game and put the Bears out of reach. Shawnee State
had two players in double-figures. Freshmen Tyler
Boyles and Tyler Morgan led the Bears with 18 and 17 points,
as they both made 7-of-10 shots from the floor. Morgan
added six rebounds and two blocks. Freshman Mark
Bryant added nine rebounds for the Bears.
Campbellsville had three players in double-figures.
Shawn Savage led the Tigers with 11 points, while Nestor
Colmenares and Joe Robinson each added 10. From the
field, Shawnee State made 22-of- 59 attempts for 37%, while
Campbellsville made 24-of-48 attempts for 50%. Shawnee
State shot a dismal 17% from beyond the arc as they made
only 4-of-24 attempts. The Tigers made 7-of-18
attempts for 39%. From the line the Bears went
10-for-16 for 63%. [Box
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November 21 @ UC Clermont |
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Shawnee State fell to UC Clermont 80-72.
Junior Keelyn Franklin and freshman Tyler Morgan led the
Bears as they each tallied 15 points in the game.
Morgan added seven rebounds and three steals, while Franklin
added four assists and four steals. Sophomore Matt Skaggs
added 12 points and six rebounds for the Bears.
Shawnee State shot 44% from the field and 28% from beyond
the arc. From the charity strip the Bears made 9-of-17
attempts for 53%. [Box
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November 17 vs. Rio Grande |
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In a exciting
back-for-forth battle in the packed Waller Gymnasium the
Shawnee State men's basketball team pulled away in the final
minutes to beat rival University of Rio Grande 87-77 Tuesday
evening. Rio Grande got up by as
many as 10 in the first half, but the Bears went on 11-5 to
end the first half to cut the lead to four at the break.
Rio Grande led the most of the second half until sophomore
Ian Nixson drained a three-pointer to tie the game at 73-73.
Freshman Tom Berlekamp rattled in another three-pointer on
the next possession to give the Bears their first lead of
the second half. Rio Grande's Meau Jones knocked down
two free throws to pull the RedStorm within one.
Freshman Mark Bryant made a lay-up, Nixson drained two free
throws, and junior Keelyn Franklin drained a jumper to
extend the Bears lead 82-75. Rio's Bud Teer made two
free throws of his own to tally Rio Grande's final score.
Shawnee State finished the game as they hit 6-of-8 attempts
at the line to seal the victory. Shawnee State had a
balanced offense as five players reached double-figures.
Franklin led the Bears with a stellar performance and was
named SSU's Dick Hyland Player of the Game as he scored 16
points, dished out 7 assists, pulled down five rebounds,
tallied three steals, and had one block in the game.
Bryant came off the bench for the Bears to tally 16 points,
three rebounds, and three steals. Nixson had 15
points, four rebounds, and three steals in the game.
Freshmen Tyler Morgan and Berlekamp added 13 points and
seven rebounds and 12 points and six rebounds, respectively.
The RedStorm's P.J. Rase led all scorers with 23 points and
was named Rio's Dick Hyland Player of the Game. Doug
Campbell and Brad Cubbie each added 11 points. Shawnee
State out shot the RedStorm 53% to 40% from the field.
From beyond the arc the Bears connected on six
three-pointers of 14 attempts for 43%, while Rio Grande
drained 7-of-26 attempts for 27%. At the line the
Bears made 17-of-31 attempts for 55%. Rio Grande hit
16-of-22 fro 73%. [Box
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November 14 vs. Mountain State (Harry Weinbrecht Classic) |
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Shawnee State's physical play and zone
defense held Mountain State University, which averages 108
points a game, to their lowest score of the season, but it
wasn't enough as the Bears fell to NAIA Division I No. 2
ranked Mountain State University 82-60 on the second day of
the Harry Weinbrecht Classic. Shawnee State picked up
an early 8-4 lead in the first half, but Mountain State's
offensive depth combined with the Bears' offensive draught
in the first half, gave the Cougars a 42-20 lead at the
half. The Bears came out in the second half strong and
played an even battle, but couldn't overcome the first half
deficit. Shawnee State was lead by junior Keelyn
Franklin's 14 points performance. Franklin also added
six rebounds, and three assist, and two steals in the game.
Sophomore Ian Nixson added 12 points and five rebounds for
the Bears. Tyler Morgan tallied his second
double-double of the season as he scored 11 points and
pulled down 11 boards to go along with three steals.
Mark Bryant came off the bench to tally nine points and pull
down five rebounds. The Bears struggle from the field
as they shot 34% in the game compared to Mountain State who
shot 45% in the game. From beyond the arc the Bears
mae only 4-of-19 attempts, while Mountain State connected on
10-for-29. Shawnee State shot 55% from the charity
strip as they went 12-for-22 in the game. The Cougars
made 18-of-22 attempts for 82%. [Box
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November 13 vs. Cincinnati Christian
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Shawnee State men's
basketball picked up their first victory of the season as
they defeated Cincinnati Christian College 87-39 in the
first night of the Harry Weinbrecht Classic.
After a slow first half and up 34-17 at the
break, the Bears stepped it up in the second half to score
53 second half points. The Bears had a very balanced offense
as 12 Shawnee State players scored. Junior Keelyn
Franklin led the Bears as he poured 21 points, tying a
career-high, as he went 10-for-13 from the floor and 1-for-2
from beyond the arc. Franklin also pulled down four
rebounds and dished out four assists in the game.
Sophomore Matt Skaggs added 12 points, going 6-for-7 from
the field, while pulling down seven rebounds.
Sophomore Ian Nixson scored 11 points in the game, dished
out eight assists, pulled down four boards, and had two
steals for the Bears. Cincinnati Christian was led by Alonzo
Gill's 22 points performance. Shawnee State shot 53%
in the game as they went 38-for-72 from the floor.
From beyond the arc the Bears shot 36%. The Bears only
went to the line four times in the game, hitting three of
the attempts. [Box
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November 9 @ Pikeville |
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The
Shawnee State men's basketball team
had their chances Monday evening, but an experienced
Pikeville team was too much for the young Bears' squad as
Pikeville won the contest 66-57.
In the first half, Pikeville lead by as many
as 12, but the Bears finished the second half on 11-4 run to
cut Pikeville's lead to 28-23 at the break. Pikeville
stretched their lead to eight, but the Bears battled back to
take a 42-41 lead with 10:48 to go in the game with a jumper
by sophomore Ian Nixson. This would be the last lead
exchange in the game as Pikeville would outscore the Bears
25-15 in the final 10 minutes. Freshman Tyler Boyles came
off the bench to lead the Bears with a team-high 15 points,
while Nixson added 14 points and three steals.
Freshman Tyler Morgan tallied 12 points and pulled down
eight rebounds. Junior Keelyn Franklin dished out a
team-high four assists. Pikeville was lead by junior
Justin Hicks' 17 point performance, while senior Jonathan
Clark added 16 points and seven rebounds. [Box
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November 7 vs. UVA-Wise |
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The Shawnee State men's basketball team fell short to
UVA-Wise as they lost 79-74 in double-overtime to open the season.
Junior Keelyn Franklin sank a jumper with
20 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime
knotted at 58. The Bears never trailed in the first
overtime and had their chances to clinch the win, but shot a
dismal 4-for-10 at the line to allow UVA-Wise to stay within
striking distance. UVA-Wise's Adam Hood hit two foul
shots with 13 seconds to go to tie the game at 66.
Freshmen Tyler Morgan missed a shot with four seconds left
and Mark Bryant followed with a jumper of his own, but never
found the bottom of the net, sending the game into a second
overtime. Freshman Tyler Boyles nailed a
three-pointer to open the second overtime period, but
UVA-Wise's Adam Hood answered with one of his own to tie the
game. The Bears then turned the ball over on two
straight possession, allowing the Cavaliers to take a 73-69
lead. Shawnee State's sophomore Matt Skaggs was fouled and
went to the line for the double bonus, where he went
1-for-2, pulling the Bears within three. UVA's Kevin
Perry then missed two foul shots of his own. Sophomore
Ian Nixson got the Bears within two as he made 1-of-2 at the
line. Hood then sank two foul shots to give the Cavaliers
the four point lead. Shawnee State missed a lay-up but
an offensive rebound and put back by Boyles would put the
Bears within two again. Hood then sank two more shots
from the charity strip to stretch the lead. Shawnee
State came up short as they missed a three-pointer and a UVA-Wise
rebound and lay-up sealed the victory. Tyler Morgan led the Bears as he tallied
a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds in his debut
for the Bears. Boyles came off the bench for the Bears
to tally 14 points and three rebounds and two assists in
his debut. Keelyn Franklin and Ian Nixson each scored
13 points for the Bears. Shawnee State shot 42% from the field and
33% from beyond the arc. Shawnee State struggled at the line
as they went 17-for-36 on the night for 47%.
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