FOND DU LAC - Marian University men's basketball (0-2, 0-0 NACC) hung tight with No. 18 Carthage but fell to the Firebirds 75-67.
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- The largest lead for either side in the opening half was only six points when Carthage held a 19-13 lead with 11:08 left in the opening half.
- Marian responded with a 11-2 run that saw the Sabres go ahead 24-21 with 7:58 remaining until the break.
- The Sabres held onto its lead until the 3:17 mark when Carthagere took the lead and went into the half leading 38-35.
- Marian was able to open the second half on a quick spurt of 9-5 and lead 44-43.
- The Firebirds would hit a three-pointer on their next possession and used a 7-2 run to take the lead for good.
- The Sabres were able to keep it a one-possession game until the final five minutes.
- Carthage would go 8-of-8 from the charity stripe in the final minute to help set the final at 75-67.
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- The Sabre defense was able to force 17 Carthage turnovers and had 14 steals but allowed the Firebirds to go 24-of-48 (.500) from the field and 8-of-20 (.400) from beyond the arc.
- Marian made 11 field goals in each half finishing 22-of-54 (.407) from the field and 10-of-28 (.357) on three-pointers.
- The battle in the paint was fairly even with Carthage holding a slim 28-22 advantage in points, while the Sabres scored all 15 fast break points for the game.
- Carthage improves to 6-1 in the all-time series against Marian.
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Senior Eli Vogel once again provided a spark off of the bench scoring a team-high 17 points. |
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Junior JeanLuc Wilson chipped in 12 points to go with five steals and eight assists. |
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Junior Mahlik Hall scord 13 points and had four reboudns. |
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Sunday, November 19
Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
1 p.m. |
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