After being significantly out-rebounded by JC-6 on Friday night, Binghamton 5-6 Blue came back strong Monday night and won a tight ballgame, 46-43.
Blue 46, Johnson City 43
In a game that saw five lead changes in the fourth quarter alone, Blue got 25 points and 10 rebounds from Alex Vega (18 in the first half) to get the victory. Andre Hawkins played smothering defense with several steals, and on the inside, Sarbast Doski and Nicky Snyder had strong, improved games against JC's two big men.
With about 4 minutes left to play, Isiah Turner scored on a nifty Hawkins inbounds pass, underneath the basketball, to give Binghamton a 39-37 lead. JC tied the game at 39 apiece, then connected on 1-for-2 from then foul line to take a 40-39 lead.
Soon after, Hawkins drove to the basket and got his shot to bounce in to recapture the lead at 41-40, but JC had an answer, taking the lead back (42-41).
Turner wasn't finished, though, as his 8-footer swished to give Binghamton the 43-42 edge with 2-minutes-plus remaining. JC tied the game at 43-all on 1-for-2 from the line, but a Vega drive on the right side went in and he was fouled. His free throw missed, but Blue held a 45-43 lead at the 1:43 mark.
JC had a chance to knot the score within the final minute, but both free throws missed, and Hawkins was fouled with 21 seconds remaining, making 1-of-2 from the line to seal the 3-point victory.
Johnson City-6.....12-7-17-7 -- 43
Binghamton..........6-17-14-9 -- 46
Statistics:
Alex Vega - 25 points, 10 rebounds
Isiah Turner - 7 points, 6 rebounds
Nicky Snyder - 6 points, 7 rebounds
Andre Hawkins - 5 points, 3 rebounds
Sarbast Doski - 1 point, 6 rebounds
Nate Gaster - 2 points
No comments:
Post a Comment