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Cunningham's 21 Not Enough in 78-75 Loss
11/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
UC Riverside junior guard Larry Cunningham led three Highlanders in scoring with 21 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome a dreadful night at the free throw line as the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks handed the visiting Highlanders a 78-75 loss in front of 2,843 fans at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, MO Friday.
The Highlanders fall to 3-4 on the season, while the Redhawks improve to 2-3. The game was the Highlanders' return visit after SEMO came to Riverside during the 2004-05 season as a part of the Bracket Buster Tournament.
Senior guard Justin Bell had 17 points and a career-high eight assists in the game and junior forward B.J. Visman had a double-double of 13 points and 16 rebounds after having sat out the last two games with a sore wrist.. UCR hit a season-high 14 three pointers, shooting a season-best 48.3% (14-of-29) from beyond the arc. But the difference between winning and losing came at the charity stripe, as UCR was just 5-of-15 (33.3%) on free throws. Turnovers also continued to be a problem, as UCR had 20 giveaways, the fourth time this season they have reached that mark in a game.
Michael Rembert led five Southeast Missouri players in double figures, followed by Terrick Willoughby with 14. The Redhawks were little better from the line, hitting just 10-of-19 (52.6%). UCR won the battle of the boards, 44-35.
The Highlanders trailed by nine at 41-32, UCR, but rallied with four straight treys to crawl within three at the intermission, 48-45. UCR took the lead on a Cunningham trey with 12:49 left to make it 56-54, but the Redhawks fought right back, regaining the lead a few moments later and never relinquishing it.
UCR had a couple of opportunities, narrowing the margin to one at 67-66 on a three-pointer by Bell, but Rembert answered with a three to make the margin four.
Trailing by seven with 42 seconds left, Bell and Cunningham nailed back-to-back threes to make the margin one with just 15 seconds left. Following a quick foul by Bell, SEMO's Roderick Pearson hit a pair of free throws to make it 77-74. But moments later Pearson fouled Bell, sending him to the line for three charity shots with just four seconds left. Bell hit the first and the Redhawks called a timeout. The strategy worked as Bell missed his next two charity shots, and Southeast Missouri sealed the victory a few moments later with another Pearson free throw.
The Highlanders fall to 3-4 on the season, while the Redhawks improve to 2-3. The game was the Highlanders' return visit after SEMO came to Riverside during the 2004-05 season as a part of the Bracket Buster Tournament.
Senior guard Justin Bell had 17 points and a career-high eight assists in the game and junior forward B.J. Visman had a double-double of 13 points and 16 rebounds after having sat out the last two games with a sore wrist.. UCR hit a season-high 14 three pointers, shooting a season-best 48.3% (14-of-29) from beyond the arc. But the difference between winning and losing came at the charity stripe, as UCR was just 5-of-15 (33.3%) on free throws. Turnovers also continued to be a problem, as UCR had 20 giveaways, the fourth time this season they have reached that mark in a game.
Michael Rembert led five Southeast Missouri players in double figures, followed by Terrick Willoughby with 14. The Redhawks were little better from the line, hitting just 10-of-19 (52.6%). UCR won the battle of the boards, 44-35.
The Highlanders trailed by nine at 41-32, UCR, but rallied with four straight treys to crawl within three at the intermission, 48-45. UCR took the lead on a Cunningham trey with 12:49 left to make it 56-54, but the Redhawks fought right back, regaining the lead a few moments later and never relinquishing it.
UCR had a couple of opportunities, narrowing the margin to one at 67-66 on a three-pointer by Bell, but Rembert answered with a three to make the margin four.
Trailing by seven with 42 seconds left, Bell and Cunningham nailed back-to-back threes to make the margin one with just 15 seconds left. Following a quick foul by Bell, SEMO's Roderick Pearson hit a pair of free throws to make it 77-74. But moments later Pearson fouled Bell, sending him to the line for three charity shots with just four seconds left. Bell hit the first and the Redhawks called a timeout. The strategy worked as Bell missed his next two charity shots, and Southeast Missouri sealed the victory a few moments later with another Pearson free throw.
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