       |
|
|
 |
February 16, 2007 Nampa, ID (February 15) – A slow first half and mental errors cost Saint Martin’s a win as they fell 88-78 to Northwest Nazarene University Thursday night at the Johnson Sports Center. The Saints jumped out early in the first half quickly going up by 11 before the Crusaders came back to tie it 29-29. With 5:32 left on the clack NNU took the lead and continued to build on it scoring 11 points and holding the Saints scoreless for the remainder of the half. Saint Martin’s rallied in the second half tying the game and taking the lead on two made free throws by Justin Alexander nine minutes into the half. But the Crusaders were able to regain the lead and hold off the Saints for the rest of the half. Jake Linton had a game high 23 points for the Saints. Stephon Harris added 12 points and Trevor Dunstan had 11. The Crusaders had a total of six players in double figures on the night including Tim Ireland who posted 20 and Kendall Gielow with 17. The Crusaders took advantage of their free throw opportunities going 22-26 while the Saints were only 16-25. “This was a very tough loss for us tonight,” said head coach Keith Cooper. “You have to give NNU credit; they came out played well, made some big shots and made their free throws. This was a game that we should have won, that we could have won, that we needed to win and we didn’t. We fought back in the second half and took the lead but we had way too many mental mistakes at critical times that cost us.” The Saints are back at home this Saturday as they take on the Seattle Pacific University Falcons.
|
|
