Feb. 23, 2007

Box Score

The SU men's basketball team shot just 30.4 percent in its first round game of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament and fell to the Centre College Colonels by a score of 63-43 on Friday (Feb. 23) in Memphis, TN.

The Pirates fell behind early against the Colonels with Centre extending its lead to double-digits less than six minutes in to the game on Matt Nestheide's fifth three-pointer of the half. The Colonels led by as many as 22 in the half after a three-pointer made the score 41-19 with 2:34 on the clock.

SU fell behind by as many as 28 with 10:52 left in the game. Sophomore Andrew McDonald (Austin, TX/Westwood HS) made a pair of layups late in the half to pull the Pirates within 17 but CC's Kameron McRay hit a three to make the final score 63-43.

Junior Mike Powell (Houston, TX/Episcopal HS) led the team in scoring with 11 points on 4-9 shooting. He also tied for a game-high with six rebounds and had one assist. First-year Travis Barber (Houston, TX/Klein HS) recorded eight points for the Bucs and grabbed three rebounds.

McDonald had six points on 3-5 shooting along with two blocks and three rebounds. Sophomore Micah Salinas (San Antonio, TX/Highlands HS) added seven points for SU.

The Pirates shot just 30.4 percent while the Colonels shot 41.8 percent from the floor and 48 percent from beyond the three-point arc. Rebounds were close with Centre holding a slight 38-37 edge.

Southwestern closes the season with an 11-15 overall record. Centre goes on to play Millsaps College on Saturday (Feb. 24) in the second round.

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