Box Score Bucs best Marauders thanks to efficient shooting night
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MEMPHIS, Tennessee – After an opening season win on Friday over the Buccaneers of Christian Brothers University, the Central State Marauders dropped a 83-62 road contest to the Bucs on Sunday afternoon.
The Marauders looked great early on, leading by 7 points at the 10:43 mark of the first half after a
Markese McGuire three pointer. CBU responded behind a supportive home crowd with an 18-7 run to take their first lead with 3:12 left before halftime. From that point on, CSU struggled from the field while CBU continued to improve.
Christian Brothers opened the second half with a 18-2 run and never looked back. Â While both teams shot 41% from the field in the first 20 minutes, it was CBU who had the touch from the field in the second with a 65% shooting performance compared to a dismal 25% conversion rate from Marauder shooters.
CBU's Jeff Larkin led all scorers with 22 points. Mitch Mays chipped in with 15 points. Joe Laravie had 14 points and 8 assists as CBU avenged Friday's loss at Central State to improve to 1-1 overall.
The Marauders were paced by
Jeremy Brown's 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Frank Barber III also had 11 points but no other Marauder scored in double-figures as CSU dropped to 1-1 on the season.
"Our key players that were crucial in our victory on Friday were unable to make an impact in today's game," CSU head coach
Joseph Price said. "Playing a quality team like Christian Brothers on the road today, I expect our guys to learn from this and correct their mistakes heading into our next game against Wilberforce University."
While the Marauders do not play a home game until Dec. 30, fans will get a chance to see Central State when they play at Wilberforce University this Thursday at 7:30 pm. The two schools both call Wilberforce, Ohio home and sit adjacent to each other.
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