Box Score Marauder defense shuts down Miles

WILBERFORCE, Ohio - The Central State University Marauders beat the Golden Bears of Miles College in SIAC defensive battle, 53-49, on Saturday afternoon.

CSU's Frank Barber III scored the games first five points and the Marauders jumped out to an early 11-3 lead. Miles quickly responded with a 8-0 run as a Shaquille Cooke layup evened up the score, 11-11, at the 13:29 mark. Over the span of the next 11 minutes, neither team managed to pull away to a significant lead. After two free throws by Barber III put the Marauders up, 26-25, with 2:40 remaining in the first half, Miles went on a 7-0 run to take a 32-26 lead at intermission.

Miles built their lead up to 10 early and the second half, holding a 40-30 edge with 14:33 left. CSU climbed their way back into the game with defense by holding MC to just 5 points over the next 9 minutes while three balls from Markese McGuire, Thomas Farrior and Martin Oliver helped the Marauder take a 49-45 lead with 1:05 to play. CSU surrendered a Miles basket with 29 seconds to play but Barber III sealed the game by converting four straight free throws from the line and the Marauders ended a 7-game losing streak.

CSU forced Miles into 17 turnovers and held the Bears to 35% shooting from the field. No Miles player managed to score in double-figures.

Oliver, a freshman from Chicago, Illinois, has his best game as a Marauder with 14 points. Barber III finished with 13 points a 4 rebounds. While he did not score, Jeremy Brown made a significant impact on the game with his 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. With the victory, CSU improves to 6-10 overall with a 3-5 mark in the SIAC.

Carl Garcia led the Bears with 9 points and 8 rebounds. Miles now sits at 0-14 on the year and 0-2 in conference play.

"Our players have been practicing really hard all week and I knew they would come out and play hard tonight," CSU Head Coach Joseph Price said. "We executed a zone defense very well and it made a difference for us. We need our guys to continue to bring the same energy moving forward as we prepare for another big conference game against Tuskegee on Monday."

The Marauders host Tuskegee University on Monday at 7:30 pm as part of Greene County Community Night. For additional details and information on Monday's game, visit - http://maraudersports.com/news/2017/1/12/mens-basketball-central-state-to-host-greene-county-community-night-on-monday.aspx?path=mbball 

 

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