Charleston Southern University Athletics
0-1
Kansas St.
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| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Southern | 49 | 18 | 67 |
| Kansas State | 35 | 37 | 72 |
11/11/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MANHATTAN, KAN. : Charleston Southern held the lead for most of the game over Big 12 power Kansas State before the Wildcats pulled ahead for the 72-67 victory in Manhattan, Kan on Nov.11
Jeremy Sexton led the way for the Buccaneers with 19 points on 6-15 shooting, seven rebounds and two assists. Saah Nimley had 13 points and five rebounds, while Arlon Harper chipped in with seven points, five steals and four rebounds. As a team, CSU shot 31.3% from the field (21-67), 28.6 % from beyond the arc (6-21), grabbed 37 rebounds (15 offensive), had nine assists, 10 steals while turning the ball over 22 times. Charleston Southern finished the game with 20 points in the paint, scored 23 points off of turnovers in comparison to Kansas States' 18 , doubled KSU's 10 second chance points with 21, and had 16 fast break points compared to KSU's 12.
KSU was led by Rodney McGruder's 18 points and 11 rebounds. Will Spalding had 15 points including 8-9 from the free throw line. KSU shot 42.9% from the field, snatched 35 rebounds, had 12 assists, and 19 turnovers.
Charleston Southern started the game up 3-0 thanks to three straight by Saah Nimley. CSU would keep the lead at three with Paul Gombwer hitting a three to make it 8-5 CSU. KSU would take the lead 15-11 before Gombwer hit a three followed by a dunk to make it 16-15 Charleston Southern. The Wildcats would cling to a 24-22 lead, but following a media timeout, Saah Nimley drained a jumper to knot it up at 24. Another jumper by Nimley at the 4:11 mark would stretch the CSU lead to 11, 37-26. Sheldon Strickland kicked it out to Jeremy Sexton at the 2:38 mark, who hit a three to make the score 42-31 Bucs. Cedrick Bowen's jumper with 38 seconds left in the half gave CSU the lead 49-34. Saah Nimley ended the first half with a lay up to put the Bucs up 51-35 heading into halftime. CSU went 17-40 in the first half, including 5-11 from deep.
Kelvin Martin started the second half by hitting two free throws to
give the Bucs the 53-37 advantage. Martin would sink another free
throw at the 17:47 mark to make it 54-37 CSU, the Bucs would not
score again for nearly eight minutes. At the 10:13 mark two Cedrick
Bowen free throws would give the Bucs 56-49 edge. Mathiang Muo
would knock in two free throws to help CSU cling to a 58-51 lead. A
Cedrick Bowen jumper would end another CSU cold streak, to make it
60-56 Buccaneers. After a Saah Nimley layup put CSU up 64-61 KSU's
Will Spalding hit a three to tie the game up 2:24 left. Back to
back Spalding free throws would extend the Kansas State lead to
four 68-64 before Jeremy Sexton sank two free throws of his own to
pull the Bucs within two with 31 seconds left in the game. Sexton
would then hit a three pointer to bring the Buccaneers within one
(69-70) with only 24 seconds remaining. Free throws down the
stretch would ice the game, giving the Wildcats the 72-67 victory
in this heated contest.
Charleston Southern (0-1) will stay in the state of Kansas, facing off against defending NIT champion Wichita State on Nov. 13 at 2:05 p.m. in Wichita Kan.
