Patriot Men fall to Builders 72-67 in overtime
NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Francis Marion University squandered a 14-point second-half lead and then committed six turnovers in overtime as the Patriots dropped their first game of the season 72-67 to The Apprentice School, Tuesday night (Nov. 24) in non-conference men's basketball action.
Guards Kaylan Anderson and Herman Mains led the Patriots (5-1) with 14 and 10 points respectively. FMU played without the services of leading scorer and rebounder Robert Faulkner.
Isaih Harrison paced The Apprentice School (4-0) with 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Andre Henderson scored 17 points. The Builders outrebounded FMU 47-29.
Francis Marion led by 10 points at intermission 31-21. The Patriots would go up by 14 points (45-31) on a three-pointer by Kendrick Robinson with 13:52 left in the game. The Apprentice School rallied with a 27-8 run to forge ahead 58-53 with 3:49 left in regulation.
Mains tied the score at 60-60 and forced overtime with a rare four-point play (three-pointer and a foul) with 35 seconds left. Robinson had a chance to win the game in regulation, but missed a jumper with two ticks remaining.
The Builders then took advantage of FMU miscues in the extra session to capture the win.
Altogether Francis Marion committed 32 turnovers, while The Apprentice School turned the ball over 37 times.
FMU will host Allen University on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Smith University Center.
11-24-09 6 pm at Newport News, Va.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 72, FRANCIS MARION UNIV. 67
FRANCIS MARION UNIV. (5-1)
Anderson, Kaylan 5-9 4-5 14; Mains, Herman 3-7 3-3 10;
Boyd, Simel 4-6 1-3
9; Robinson, Kendrick 3-10 2-4 9; Julious, Bryant 4-11 0-0 9;
Smith, Andrew
3-5 0-0 6; Petreikis, Mindaugas 1-2 1-1 3; Gullatte, Edward
1-5 0-0 3;
Peterson, Andy 1-4 0-2 2; Turner, David 1-4 0-2 2. Totals 26-63
11-20 67.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL (4-0)
IsaihHarrison 10-15 4-5 24; Andre Henderson 6-9 5-10 17; Eric
Joe 6-12 1-2
13; Chris Hearn 4-8 4-6 12; Tim Johnson 2-5 1-2 5; Tevin
Andrews 0-4 1-4 1;
Joe Lyons 0-1 0-0 0; Duane Douglas 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 28-55 16-30
72.
Halftime: Francis Marion 31 Apprentice School 21. Regulation
60-60.
3-point goals--Francis Marion Univ. 4-20 (Mains, Herman 1-1;
Julious, Bryant
1-5; Gullatte, Edward 1-3; Robinson, Kendrick 1-5; Turner, David
0-1; Boyd,
Simel0-2; Anderson, Kaylan 0-3), Apprentice School 0-6
(; Andre Henderson
0-1; Eric Joe 0-2; Chris Hearn 0-1; Tevin Andrews 0-1; Joe
Lyons 0-1).
Fouled out--Francis Marion Univ.-Mains, Herman; Turner, David,
Apprentice
School-Andre Henderson. Rebounds--Francis Marion Univ. 29 (Turner,
David 7),
Apprentice School 47 (Isaih Harrison 11). Assists--Francis Marion
Univ. 19
(Robinson, Kendrick 4), Apprentice School 15 (Tevin Andrews 5).
Total
fouls--Francis Marion 28, Apprentice School 19. Technical
fouls--None. A-293
