Blue Devils Spoil Senior Day for Men's Basketball
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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38 | 45 | 83 |
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25 | 37 | 62 |
Team Stats
Lawrence Tech
| Game Statistics | Lawrence Tech | Cleary (MI) |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (31-62) | (22-70) |
| Field Goal % | 50.0% | 31.4% |
| Rebounds | 48 | 34 |
| Assists | 19 | 9 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 7 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 11 | 14 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 20 | 15 |
| Pts in the Paint | 40 | 18 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 8 | 12 |
| Bench Pts | 54 | 15 |
(Lansing, MI)-- The Cleary Cougar men's basketball team played their final home game of the season Saturday afternoon, and were upended by the visiting Lawrence Tech Blue Devils 83-62.
Jacob Mueller would hit a jumper to open the game's scoring, followed by a Zane Kemp jumper and a Nick Ellis free throw to give Cleary a 5-0 lead. After LTU came back to tie the game, Zane Kemp would steal the ball and slam it home to give the Cougars back a lead. With Cleary leading 12-9, the Blue Devils would get hot from the floor to take a lead, and by the 5:49 mark, had built a doubld-digit lead over the Cougars. Cleary stayed cold from the floor to finish the half, and trailed by a 38-25 score at the break.
In the second half, Cleary would make more plays on offense, but every time they scored, the Blue Devils had an answer. Nick Ellis would make four free throws to get the deficit to eleven points on two separate occasions, but that would be as close as the Cougars would be able to get, falling at home on Senior Day 83-62.
Jacob Mueller had a career and game high 21 points and 5 rebounds. Zane Kemp would have a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Cleary finishes the regular season 12-15, overall, and 11-11 in the WHAC. The Cougars will be the 6-seed in next week's WHAC Tournament, and they will travel to play 3-seed Rochester Christian on Thursday, February 26 for a 7:00 PM game.
