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November 11, 2004
LIONS BASKETBALL TEAM
FALLS SHORT AT MTSU (BOX
SCORE)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- North Alabama was within eight
points of Division I Middle Tennessee State at the half Thursday but
the Blue Raiders pulled away over the final 20 minutes for an 86-52
exhibition win over UNA. UNA trailed just 34-26 at
intermission but poor shooting plagued the Lions down the stretch.
The Lions made just 23 of 66 shots
from the floor (34.8 pct), three of 13 from thre-point range (23.1
pct) and 13 of 31 free throws (41.9 pct). MTSU shot a hot 54.4 from
the floor but was o-for-14 from three-point range. A.J. Gordon
led UNA with 17 points, while Javier Palacios had 15, Casey Holt 11
and Luke Copeland 10. Michael Cuffee led MTSU with 18,
followed by Brian Lake with 14, Kyle Young with 13 and Marcus
Morrison and Mike Dew with 10 each. UNA was outrebounded 54-34 in
the game. The Lions play another exhibition game at Georgia
State Saturday before opening the season at home on November 15 at
Flowers Hall. |
