2008 Woodie Awards
Marist finishes with winning record at Old Spice Classic
Andy Alongi
Issue date: 11/30/06 Section: Sports
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Marist was up seven when the second half began, 35-28. They put a big cushion on their lead by opening the second stanza with an 18-4 run over the first 4:54 of play.
The run contained four of Marist's 10 three-point field goals, two of which were hit by senior sharp-shooter Will Whittington. Whittington had a total of 16 points, two rebounds and three assists for the game.
However, that run did not take the fight out of Western Michigan. They clawed back, and got as close as eight, at 81-73 on an Andrew Ricks jumper with 1:52 left to play in the game.
Ricks was the Broncos leading scorer off the bench with 16 points, while Joe Reitz led Western Michigan with 18 points and shot eight-of-11 from the field.
Marist head coach Matt Brady spoke highly of the Broncos.
"I knew what a terrific program they had developed over the past few years after studying their tape," he said. "We had players who were determined not to get beat off the dribble tonight. We [Marist] played better as the weekend went on."
The game contained six ties and four lead changes. Marist held on to the lead for good after a Whittington three-pointer put the Foxes up 25-23 with 4:43 to play in the first half.
The largest lead for the Foxes was 21, 53-32, after senior guard Jared Jordan hit a lay-up to cap the 18-4 Marist run that opened the second half.
Jordan continued to share the ball well as he dished out nine assists to go with his game-high 30 points, 17 of which came in the second half. Jordan shot 10-for-10 from the charity stripe, 9-for-13 from the floor, and two-for-three from beyond the arc.
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