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PFEIFFER SPORTS INFORMATION
Saturday, January 20, 2007
RESULTS VS. ST. ANDREWS (2007-01-20 19:30:00)

Men' Basketball Loses in OT
Saturday, 20 January 2007

Misenheimer, NC---Pfeiffer lost a heartbreaker to St. Andrews 106-101 in OT Saturday night in men's basketball action. The Falcons(13-3, 7-2) and Knights(7-9, 4-5) went back and forth as the game saw 12 lead changes and ten ties. The Knights grabbed a quick six point lead in the OT and were able to hang on. DeMario Grier scored 26 for Pfeiffer. Robert McGriff and Tavares Cooper each added 17 points.

St. Andrews grabbed an early 10-7 lead but a 7-0 Pfeiffer run gave them a 14-10 advantage at the 15:14 mark.

The Knights took the lead, 27-26, at the 8:39 mark and held the lead the rest of the half.

A DeMario Grier three-pointer at the halftime buzzer brought the Falcons back within one, 43-42, at the break.

Robert McGriff hit a field goal in the first ten seconds of the second half to give Pfeiffer a lead they would hold for over ten minutes.

A 10-0 Knights run gave them a 72-70 lead with 8:33 to play.

The teams went back and forth until the end. St. Andrews hit two free throws with ten seconds left and a last second "three" by McGriff just missed to send the game into overtime.

The Knights scored the first six points of OT but the Falcons fought back and Cooper tied the game at 101 with 2:14 to go. However, the Knights hit enough free throws at the end and Pfeiffer couldn't score and the Knights won 106-101.

Grier had 26 points to lead Pfeiffer. Cooper and McGriff each added 17. Logan Call chipped in 14 points. Pfeiffer was outrebounded 45-33 for the game and St. Andrews shot 57% from the floor.

Pfeiffer returns to action Thursday. They will travel to Limestone for a 7:30 pm game.

Pfeiffer - M vs St. Andrews - M DATE: 1/20/2007 TIME: 7:30:00 PM Eastern SITE: Home ATTENDANCE: 450 Pfeiffer - M min fgm-a 3gm-a ftm-a or-t a pf to st pts 25 D Brown 12 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 1 0 32 L Call 22 7-11 0-0 0-0 0-4 0 0 1 3 14 22 T Carr 24 0-0 2-6 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 6 4 T Cooper 26 8-13 0-1 1-1 2-9 1 1 6 0 17 5 D Grier 23 4-11 2-9 12-14 1-5 1 4 3 2 26 3 M Hodges 2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 1 0 3 33 R McGriff 22 6-10 1-2 2-3 1-3 2 2 7 1 17 14 D Moore 24 2-5 1-1 0-0 0-2 6 2 2 0 7 0 R Terry 11 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1 2 0 0 6 11 C Thomas 18 0-1 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 1 3 20 C Thomas 19 1-1 0-0 0-2 2-4 2 3 0 2 2 24 D Truesdale 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Team Totals 29-53 9-25 16-21 8-33 16 18 22 10 101 Percentages: FG 48.7%, 3FG 36%, FT 76.2% Blocked shots: 1 (L Call) Pts off turnovers: 32 2nd Chance pts: 9 Bench pts: 39 Pts in Paint: 34 Biggest lead: 12 (64-52) Team Off Reb: 0 Team Def Reb: 1 Deadball Reb: 1 Team Turnovers: 22 St. Andrews - M min fgm-a 3gm-a ftm-a or-t a pf to st pts 22 D ANDREWS 11 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-3 0 1 0 1 2 0 J BRAUDA 32 2-6 1-5 5-6 0-4 3 3 3 0 12 44 R DEAS 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 2 0 2 1 2 55 D FIELDS 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 0 0 2 30 T GROOMS 18 12-17 2-3 3-3 2-7 5 3 5 4 33 42 B HIPPOLYTE 12 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 41 K JOSEY 24 6-8 0-0 1-2 4-13 2 3 4 1 13 40 C PHILLIPS 22 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3 2 3 4 0 0 4 D PIERSALL 21 3-6 0-0 0-2 0-1 4 1 2 2 6 1 R STONE 28 10-16 2-7 4-4 2-7 1 0 1 1 30 24 B ZACHARIAS 10 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 2 4 Team Totals 39-61 5-16 13-17 10-45 19 20 24 12 106 Percentages: FG 57.1%, 3FG 31.2%, FT 76.5% Blocked shots: 4 (D ANDREWS, K JOSEY 3) Pts off turnovers: 19 2nd Chance pts: 9 Bench pts: 18 Pts in Paint: 36 Biggest lead: 7 (39-32) Team Off Reb: 0 Team Def Reb: 5 Deadball Reb: 2 Team Turnovers: 24 Score by Periods Per 1 Per 2 Per 3 Per 4 OT Total Pfeiffer - M 42 51 8 0 0 101 St. Andrews - M 43 50 13 0 0 106 Number of ties: 10 Number of lead changes: 12