Sunday, November 12
Ames, IA
UC Riverside
64
vs
76
Louisiana Monroe
Highlanders Fall to Louisiana Monroe, 76-64
11/12/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Louisiana Monroe Warhawks defeated the UC Riverside Highlanders, 76-64, in the finale for both teams at the American Family BTI Cyclone Challenge at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA Sunday.
The Highlanders are 1-2, while the Warhawks are 2-1.
Sophomore guard Chris Johnson had a career-high 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting, while senior guard Justin Bell added 14 points and junior guard Larry Cunningham had 10.
The Highlanders' poor field goal shooting and free throw shooting were the biggest problem, as UCR shot 36.7% (22-of-60) from the field and just 52.4% (11-of-21) from the free throw line. In comparison, ULM shot 45.8% from the field (27-of-59) and drained 94.1% (16-of-17) from the charity stripe. ULM won the battle of the boards, 42-36 and scored 15 second chance points, compared to UCR's four.
Lance Brasher led four Warhawks in double figures with 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Tony Hooper added 15 points and Jonas Brown and Darien Bynum each had 12 points.
ULM used an 11-2 run in the midst of the first half to jump out to a 21-12 lead with 9:57 left, as the Highlanders went scoreless for a stretch of just over five minutes. The lead grew to 14 before UCR started to come back, slicing the margin to eight at the intermission at 41-33.
The Highlanders climbed to within five points at 45-40 on a trey by Justin Lott with 15:54 left, but moments later Jordan Payne answered with his own trey to build the lead back to eight. Then the Highlanders went ice cold from the field, going another five minutes without a basket as the Warhawks built their lead to 62-44 with an 11-0 run. Johnson broke the streak with a three with 9:41 left, but UCR never again got closer than double figures.
Following the tournament, Bell was named to the all-tournament team.
The Highlanders are 1-2, while the Warhawks are 2-1.
Sophomore guard Chris Johnson had a career-high 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting, while senior guard Justin Bell added 14 points and junior guard Larry Cunningham had 10.
The Highlanders' poor field goal shooting and free throw shooting were the biggest problem, as UCR shot 36.7% (22-of-60) from the field and just 52.4% (11-of-21) from the free throw line. In comparison, ULM shot 45.8% from the field (27-of-59) and drained 94.1% (16-of-17) from the charity stripe. ULM won the battle of the boards, 42-36 and scored 15 second chance points, compared to UCR's four.
Lance Brasher led four Warhawks in double figures with 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Tony Hooper added 15 points and Jonas Brown and Darien Bynum each had 12 points.
ULM used an 11-2 run in the midst of the first half to jump out to a 21-12 lead with 9:57 left, as the Highlanders went scoreless for a stretch of just over five minutes. The lead grew to 14 before UCR started to come back, slicing the margin to eight at the intermission at 41-33.
The Highlanders climbed to within five points at 45-40 on a trey by Justin Lott with 15:54 left, but moments later Jordan Payne answered with his own trey to build the lead back to eight. Then the Highlanders went ice cold from the field, going another five minutes without a basket as the Warhawks built their lead to 62-44 with an 11-0 run. Johnson broke the streak with a three with 9:41 left, but UCR never again got closer than double figures.
Following the tournament, Bell was named to the all-tournament team.
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