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Men's Basketball Quakers fall in NCAC contest at Wabash For Immediate Release: CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Missed opportunities at the free throw line hurt the Earlham College men’s basketball team on Wednesday as the Quakers fell 72-66 to Wabash College in overtime in a North Coast Athletic Conference contest. The Quakers were 4-of-8 from the charity stripe in the final minute of regulation, which allowed the Little Giants to tie the game at 61-61 with two seconds left. “We had a great physical effort in a hostile environment,” Earlham coach Jeff Justus said. “We just came up short.” In the extra session, Earlham led 64-63 at the 2:27 mark. Wabash responded with six straight points to take command 69-64 with 29 seconds remaining and the Quakers didn’t have enough time for a comeback. Junior LaRon Henry (Indianapolis, IN/Scecina) led the Quakers with 23 points and senior Brandon Miller (Richmond, IN/Richmond) tossed in 13 points. Both players finished with five rebounds. Junior Markous Jewett (Richmond, IN/Richmond) added 12 points. Sophomore Neil Collins (Ft. Wayne, IN/North) led Earlham with six rebounds, while scoring nine points. The game was tight through out the first half with eight ties. Wabash eventually led 32-30 at intermission. Earlham built an early 41-34 advantage with 17:07 left in the second half. At the 10:56 mark the Quakers were in front 48-38, but the Little Giants rallied to tie the contest 48-48 with 4. At the 10:56 mark the Quakers were in front 48-38, but the Little Giants rallied to tie the contest 48-48 with 4:02 on the clock. Earlham bounced back with a run of its own to lead 58-53 with 47 seconds left in regulation. That’s when the missed free throws came to the forefront and Wabash was able to send the game into overtime. Getting closer With their performances on Wednesday, Miller, Jewett and Henry moved up the all-time scoring list. Miller now has 1,393 and needs just seven points to tie Nathan Stoops (1999-2003) for 9th place. Jewett (994) and Henry (984) will likely join the 1,000-point club before the season is over. Earlham (10-12, 7-6) entertains Ohio Wesleyan University Saturday. The NCAC game starts at 3 p.m. on Schuckman Court in the Athletics and Wellness Center. Box score. |
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |