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Wave fall to Trojans in five-overtime season finale

Wave fall to Trojans in five-overtime season finale
February 24, 2020

WHITING, Ind. – The Calumet College of St. Joseph men's basketball team didn't seem to want the careers of their five seniors to end on Saturday, Feb. 22 in their final game of the 2020 season. Finding themselves down by as much as 15 to Trinity International University (Ill.) half way through the second half, the Wave used a steal by Keenan Bellaphant (JR/Little Canada, Minn.) and a jumper from Chris Seaton (SR/Chicago, Ill.) to tie the game up with under a minute to play and send things into overtime. Then the fun started, as the two teams would go on to play an NAIA Division II record tying five overtimes before the Trojans would come away with a 113-108 win.

CoreVon Lott (SO/Gary, Ind.) pumped in a career-high 39 points to lead the Calumet offense, also pulling in a career-high 14 rebounds. Timothy Mays (FR/Gary, Ind.) finished the night with a season-high 19 points, adding three steals and four assists. Just a sophomore and freshman, respectively, is a good sign for the future of Wave basketball.

Making the most of their final appearance on Alumni Court, Keenan Belleaphant added 17 points, while Samual Pleszak recorded a double-double (10 points and 10 rebounds) and dished out a career-high eight assists.

GAME VITALS

Score: Calumet College – 108 ‖ Trinity International University (Ill.) – 113

Records: Calumet – 7-21, 6-16 ‖ Trinity International – 6-23, 5-17

NAIA National Ranking: CCSJ – Not Ranked ‖ Trinity International – Not Ranked

Location: Rittenmeyer Athletic Complex - Whiting, Indiana

STAT TRACKER

  • CoreVon Lott: Career-high 39 points (15-of-38, FG; 6-of-15, 3Pt; 3-of-4, FT), 14 rebounds, five assists, two steals
  • Keenan Bellaphant: 17 points (6-of-21, FG; 3-of-11, 3Pt; 2-of-2, FT), nine rebounds, two steals, two assists
  • Timothy Mays: Season-high 19 points (7-of-13, FG; 5-of-10, 3Pt), four rebounds, three steals, four assists
  • Chris Seaton: 13 points (6-of-12, FG; 1-of-4, 3Pt), two rebounds, two assists
  • Samuel Pleszak (SR/London, England): 10 points (4-for-14, FG), 10 rebounds, career-high eight assists, block

NEWS AND NOTES

  • Three NAIA Divsiion II recrods were broken or tied in the matchup:

-Ties: Most overtimes in a game (5) – also held by Kansas Wesleyan vs Ottawa (Kan.) on January 19, 2006

-Most points scored in overtime (39) by TIU – previous record held by Lynn (Fla.) vs Embry-Riddle (Fla.) on February 12, 1994

-Most points scored in overtime by both teams (73) – previous record (63) held by Midland Lutheran (Neb.) vs. Doane (Neb.) on February 8, 1995

  • CoreVon Lott broke his career marks in total points (39), field goals made (15), three-point field goals made (6), defensive rebounds (13) and total rebounds (14).

WHAT'S NEXT

Calumet finishes the 2019-20 season with an overall record of 7-21, including a 6-16 mark in the CCAC.