Men's Basketball efforts halted by Titans in 80-61 loss

In Wednesday's match-up, senior Lawrence Pointer's leadership with 19 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist was not enough as the Crimson Wave fell short in the 61-80 loss to the Indiana University South Bend Titans.

In the first half of the action, the Wave stayed strong in the competition. Nearing the middle of the first half, the Wave held a lead of 28-21 in midst of the multiple lead changes. At the end of the half, the Titans held the momentum with a score of 37-30. The Wave outshot the Titans in the first half in total field goal percentages shooting 42.9% to the Titans 38.9%, and in three-point field goal percentages shooting 46.2% to 40.0%. The Titans were able to hang in the game by outshooting the Wave at the free-throw line making 100% of their free-throw opportunities while the Wave was unable to capitalize at the line in the first half.

In the second half, the Wave was unable to get back into the driver's seat of the competition. In multiple attempts to close the gap, the Wave was unable to grab hold of the lead for the remainder of the game. The IUSB Titans secured the win 80-61. In the second half, the Wave shot a field goal percentage of 30.3% shy of the Titans 53.3%. The Wave was able to outshoot the Titans in a three-point field goal percentage of 45.5% and 75% at the free-throw line. The kryptonite for the Wave's second-half efforts was the turnover. IUSB put up 23 points from Wave turnovers in the matchup.

Also, atop the scorebook, Ion Falkner had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 assists behind Pointer's 19 total points. Na'shawn Howze and Wyatt Hughes both gave the Crimson Wave 6 points and 3 assists apiece. Howze also led the Wave in steals with 3 to the Waves 6 total.

Written by Kylee Bunnell