Crimson Wave Men’s Basketball finish season with tough loss to Olivet Nazarene on Senior Day
The CCSJ men’s basketball team needed a win on senior day against Olivet Nazarene to give themselves a chance of possibly making the CCAC Tournament. After a hard-fought game, the Wave came up short losing 84-67 at the Rittenmeyer Center on Saturday, February 24.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
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36 | 48 | 84 |
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26 | 41 | 67 |
Team Stats
Olivet Nazarene (IL)
| Game Statistics | Olivet Nazarene (IL) | Calumet (IN) |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (27-52) | (21-60) |
| Field Goal % | 51.9% | 35.0% |
| Rebounds | 41 | 33 |
| Assists | 12 | 11 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 12 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 17 | 20 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 12 | 13 |
| Pts in the Paint | 46 | 28 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 5 | 28 |
Whiting, IN – The CCSJ men's basketball team needed a win on senior day against Olivet Nazarene to give themselves one last chance of possibly making the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament. After a hard-fought game, the Crimson Wave came up short, losing 84-67 at the Rittenmeyer Center on Saturday, February 24. Prior to the game, seniors Adam Billingsly, Floyd Davis, Reginald Loury and Devan Nichols were honored before the game. Senior Destiny Hughes of the CCSJ women's basketball team was also honored prior to the men's game as well.
How it Happened
At the beginning of the game, Floyd Davis made a 3-point shot to give CCSJ its first lead at 5-4. Both would go back and forth, trading baskets and finding themselves tied at 15 at the 11:53 mark.
Olivet Nazarene was able to create some separation the Wave, as they scored six straight points in the final minute of the first half to take a 36-26 lead.
Five minutes into the second half, Olivet Nazarene expanded its lead to 15 and Calumet College was never able to recover. CCSJ was able to cut the lead to as low as nine after a Quindarius Davis layup, but the Wave couldn't string together a big enough run at home to retake the lead.
In its final game of the season, CCSJ shot 35 percent (21-of-60) from the field and 24 percent (6-for-25) from behind the arc.
Crimson Wave Leaders
Floyd Davis had a team-high 16 points while Joshua Morris came off the bench and scored 13 points. Colby Wiggins had 10 points while Devan Nichols had nine points and four assists. Reginald Loury led the team with seven rebounds in their final game of the season.
The Crimson Wave finished the season 10-17 overall and 8-12 in the CCAC.
