101
Winner DEMBB DEMBB 1-4
99
Urbana UU-M 1-5
Winner
DEMBB DEMBB
1-4
101
Final
99
Urbana UU-M
1-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
DEMBB DEMBB 38 50 13 101
Urbana UU-M 44 44 11 99

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Derrick Blyberg, Sports Information Director

Blue Knights Downed in OT Thriller at Grimes

Howze and Csuhran combine for 54 points

URBANA, Ohio – Matt Csuhran and Jahmere Howze scored 54 points combined, but it wasn't enough as the Urbana men's basketball team fell 101-99 in overtime against Davis and Elkins Saturday inside the Grimes Center.

Csuhran finished three points shy of his career high, leading all scorers with 28 points. The sophomore hit 8 of 14 (57 percent) from beyond the arc, and added two more field goals to finish 10-of-19 shooting.

Howze, who is Urbana's leading scorer, recorded 16 points combined in the second half and OT period, and also grabbed 10 rebounds for his second double-double this season. The freshman forward had his way in the paint, and finished 9 of 15 from the field with seven free throws.

Freshman Kevin Fisher scored a career-high 11 points in 16 minutes off the bench, helping UU's reserves to outscore the visitor's bench 46-23 during UU's first OT game of the season. Freshman Austin Adams registered his first double-double with 10 points and 11 boards, while sophomore Carlas Jackson added 10 points and three assists.

The Blue Knights (1-5, 0-2) led for 26-plus minutes, but couldn't pick up a defensive stop when they needed it most.

UU shot 46 percent overall from the field, and made 12 of 35 (34 percent) three-point attempts. The Senators were more efficient from both areas, hitting 8 of 16 from deep and shooting 51 percent overall.

With the score tied at 88-88, Adams was fouled at the rim with less than a second left in regulation, but the forward missed both free throws to send the game to OT.

The visitors held off the Blue Knights in the extra period, outscoring UU 13-11 over the final five minutes.

Jackson sunk a pair of free throws with eight seconds left in OT, putting UU down one, 100-99.  Then, Davis and Elkins made 1 of 2 on the other end and UU failed to get a shot off on its final possession.
Urbana led 44-38 at the half, but it allowed a 6-0 Davis and Elkins run out of the break.

Davis and Elkins (1-4) outmuscled Urbana on the boards 46-40, and used that advantage on the glass to outscore the Blue Knights 46-38 in the paint.

Urbana returns to action tomorrow, with an exhibition game against NCAA Division I Bowling Green. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. inside the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio, and the game will be aired live on ESPN3.
 
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