Box Score
|
Quick Box
|
|
1st |
2nd |
OT |
Final |
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MU |
34 |
26 |
-- |
60 |
|
DU |
33 |
38 |
-- |
71 |
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Team Stats |
DU |
MU |
|
Rebounds |
41 |
39 |
|
Assists |
13 |
8 |
|
Steals |
10 |
6 |
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Blocks |
3 |
1 |
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FG % |
42.6 |
35.6 |
|
3-Pt FG % |
6.3 |
26.3 |
|
FT % |
75.0 |
72.2 |
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Leaders |
DU |
MU |
|
Points |
19 - Burnett |
21 - Naubert |
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Rebounds |
8 - Rich |
9 - Owens |
|
Assists |
4 - Davis |
6 - Naubert |
|
Steals |
3 - Ford |
2 - Lennen |
|
Blocks |
1 - 3-tied |
1 - Lennen |
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Site: Grand Rapids, Mich. (DU Student Center)
Score: No. 15 Davenport 71, No. RV Madonna 60
Records: DU (19-5, 12-4 WHAC), MU (16-8, 12-4 WHAC)
Next DU event: Wednesday, Feb. 5 – at UM-Dearborn – 8 p.m.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The No. 15 ranked men's basketball team came into Saturday's contest needing a win to get back into second place and they reached that spot thanks to a solid defensive performance with a 71-60 victory over Madonna. The win lifts the Panthers to 19-5 on the year and 12-4 in league action as they will return to the court on Wednesday at UM-Dearborn.
Dominez Burnett led the Panthers in scoring for the second straight game with 19 points and he was joined in double-figures by JaVontae Ford (16), DeArmond Davis (11) and Kevin Rich (10). DU overcame a slow start shooting the ball to finish the day 26-61 (42.6%) while they finished with 10 steals on the night on the defensive end.
Madonna, who had a nine-game winning streak snapped by No. 6 Cornerstone on Wednesday, got the early lead thanks to six straight points but the Panthers responded with a 14-3 run over the next 4:50 finished off by a layup from Dawid Czerniawski with 12:00 to play. The lead grew to as many as eight in the opening half before the Crusaders closed with a 14-3 run of their own to take a 34-33 lead into the break.
The Panthers recovered quickly into the second half and scored the first four points on layups from Dominez Burnett and JaVontae Ford to re-take the lead and it would be one they would hold for the remainder of the game. After the Crusaders cut the margin down to just two at 48-46 with 13:48 to play, DU used a 13-5 run over the next seven minutes to increase the lead to 10 on a bucket from DeArmond Davis.
Davenport was able to slow the pace down in the final minutes to preserve the 11-point win and finish with the regular season sweep of a team that beat them three times a year ago. Madonna's Bobby Naubert led all scorers with 21 points while MU finished just 35.6% from the field including a dismal 5-19 (26.3%) from behind the arc.
The No. 15 ranked Panthers are now tied for second in the WHAC standings at 12-4 along with Madonna University. DU will travel to UM-Dearborn on Wednesday for an 8 p.m. tip against the Wolverines.
Post-Game Notes
Davenport improves to 2-0 all-time when being ranked No. 15 in the NAIA Top-25 poll…The win is the 150th for head coach Burt Paddock in his coaching career as he is now 150-44 since he came here in 2008-09…DU is now 75-12 in the Student Center since it opened in 2008…
Men's Basketball Contact: Aaron Sagraves | 616-554-5045 | asagraves@davenport.edu
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