Men's basketball sinks to Cedarville
AJ Owen
Issue date: 2/4/10 Section: Sports
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"It's frustrating. We are working so hard and it just doesn't seem like we're gaining any ground," freshman guard T.J. Heatherington said.
Visiting Notre Dame, Point Park started the game on a 5-0 run, including an early 3-pointer by Heatherington. But after two missed jumpers and three turnovers by the Pioneers, the Falcons went on a 10-2 run, putting them ahead, 10-7. After a layup by junior forward Jamar Washington and a jumper by senior forward Marcus Robinson, Point Park tied the game, 11-11.
And that is as close as the Pioneers would come for the rest of the game.
Point Park trailed by 12 at one point but kept the game close despite getting out-rebounded, 27-18, and shooting 42.9 percent from the field, including 21.4 percent from 3-point range. Senior center Gerald Warrick hit a jumper with 17 seconds left to bring the Pioneers within five and Notre Dame sophomore guard Nick McCartney missed a 3 at the buzzer to keep the score at 41-36 for the half.
"We're still trying to find our identity," head coach Bob Rager said. "One game we'll have three guys play well and another we'll have two play well. We need to get all five players on the same page."
Heatherington led the Pioneers in the first half with 13 points and five boards and ended the game with 24 points and eight rebounds. Warrick pitched in 10 points in the first half and ended the game with yet another double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
The first six points of the second half were back-to-back 3-pointers from the Falcons' Al Miller, but his heat check was up and he missed his third attempt in as many tries. A five-point deficit ballooned into an 11-point deficit, but Point Park was able to reduce it to a six-point deficit with five jumpers, including three 3-pointers. But even with three missed opportunities, the Falcons were able to make it a 15-point deficit with 8:29.
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