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Mesa
Men Win in Double Overtime
(Mavs Beat Orediggers 95-89 behind Ashbaugh's 28 points)
(January 4, 2008)
Junior
Justin Ashbaugh scored on a reverse lay-up with six seconds
remaining in regulation to send the game in to overtime Friday night.
The Mavericks went on to beat the Orediggers in double overtime
95-89 led by Ashbaugh's game high 28 points. The win improved
the team to 6-6 overall and 3-2 in league action.
Five Mavericks scored in double digits with the help of Ryan
Mathews' 16 points and Jake Swartzendruber's 13 points
off the bench. Kurt Bangle finished 7-of-10 from the floor
and tallied 16 points, four rebounds, four assists and one steal.
Bassey Ekong contributed 13 points, five rebounds, five assists
and five steals.
Trailing
by as many as 14 points late in the second half the Mavericks pressure
defense led to 21 turnovers for the Orediggers in the game, including
17 in the final three periods. Ashbaugh scored four points
in the first overtime and hit 5-of-6 free throws in the second overtime
as MSC outscored Mines 9-3 in final overtime period. Ashbaugh
finished the game with seven rebounds, four steals and one blocked
shot.
The
Mavericks will host UC-Colorado Springs on Friday evening and Regis
University on Saturday night at Brownson Arena.
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