First United – 64
Ephrata I – 61
(Halftime – First United led 34 – 32)
Seth Sigman led First United in scoring
finishing with 18 points. Matt Bartholomew scored 7 points in each
half to finish with 14 points. Josh Hermalik had 12 points and
grabbed 9 rebounds. Dan Tangert had all 7 of his points in the
second half and also grabbed 7 rebounds. Matt Woods had all 6 of
his points in the first half and grabbed 8 boards. John Mellish
chipped in with 5 points and Ben Culbert had 2 points.
Will Badie led Ephrata I with 19 points and 8
rebounds. John Rios had 12 points and 5 assists. Brian Ingraham
had 11 points and 9 boards. Drew Karschner finished with 8 points.
Carlos Vargas chipped in with 6 points and Marc Lescoe had 5
points. Dave Mumma grabbed 2 rebounds.
First United opened up a small lead 14-11 at
the 15:00 minute mark of the first half. They maintained their
3-point lead (27-24) with 5:00 minutes left in the half. First
United led 31-25 with 2:00 minutes to go in the half, however a late
bucket at the buzzer by Carlos Vargas for Ephrata I cut the lead to
2 points at the break. First United held a slim lead 41-40 with
15:00 minutes to go in the game. Ephrata I grabbed a 1-point lead
in the second half 44-43, however back-to-back threes by First
United gave them their largest lead of the second half at 49-44.
The game was tied 54-54 with 5:00 minutes left to play. First
United led 59-56 with 2:00 minutes to go. First United led 63-58
with under a minute to play, when a three-pointer by Ephrata I cut
the lead to 63-61 with 45 seconds. First United missed the front
end of a one-and-one, however an offensive rebound sent them back to
the line, where Josh Hermalik converted on one of two attempts to
push the lead to 64-61. Ephrata I had a deep three-point attempt at
the buzzer that fell short as First United held on for the 3-point
victory.
First United – shot 39.2% from the field
hitting 22 of 56 shots
shot 25.0% from 3-point range hitting 7 of
28
shot 73.3% from the foul line hitting 11 of
15 attempts
Team rebounds – 35 Turnovers –12
Ephrata I – shot 50.0% from the
field going 27 for 54
shot 35.2% from 3-point range hitting 6 of
17
shot 50.0% from the foul line converting
only 1 of 2 attempts
Team rebounds – 27 Turnovers – 14 |
