REDLANDS, Calif. -- The Loras men's basketball team overcame a 10-point halftime deficit Thursday in the first round of the Lee Fulmer Tournament to post a 90-78 victory over UC-Santa Cruz. The Banana Slugs held a 45-35 lead at the intermission.
J.R. Redovan and Gavin Sullivan came off the bench to lead the Duhawks with 20 and 16 points, respectively. Redovan hit 15 of 18 freethrow attempts, tying a school record for made free tosses and breaking the record of 17 attempts. In all, the Duhawks made a school record 40 freethrows on 49 attempts.
Matt Murray posted a double-double for the Duhawks with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jeff Ludovissy added 14 points, and Greg King scored 12.
Turnovers hurt Loras in the first half Santa Cruz forced 16 in the first half and 27 overall. Each team hit 10 three point goals. Loras outrebounded the Slugs 40-28.
Newspaper Box Score Loras vs UC Santa Cruz 12-02-04 6:00 pm at Currier Gynasium At Currier Gynasium LORAS 90, UC SANTA CRUZ 78 LORAS (3-2) REDOVAN, J.R. 2-4 15-18 20; SULLIVAN, Gavin 3-7 7-10 16; MURRAY, Matt 5-6 5-6 15; LUDOVISSY, Jeff 4-7 2-2 14; KING, Greg 2-5 7-9 12; ERNST, Jimmy 3-8 2-2 9; SILVESTRI, Pete 1-3 2-2 4; CHRISTIANS, Ron 0-0 0-0 0; STINEMAN, Bobby 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-42 40-49 90. UC SANTA CRUZ (0-6) Jimmy Herrera 4-10 7-7 16; Derek Jones 4-7 7-10 15; Alex Al-Sabah 3-5 1-2 9; Jon Mercado 3-10 0-0 9; Minas Be-Emnet 3-5 0-2 8; Aaron Burgess 2-5 2-4 6; Nicolas Owen 2-5 2-2 6; Chris Gilbert 2-5 1-1 6; Bryan Maeda 1-1 0-0 3; Fernando Barreda 0-4 0-0 0; Murphy Holmes 0-3 0-0 0; Matt Robles 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-61 20-28 78. Loras......................... 35 55 - 90 UC Santa Cruz................. 45 33 - 78 3-point goals-Loras 10-21 (LUDOVISSY, Jeff 4-6; SULLIVAN, Gavin 3-5; REDOVAN, J.R. 1-2; ERNST, Jimmy 1-5; KING, Greg 1-2; STINEMAN, Bobby 0-1), UC Santa Cruz 10-31 (Jon Mercado 3-9; Alex Al-Sabah 2-3; Minas Be-Emnet 2-4; Bryan Maeda 1-1; Jimmy Herrera 1-4; Chris Gilbert 1-4; Fernando Barreda 0-2; Murphy Holmes 0-2; Nicolas Owen 0-2). Fouled out--Loras-SILVESTRI, Pete; LUDOVISSY, Jeff, UC Santa Cruz-Matt Robles; Alex Al-Sabah. Rebounds-Loras 40 (MURRAY, Matt 10), UC Santa Cruz 28 (Derek Jones 6). Assists-Loras 12 (LUDOVISSY, Jeff 4), UC Santa Cruz 13 (Jon Mercado 3; Bryan Maeda 3). Total fouls-Loras 20, UC Santa Cruz 38. A-100 Loras College will play the winner of tonight's Redlands/Whitman game tomorrow night at 8pm. UC Santa Cruz will play the loser of tonight's Redlands/Whitman tomorrow at 4pm. 57th Annual Lee Fulmer Tournament