In the Hope game, Carthage saw a 17-point first-half lead disappear in the second period. The Red Men jumped out to a 14-6 lead at 14:58. Carthage led by as much as 17 points, 29-12, at 6:34, before the Flying Dutchmen closed out the half with a 17-4 run to cut the lead to 33-29 at the break. The Red Men took an eight-point lead early in the second half, 39-31, at 17:34, before Hope went on a 15-4 run to take its first lead of the game, 46-43, at 13:29 on a three-pointer by Marcus Vanderheide. The Flying Dutchmen extended the run to 20-4 to take an eight-point lead, 51-43, at 12:44. Hope made it a 14-point game, 60-46, at 9:40. Carthage got no closer than eight points the rest of the way, 66-58, at 4:02, as Hope goes on to win by 14, 75-61. Carthage shot 45 percent (24-53), while Hope shot 40 percent (22-55). Carthage’s Keena Johnson and Trey Bowens each had 12 points, while Johnson added seven rebounds. Navarro Thompson added 11 points. Andy Phillips led Hope with 18 points and seven rebounds, while Eric Voisin had 17 points and nine boards.
Newspaper Box Score Carthage vs Hope 12-3-05 3:15 pm at Holland, Mich./DeVos Fieldhouse At Holland, Mich./DeVos Fieldhouse HOPE 75, CARTHAGE 61 CARTHAGE (1-4) Bowens, Trey 5-11 0-0 12; Johnson, Keena 5-9 2-2 12; Hart, Mike 5-10 1-2 11; Morrison, Mark 2-5 2-2 7; Lee, Chris 2-6 1-1 5; Jeffery, Kyle 1-4 0-0 3; Imani, Malik 1-2 0-0 3; Franciskovic, Neb 1-3 0-2 2; Thompson, Navarro 1-1 0-0 2; Jacklin, Billy 1-1 0-0 2; Nolen, Chris 0-1 2-4 2; Shemerdiak, Bill 0-0 0-0 0; Hood, Scott 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 8-13 61. HOPE (6-0) Andy Phillips 4-9 9-14 18; Eric Voisin 4-10 7-9 17; Stephen Cramer 5-10 2-2 14; Marcus Vanderheide 4-5 2-4 12; Greg Immink 1-6 4-4 6; Evan Hare 2-6 0-1 4; Scott Richardson 1-2 0-0 2; Jeff Carlson 1-5 0-0 2; Tyler Wolfe 0-2 0-0 0; Tom Partridge 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 24-34 75. Carthage...................... 33 28 - 61 Hope.......................... 29 46 - 75 3-point goals-Carthage 5-15 (Bowens, Trey 2-5; Imani, Malik 1-1; Jeffery, Kyle 1-2; Morrison, Mark 1-3; Lee, Chris 0-3; Hart, Mike 0-1), Hope 7-19 (Eric Voisin 2-4; Marcus Vanderheide 2-2; Stephen Cramer 2-4; Andy Phillips 1-2; Jeff Carlson 0-2; Tyler Wolfe 0-2; Greg Immink 0-3). Fouled out--Carthage-None, Hope-None. Rebounds-Carthage 35 (Johnson, Keena 7), Hope 37 (Eric Voisin 9). Assists-Carthage 7 (Bowens, Trey 3), Hope 10 (Greg Immink 4). Total fouls-Carthage 27, Hope 15. A-2456 Second annual CCIW/MIAA Men's Basketball Classic