Maryville shot 50.0 percent from the floor and 62.5 percent from the charity stripe in the first half, but North Georgia was 62.1 percent from the floor, 55.6 percent from three-point range and 77.8 percent from the free-throw line, as they held a nine-point lead heading into halftime. The Saints performance in the second half, which included 6-of-18 (.333) shooting from behind the arc, would fall just one point shy, as North Georgia outscored Maryville 55-54 for the half.
Turnovers continued to plague head coach Matt Rogers' squad, but Maryville did outrebound their opponent 41-33 for the game. The Saints would also finish 35-of-72 (.486) from the field, 10-of-28 (.357) from three-point range and 13-of-21 (.619) from the charity stripe.
Seniors Ben Hebl and Matt Regan led Maryville's offensive effort with 18 points a piece. Hebl, who was the lone Saints player to be named to the All-Tournament Team, also added three assists, two rebounds and two steals, while Regan dished out a team-high four assists, grabbed four rebounds and tallied two assists.
Also scoring in double figures for Maryville were seniors Stephen Bash and Tim Elwell. Bash recorded 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists, while Elwell had 11 points, three rebounds and three assists.
North Georgia was led by Buzz Wehunt with 29 points. He shot 5-of-8 (.625) from the field, 3-of-5 (.600) from behind the arc and 16-of-19 (.842) from the charity stripe. Matt Causey added 23 points and a game-high six assists, while Marcus Robinson, Mark Causey and Anthony Rowe tallied 18, 15 and 13 points respectively.
Rogers and his squad will return to action on Wednesday, January 4, when they host Washington University (Mo.) in an 8:00 pm matchup at Moloney Arena.
Newspaper Box Score North Georgia Saints vs Maryville Saints 12/19/05 6:00 at Nassau, Bahamas - Sunshine Shootout At Nassau, Bahamas - Sunshine Shootout NORTH GEORGIA SAINTS 103, MARYVILLE SAINTS 93 NORTH GEORGIA SAINTS (5-2) WEHUNT, Buzz 5-8 16-19 29; CAUSEY, Matt 7-15 7-11 23; ROBINSON, Marcus 7-10 4-6 18; CAUSEY, Mark 5-11 3-6 15; ROWE, Anthony 5-6 3-4 13; DICKINSON, Greg 1-3 0-0 3; BENNETT, Andrew 1-3 0-1 2; SHOUPES, Robert 0-1 0-0 0; MITCHELL, Charles 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-58 33-47 103. MARYVILLE SAINTS (5-4) Hebl, Ben 8-13 0-0 18; Regan, Matt 5-10 7-9 18; Bash, Stephen 6-11 3-5 15; Elwell, Tim 5-9 0-0 11; Turpen, Mike 3-9 0-0 9; Steinke, Aaron 2-5 1-2 7; Rezabek, Jason 3-5 0-1 6; Holland, Casey 2-2 0-0 4; Arand, Ben 1-2 0-0 3; Klein, Ryan 0-1 1-2 1; Vanden Heuvel, M. 0-1 0-0 0; Baker, Matt 0-3 0-0 0; Andrews, Josh 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-72 13-21 93. North Georgia Saints.......... 48 55 - 103 Maryville Saints.............. 39 54 - 93 3-point goals-North Georgia Saints 8-18 (WEHUNT, Buzz 3-5; CAUSEY, Mark 2-5; CAUSEY, Matt 2-5; DICKINSON, Greg 1-2; MITCHELL, Charles 0-1), Maryville Saints 10-28 (Turpen, Mike 3-7; Hebl, Ben 2-7; Steinke, Aaron 2-5; Elwell, Tim 1-5; Arand, Ben 1-2; Regan, Matt 1-1; Klein, Ryan 0-1). Fouled out--North Georgia Saints-TRUST, Mark, Maryville Saints-Baker, Matt. Rebounds-North Georgia Saints 33 (ROBINSON, Marcus 7), Maryville Saints 41 (Bash, Stephen 7). Assists-North Georgia Saints 20 (CAUSEY, Matt 6), Maryville Saints 20 (Regan, Matt 4). Total fouls-North Georgia Saints 20, Maryville Saints 33. A-89 All-Tournament for Maryville: Ben Hebl.