Scott Szalay scored the Bruins’ first six points on three baskets to keep his team close at 8-6 in the early going, but the Bruins scored only two points over the next six minutes. The Leopards, meanwhile, took control with a 19-2 run to forge ahead 27-8 with 9:35 left in the half. Jason Greenlee’s 17 points in the period led the Leopards to a 44-32 halftime lead.
The Bruins fought back behind 11 second-half points by Aaron Schmick and 8 by Chris Parker off the bench, finally knotting the game 70-70 on a three-pointer by Schmick with 5:29 to play. Greenlee broke the tie with a free throw with 4:43 left, however, igniting a 9-0 run over the next three minutes that secured the victory for the California team.
Schmick totaled 22 points to lead the Bruins, Ben Melvin added 18, Szalay 12, and Parker 10. Schmick passed out a career-high 12 assists and had 3 steals. Szalay and Brent Satern topped the Bruins on the boards with 6 rebounds apiece. As a team, George Fox made 29 field goals in the game to 28 for La Verne and 9 three-pointers to 6, but the Leopards made up the difference at the free throw line, hitting 22-31 to only 8-13 for the Bruins.
Greenlee led all scorers with 34 points, 17 in each half, and Tyrone Marshall added 11. Lanier Brown handed out 4 assists. Bryan Mallon’s 9 rebounds paced the Leopards to a 36-28 advantage on the glass.
George Fox saw its six-game winning streak snapped in slipping to 7-2 on the season, while La Verne evened its slate at 3-3. The Bruins conclude their three-game California trip Thursday at Chapman University in Orange at 7:00 p.m. The Leopards are off until Thursday, Dec. 29, when they visit Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, Calif., at 7:30 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
George Fox vs La Verne
12/20/05 7:30 pm at Claremont, CA
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VISITORS: George Fox 7-2
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
20 Melvin, Ben......... f 8-13 1-3 1-1 0 0 0 4 18 0 3 0 0 28
23 Heu-Weller, Phil.... f 1-5 1-4 2-2 0 3 3 4 5 1 2 1 1 24
42 Szalay, Scott....... c 6-12 0-0 0-2 1 5 6 2 12 2 3 1 0 27
05 Schmick, Aaron...... g 7-16 5-13 3-4 0 5 5 1 22 12 2 0 3 36
24 Satern, Brent....... g 1-5 1-1 0-0 0 6 6 3 3 5 2 0 1 38
03 Mansfield, Nate..... 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 0 22
31 Strutz, Brady....... 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 5
33 Parker, Chris....... 5-6 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 3 10 2 0 0 0 20
Team................ 2 4 6 3
Totals.............. 29-60 9-24 8-13 4 24 28 23 75 24 17 2 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd Half: 17-33 51.5% Game: 48.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 6-14 42.9% Game: 37.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-5 100 % 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 61.5% 4
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HOME TEAM: La Verne 3-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
02 Jason Greenlee...... f 9-17 3-9 13-16 0 3 3 0 34 1 0 1 1 30
04 Tyrone Marshall..... f 5-10 1-3 0-0 1 4 5 3 11 0 3 0 3 35
44 Bryan Mallon........ c 2-4 0-0 4-6 0 9 9 3 8 2 3 0 1 32
05 Arman Shatrang...... g 2-5 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 15
14 Lanier Brown........ g 4-9 1-6 0-1 1 4 5 1 9 4 3 0 0 25
03 Brandon Newte....... 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 5 3 1 0 1 25
21 Adrian Ferrera...... 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 9
22 Jake Franzen........ 2-4 0-0 2-4 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 1 15
32 Matt Hatch.......... 1-4 0-0 2-2 3 2 5 2 4 0 2 0 1 14
TEAM................ 2 2 4 1
Totals.............. 28-57 6-21 22-31 8 28 36 14 84 10 15 1 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-34 47.1% 2nd Half: 12-23 52.2% Game: 49.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd Half: 0-8 0.0% Game: 28.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd Half: 16-24 66.7% Game: 71.0% 6
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Officials:
Technical fouls: George Fox-Team. La Verne-Jake Franzen.
Attendance: 129
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
George Fox.................... 32 43 - 75
La Verne...................... 44 40 - 84