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Dryden fell to 6-4 overall and 6-3 in IAC play with a 60-57 loss @ Lansing. Dryden was led by freshman Ali Abel-Ferretti who netted a career-high 17 points on 7-8 shooting from the floor and 3-4 from the F/T line. Dryden also got a career-high 15 points from Shawn Moore and 7 each from Bryan Norman and Bryant Stuttle. Lansing was led by Ellington Hopkins who had 17 points. Sam Currie and Nate McIntosh added 11 each. Lansing came out and took a 22-13 first-quarter lead. "They couldn't miss. We defended rather well and most everything they through up went in. One shot actually grazed the bottom of the rim, but the spin pulled it up on the rim and it fell in." "I was pleased with what we were doing offensively. We ran good sets and got good looks." Bryant Stuttle scored all 7 of his points in the first-quarter. Ellington Hopkins scored 11 in the first. The last, a buzzer-beater three-point shot to end the quarter. "Bryan defended him well during that possession. He actually got a piece of the ball and it still went in. It was that type of a shooting quarter for Lansing." "During the quarter break I told my guys that they would not continue to shoot like that. Their percentages will come back down to earth." The more important factor in the first-quarter was Dryden's leading scorer Gage Ellis picking up two quick fouls. "He deserved the first, but the second was awful." "When a desensive player stands with his fingertips pointing to the ceiling while he is not moving, he has earned that spot defensively. Too many times offensive players throw their bodies into the defender and are rewarded. That was the case here. I can say with rather certainty that our leading scorer, who is also a very athletic 6'5" player, scorers a few baskets in both the first and second quarter, while also affecting shot taken by our opponent. Instead, he sat for 14 of the first 16 minutes of the game." Dryden would get to within 2 points after trailing by 14 in the second quarter. "We ran our man sets well. Bruno Bugliosi and Shawn Moore shot the ball well." Moore led the Lions with 7 second-quarter points. Dryden would trail 32-28 at half. Lansing would outscore Dryden 19-12 in the third quarter to take a 51-40 lead into the fourth quarter. "We played hard in the third quarter, but not one thing went in our favor." Dryden would make the game interesting in the fourth as they climbed back from a double-digit deficit. "We had good possessions, scored efficiently and defended well." Dryden would utilize a full-court press and force Lansing to turn-it-over. Dryden would cut the deficit to three-points. With Dryden pressing the whistle would blow. The ref would give Dryden coach Kim Brown a timeout, however he never called for a timeout. "We were setting up our press and I make a diamond-shape with both of my hands. I never requested a timeout." That would mean Dryden would have no timeouts. With Dryden down 60-57 and in-possession of the ball, Norman would get stripped with 15 seconds left and Lansing would convert at the F/T line. "We played hard the entire night and fought for everything we got." Dryden JV's won 49-41.
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