Eagles mine the Hardrockers, 63-60
After having to postpone five games and losing to BHSU Tuesday, Feb. 16, Chadron State returned to the Chicoine Center with fans in attendance for their final home match against South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Saturday.
With two seconds left, SD Mines Brevin Walter, freshman of Las Vegas, shot a three-pointer with the intent to tie the game, and bring it into overtime. Ending with a rebound from Deundra Roberson, junior of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, following Walter’s missed shot, the Eagles came away with a close win over the Hardrockers, 63-60, and gained a 5-5 record.
With shots sinking throughout the night, Teddy Parham, Jr., junior of Los Angeles, put 32 points on the board and set his season high, being nine of 10 for two-point shots. Another season high that Parham set was five steals, earning points from three of those steals; he grabbed four rebounds and sunk four shots from the arc.
“Teddy had an outstanding game, hit some shots for us,” Head Men’s Basketball Coach Shane Paben said. “I was really proud of the fact that Teddy drove to the basket, it wasn’t just three-pointers. Our biggest thing is to try to get the best shots available, and if someone is having a night we give that guy the ball a little bit more.”
Marcus Jefferson, junior of Lewisville, Texas, contributed 16 points to the team, six of 14 from the field, with two three-point shots and two free throws. Along with a steal, Marcus Jefferson led the night with five rebounds, and five assists.
Bryant Jefferson, sophomore of Palo Alto, California, crashed the boards for four rebounds, and scored six points, earning all points from the two-point field.
Psalm Maduakor, senior of Carson, California, and Roberson rebounded two times each, and stole the ball once each. Maduakor had an assist for the night, and Roberson earned two points from the free-throw line.
“Very proud of the guys,” Paben said. “I think in life, you always have opportunities to find excuses to quit instead of finding ways to be successful, and we’ve changed how we did our defense and offense. Our guys have adapted and learned and that’s always something that people should be proud of.”
CSC will travel to Colorado to finish their regular season against Metropolitan State University of Denver Friday, and Colorado Christian University Saturday. Both matches are scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m., following the women’s basketball game.