Hornets Avenge Last Week's Loss, Top Bobcats
2/14/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Sacramento State got it right the second time around.
Six days after losing to the Bobcats by 15 points in Bozeman in its last game, Sacramento State clawed its way to a 90-82 win over Montana State in Hornet Gym.
"We fought back and kept battling," MSU coach Brad Huse said. "Our guys executed very well in the half-court. Unfortunately we gave up 90 points."
The Hornets scored the first six points of the game and never trailed, although after a scrambling second half MSU pulled to within three and 82-79 on Nick Dissly's three-pointer with just under a minute to play. Haran Hargrave was fouled on the inbound pass, though, and after sinking the free throws MSU was never as close again.
The game all but ended with 44 seconds left, when Carlos Taylor was stripped by Sac State at center court, then was whistled for a controversial intentional foul. Sac State iced the game from the free throw line late, and shot 19-for-25 in the second half.
The Bobcats shot 56% from the field on the night, and limited Sacramento State to 48%. MSU also out-rebounded the Hornets 35-to-32, but the tale of the tape emerged in the ability to hang onto the ball. MSU turned the ball over 26 times, with the Hornets recoring 18 steals. Sac State turned it over only 15 times.
"That's the story of the game," Huse said of the turnovers. They play that way. They're coming at you yelling and screaming. The bottom line is when two guys are coming at you to trap you have to figure out a way to deal with it."
The loss drops MSU to 7-6 and fifth place in Big Sky play, while Sacramento State is 9-17 overall, 4-9 in league action. MSU doesn't play again until next Wednesday, when the Bobcats host Northern Colorado.
Six days after losing to the Bobcats by 15 points in Bozeman in its last game, Sacramento State clawed its way to a 90-82 win over Montana State in Hornet Gym.
"We fought back and kept battling," MSU coach Brad Huse said. "Our guys executed very well in the half-court. Unfortunately we gave up 90 points."
The Hornets scored the first six points of the game and never trailed, although after a scrambling second half MSU pulled to within three and 82-79 on Nick Dissly's three-pointer with just under a minute to play. Haran Hargrave was fouled on the inbound pass, though, and after sinking the free throws MSU was never as close again.
The game all but ended with 44 seconds left, when Carlos Taylor was stripped by Sac State at center court, then was whistled for a controversial intentional foul. Sac State iced the game from the free throw line late, and shot 19-for-25 in the second half.
The Bobcats shot 56% from the field on the night, and limited Sacramento State to 48%. MSU also out-rebounded the Hornets 35-to-32, but the tale of the tape emerged in the ability to hang onto the ball. MSU turned the ball over 26 times, with the Hornets recoring 18 steals. Sac State turned it over only 15 times.
"That's the story of the game," Huse said of the turnovers. They play that way. They're coming at you yelling and screaming. The bottom line is when two guys are coming at you to trap you have to figure out a way to deal with it."
The loss drops MSU to 7-6 and fifth place in Big Sky play, while Sacramento State is 9-17 overall, 4-9 in league action. MSU doesn't play again until next Wednesday, when the Bobcats host Northern Colorado.
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