THE GAMES
 

1/12/1996 vs. Syracuse ... CONFERENCE / HOME / REGULAR SEASON /

Season Game #: 11 / Current Record: 8 - 3

WAHOO: 25 ... 25 ... 16 ... 13 .... 79
Syracuse: 10 ... 15 ... 15 ... 22 .. .... 62

Wahoo got off to one of its patented fast starts against Syracuse and went on to claim an easy 79 - 62 win. Ahead 12 - 8 in the first quarter, the Warriors outscored the Rockets 13 - 2 the remainder of the period as Mike Simons contributed 5 and Dan Brown 4 during the run. By half the Warriors had doubled Syracuse’s score, 50 - 25. A good deal of the game was spent at the foul line as the teams combined for 57 free throw attempts. Although the Warriors cruised to the win in the second half, Coach Watton commented, “... in the second half we didn’t shoot well and we seemed to stand around in the third quarter.” The win kept the Warriors undefeated in conference play.

Noteworthy:
Leading Scorer: Mike Simons 23 pts.; Rebounds -- Mike Simons 10 ; Assists -- Josh Anderson 10 ; Steals-- Josh Anderson 8

Wahoo
freethrows: 23 / 34 68 % ; fieldgoals: 27 / 66 41 % ; three point: 1 / 14 7 %

Syracuse
freethrows: 17 / 23 74 % ; fieldgoals: 19 / 48 40 %; three point: 7 / 20 35 %

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