2/7/17 At Columbus Scotus
Wahoo 50
Columbus Scotus 61
The Wahoo Warriors were defeated by the top ranked Columbus Scotus Shamrocks 61-50 on Tuesday night in Columbus.
The Warriors led for much of the first three quarters. Wahoo was down by one at 16-15 after one quarter.
Cameron Quick scored the final 5 points of the second quarter for Wahoo, as the Warriors went to the halftime break with a 28-25 lead.
Scotus made a run early to take a 33-30 lead. Back to back treys from Billy Hancock and Brendan Lacey put Wahoo back on top at 36-33. A Jake Ruzicka trey to end the quarter tied the game at 45 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Warriors went cold to start the fourth. Wahoo missed shots on their first five possessions, while the Shamrocks went on an 8-0 run to take a 53-45 lead. A Dylan Egr trey cut the lead to 57-50 with 2 minutes left, but that was a close as Wahoo would get, as Scotus made four free throws down the stretch to close out the 61-50 win.
Wahoo was just 3-9 from the line, while Scotus was 21-27. The Warriors were also outrebounded 34-22 and put up 29 treys, compared to just 20 from two point range.
Jake Ruzicka led Wahoo with 15 points and 7 boards. Billy Hancock added 9 points. Dylan Egr and Cameron Quick contributed 8 points a piece. Quick also added 6 boards.
Columbus Scotus improved to 18-1, while Wahoo dropped to 16-4.
