Long Island suffered another hard-fought loss Monday, losing their third-straight game to the Erie Bayhawks, the Hawks affiliate, 114-104. With the loss, the Nets fall to 1-3 on the 15-game season.
Tigers Notebook: Stoudamire says no morale victories after good showing against Zags [The Record, Stockton, Calif]
STOCKTON University of the Pacific men’s basketball head coach Damon Stoudamire was pleased with the Tigers’ effort against No. 1 Gonzaga. Ultimately, however, college basketball is a results oriented business.
“We are not happy about losing,” Stoudamire said. “We are past that here. We had a lot of opportunities. We missed a lot of open shots.”
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The Tigers held a one point halftime lead over the Bulldogs and expanded their lead to five points early in the second half. However, Pacific ran out of gas down the stretch, resulting in a 76-58 home loss.
Center-starved Warriors may need to cut from roster to add a player [San Francisco Chronicle]
Feb. 4 The Warriors have a full roster, a 17-player group (including two two-way contracts) that will total more than $174 million in salaries this season and cost the franchise another $134 million in luxury taxes.
But here’s the thing: Among the group, there isn’t a healthy player taller than 6-foot-7.
“We’ve got to analyze everything now, especially with the injuries mounting,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said.
A quick analysis suggests the Warriors could be stuck with spindly forward Andrew Wiggins as their tallest player for at least a week because they likely would have to cut a player to sign a center with James Wiseman (wrist), Kevon Looney (ankle) and Marquese Chriss (leg) all injured.
Alex Barcello had 23 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and Brandon Averette added 24 points and five assists, and BYU held off Pacific 95-87 in double overtime at the Marriott Center.
Averette lifts BYU past Pacific 95-87 in 2OT
January 31, 2021 GMT
PROVO, Utah (AP) Brandon Averette scored 24 points with five 3-pointers as BYU topped Pacific 95-87 in double overtime on Saturday.
Alex Barcello added 23 points with nine rebounds and seven assists for the Cougars.
Matt Haarms had 13 points for BYU (14-4, 5-2 West Coast Conference), which earned its fifth straight home victory.
There were 40 lead changes and 16 ties before the Cougars were able to break away in the second overtime when Haarms sparked a 7-2 burst one second into the period and Pacific was unable to catch up.
BYU was originally scheduled to play San Francisco, but after the Dons paused their program for COVID-19 concerns, Pacific moved its game with BYU up from Feb. 8 to fill the slot.