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 Ethan Banks hit four three-pointers. |
Dec. 21, 2005
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - In its final action before Christmas, the WSU men's basketball team (3-6) fell to fifth-ranked Southern Indiana (12-1), 78-59 Wednesday night (Dec. 21) at the 2005 GLVC/GLIAC Challenge at Nicoson Hall. Both teams shot over 50 percent from the floor, but USI scored 28 points off 22 Warrior turnovers.
Senior Herb Goliday (Royal Oak Twp., Mich.) scored the first four points for WSU as the Warriors led 4-3. The Screaming Eagles scored nine straight points that forced two Wayne State timeouts 32 seconds apart. Senior Ethan Banks (Warren, Ohio) finally stop USI's run with a long three-pointer at the 14:59 mark.
A 10-1 run by Southern Indiana during the next 3:42 pushed its lead to 22-8. WSU then got a deep three by Kris Krzyminski (Flint, Mich.), but the Warriors committed eight turnovers in the first 11 minutes as USI's lead expanded to 27-11.
The Eagles' largest lead of the first half was 18 points, but Banks connected on a pair of three-pointers and sophomore Rob Igbawua (Belleville, Mich.) scored on a smooth layup to make it 34-21 with 4:43 to play in the first half.
After two blocks on the defensive end, Banks hit his fourth three of the half to make the halftime score 40-26. WSU shot well (52.6 percent) in the half, but turned the ball over 14 times compared to Southern Indiana's 5 turnovers.
The Eagles made their first five shots of the second half as their lead grew to 23 points, but a Banks steal that led to a fast-break layup by Krzyminski cut it down to 15 with 12:51 to play. Then Banks made a saving catch and threw the ball over his shoulder to an open Goliday for an easy bucket.
The Warriors didn't let up and actually outscored USI, 20-19, during the first 11:57 out of the locker room. But Southern Indiana's lead was too much to overcome.
Banks scored a team-leading 16 points, while Goliday added 14 and Erik Parker (Oak Park, Mich.) pulled down seven rebounds.
Having played seven of its first nine games on the road, WSU will return to Detroit for its next five games, starting with a rematch against Bellarmine on Dec. 29.
