2003 Division II
Men's Basketball Elite Eight:
Bowie State 72, UMass-Lowell
62
March 26, 2003
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Stephen Moss-Kelly scored 21 points and Tim Washington added
15 points aand 11 rebounds to lead South Atlantic Region champion Bowie State
(30-4) to a 72-62 win over Northeast Region Champion Massachusetts-Lowell (28-5)
in the first quarterfinal game at the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Elite
Eight.
The first half was marked by eight lead changes, with neither
team leading by more than five points. Massachusetts-Lowell controlled
the tempo late in the half and opened a 30-25 lead at halftime,
behind 13 points from Elad Inbar. Neither team shot the ball
exceptionally well in the first 20 minutes. The River Hawks shot
38.2% (13-34) from the field in the first half, compared to the
Bulldogs' 36.0% (9-25).
Moss-Kelley led all first-half scorers with 16 points, but would
be held to just five in the second half. Washington added six
points in the first half and Allen Van Norden added three, the
only other Bowie State players to score in the opening half.
"I'm a senior captain," said Moss-Kelley, "so
it's my job to do what the team needs. In the first half, I needed
to step up and make shots. We were bigger than them, but they
didn't back down."
Massachusetts-Lowell's five-point halftime lead would grow to
seven in the opening two minutes of the second half, but Bowie
State rallied to take a 43-41 lead with 9:20 to play. The Bulldogs
would not relinquish the lead for the remainder of the game,
outscoring the River Hawks 29-21 from that point forward.
"We made the plays down the stretch when we needed it," added
Bowie State head coach Luke D'Alessio. "This team plays
tough when it counts."
Bowie State outshot Massachusetts-Lowell 47.8% (11-23) to 38.9%
(14-36) in the second half, and 41.7% (20-48) to 38.6% (27-70)
for the game.
From the free-throw line, Bowie State enjoyed a distinct advantage,
outscoring Massachusetts-Lowell 25-3, including a 22-2 advantage
in the second half. The Bulldogs took 34 free throw attempts,
compared to just four for the River Hawks.
Massachusetts-Lowell was led by Inbar, who scored a game-high
27 points, despite fouling out with 2:13 to play. Ty Brunson
added 10 points for the River Hawks.
"I'm very proud of my guys," said Massahusetts-Lowell
head coach Ken Barer. "We came in with a good game plan
and it worked in the first half. In the second half, the shots
didn't fall."
Bowie State's Cornelius McMurray added 11 points and a game-high
eight assists.
The teams were essentially even on the boards, with Bowie State
claiming a 39-38 rebounding advantage.
Bowie State, appearing in the NCAA Division II Tournament for
the first time in school history, advances to Thursday's semifinal
round, where they will meet the winner of today's Kentucky Wesleyan-Cal
Poly Pomona game at 6:00 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Mass.-Lowell River Hawks vs Bowie State Bulldogs
3/26/03 12:00 p.m. at Lakeland Center, Lakeland, Florida
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VISITORS: Mass.-Lowell River Hawks 28-5
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
32 Elad Inbar.......... f 12-20 3-5 0-0 1 3 4 5 27 2 3 1 1 35
42 Ty Brunson.......... c 4-7 0-0 2-2 3 3 6 2 10 1 3 0 0 25
03 Dana Jones.......... g 1-6 0-1 1-1 1 1 2 1 3 5 3 0 2 26
12 Uri Grunwald........ g 4-11 1-4 0-1 0 2 2 0 9 5 4 0 1 32
23 Shahar Nachmias..... g 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 7 7 5 0 3 1 0 3 29
05 James Whyte......... 1-7 0-3 0-0 2 4 6 4 2 2 1 1 2 21
14 Brandon Arnette..... 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7
22 Carl Benn........... 3-9 0-2 0-0 2 2 4 1 6 0 1 0 2 14
50 Stacey Moragne...... 2-5 1-1 0-0 1 3 4 1 5 0 1 0 0 11
TEAM................ 2 1 3
Totals.............. 27-70 5-21 3-4 12 26 38 22 62 18 17 2 11 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-34 38.2% 2nd Half: 14-36 38.9% Game: 38.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0% Game: 23.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-1 100 % 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 75.0% 0
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HOME TEAM: Bowie State Bulldogs 30-4
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
30 Tim Washington...... f 6-12 0-0 3-5 1 10 11 2 15 1 6 1 0 36
33 Stephen Moss-Kelley. f 6-10 3-6 6-8 3 6 9 1 21 1 1 1 0 36
21 Jon Smith........... c 2-3 0-0 1-5 0 4 4 3 5 0 1 0 0 17
10 Cornelius McMurray.. g 2-7 2-6 5-6 1 5 6 2 11 8 4 0 2 35
22 Omarr Smith......... g 2-6 1-4 4-4 1 0 1 3 9 5 3 0 3 34
03 Allen Van Norden.... 1-5 1-5 2-2 0 2 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 12
04 Shawn Hampton....... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
20 Arthur Lewis, Jr.... 1-3 0-1 4-4 1 3 4 1 6 1 2 0 2 24
TEAM................ 2 2 1
Totals.............. 20-48 7-22 25-34 9 30 39 13 72 16 19 3 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-25 36.0% 2nd Half: 11-23 47.8% Game: 41.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 31.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 22-30 73.3% Game: 73.5% 2,2
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Officials: Mike Foote, Steve Morris, Lamont Simpson
Technical fouls: Mass.-Lowell River Hawks-None. Bowie State Bulldogs-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Mass.-Lowell River Hawks...... 30 32 - 62
Bowie State Bulldogs.......... 25 47 - 72
NCAA Men's Division II Quarterfinals- Game One
Bowie State(30-4) advances to Semi-finals Thursday at 6:00 p.m. vs.
Cal Poly-Pomona/Ky. Wesleyan winner. Mass-Lowell finishes 28-5.
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