NOVEMBER 23, 2004
BOB ZIADIE
HORGAN'S 29 RALLIES MONARCHS TO WIN OVER
MISERICORDIA
WILKES-BARRE -- Brian Horgan scored 24 of his
game-high 29 points in the second half as the King's College men's
basketball team posted a come-from-behind 78-69 victory over host College
Misericordia Tuesday at the Anderson center in Dallas.
With the win, the Monarchs improved to 3-0 while Misericordia slipped to
1-2.
Both teams struggled to find a rhythm offensively in the first half as
officials called a combined 21 fouls, 11 on Misericordia and 10 on
King's. The Monarchs managed to take a 36-28 lead into the locker
room as freshman Jamie Cousart scored nine of his 12 points and senior
Marty O'Hora netted eight of his 14 in the open stanza.
In the second half, King's came out flat and Misericordia took advantage
and took a 41-40 lead after just 4:05 of play. The Cougars would
continue to execute on both ends of the floor and took a 55-45 lead on two
three-pointers from Josh Kendrick with 10:28 remaining.
King's, however would chip away and tied the score at 63-63 with 4:49 left
on a bucket by Horgan. The Monarchs would close out the game with a
15-6 spurt on a pair of three-pointers from Horgan and a huge trey by
Landon Gabriel with 0:48 left as the shot clock expired to seal the
victory.
Horgan added eight rebounds, two assists, and three steals. O'Hora,
who was plagued with foul trouble the entire game, netted 14 points with
five rebounds before fouling out with just under 5:00 remaining and played
a total of just 18 minutes in the contest.
Cousart finished with 12 points and seven rebounds while Gabriel added 11
points and six assists. Freshman Jim Welsh chipped in with seven points,
all in the first half.
King's will return to action Monday when the Monarchs make their home
debut against Chestnut Hill College at 7:30 p.m. in Scandlon Gymnasium.
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