The West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats Men's Basketball team would come into today's match-up with a (7-10) overall record and (4-7) conference record opposed to the Glenville State College Pioneers coming in with a (7-10) overall record and a (2-9) conference record.
Within the first 9 minutes of play the Bobcats would come out on fire from behind the arc shooting an outstanding 77.8% (7 for 9) opposed to the Pioneers still searching for their first three.
With 8 minutes left in the first half the Pioneers would bring the game within single digits. The Bobcats would continue to share the ball well and to stroke from behind the arc as the momentum would continue to go back and forth.
At the end of the first half of play, the Bobcats would be leading the Pioneers by a score of 51-41. The Bobcats are shooting 60.6% from the field as the Pioneers are shooting 57.6%. The Bobcats would control the tempo of the game and distribute the ball well with a 6:1 assist to turnover ratio,
Luka Petrovic leading the way with 7 assists.
Clay Todd and
Fred Brondsted didn't miss a shot in the first 20 minutes with a combined 7-7 for 19 points.
With about 11 minutes remaining, the Bobcats would continue to control the game 73-59. In the second half, the Bobcats would continue shooting the ball well, 81.8% (9-11) from the field and 60% (3-5) from three. The Bobcats would have 4 players in double digits as the clock is winding down.
The Pioneers wouldn't go down without a fight as they would continue to shoot the ball at an increasing rate as the game went on. The Pioneers would continue to out rebound the Bobcats at a substantial margin. The last 5 minutes of the game the Pioneers would crawl back to cut down the lead, but the Bobcats offense was too much for them.
The Bobcats would take the Pioneers down with a final score of 94-83. Both teams shooting well from the field, the Bobcats led the way shooting 62.3% and the Pioneers would finish shooting 52.4%. Although the Bobcats got out rebounded 34-23, the Bobcats would lead many other catergories of the night such as assists (33), steals (8) & blocks (3).
The Bobcats spotlight players of the night would be
Clay Todd who was 8 for 8 with 20 points & 5 assists,
Luka Petrovic with 18 points & 12 assists,
Fred Brondsted with 16 points & 5 assists,
Dusan Vicentic with 12 points, 5 assists & 5 rebounds, and
Adam Horton and
Daylin Lee with a combined 21 points.
The Bobcats are on the road next Wednesday, January 30th at UVA-Wise for a 7:30 tip off.