Charleston, WV- Concord traveled to a hostile gym at the University of Charleston as they sought out vengeance on the Golden Eagles. Previously Charleston had defeated the Mountain Lions in triple overtime earlier this season at the Carter Center. Concord didn't need an overtime to take out the Golden Eagles as they won 85-75.
The game started off even against the two squads before Charleston took a 27-19 lead at the 7:35 mark. Concord would battle back into the game taking a 31-30 lead with just over three minutes to go in the half.
However, Charleston would finish the half on a 10-5 run taking a 40-34 lead into the intermission.
Concord would have an offensive outburst in the second half of 51 points as they fought their way back on the road. Charleston would begin the half pushing their lead to as many as ten points.
Concord would finally take the lead at the 10:31 mark capping an 11-4 run. The Mountain Lions led 57-56. After an exchange of baskets Concord would go on another run of 14-2 putting the up in the game for good.
The high powered offense of Concord earned the respect of Charleston as the Mountain Lions came back from 10 down to win by 10 points. The final score was 85-75.
Cordale Boyd led the Mountain Lions with 22 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds. Dannie Parker added 20 points and 7 boards. Matt Parker (14), Rafee Smith (12), and Anthony Lansdowne (10) all ended the games in double figures.
Concord (13-13, WVIAC 8-11) will finish their regular season against Bluefield State College this Saturday, February 23rd at home. The Mountain Lions will be celebrating senior day, the tip-off is scheduled for 4:00pm.
Official Basketball Box Score
Concord vs University of Charleston
2/21/08 7:30 pm at Charleston, WV
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VISITORS: Concord (13-13),(8-11)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 Cordale Boyd........ * 9-15 0-0 4-7 1 4 5 0 22 6 1 0 2 38
21 Matthew Parker...... * 5-8 2-5 2-2 1 3 4 4 14 2 0 0 1 26
23 Derrick Calloway.... * 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 5 7 5 2 1 1 1 1 23
35 Anthony Lansdowne... * 4-7 1-3 1-3 0 3 3 0 10 0 1 1 2 24
51 Dannie Parker....... * 8-13 0-0 4-7 2 5 7 2 20 4 3 0 2 37
11 Rustin Jesse........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 9
15 Chance Smith........ 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8
31 Rafee Smith......... 5-10 2-4 0-1 0 2 2 1 12 1 1 0 0 25
41 Jason Duncan........ 2-4 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 5 1 1 0 0 10
55 Ryan Vance.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+
Totals.............. 34-63 6-15 11-20 6 27 33 14 85 18 11 2 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd Half: 21-35 60.0% Game: 54.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 40.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 55.0% 0
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HOME TEAM: University of Charleston (17-9),(11-8)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
11 WHITE, John......... * 5-7 2-4 2-2 4 4 8 4 14 1 3 0 0 28
21 BROOKS, Marquis..... * 8-15 2-7 3-4 2 5 7 3 21 2 3 0 1 38
23 WEATHERINGTON,Austin * 2-5 1-2 1-2 1 2 3 3 6 7 2 0 3 34
25 STRICKLAND, Robert.. * 8-25 1-6 2-2 5 14 19 1 19 2 2 2 1 39
42 WALLACE, Warren..... * 1-6 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 2 3 1 2 0 0 37
01 WILLIAMS, Jamaal.... 2-4 0-2 1-1 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 3 11
32 MARONE, Ibrahim..... 2-4 0-0 3-5 1 2 3 2 7 1 3 0 0 11
44 GARRISON, Kyle...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2
TEAM................ 1 2 3
Totals.............. 28-66 6-21 13-18 15 32 47 19 75 15 16 2 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-35 42.9% 2nd Half: 13-31 41.9% Game: 42.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0% Game: 28.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 72.2% 1
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Officials: Gallagher, Costain, Schattner
Technical fouls: Concord-None. University of Charleston-None.
Attendance: 168
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Concord....................... 34 51 - 85
University of Charleston...... 40 35 - 75
