W&M Men’s Basketball Falls to ODU, 64-51, in CAA Tournament

03/05/05 4:11PM

RICHMOND, VA - William and Mary’s men’s basketball team lost to No. 1 seed Old Dominion, 64-51, this afternoon at the Richmond Coliseum in the quarterfinals of the 2005 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament.

The loss ends the Tribe’s season with a record of 8-21, while the Monarchs improve to 26-5.

ODU jumped out to an 8-2 lead on a jumper by Isaiah Hunter less than five minutes into the game, but the Tribe battled back, tying the game at 10 on a three-pointer by junior guard Taylor Mokris (Charlotte, NC) with 13:02 on the clock. The Monarchs led 14-12 with 9:26 left in the half, but ended the period on a 23-8 run, taking a 17-point, 37-20, lead at the break.

ODU took a 21-point lead, its biggest of the game, on a three by Drew Williamson, that made the score 49-28 with 14:49 to play. Senior guard Nick D’Antoni (Myrtle Beach, SC) cut the lead down to 14, 55-41 on a layup with 5:27 to go, but a pair of threes by Brandon Johnson and Brian Henderson gave the Monarchs a 20-point advantage with just four minutes remaining. Freshman guard Nathan Mann (Overland Park, KS) scored the last five points of the game on a three-pointer and a layup for the final score of 64-51.

Sophomore forward Corey Cofield (Newton, MA) and Mann tied for the team lead with nine points each, followed by Mokris who came off the bench for seven points and seven rebounds. Junior forward Hawley Smith (Jacksonville, FL) also had seven rebounds to go with his six points. Hunter led all scorers with 15 points, followed by CAA Player of the Year Alex Loughton, who had 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Despite being out-rebounded, 23-15, in the first half, the Tribe ended the game with a 41-39 advantage on the boards.

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