It was a busy weekend for Bahamian collegiate basketball players in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I action as they competed for their respective schools.
The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Lady Rebels, featuring Bahamians Valerie Nesbitt and Head Coach Yolett “Coach Yo” McPhee-McCuin, rolled their way to a perfect 6-0 win/loss start on Saturday. They took down the George Mason University Patriots in a 64-34 away victory at the Eagle Bank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.
Nesbitt, a reserve point guard on the team, finished with four points on 2-for-4 shooting from the field. She finished with two of the Rebels’ 10 steals. She also had three rebounds and two assists, playing 14 minutes on the floor.
It was a huge third quarter for the Lady Rebels as they outscored the Patriots, 21-3, in that stanza en route to a 47-14 lead after three quarters. Those three points given up in the quarter tied the fewest points allowed in a quarter in the McPhee-McCuin era at Ole Miss.
As a team, the Lady Rebels shot 26-for-57 from the field, 45.6 percent. They started the first quarter 4-for-16 from the field but quickly rebounded. The Rebels’ play on the interior was stifling as they held their opponents to 11-for-53 from the field for the game. The Patriots knocked down seven three-pointers and only knocked down four shots from inside the arc.
The Rebels return home to the Pavilion in Oxford, Mississippi, tonight when they play host to the Jacksonville State University Gamecocks. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. Central Time.
Franco Miller Jr. had a career night as he flirted with a triple-double, posting 12 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds in the Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) Eagles (4-2) blowout victory over the Webber International University Warriors (5-10) on Friday night. The Eagles won easily, 112-39, on their home court at Alico Arena, in Fort Myers, Florida.
The double-double was the first of Miller’s career. He played 26 minutes and shot 4-for-9 from the field that included two three-pointers.
The Eagles’ 112 points were the most points scored in the Michael Fly era – the head coach of the team. The 39 points was the third lowest allowed in history for the Eagles in division one.
The Warriors shot a dismal 15-for-56 from the field in the game, 26.8 percent, and were just 3-for-15 from deep. For Miller and his team, their offense was impressive as they shot 55-for-73 from the field, 60.3 percent.
The Grand Bahamian’s first assist helped to put his team up by 18 points when Dakota Rivers made a three-pointer on a fast break with 12:51 remaining in the first half. The score was 21-3 at that point. Miller got his first bucket two minutes later when he got a rebound and scored on a fast break to give the Eagles a 25-7 lead.
At the half, the Eagles led by 31 points, 52-21 – a huge lead that they never relinquished.
It was a good showing for Miller who is a top reserve for Coach Fly. He also bounced back after scoring zero points in his last outing, against Florida International University, last week Wednesday.
Miller returns to action for the ‘Clash of the Eagles’ when they play the Georgia Southern Eagles (5-2) at 7 p.m. tomorrow in Fort Myers, Florida. This will be the final game for the Miller and the Eagles for 2020.
In a double-overtime thriller on Saturday night was Radshad Davis and the Florida International University (FIU) Panthers (5-2). Davis’ 14 points was not enough to lead them to victory as the Panthers fell to the Georgia Southern Eagles, 103-99, at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Florida.
Davis, a forward, was able to finish the night 4-for-7 from the field and 1-for-2 from beyond the arc. He missed one shot from the free throw line as he finished 5-for-6 from there. The redshirt senior played 37 minutes. He added four rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal.
The Panthers shot just 6-for-18 from the field in the first half, 33.33 percent. The visitors shot 14-for-24 in that half, 58.33 percent. At the end of the half, the Eagles led 35-24.
A 45-34 second half advantage for the Panthers ended regulation with the game tied at 69. In the first overtime, the Eagles battled back from a five-point deficit to tie the game at 85, sending it to double overtime. The visitors controlled the tempo in the second overtime and escaped with a four-point victory.
Davis and the Panthers play their last game of 2020 when they host the winless Carver College Cougars (0-13) at 7 p.m. tonight.
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