FROSTBURG, Md. - The Frostburg State University men's basketball team had a pair of late five-point leads slip away in a 72-67 loss to Catholic in non-conference action, Tuesday night.
Box Score
In a tight second half, the Bobcats (1-3) surged out to a pair of late five-points leads, but Catholic's Steve Limberiou drained three-straight three-pointers as part of an 11-3 run that handed the visitors a 68-65 lead with 51 seconds to play in regulation.
Despite the Cardinal run, FSU hurt its chances of pulling out a late victory with poor free-throw shooting. The Bobcats finished 4-for-19 (21.1%) at the free-throw line, including just 2-for-10 in the second stanza.
Frostburg State had a final chance to the tie game with 25 seconds left, trailing 68-65. Senior Maurice Williams squeezed in a tough layup around two defenders and was fouled, sending him to the line with a chance to tie the game. However, his foul shot rimmed out and Catholic converted four foul shots for the victory.
The two teams were evenly matched as the score changed hands 16 times, including 13 times in the second half. Both teams made nine three-pointers and CUA held a slight 38-34 edge in rebounding.
Frostburg held an eight-point cushion (17-9) in the first half, the game's largest lead, but the Cardinals used a 10-0 run to grab a 19-17 lead at 9:21. Neither team held more than a four-point lead until the Bobcats' two five-point leads late in the game. Freshman Jabari Kamau hit a layup at 1:34 and senior Troy Dockett drilled a three-pointer with 1:02 left in the first to give the Bobcats a 30-28 halftime lead.
Senior Bradley Nunn led the Bobcats with a double-double 11 points and 10 rebounds. Classmate Troy Dockett finished with a team-high 15 points while junior DeSean Antoine scored nine points and had six assists.
Limberiou led all players with 20 points, behind four three-pointers and a 4-of-5 effort at the free throw line. Shawn Holmes added 16 points and five assists.
Frostburg State returns to action on Nov. 30 at Marymount at 8:00 pm.
