Tritons finish third in basketball tourney after 5-point loss Wednesday

Tritons finish third in basketball tourney after 5-point loss Wednesday

Tritons finish third in basketball tourney after 5-point loss Wednesday


3/3/2022

Tritons Matthew Santos
Matthew Santos shoots the ball for the Tritons in an elimination game against Team Just-Shoot-It 在 “Take It 2 the South Part 2” tournament on March 2 在 Talofofo 健身房. Santos led the Tritons with 15 points.

The ror体育app下载 Triton Men’s Basketball Team was eliminated from the “Take it 2 the South Part 2” tournament after a 53-48 loss to Team Wu Tang on Wednesday 在Talofofo健身房. The Tritons w在ir opening game against the Just-Shoot-It basketball club but did not have enough momentum to beat Team Wu Tang for a spot in 总决赛.

The Tritons had a slow start to their game against Team Just-Shoot-It but found their rhythm toward the end of the first quarter and led 37-33 at halftime. UOG举行了 lead for most of the second period, then jumped up 12 more points with one minute 留在时钟上. The Tritons defeated Team Just-Shoot-It with a final score of 54-42.

Leading the Tritons in scoring were Matthew Santos with 15 points, Diane’ “D” Blackmon with 14, and Tristan Valdes with 13.

The Tritons advanced to the next round and took on Team Wu Tang for a spot in the 决赛. Both teams struggled to score in the first half. UOG jumped to a 10-point lead with only two minutes left in the half, but Team Wu Tang cut the lead to one point at halftime, 22-21.

The Tritons lost momentum 在 start of the second half and fell behind 32-25 after the first five minutes of the period. After a Tritons comeback that closed the gap to one point in Wu Tang’s favor, UOG’s Darryl Robles gained the Tritons the lead with 灌篮. Team Wu Tang called a time out 在 7:49 mark with UOG up 41-40.

The game was back and forth from that point, but Team Wu Tang’s ability to hit their free throws gave them the advantage to win the game 53-48.

Tritons Diane' Blackmon
Diane’ “D” Blackmon pulls down a rebound for the Tritons in an elimination game against Team Wu Tang 在 “Take It 2 the South Part 2” tournament on March 2 在 Talofofo 健身房. The Tritons finished the tournament with a 3-2 record after losing to Team Wu 唐53-48.
Blackmon led UOG in the game with 11 points, while Valdes added 10 points.

UOG finished third in the tournament out of eight teams with an overall record of 3-2.

Triton Men’s Basketball League launches Wednesday

The Tritons will return to the court for the opening game of the Triton Men’s Basketball League this Wednesday night. UOG will play against Team Wu Tang at 6:30 p.m. 在 UOG 卡尔沃野外住宅.

All UOG games will be recorded and posted 在 特里同体育运动 YouTube channel. Fans can also tune into the Triton Sports Zone video podcast to stay up to date with the latest athletics news, watch exclusive athlete interviews, and learn about upcoming events and games. The podcast episodes are live at 6 p.m. 每个星期四 在 特里同体育运动 脸谱网 channel.