Elsah, IL (January 25, 2010) Principia College Men's Basketball experienced their coldest shooting night of the year in a loss to SLIAC newcomer Spalding University of Louisville, KY. The Eagles of Spalding experienced the other side of the coin enroute to a 69-50 victory over Prin.
Spalding shot 62.5% in the first half giving them a 38-23 locker room lead. The Panthers, who lead the conference in 3-point shooting was dead cold tonight, shooting only 19% from beyond the arc. Prin's
Sam Douglas who leads the conference in 3-point shooting was just 1-11 from beyond the arc and teammate
Stuart Waller who is second in the conference was 0-3 from three. It was definitely an uncharacteriscally cold night for the Panther that made the difference tonight. One bright spot is that Principia only committed 5 turnovers. The last time Prin faced Spalding they lost 82-45.
Spalding was lead by Dewhon McAfee's 27 points. 18 of them came in the first half. Spalding finished the game shooting 53% for the game.
Douglas, who came alive in the second half, lead Prin with 13 points.
Todd Zimmerman had 8 points and 11 rebounds.
Colin Angle finished with 12 points.
Prin falls to 2-7 in conferenc play while Spalding improves to 5-4. Principia hosts Lincoln Christian Thursday night at 8p in a non-conference game.
