Box Score CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Facing the Cedarville Yellow Jackets for the second time in nearly 27 hours, the Walsh Cavaliers men's basketball team could not capitalize from a fast start as Walsh fell 74-54 on Thursday (Feb. 18) night at Cedarville. Walsh is now 7-7 after the fifth straight defeat.
- Score: Cedarville 74, Walsh 54
- Location: Cedarville, Ohio (Callan Athletic Center)
- Records: Cedarville 10-5 (10-5), Walsh 7-7 (7-7)
The Short Story: Walsh was six-of-eight shooting in the first four and a half minutes as they jumped out to a 16-2 lead. The Cavaliers used four threes, including three on an 11-0 run as Walsh pushed the lead to 14, the largest of the night. Over the next eight minutes, Cedarville answered with a 28-4 run (14-0 at one point) to take a 30-20 lead in the half. After trailing by seven at halftime, Walsh cut the Cedarville lead to four two times in the final eight minutes. Christian Simmons made it 53-49 with 6:29 left after a putback. Cedarville ended the game with another run of 21-5 as they took the rematch 74-54.
OPENING TIP
THE DIFFERENCE
- Cedarville used another three-point effort to defeat the Cavaliers. After making 12 threes on Wednesday, Cedarville added 11 threes to Walsh's nine treys.
- The Cavaliers were outrebounded 38-23 as Walsh reached a season-low with rebounds.
BEHIND THE NUMBERS
- Walsh ended the game with a 43.1% shooting percentage, making 22 of 51 shots. The team was nine-of-20 from three for a 45% three point percentage. They were one-of-four at the free throw line.
- Cedarville shot 49.2% (29-59) from the floor, 42.3% (11-26) from deep and 100% (5-5) at the charity stripe.
NOTABLE
- With the loss, Walsh has dropped five straight games for the first time since 12/11/14-1/10/15 when Walsh lost six straight games.
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