Sandburg Men Fall Just Short in Upset Bid of No. 1 South Suburban

  Aaron Frey
  Thursday, December 20, 2018 6:29 PM
  Athletics

Galesburg, IL

The Carl Sandburg College men’s basketball team took undefeated and top-ranked South Suburban down to the wire, but the Bulldogs held on to defeat the Chargers 75-71 on Thursday afternoon at John M. Lewis Gymnasium.

KEY MOMENTS

• Sandburg (11-5) took a 36-35 lead on a drive from Carter Fayhee (Macomb, Ill./Macomb) to open the second half, but South Suburban (16-0), No. 1 in the NJCAA Division II rankings each of the last three weeks, scored the next six to take the lead for good.
• The Bulldogs couldn’t open up a double-digit lead until two Rhyss Lewis free throws with 4:34 to go, but Sandburg clawed within 68-64 after Scott Gowan (Rockford, Ill./Rockford East) sank three foul shots with 1:03 left.
• A Fayhee 3-pointer off a steal, followed by two more Fayhee free throws after another turnover closed the Chargers’ deficit to 71-69 with :19.2 left, but Jason Towers hit four straight free throws to seal the victory for South Suburban.

SANDBURG STANDOUT
Freshman Noah Young (Colfax, Ill./Ridgeview), who came in as the national leader in free-throw shooting at 95.3 percent, went 14 of 16 from the line and finished with 16 points to tie for the team lead.

OTHER TOP CHARGERS

• Sophomore forward Deandrey Robinson (Peoria, Ill./Peoria) matched Young’s 16 points. He added a team-leading seven rebounds but saw his streak of consecutive double-doubles end at five games.
• Fayhee scored 15 while shooting 5 of 11. He also had six rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block.
• Gowan finished with 13 points while going 4 of 8 from the floor.

FOR THE BULLDOGS
Towers scored a game-high 27, highlighted by a step-back trey that pushed the Bulldogs’ advantage to 71-64 with :35 left. Lewis added 25 points, and Chris Johnson had a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards.

UP NEXT
The Chargers will take an extended break for the holidays before returning to action Jan. 6 at Eureka JV.

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