Scott Anderson. NEWARK β The Marquette Crusaders boys basketball team gleaned a little more than just its rough, physical style from its three months playing football in the fall. The Crusaders also gained lots of cool-under-pressure experience, and on Tuesday night, it paid off β this time on the hardcourt. With his team down a point with just 5. The junior guard calmly dropped in both of the resulting free throws to give the Cru a thrilling, Tuesday road win over the Norsemen.
Durdan sank just one of two tosses with This was a big win for us. Marquette's Tom Durdan reacts after sinking two free throws with less than a second left to beat Newark, , on Tuesday Jan. The other two options on that final play, Beau Ewers and Brady Ewers, finished with 15 and 11 points, respectively, for MA, which made only 7-of free throws on the night but got the two that mattered to move to on the season.
We kept fighting and were able to handle the heat. Carlson led all with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Tollefson added 13 points for the Norsemen, who shot a dismal 2-of from the field in the final quarter and ended up at After Marquette jumped to leads of and in the first quarter, the Norsemen got tougher, and as they cut the lane beat the Cru to spots on the floor.
Carlson netted 10 points in the period, including converting one of nine MA miscues to get the hosts a lead midway through and at the break. But the Crusaders stopped those cutters with better positioning and more physical play in the second half and started a comeback.
They started the fourth with a burst capped by a Logan Nelson coast-to-coast layup that gave them a lead with showing. Tollefson, whose 3 with to go gave NHS the advantage, later sank his tosses at to break a tie. Credit them. February 09, Scott Anderson Durdan sank just one of two tosses with Featured local savings.
