The Niagara men’s basketball team (4-2) had five players in double figures in a 74-64 road win over Mount St. Mary’s (2-2) on Wednesday. The total team effort included a pair of double-doubles and a game-high 18 bench points in 23 minutes in senior Tyrone Lewis’ (Levittown, Pa.) return.
“This was a total team effort for us (Wednesday),” Niagara head coach Joe Mihalich said. “We used a lot of balance to beat a very good team. Obviously, we are happy to have Tyrone back, but more than the five three’s he hit tonight, he just makes everyone around him better.”
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Oh how the mighty have fallen. The Buffalo Sabres, once flying high at first in the Northeast Division have dropped all the way to third place, behind the Bruins and Senators and to eighth in Eastern Conference.
Fighting for a spot in a still developing playoff picture is nothing new for the Sabres, who have missed the playoffs two years running by a combined six points. Mired in the midst of a three game losing streak, the Sabres traveled to Washington on Wednesday night to face Alexander Ovechkin and the Capitals. The Sabres offensive woes would be fixed going against a mediocre-at-best defense and a goaltender playing in his first full season, right?
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