photo by Matt Holmes
The Cavaliers waged an impressive war against the Merchant Marines of King’s Point, N.Y., but failed to defeat them. The number of fouls called on the Cavs cost them the game. The Merchant Marines sunk most of their foul-shot opportunities. This loss ended the Cavs post-season play in the NCAAs.
The first half was a scoreboard tug-of-war with an equal display of power and agility by both teams. The Cavs had a considerable low amount of turnovers and delivered the ball to the basket on most driving plays.
The second half was plagued with an overwhelming amount of technical fouls being called on the Cavs. The Cavs were over their foul limit by the middle of the second half. Many key players had also fouled out by the last quarter of the second half.
The Cavs were down by little more than four baskets for most of the second half, however, the Merchant Marines pulled far ahead in the remaining five minutes broadening the gap and leaving the Cavs scrambling to get to the basket.
