Friday, February 25
Newport News, VA
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Top seed Chris Newport comes back in second half to beat UC Santa Cruz in Coast-To-Coast semifinal
2/25/2022 4:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NEWPORT NEWS, VA - UC Santa Cruz held a small halftime lead at top-seeded Christopher Newport, but the Captains closed the game with a 28-14 run to put away the Banana Slugs 89-69 in the Coast-To-Coast semifinals.
It was the third meeting between the two schools this season. UC Santa Cruz finishes the season 6-17.
The Banana Slugs stayed close with the hosts the entire first half. Their biggest lead came when Calvin Keyes's "and 1" made it 26-21 with 6:24 left before halftime. The Banana Slugs led 37-36 at the half.
The Captains opened the second half on a 10-2 run to grab a 46-39 lead with 17:12 left. The game stayed a two-possession contest until the Captains' 28-14 run over the last eleven minutes put the game away and sent them to the Conference Final.
Avri Finch had team-highs of 15 points and 12 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season. Zach Granberry had 11 on 3-6 shooting while Matthew McDonald added 11 off the bench.
Simon Mueller-Landsvik had six assists to finish his career with 206, eighth-best in Banana Slug history.
Darian Peterson led four Captains in double figures with 22 points.
It was the third meeting between the two schools this season. UC Santa Cruz finishes the season 6-17.
The Banana Slugs stayed close with the hosts the entire first half. Their biggest lead came when Calvin Keyes's "and 1" made it 26-21 with 6:24 left before halftime. The Banana Slugs led 37-36 at the half.
The Captains opened the second half on a 10-2 run to grab a 46-39 lead with 17:12 left. The game stayed a two-possession contest until the Captains' 28-14 run over the last eleven minutes put the game away and sent them to the Conference Final.
Avri Finch had team-highs of 15 points and 12 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season. Zach Granberry had 11 on 3-6 shooting while Matthew McDonald added 11 off the bench.
Simon Mueller-Landsvik had six assists to finish his career with 206, eighth-best in Banana Slug history.
Darian Peterson led four Captains in double figures with 22 points.
Team Stats
UCSC
CNU
FG%
.400
.471
3FG%
.381
.333
FT%
1.000
.739
RB
41
38
TO
16
4
STL
1
8
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
Forward/Center
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