Dᴏᴀɴᴇ Mᴇɴ’s Bᴀsᴋᴇᴛʙᴀʟʟ ʟᴏsᴇs ᴛᴏ Mɪᴅʟᴀɴᴅ Uɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ 80-72.
𝙈𝙄𝙂𝙐𝙀𝙇 𝙇𝙊𝙋𝙀𝙕 (St. Croix, US Virgin Islands) led the way with 24 points and eight rebounds. In the opening half, Doane built a 10-point lead (17-7) through the first nine minutes of play. The Tigers led 33-32 at the break. Leading 42-39, Doane went into a mini-drought as the Warriors out-scored the Tigers 14-3 to take an eight-point advantage. Doane was able to battle back, cutting the deficit to six points (76-70) with 56 seconds to play behind the play of Miguel Lopez. He scored all 24 of his points in the final half. Midland was able to convert their free throws down the stretch to hold on for the win.
Doane will host Briar Cliff on Saturday, January 11, at 4 PM.