Nov. 19, 2011
Recap | Final Stats
QUINNIPIAC 78, NAVY 54
NOVEMBER 19, 2011
HAMDEN, CONN.
TD BANK SPORTS CENTER (1,690)
THE RESULT
... drops Navy to 2-2 overall. It was Navy's second straight loss.
... drops Navy to 1-1 all-time against Quinnipiac and 24-14 (.632) vs. the Northeast Conference (NEC) all-time.
... drops Navy to 1-2 on the road this year.
... drops head coach Ed DeChellis to 221-233 (.487) in his 16th season as a collegiate head coach.
... drops head coach Ed DeChellis to 2-2 (.500) in his first season as Navy's head coach.
... drops Navy to 1,297-917 (.586) in its 105th season of collegiate basketball.
THE STARTERS
F -- J.J. Avila (23rd career / 5th cons.)
F -- James Loupos (13th career / 5th cons.)
G -- Jordan Brickman (1st career / 1st cons.)
G -- Isaiah Roberts (18th career / 4th cons.)
G -- Jordan Sugars (57th career / 22nd cons.)
... this was the first game with this starting lineup.
... it was Navy's third different starting lineup in four games this year.
GAME NOTES
... Navy's 18 points in the first half were the fewest since scoring just 17 in the first half against UC Irvine last year (11-19-10) ... the 19-point halftime deficit was the largest since trailing Buffalo, 42-16, at the break last year (11-13-10) ... Navy's 54 points were the fewest since scoring 49 against Bucknell last year (2-5-11).
... Navy has made at least one three-pointer in 249 straight games, dating back to 2003 ... the Midshipmen have made at least five three-pointers in 15 straight games, dating back to last year.
... Navy failed to have a double-digit scorer for the first time since Feb. 15, 2007, vs. Holy Cross.
... After shooting 62-of-112 (.554) from the field in the first two games of the season, Navy is just 42-of-104 (.404) in the last two contests ... Navy is 22-of-77 (.286) from three-point range but is 82-of-139 (.590) from inside the three-point line.
... Navy had 41 assists against 30 turnovers in the first two games this year (1.37 assist-to-turnover ratio) ... in the last two outings, Navy has 23 assists against 37 turnovers (0.62 assist-to-turnover ratio).
... Navy's bench scored 28 of Navy's 54 points against Quinnipiac ... for the season, the bench has scored 136 points for an average of 34.0 points per game, while shooting 50-of-101 (.495) from the field and 10-of-32 (.313) from three-point range ... Navy's starters are shooting just 54-of-115 (.470) from the field and 12-of-45 (.267) from three-point range for an average of 35.0 ppg.
... Navy's freshmen class scored 22 of Navy's 54 points while shooting 7-of-16 (.438) from the field ... the group is averaging 17.8 points per game in four outings this year ... the group made four of Navy's five three-pointers against the Bobcats.
... no Navy player played more than 27 minutes against Quinnipiac and of the 15 players that saw action, 13 players scored.
Jordan Sugars: Saw his 10-game streak of making a three-pointer end against Quinnipiac ... after scoring 21 with eight rebounds and four assists in the season opener, Sugars is averaging 7.3 ppg and 4.7 rpg in the last three outings.
J.J. Avila: Saw his three-game streak of scoring in double figures end on Saturday.
Worth Smith: Has made at least two three-pointers in each of the last two games ... Smith is 4-of-7 (.571) from three-point range in last two games; rest of team is 6-of-37 (.162).
# GO NAVY #
