Starting Lineup

PG: Jalen Cox, #3 (6’3”, Sr., G)

SG: Matthias Wagner, #12 (6’1”, Sr., G)

SF: Jonas de Krassel, #20 (6’4”, So., G)

PF: Vincent Sampson, #30 (6’1”, Sr., F/C)

C: Parker Jones, #13 (6’6”, Sr., F/C)

The First Quarter

The Titans get the ball first and begin to throw it around, only to attempt a shot and miss. Cox gets the ball and passes it to Jones who then passes it to Wagner who passes it back to Cox. The Cubs then score at 7:00 with an early 3-0 lead. Titans miss and so do the Cubs. After some passing and missing, Jones scores a two pointer at 4:04 to give the Cubs a 5-0 lead. The Titans then score a two pointer at 3:46. Cox is given free throws and scores two more points with the score now at 7-2. The Cubs pass and miss a shot, and then Sampson scores a two pointer at 2:58. The Titans pass the ball around while the Cubs try to block them. Titans score a three pointer at 2:32. The Titans score again with a slam dunk at 2:06, giving them a 9-6 lead. Toliver attempts to throw a pass but the Titans block it, though he then receives points through free throws, making the score 11-6. The Titans score free throws themselves and end the quarter with a 2 pointer, totaling the final score for now to 11-10.

Score: 11-10 Loyola

The Second Quarter

The Cubs pass the ball to each other but miss the shot. At 7:08, the Titans score a free throw with a score of 12-11. At 6:40 the Cubs make a three pointer totaling their score to 14-12. The Titans catch up at 6:20 with a two pointer, tying the game at 14. Jones misses a shot and so do the Titans. Sampson scores a two pointer at 5:30 with a score of 16-12. Both Cox and de Krassel miss a shot and soon the Cubs have to defend against the Titans. The Titans miss, but soon they catch up with 16-16. The Cubs then score at 4:20 with a three to take a 19-16 lead. They score another three at 3:55 with 22-16. The two teams then pass the ball around continuously but miss their shot. Soon the Titans score at 1:38 with 22-18. The Titans score a two pointer in 18 seconds with 22-20. Finally, the Cubs make a three in the last three seconds with the score being 25-20.

Score: 25-20 Loyola

The Third Quarter

At 7:45, the Titans score with 25-22 and then score again at 7:33 with 25-24. The Titans are then given a free throw and score one point with 25-25. The Titans attempt to throw but the Cubs steal it and then at 6:17, Cox scores with a 27-25 lead. But the Titans win a point through a free throw. At 5:50 the Cubs score 29-26. The Titans score at both 5:05 and 4:55, scoring 30-29. The Titans then earn more points with free throws, changing the score to 31-29. De Krassel throws and misses. Then the Titans score again at 4:34 with a 33-29 lead. They earn more points with free throws giving them 34-29. The Titans score at 3:12 with 36-29 and then Cox scores for the Cubs at 2:28 with 36-31. From then on, though, the Titans keep scoring points. They earn a two pointer at 1:28 with a score of 38-31. They make a free throw and then score again at 1:05 with a score of 41-31. The Cubs score two more points with a score of 41-33 before the quarter ends.

Score: 41-33 Colony

The Fourth Quarter

The Titans start the period with a foul and then Wagner scores a three pointer at 6:30 with a score of 41-35. The Titans miss a free throw, but score at 5:50 with a 43-35 lead. The Cubs then score with 43-37. But the Titans score at 5:12 with a 45-37 lead. De Krassel takes the shot and succeeds with a score of 45-39. The Cubs block the Titans but they soon earn a free throw and score 46-39. Jones scores at 3:00 with 46-41. After some more missed shots, the Titans are given free throws again and score a 48-41 lead. Cox wins points at 1:31 with a score of 48-43 but the Titans also score at 1:05 with a 50-43 lead. Cox misses a free throw and when the clock ticks down to 44 seconds, the Titans win points with a score of 52-46. They score again with 54-46 and finally end the game with a free throw. The final score is 56-45.

FINAL: 56-45 Colony

Postgame

After the game, Jalen Cox said, “There were times we had lapses of not getting back on defense and not boxing out and that ultimately led to them beating us.” When asked about the feelings before the game, Cox said, “We had a game plan. Coach said we had a cheat sheet. We knew that they were gonna drive and they were gonna get on the offensive rebound but we just didn’t execute.” Finally, when asked what the team could’ve done differently, Cox replied, “We just box out more, be more energetic, and not take as many three pointers.”

Next Game

The Cubs will be facing the Boulder City Eagles on Monday at 7:30 PM.