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Purdue Fort Wayne
Huntington
Carouthers Sinks Huntington in OT
11/7/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 6, 2006
Fort Wayne, IN -Senior guard Quintin Carouthers hit an off-balance jump shot, with just one second left in overtime, to lift IPFW to a 93-92 win over Huntington University on Monday night at the Memorial Coliseum.
Carouthers' game-winner came after the Foresters had taken the lead with 14-seconds remaining on a three-pointer by senior forward Kyle Ganton.
"It was a great game for our guys," said IPFW second year Head Coach Dane Fife. "Offensively, I thought we did a great job. We got the open looks we needed throughout the game, and what a great job by Quintin Carouthers and Tyler Best."
Carouthers and teammate Tyler Best each tossed in a team-high 24 points in the game.
In a fast paced first half, IPFW controlled the tempo, and the lead, for over 14-minutes. The bulk of the scoring was carried by Best who tallied 14 first half points, going 6-8 inside.
It was a battle of the big men in the opening stanza as Huntington's Alex Kock and Doug Scheckler were also able to get loose inside for nine points each.
The 'Dons shot nearly 70-percent in the first half (69.9) and held a 50-39 lead at the intermission.
In the second half, the Foresters came out on a 7-0 run to knock down the IPFW lead to 50-46. Kock did most of the damage with a triple and a bucket in the paint.
IPFW increased that lead back to 11 points at the 13:08 mark on a jumper by Carouthers.
From there, Huntington methodically chipped away at the deficit. Scheckler, who seemed to score at will, tossed in seven straight points, and after a jumper by Ganton, the Foresters had their first lead since the early minutes of the game at 78-77.
Huntington led by two (83-81) with 2:36 left in regulation, but it was Best tying the game with a strong move and hoop inside.
There was no more scoring in regulation as a Scheckler 3-pointer at the buzzer was just short.
In overtime, IPFW jumped out to a four point lead on two consecutive baskets by junior forward Zeljko Egeric.
However, a pair of Scheckler free-throws would pull Huntington to with two (89-87) with 2:12 left in OT.
HU looked to tie it the next time down the floor, but Carouthers made the defensive play of the game, giving weak-side help and swatting away a shot by Scheckler right to junior guard Chris Perkins. Perkins tapped the ball ahead, raced the length of the floor, got fouled, but made the layup.
That set up Ganton's triple which looked to be the nail in the coffin for IPFW, but the 'Dons called timeout and set up a final play.
The Mastodons pushed the ball into the forecourt. Best came out to receive the ball on the wing. He was double-teamed, but found Carouthers on the baseline. "Q" looked to drive, but the Foresters sealed the baseline. With no where to go, Carouthers sent up an off balance 10 footer that found nothing but the bottom of the net for the win.
Scheckler, who Best describe as "in the zone", led all scorers with 34 points. Kock finished with a double-double of 26 points and 12 rebounds for the Foresters who had four players register in double figures.
Best added 10 rebounds to his 24 points and was just two assists shy of a triple-double.
Five 'Dons scored in double figures. Along with Carouthers and Best, Perkins added 13 points, junior forward Pat Lepper chipped in 11 points and senior forward Justin Hawkins registered 10.
The Mastodons also won the battle of the boards 39-28.
IPFW will travel to South Bend, Indiana on Friday for their season opener at Notre Dame. Game time is 8pm.
~Dons~
