Hot-Shooting Bellarmine Drops Cougars

Box Score

November 29, 2007

         EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Bellarmine shot 65.2 percent from the field Thursday and defeated Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 84-67 at the Vadalabene Center.
         SIUE fell to 2-2 overall in its Great Lakes Valley Conference season debut game. Bellarmine improved to 5-1 for the season.
         Bellarmine's Jamie Jackson, who came into the game averaging 5.2 points per game, scored a game-high 28 points, including a perfect 4 of 4 from three-point range. Chartrael Hall pumped in 20 points while Dzaflo Larkai added 11 points.
         SIUE, meanwhile, struggled from three-point range, hitting 6 of 26 shots. T.J. Gray led SIUE with 16 points, including four three-pointers. The Cougars picked up 11 points from Nikola Bundalo and 10 from Asa Clayborne.
         The Cougars were within five points at halftime and took the lead with a three-point play from J.B. Jones with 14:45 left. Steve Pogue's three-pointer two minutes later put Bellarmine ahead for good.
         Bellarmine, which held a three-point lead with 6:35 to play, outscored SIUE 19-5 over the final ticks of the clock.
         SIUE returns to action Saturday at the Vadalabene Center when it entertains Northern Kentucky. Tip-off time is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

#54 Nikola Bundalo: C; 6' 10"; Freshman

#42 Asa Clayborne: F; 6' 5"; Senior

#11 T.J. Gray: G; 5' 7"; Senior

#22 J.B. Jones: G; 6' 2"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#54 Nikola Bundalo
: 6' 10"; Freshman
: C

#42 Asa Clayborne
: 6' 5"; Senior
: F

#11 T.J. Gray
: 5' 7"; Senior
: G

#22 J.B. Jones
: 6' 2"; Senior
: G