Falcons Hold Off Bears Late Rally.

The Notre Dame Falcons and Shawnee State Bears played a entertaining game Saturday at Murphy Gymnasium, with the Falcons coming up with a hard fought 90-79 win.
  NDC(3-6)  placed all five  starters in double figures on the afternoon. Lawrence DeArmond led NDC with 23 points behind a solid 7-12 shooting effort from the field. Tyree Gaiter stuffed the stat sheet on the afternoon. Gaiter had 19 points (16 in the second half,) six assists- and- seven steals. Jarvis Huntley added 18 points, Kaloma Figueroa-Jackson netted 15 including a pair of back-breaking 3 pointer's in the game's final four minutes. Geovante Rose added 10 to round it out for the Falcons.
  The Falcons shot 41 percent from the field and hit 43 percent (12-28) from the 3-point line. The Falcons were a solid 75 percent (24-32) at the foul line. The Falcons had 18 assists and 12 turnovers.  They also tallied 10 steals as a team on the afternoon.
  The Bears dropped to 6-5 on the season with the loss. They placed four players in double figures on the afternoon. Trevor Banks (22 points- and -10-  rebounds,) and Mark Bryant (20 points- and- 12- rebounds) each posted double-doubles.  Andrew Bendolph added 13, while Devon Carter netted 11.  The Bears shot 46 percent from the field on the day. They struggled from the 3-point line where they shot 32 percent (8-25.) The Bears made just 64 percent of their free throws (9-14), but dominated the glass. They out rebounded NDC 47-37. The Bears had 14 assists, but the Falcons full-court pressure forced them into 22 turnovers.
   The game started with Shawnee State running out to a 10-5 lead early. NDC would then fight back and lead 18-14 behind some full-court pressure and five early Bears turnovers. The Bears would score the next four and tie the game at 18 with 13:52 in the opening half. The game would be played evenly for the next couple minutes until NDC would make a run to lead by eight (31-23) on a DeArmond free throw with 6:48 in the opening half. The Bears would make another run, this time a 11-3 spurt to cut the Falcons lead to one (34-33) with 3:42 in the half. The Falcons would stretch that lead to five (42-37) at the half.
  The second half would start with the Falcons scoring the first four points to go up nine (46-37.) The Falcons would stretch the lead, the biggest of the game to 16 (57-41) with 15:26 to go on a lay-up by Dean Kolstad. The Bears would not go quietly. Anthony Bendolph would cap a 19-2 run that would cut the Falcons once commanding 16 point lead down to four (71-67) with 5:22 remaining. The Bears would get the lead to three on a free throw at the four minute mark. NDC would then get a 3-pointer by Figueroa-Jackson to stretch the lead to six, and then a defensive stop followed by another Figueroa-Jackson 3-pointer would stretch the lead out to nine. The Falcons would get some clutch free throws by Rose and some crucial buckets and free throws down the stretch by Huntley to "ice" the win.
  NDC will take a couple days off and will be back in action Wednesday when they take on CSU at the Wolstein Center. Tip time is set for 7 PM.