Harford Men’s Basketball Falls in 75-50 Rout by No. 21 Division-I Monroe

BEL AIR, Md.—After a dismal first half start in which the Harford men’s basketball team scored just 16 points against No. 21 Division-I Monroe, the Fighting Owls (3-4) doubled their offensive output in the second half, tallying 34 points to fall, 75-50 to the Mustangs (7-0) last Friday night at Susquehanna Center.

It was a tale of two halves for the Owls, who took a 25-point deficit into the half and came back and equaled the offensive production of the Mustangs, with both teams scoring 34 points in the second half.

Freshman Lionel Perkins (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) led Harford with 16 points, 12 of which came in the second half, and five rebounds, while shooting 6-for-15 from the floor. Freshman Troy Burgan (Akron, Ohio/North) contributed six points and six boards, while Kyle Wright led Monroe with a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds. Charles Funches came close to a double-double as well, tallying 14 points and eight rebounds while dishing out four assists and shooting 4-for-6 from the field.

Monroe jumped out to a 10-0 lead over the Owls at the 17:09 mark, but a 7-2 run by Harford over the next 5:27 put them within five points, the closest they would come for the remainder of the contest.

Harford shot just 30.2% overall and 23.8% from behind the arc, with dismal 19.2% and 12.5% respective efficiencies in the first half, while the Mustangs posted a .452 field-goal percentage for the game.

The Fighting Owls return to action on Tuesday, Nov. 25 when they travel to Chesapeake for a 7:00 p.m. matchup.

Newspaper Box Score
Monroe vs Harford
11/21/08 6:00 p.m. at Bel Air, Md.
At Bel Air, Md.
MONROE 75, HARFORD 50
MONROE (7-0)
Funches, Charles 4-6 4-5 14; Harris, Terric 5-5 2-3 12; Perryman, Westley
4-12 4-4 12; Wright, Kyle 4-11 0-0 10; Obame, Freddy 2-5 2-2 6; Williams,
Tyvon 3-6 0-0 6; Bandoumel, Djim 1-1 2-2 4; Jackson, Maurese 2-4 0-0 4;
Tuitt, Michael 2-6 0-1 4; Cromartie, Jamell 1-5 0-0 2; Davis, Joseph 0-1 1-2
1; Dezouvre, Randy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-62 15-19 75.
HARFORD (3-4)
Perkins,Lionel 6-15 2-4 16; Holleman,Jasper 3-7 2-2 8; Hill,Ian 2-8 3-3 7;
Burgan,Troy 3-11 0-0 6; Volk,Jesse 2-6 0-0 5; Gland,Dwayne 1-3 0-0 3;
Mead,Kevin 1-3 0-0 3; Claiborne,Kartrell 1-2 0-0 2; Dell, Gabe 0-2 0-0 0;
Faulcon,Butch 0-3 0-0 0; Pappas,Chris 0-2 0-0 0; Selby,Brandon 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 19-63 7-9 50.
Monroe 41 34 75
Harford 16 34 50
3-point goals–Monroe 4-20 (Funches, Charles 2-4; Wright, Kyle 2-7;
Perryman, Westley 0-4; Williams, Tyvon 0-3; Tuitt, Michael 0-1; Cromartie,
Jamell 0-1), Harford 5-21 (Perkins,Lionel 2-7; Mead,Kevin 1-2; Gland,Dwayne
1-2; Volk,Jesse 1-3; Dell, Gabe 0-2; Hill,Ian 0-2; Holleman,Jasper 0-3).
Fouled out–Monroe-None, Harford-Claiborne,Kartrell. Rebounds–Monroe 46
(Wright, Kyle 12), Harford 35 (Burgan,Troy 6). Assists–Monroe 13 (Funches,
Charles 4; Williams, Tyvon 4), Harford 12 (Holleman,Jasper 4). Total
fouls–Monroe 13, Harford 17. Technical fouls–Monroe-None, Harford-TEAM.
A-98