Midland controls second half to down BU
Bellevue went seven minutes midway through the second half between field goals as the Bruins fell 69-57 to Midland on Sunday.
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Team Stats
Midland
| Game Statistics | Bellevue | Midland |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (19-45) | (24-53) |
| Field Goal % | 42.2% | 45.3% |
| Rebounds | 29 | 28 |
| Assists | 13 | 16 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 8 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 11 | 11 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 11 | 13 |
| Pts in the Paint | 20 | 22 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 2 |
| Bench Pts | 26 | 20 |
FREMONT, Neb. -- Midland University shot 52% in the second half to pull away from a 26-all halftime tie and defeat the Bellevue University men's basketball 69-57 in non-conference action on Sunday afternoon at the Draemel Classic.
Midland, winners of three-straight, improves to 8-3 on the season while Bellevue drops to 6-5 and sees their modest three-game win streak snapped.
Taylor Pomeroy led the Bruins with 19 points, highlighted by a 4-of-7 effort from downtown. Justin Motley and Martis Johnson joined in double figures with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Motley added seven rebounds and was a perfect 4-for-4 at the free throw line while Johnson hit on 3-of-6 three-point attempts.
Bo Sandquist scored 14 of his game-high 20 points and the second half to lead Midland. Tyler Sandoval (18 points) and Laurence Merritt (14 points, 7 assists) joined Sandquist in double figures.
Bellevue started strong, grabbing a seven-point lead by the midway mark of the first half. A bucket by Vaj Rice put the Bruins back up seven with 8:04 to play before a 13-0 run from Midland over a span of 3:19 put the Warriors in front.
Johnson and Ryan Larsen traded threes before triples from Paulo Araujo and Johnson on consecutive BU possessions gave the Bruins a 26-23 with 1:25 to play in the first half.
Sandquist drained a trey inside the final minute to tie the score at 26-26 at intermission.
The Bruins opened the second half strong as well, taking a three-point lead on a corner trey from Christian Carter at the 16:04 mark. Midland rattled off six-straight points before an and-one from Vinny Belcaster tied the game at 39-39 with 13:51 remaining. 13:37 3 Bo
That would be the only Bruin field goal for the next six minutes as the Warriors used a 15-0 scoring run to take control of the game. Midland built a 56-41 lead before Bellevue's next basket, a three from Pomeroy with 7:35 to play.
The Bruins open conference play on Saturday, Dec. 4 when they travel to Madison, S.D. for a 5 p.m. tip-off against Dakota State University (3-8) in a rematch of last season's NSAA Championship Game, which BU won 63-57.