Huskies keep Hillsdale men's basketball team on the skids
MTU tops Chargers 69-61
January 15, 2009 - Playing its first home game in nearly a month, the Hillsdale College men's basketball team hoped the home cokking could snap its recent losing streak. 
But Michigan Tech's men's team had different ideas, making several big plays down the stretch in a 69-61 victory over the Chargers Thursday night at Jesse Philips Arena. Hillsdale has now lost seven straight games and is 5-8 overall on the season. The Chargers are 3-6 in GLIAC play.
For the third game in a row, Hillsdale led at halftime, only to see its opponent step up its game in the second half to take a victory away from the Chargers.
Michigan Tech outscored Hillsdale 41-32 in the second half after a first half that saw Hillsdale get off to a great start and lead by as many as 12 points. The Chargers shot 38 percent in the second half and finished the game 4-for-21 from 3-point territory.
A pair of free throws from freshman Brad Guinane gave Hillsdale a 16-4 lead with eight minutes gone in the first half. The Chargers led for all but 37 seconds of the first half, and led 29-28 at intermission.
The Huskies outscored the Chargers 16-9 in the first six minutes of the second half to take a 44-38 lead. Hillsdale battled back into the lead by controlling the tempo of the game and getting the ball inside to its leading scorer, Tony Gugino.
Gugino set new career-highs by going 13-for-17 from the free throw line, en route to a game that saw him score 21 points to go along with nine rebounds and three blocked shots. Gugino went 8-for-8 from the line in a six-minute strech to help the Chargers regain a six-point lead, 58-52, with 5:12 left in the game.
But Michigan Tech finished the game on a 17-3 run, mixing up shots from different spots on the floor while suffocating Hillsdale's offense.
Guinane had 12 points and was 4-for-4 shooting from the floor in the game, to be Hillsdale's only other player in double-digit scoring.
Fedrick Bowe led Michigan Tech with 27 points, and was 13-for-14 from the free throw line.
Click on the link below for the box score from Thursday's game.
Box score
But Michigan Tech's men's team had different ideas, making several big plays down the stretch in a 69-61 victory over the Chargers Thursday night at Jesse Philips Arena. Hillsdale has now lost seven straight games and is 5-8 overall on the season. The Chargers are 3-6 in GLIAC play.
For the third game in a row, Hillsdale led at halftime, only to see its opponent step up its game in the second half to take a victory away from the Chargers.
Michigan Tech outscored Hillsdale 41-32 in the second half after a first half that saw Hillsdale get off to a great start and lead by as many as 12 points. The Chargers shot 38 percent in the second half and finished the game 4-for-21 from 3-point territory.
A pair of free throws from freshman Brad Guinane gave Hillsdale a 16-4 lead with eight minutes gone in the first half. The Chargers led for all but 37 seconds of the first half, and led 29-28 at intermission.
The Huskies outscored the Chargers 16-9 in the first six minutes of the second half to take a 44-38 lead. Hillsdale battled back into the lead by controlling the tempo of the game and getting the ball inside to its leading scorer, Tony Gugino.
Gugino set new career-highs by going 13-for-17 from the free throw line, en route to a game that saw him score 21 points to go along with nine rebounds and three blocked shots. Gugino went 8-for-8 from the line in a six-minute strech to help the Chargers regain a six-point lead, 58-52, with 5:12 left in the game.
But Michigan Tech finished the game on a 17-3 run, mixing up shots from different spots on the floor while suffocating Hillsdale's offense.
Guinane had 12 points and was 4-for-4 shooting from the floor in the game, to be Hillsdale's only other player in double-digit scoring.
Fedrick Bowe led Michigan Tech with 27 points, and was 13-for-14 from the free throw line.
Click on the link below for the box score from Thursday's game.
Box score
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