Cavs'benchscoring,defensekeepMarywoodwinless

by Nick Luchko

Hustle and defense.

staff writer destroyed the Marywood Pacers 87-49 on Monday, Jan 25. points) and the inside play of Tremaine White (6 points) brought the lead to a 39-19 advantage at halftime.

Yes, that was the basis of the team from the movie "Hoosiers," but it also can be applied to the men's basketball team, which

"Team basketball, listening to Coach [Dzik] and sharing the ball were keys," said Randall Sims, who finished the game with 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds.

He said that overall, the bench helped supply the win.

"Guys off the bench such as Roman [Gabriel], Bill [Gibson] Mark [Hentosh] played really well," said Sims.

The bench was a dominant force over the visiting Pacers.

The Cavs' bench outscored Marywood's 27-1 and got impact performances from both Hentosh (7 points and 6 steals) and Jim McTarnney (7 points, including two three-pointers).

Early in the game, the Cavs set the tone with a 2-1-2 matchup press zone, then falling into a 2-1-2 zone.

The Pacers could not seem to make a basket with the high-octane attack.

The Pacers scored the first basket, but the Cavs went on a 14-0 run and did not allow another basket until the 13-minute mark. Sims had 7 points during the run.

The Cavs continued their strong play of going after the loose balls and playing tough defense.

The Cavs extended their lead to 26-9 when senior Roman Gabriel scored and made for the biggest lead of the first half. Marywoodwould not give up, however. They went on a 8-0 run late in the first half to cut the Cavs lead to 26-17.

The outside shooting of Ty WJ.lson (8

In the second half, the Cavs had a little fun with their counterparts.

Continuing still with their full-court press, the Cavs overpowered their competition and extended their lead to 47-26 when junior Trm Anderlonis made a spectacular move to the basket and finished with a score.

For Anderlonis, this was a breakout game, as he finished with 17 points and a team high 7-9 from the foul line.

The Pacers still hung around and chipped at the lead ever so slightly.

They got within 12, at 54-42 with 12:02 to go, but that would be the closest they ever would get.

Anderlonis scored 6 points in a row to enlarge the Cavs' lead to 63-44 with 6:00 left in the contest.

After Anderlonis' last basket, he fouled Chris Davis at the other end and Davis proceeded to shove Anderlonis.

Anderlonis walked away and no technical was assessed.

Davis received one and as a result, the Cavs went on a 25-5 run to finish the game.

Contributions from Derrick Grayson, who led the Cavs with 19 points, and Hentosh were the difference in the game. The night would not be complete without a visit from Bill Gibson, who electrified the crowd with his first field goal of the season.

"We showed our individual talent and played like a team," Sims said.

The hustle, defense and the 69 percent shooting from the foul line were the main ingredients for a Cavalier team that was poised as a complete unit in victory.