Paris Boys Fall to Marshall

PARIS, Ill. (WPRS) - The Paris Tiger boys basketball team lost a heartbreaker Tuesday night to the Marshall Lions 53-50. Paris could not have an answer for Marshall's three point shooting as the Lions shot over 50 % from beyond the arc, draining nine three-pointers in the gamr.

Marshall got off to a quick start, taking a 13-2 lead after one quarter. The Tiger's showed some improvement in the second period, but were no match for Logan Cannady who reeled of 13 of his 21 points in the second quarter. Paris missed several close shot opportunities and only shot 16% from the field and trailed Marshall 26-15 at the half.

Coach Nugent's Tiger's made some adjustments as Paris outscored Marshall 15-3 in the third quarter, thanks to the patience of Clay Cunningham and Ethan Mason. Cunningham scored the first six points of the second half and the duo were able to move the ball in tranisition effectively to Josh Cary and Josh Griffin.

Paris had a one-point lead going into the fourth quarter and the two teams traded baskets throughout the quarter until midway through the quarter and had the lead 39-36. Marshall reeled off three straight three-pointers and took the lead 45-39. Paris played catch up throughout the remainder of the game and never could catch the Lions, cutting the lead to three with eight seconds. Marshall missed two free throws with less than a second to play and Dalten Temples long shot at the buzzer was offline.

 Two Tiger players scored in double figures, Cary scored 12 points and Dalten Temples had 10. The Tiger's had  some struggles at the free throw line but fell short as the team went 9-21 from the charity stripe.

The loss is the second straight for the Tigers, who fall to 11-4 on the season. The Tigers will be back at home in Ernie Eveland Gym Friday night to take on Salem in Apollo Conference play. You can catch the game right here on Paris Country 1440 WPRS and online at wprsam.com.

FINAL PARIS STATS

FT 9-21 43%
FG 19-45 42%
3PT 3-7 43%

SCORING
Josh Cary 12 pts.
Dalten Temples 10
Josh Griffin 9
Jordan Ball 8
Ethan Mason 7
Clay Bess 4
Robert Hodgson 0