The NOC Mavs dropped a tough 112-102 double overtime classic Thursday night to Western at the Foster-Piper Fieldhouse.
Thursday's loss dropped the Mavs to 9-6 on the season and 1-1 in conference play while Western improved to 13-3 and 1-1 in conference.
Javontae Campbell led the Mavs with 38 points while Anthony Ignowski added 27. James Brown, Jr. tallied 18.
"Our goal was to try and slow Western down at times & at times we were able to do so," said coach Brandon Gossett. "They have a lot of firepower and hit some tough shots, so hats off to them. We made some costly mistakes turning the ball over in the second overtime but overall, I am happy with our guy's effort and fight. Games like this help you build for March so if we can learn from the loss, it'll serve its purpose"
Campbell's lay-up tied the game at 86-86 sending the game to the first overtime. The Mavs led early in the first overtime but after Western took a lead, Brown's free throw tied the game at 92-92. Neither team scored the final 2:12 sending the game to a second overtime.
Campbell gave the Mavs a brief lead in overtime but Western went on a 13-1 run to take the 112-102 victory.
Western 112, Mavs 1-2 (2 OT)
1 2 OT OT—Final
Western 41 45 6 20 -- 112
Mavs 43 43 6 10 -- 102
Mavs—J. Campbell 38, A. Ignowski 27, J. Brown 18, F. French 8, J. Gorecki 7, T. Day 2.
