The final score for this game is 49-61, the Adrian Bulldogs come out with the win.
Lewis gets yet another steal and makes the two.
49-61
Makes them both
49-59
Yazrombek gets called with the foul and Flemister goes to the line shooting one and one.
Jump ball goes Adrian’s way with 23.4 seconds left.
McCollister makes a deep three to try to bring the Cards back into it.
49-57 31.5 seconds remain
Misses his second.
Flemister makes his first.
46-57 44.2 seconds remain
Flemister will head to the line to shoot two after the full timeout by the Adrian Bulldogs
Otterbein will now start to foul with 44.2 seconds left in the game.
Lewis gets another steal and adds another two for Adrian.
46-56 1:00
Otterbein calls a 30-second timeout
Van Meter gets the shot to fall in the paint.
46-54 1:29
Makes his second.
44-54 1:42
Torey gets fouled and makes his first.
44-53 1:42
Bakenhaster makes a thunderous block that looks like it should be on Sportscenter’s Top Ten.
Adrian steals the ball and will look to wind this clock down.
Lewis steals the ball and adds another two to Adrian’s score.
44-52 2:17
Otterbein gets the ball out of the timeout.
Coach Adrian is going to have to find some way to motivate his players to make a comeback and win this game.
Coach Adrian calls a full timeout to get his Cards in the right mindset for the remaining 2:54
3:21 left and Adrian turns the ball over.
Adrian’s Rodak makes the near corner three.
44-50 4:35
5:08 and no one can get a shot to fall
6:31 left in the game as Matt McCollister gets called with the foul.
Van Meter gets the floater to fall.
44-47
Adrian gets the steal and Lewis gets the easy lay-up
42-47
Adrian turns the ball over with 7:58 left in the game.
Misses the second.
Misses the first.
Bakenhaster gets fouled and will head to the line for two.
Echelberry gets the ball in the paint and scores for the cards. Timeout on the floor.
42-45 9:01
Otterbein’s Bakenhaster gets the jumper to fall.
40-45
Otterbein is going to have to go on quite a run if they want to come back in this one.
Torey gets them both to fall.
38-45
From here it looks like Adrian has given his players quite a speech as the head on to the court for Torey’s first free throw.
Jason Davis called for the foul. Timeout on the floor.
38-43 10:14
Adrian gets the steal and scores two more.
38-43 10:30
Tighe turns the ball over and Adrian’s Lewis gets the fast break two.
38-41 11:30
Makes the second.
38-39 11:58
Misses the first.
Tighe gets called with the foul. Meier goes to the line for two.
Misses the second.
Makes the first.
38-38 12:28
Bakehaster gets into the paint and gets fouled as he misses the shot.
Adrian’s Lewis makes the shot as he gets fouled by Juergens and gets the free throw to fall.
37-38 12:47
Otterbein turns the ball over with 13:10 left
Otterbein takes a 30 second timeout with 13:18 left in the second.
Jason Davis makes the three to give the cards the lead
37-35
Lewis gives Adrian the lead as the shot clock winds down.
34-35
14:30 left in the second half
Otterbein’s Jon Juergens gets the inside shot to fall.
34-33
Adrian’s Jackson gets the put back and gives the bulldogs the lead.
32-33
Yazrombek gets the shot to fall.
32-31
Adrian gets another score to take the lead.
30-31
Otterbein’s Julian gets called with a foul. His first
Adrian’s Meier gets another one to fall.
30-29
Otterbein’s Van Meter makes the post shot.
30-27
Adrian’s Meier scores two quick jumpers.
28-27
Otterbein starts with the ball and Echelberry gets the three to fall.
28-23
The score at halftime is 25-23, the Cardinals on top.
Adrian cannot get the final shot to fall.
35 seconds remain in the first half. Adrian ball
Otterbein’s Jon Juergens with the long two.
25-23. 1:00
Barnes with a long two.
23-23 1:33
2:02 left to go in the first half.
Both teams playing sloppy and cannot get a shot to fall
Van Meter gets called with the charge. His second foul, team six
Adrian’s Rodak gets the fast break shot to fall.
23-21
Echelberry gets the back out pass and dranes the three.
23-19
Echelberry gets called with the foul. His second
The cards steal the ball and Juergens cannot convert in the paint
The Cards turn the ball over
Meier gets the inside shot to fall.
20-19
Echelberry makes the two.
20-17
Barnes misses the three but gets the rebound and Adrian still can not score as the Cards get the ball back.
Foul on Echelberry. Adrian ball.
Julian makes the three from the far corner.
18-17
Julian misses the long three but Barnes comes down and makes the two-point jumper.
15-17
Nobody can make a shot and both offenses playing very sloppy.
Adrian calls a 30-second timeout.
Shot clock winding down as McCollister makes the tough lay in to tie the game.
15-15
McCollister with the jumper.
13-15
Misses the second.
Misses the first.
Bakenhaster gets called with the foul and Gallant will shoot two for Adrian.
Waterwash dranes the long two from the far corner.
11-15
Otterbein calls a 30-second timeout. They are going to need to start playing some tough defense if they want to stay in this.
Gallant makes the turn around jumper.
9-15
Adrian gets the steal.
Lewis makes the floater.
9-13
Barnes with another long two.
9-11
Juergens gets a bucket in the paint.
9-9
Barnes makes a long two.
7-9
Juergens checks in for the cardinals.
Both sides playing tough defense and getting steals.
Still 7-7
McCollister misses the shot and Van Meter gets called for the foul. Adrian Ball.
Meier gets fouled and makes the three point play.
7-7
Otterbein gets the steal and passes ahead to Yazrombek for two.
7-4
Van Meter scores in the paint.
5-4
Adrian’s Flemister steps out of bounds. Card’s ball.
Yazrombek drives the lane and gets two for the Cards.
3-4
Otterbein’s McCollister fouls Cody Barnes. Barnes makes both.
1-4
Van Meter is fouled and shoots two. Misses first and makes second.
1-2
Adrian’s Eric Lewis scores first with an inside bucket.
0-2
Adrian wins the toss.
The starting lineups for Otterbein are Andy Yazrombek, Matt McCollister, Colin Echelberry, Max Van Meter, and Zach Bakenhaster.
The starting lineups for Adrian are Cody Barnes, Darryl Flemister, Eric Lewis, Sean Gallant, and Adam Meier.
The Cardinals come out in their gold uniforms with red lining and numbers.
Welcome to this edition of Live Blog featuring the Otterbein Cardinals vs. the Adrian Bulldogs in the first game of the season at the Al Van Rotary Classic at the college of Wooster. Coach Todd Adrian makes his debut with a team filled with both new and familiar faces. The Bulldogs of Adrian come into this game after losing in the MIAA conference championship last season to the Flying Dutchmen of Hope College.
