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Dal gives X a run

X went up against a fired up Dalhousie Tiger squad at the Dalplex on Thursday and eked out a 77-72 win.  Dal came out in this contest firing on all cylinders and posted 48 first half points (to 41 for the X-Men).    X recovered to outscore Dal by a 36 to 24 margin in the second half for the win.  While the game was close, there were a number of positives for the X-Men.  The team pulled together in the second half and came out with a 'W' against a last-place Dal team that was highly motivated and looking to redeem its season with a win over the first place X-Men. 

Neil MacDonald had a strong offensive game for the X-Men posting 23 points on 7 of 8 field goals and 9 of 10 foul shots in only 28 minutes of play.  Zach Russell contributed 12 points for the X-Men.  Matt Brooks led Dal with 23 and former X-Man Mike Budreski contributed 19. On the positive side for this game X, which leads the AUBC in field goal percentage, had another good shooting game at almost 52%. As well, the X-Men out rebounded the Tigers 30-21.  On the negative side, X committed 20 turnovers against only 9 assists for an unhealthy assists to turnover ratio of under .5

This win pushes the X-Men record to 17-2 on the season.  In Coach K's 30 year tenure at X, he has led his squad to one perfect 20-0 regular season (2000-2001). His second best regular season tally has been 17-3.  The blue and white have a chance to better this with a win in their final game on Saturday.

X plays its final game of the season at home vs. the Cape Breton Capers on Saturday at 8 PM.  This highly anticipated contest has no implications for AUS playoff seeding as both team have locked up first round byes.  However, the X-Men should be fired up and looking to avenge a 22 point loss at the hands of the Capers in February.  Should be another barnburner.  Please note that there is no women's game on Saturday. 

                                Box Score (Final)
                          2004-05 AUS Men's Basketball
                 StFX X-Men vs Dalhousie Tigers (Mar 03, 2005)

VISITORS: StFX X-Men
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player                 FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
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10 Alex Stephen........ *  3  4   0  0   1  1   0  2  2   1   7  0  0  0  0  21
11 Zach Russell........ *  4  8   1  4   3  4   0  3  3   2  12  3  3  0  2  32
15 Neil MacDonald...... *  7  8   0  0   9 10   0  4  4   3  23  0  2  0  2  28
20 Jonathan Bell....... *  3  8   2  6   0  1   1  2  3   3   8  2  1  0  1  27
32 Garry Gallimore..... *  3  9   0  1   0  0   4  2  6   4   6  0  6  0  0  27
21 Michael Baxter......    1  5   0  3   2  2   0  4  4   2   4  2  3  1  0  23
22 John Bustin.........    1  2   1  1   1  2   0  0  0   2   4  1  1  0  0   4
23 Tyler Richards......    3  7   1  5   0  0   1  1  2   2   7  1  3  0  1  23
30 Edwin Reynolds......    3  3   0  0   0  0   1  2  3   1   6  0  1  0  1  14
TM TEAM................                            3  3
   Totals..............   28 54   5 20  16 20   7 23 30  20  77  9 20  1  7 199

TOTAL FG%:  .519   DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG%:  .250   REBOUNDS
F Throw %:  .800      8

HOME TEAM: Dalhousie Tigers
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player                 FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
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11 Daniel Bustillo..... *  2  6   0  1   3  3   0  0  0   0   7  0  0  0  2  35
15 Tim O'Connor........ *  1  3   0  0   0  1   1  3  4   4   2  0  3  0  0  25
20 Mike Budreski....... *  6  7   4  4   3  4   0  3  3   2  19  3  1  0  3  34
21 Matt Brooks......... *  9 18   2  7   3  5   0  4  4   5  23  1  3  0  3  30
42 Monte Francois...... *  2  8   1  2   4  4   1  0  1   2   9  1  5  0  1  32
10 Germain Bendeque....    1  2   0  0   2  5   0  4  4   1   4  1  2  1  1  17
12 Devon Norris........    0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
23 Chad Smith..........    0  1   0  1   2  3   0  0  0   0   2  1  1  0  0  12
34 Trystan James.......    1  2   0  0   4  4   1  3  4   2   6  0  2  0  1  16
TM TEAM................                            1  1             1
   Totals..............   22 47   7 15  21 29   3 18 21  16  72  7 18  1 11 202

TOTAL FG%:  .468   DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG%:  .467   REBOUNDS
F Throw %:  .724      6

Date: Mar 03, 2005  Site: Halifax, NS  (Dalplex)  Attendance: 0
Officials: Dave McGrattin; Paul;
Technical fouls: StFX X-Men-None. Dalhousie Tigers-None.
Score by Periods      1  2   Total
StFX X-Men.......... 41 36  - 77
Dalhousie Tigers.... 48 24  - 72
Imported from MAR03DAL.BXP
Game ID: MAR03DAL