2009-2010 Cougar Basketball Recaps

February 20, MALONE UNIVERSITY
Senior wing Travis Brown saved his best game for the final game of his career as he led the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team back from a 13-point deficit to defeat Malone University 65-64 in overtime in American Mideast Conference action in front of 1,524 people in the Physical Education Center on Saturday night.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

February 18, SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Sophomore guard Robbie Taylor hit his first six shots from the field and scored the first 20 points of the game for the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team as the Cougars posted an 86-71 American Mideast Conference victory over Shawnee State University on Thursday evening in the Physical Education Center.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

February 16, at Walsh University
NAIA Division II No. 1 Walsh University held the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team to its second-lowest scoring total in the program’s 42-year history as the Cavaliers posted a 73-40 American Mideast Conference victory in Alumni Arena on Tuesday night.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

February 13, at Cedarville University
Despite playing without two injured starters, the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team nailed a season-high 10 three-pointers and nearly rallied from a 17-point deficit before falling 92-79 at NAIA Division II No. 18 Cedarville University in American Mideast Conference action on Saturday night in front of 3,050 fans in the Callan Athletic Center.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

February 11, at Wilberforce University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit to tie the score in the second half, but the Cougars were never able to grab the lead as MVNU fell 63-59 in American Mideast Conference action at Wilberforce University on Thursday night.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

February 4, POINT PARK (Pa.) UNIVERSITY
For the third straight game and the fourth time overall this season, the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team needed overtime to determine a winner as the Cougars fell 88-86 to Point Park (Pa.) University in American Mideast Conference action in the Physical Education Center on Thursday night.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

January 30, at Houghton (N.Y.) College
In a game that featured 12 ties and 14 lead changes, the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team scored the final nine points of the game to post a 79-69 overtime win at Houghton (N.Y.) College on Saturday afternoon in American Mideast Conference action in the Nielsen Center.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

January 29, at Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team committed 15 turnovers and shot just 31 percent from the field after halftime (9-for-29) as the Cougars dropped an American Mideast Conference game at Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College on Friday evening by the score of 86-81 in overtime in the Voller Athletic Center after leading by 11 points in the first half.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

January 26, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team used a commanding 64-28 advantage in points in the paint as the Cougars rallied for an 82-71 non-conference win over the University of Michigan-Dearborn on Tuesday night in the Physical Education Center.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

January 23, UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team overcame an 11-point deficit in the second half as the Cougars posted a 71-69 American Mideast Conference win over the University of Northwestern Ohio on Saturday night in front of a large, vocal crowd in the Physical Education Center.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

January 19, CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team shot just 37.9 percent from the field and failed to hit a three-pointer for only the second time in a game in 23 years as the Cougars fell 75-56 to NAIA Division II No. 23 Cedarville University in American Mideast Conference action in the Physical Education Center on Tuesday night.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

January 16, at University of Northwestern Ohio
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team used a late 13-0 run to take its only lead of the game and erase a 16-point second-half deficit, but then the Cougars failed to score again over the final 3:12 as MVNU fell 69-63 at the University of Northwestern Ohio on Saturday afternoon in American Mideast Conference action.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

January 12, WALSH UNIVERSITY
It was a tale of two halves on Tuesday night in the Physical Education Center as the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team led NAIA Division II No. 2 Walsh University by a point at the intermission before the visiting Cavaliers pulled away for a 77-65 American Mideast Conference victory.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

January 9, at Daemen (N.Y.) College
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team got two free throws from junior guard Brandon Short with 8.6 seconds to go as the Cougars pulled out an important American Mideast Conference road win at NAIA Division II No. 18 Daemen (N.Y.) College on Saturday afternoon despite not making at least one three-pointer in a game for the first time in 23 years.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

January 5, WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team came up just short in American Mideast Conference action on Tuesday night as the Cougars fell 67-64 to Wilberforce University.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

December 29, at Ohio State University-Marion
After a sloppy start to the game, the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team got things clicking as the Cougars pulled away for a 103-63 non-conference victory at Ohio State University-Marion on Tuesday night.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

December 18, at Warner (Fla.) University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team was unable to keep up with the hot shooting of Warner (Fla.) University as the nationally-ranked Royals scorched the nets at a 60.4 percent clip for the game on the way to an 87-69 victory on Friday night in the Turner Athletic Center.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

December 17, at Florida College
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team made the plays when it mattered most as the Cougars pulled out a hard-fought 90-87 win at Florida College on Thursday night in Conn Gymnasium.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

December 15, at University of Rio Grande
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team battled back from a seven-point second-half deficit only to have host University of Rio Grande go 18-for-18 from the free throw line in the final period to post a 91-84 non-conference victory on a rare Tuesday afternoon game in Newt Oliver Arena.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

December 12, at Northern Kentucky University
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team shot just 25 percent from the field in the first half to trail 37-19 at the break on the way to dropping a 78-56 non-conference decision at NCAA Division II Northern Kentucky University on Saturday afternoon at The Bank of Kentucky Arena.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

December 5, CONCORDIA (Mich.) UNIVERSITY
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team had four players in double figures and shot 52.6 percent fro the field as the Cougars held off Concordia (Mich.) University 83-75 in the consolation game of the A+ Autobrokers Holiday Invitational on Saturday afternoon in the Physical Education Center.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

December 4, MID-CONTINENT (Ky.) UNIVERSITY
After leading by one point at the half, the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team was outscored by 15 points in the second half as Mid-Continent (Ky.) University shot 64 percent from the field over the final 20 minutes to pull away for an 80-66 victory in the first round of the A+ Autobrokers Holiday Invitational on Friday night in the Physical Education Center.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

December 1, at Shawnee State University
Playing without injured point guard Robbie Taylor, the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team committed 19 turnovers including one at the end of the game as the Cougars fell 75-71 at Shawnee State University in American Mideast Conference action in Waller Gymnasium on Tuesday night.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

November 24, at University of Michigan-Dearborn
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team used a balanced team effort and 53.5 percent shooting from the field to pull away from host University of Michigan-Dearborn 94-77 in a non-conference road game on Tuesday night.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

November 21, ASHLAND UNIVERSITY
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team shot a blistering 63.6 percent from the field and never looked back as the Cougars cruised to an 81-57 non-conference victory over NCAA Division II Ashland University in the Physical Education Center on Saturday night.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

November 17, NOTRE DAME COLLEGE
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team shot just 25.8 percent from the field (8-for-31) in the second half as the Cougars fell 77-64 to Notre Dame College in the Physical Education Center in the American Mideast Conference opener for both teams on Tuesday night.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

November 13, ASBURY (Ky.) COLLEGE
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team saw visiting Asbury (Ky.) College hit a game-tying layup just ahead of the buzzer at the end of regulation and then nail a three-pointer with 5.3 seconds left in overtime as the Cougars dropped a tough 85-84 decision in MVNU's annual Homecoming game on Friday night in the Physical Education Center.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP

November 10, at Ohio Christian University
In a game that featured 60 fouls and 81 free throw attempts, the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball team held off Ohio Christian University 84-71 in non-conference road action on Tuesday night.  BOXSCORE | COMPLETE RECAP