Men's Basketball team lose 15th straight to Gavilan College, 81-78
Greg Cortez
Issue date: 1/20/09 Section: Sports
"It's tough in situations like this where you play good defense and they are still hitting shots," said Close.
With 1:30 remaining, Gavilan led by four over the Dons, 77-73. It became De Anza's priority to score by any means necessary. Every time the ball was up for rebounding, the Dons were reaching to grab the ball.
With 14.9 seconds left, Gavilan led 79-77.
Gavilan added two points leading up to the last 0.8 of a second. It was 81-77 when De Anza Don, Zach Stevenson, was at the free throw line with two shots. He sunk the first making it 81-78; timeout Dons.
Coach Damjanovich drew up a play for Stevenson to intentionally miss the free throw, hoping one of the Dons could rebound the ball and pass it to a teammate standing at the three-point line and shoot for the tie.
De Anza couldn't get a hand on the ball and the clock expired, losing the game 81-78.
After the game, Gingrich said that if they could have stopped Mollett "we would have won that game for sure."
The Dons are looking for inspiration right now, whether it is from their coach or from each other. However, if the team cannot pull together soon, then any hope of making the playoffs will be slim.
With 1:30 remaining, Gavilan led by four over the Dons, 77-73. It became De Anza's priority to score by any means necessary. Every time the ball was up for rebounding, the Dons were reaching to grab the ball.
With 14.9 seconds left, Gavilan led 79-77.
Gavilan added two points leading up to the last 0.8 of a second. It was 81-77 when De Anza Don, Zach Stevenson, was at the free throw line with two shots. He sunk the first making it 81-78; timeout Dons.
Coach Damjanovich drew up a play for Stevenson to intentionally miss the free throw, hoping one of the Dons could rebound the ball and pass it to a teammate standing at the three-point line and shoot for the tie.
De Anza couldn't get a hand on the ball and the clock expired, losing the game 81-78.
After the game, Gingrich said that if they could have stopped Mollett "we would have won that game for sure."
The Dons are looking for inspiration right now, whether it is from their coach or from each other. However, if the team cannot pull together soon, then any hope of making the playoffs will be slim.
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