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Men's Basketball

Salisbury men fall at Marymount, still control CAC fate

ARLINGTON, Va. - The Salisbury University men's basketball team suffered a 64-59 loss at the hands of Marymount (Va.) University on Monday night, but the good news is the Sea Gulls still control their own fate for the 2010 Capital Athletic Conference tournament which begins in just a week.

With the loss, the Sea Gulls fall to 8-6 in the CAC with two games to play, but with a pair of wins they would clinch a spot in the CAC tournament.

Salisbury (12-10) took the early lead Monday night, opening the game on a 12-4 run, but quickly realized it was in a game that would not be decided until the final moments as the teams traded runs throughout the 40 minutes of play. The eight-point Salisbury edge proved to be the largest point differential in the game.

Six of Salisbury's first 12 points came from the hot hand of junior center Chris McGrew (Burtonsville, Md.), including the first three-point field goal of his collegiate career. McGrew would finish with 18 points, on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor, to go with five rebounds.

A 12-2 run for the Saints (13-10, 8-6 CAC) would turn the tables for Marymount's first lead of the night before the Sea Gulls would come back to take a five-point edge at halftime.

The lead would remain near a handful in the second half before Marymount put together a 15-3 run early in the second half to take a six-point lead, though the Sea Gulls would not go quietly. Salisbury took a one-point lead for a moment on a three-pointer by senior guard Greg Palmer (Salisbury, Md.) with just under six minutes to play, but the Saints closed the game on a 10-5 run to finish off their victory.

Palmer finished with 18 points, while senior guard Drew Dickson (Silver Spring, Md.) dished out five assists.

Salisbury will play its next game on Wednesday, when it hosts Wesley College at Maggs Physical Activities Center, marking the final home game of the regular season for the Sea Gulls. The program will recognize three seniors - Palmer, Dickson and senior guard Devin Jones (Severn, MD.) - prior to the start of the game.

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