18
Feb
D1 Men's Digest
Max Mackinnon drops 27 as LSU Tigers falls short
Highlights
Mackinnon scores 27, Condon double-doubles as Australians feature in key clashes.
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🇦🇺 Texas 88, LSU 85 (Final)
LSU: 14–12 (15th in SEC)
Brisbane senior Max Mackinnon delivered 27 points in LSU’s three-point road loss to Texas on Wednesday as the Tigers were unable to close the final possession in a tight finish. Mackinnon played 33 minutes and shot 11–from–17 from the field, including 2–from–4 from beyond the arc, while converting 3–of–4 from the free throw line and adding two rebounds and three assists with two turnovers.
Max Mackinnon — Senior, Guard, LSU
From Brisbane, QLD │ Height: 1.98 m
• Minutes: 33 │ Points: 27 (14.5) │ Rebounds: 2 (2.6) │ Assists: 3 (2.5) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 11–17 │ 3PT: 2–4 │ FT: 3–4
🇦🇺 Florida 76, South Carolina 62 (Final)
Florida: 20–6 (1st in SEC)
Perth junior Alex Condon recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds in Florida’s 14-point home win against South Carolina on Wednesday as the Gators controlled second-half possessions to remain top of the SEC standings. The performance marked Condon’s 100th point of the season.
Condon played 32 minutes and shot 7–from–14 from the field, converting 6–of–6 from the free throw line while adding four assists and one steal with six turnovers in extended frontcourt minutes.
Across his past three games, Condon has averaged 15.3 points and 8.7 rebounds while shooting 56.8 per cent from the field as Florida extended its winning run in conference play. He opened the stretch with 12 points on 6–from–8 shooting in a road win at Georgia, followed by 14 points and 11 rebounds on 4–from–9 shooting against No. 25 Kentucky, before producing his 20-point, 10-rebound double-double against South Carolina.
Alex Condon — Junior, Forward, Florida
From Perth, WA │ Height: 2.11 m
• Minutes: 32 │ Points: 20 (13.3) │ Rebounds: 10 (8.0) │ Assists: 4 (3.5) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 6 │ FG: 7–14 │ 3PT: 0–1 │ FT: 6–6
🇦🇺 Ohio 69, Ball State 57 (Final)
Ohio: 14–13 (4th in MAC)
Melbourne freshman Kiir Kuany featured in Ohio’s 12-point home win against Ball State on Wednesday as the Bobcats controlled second-half possessions to secure the result. Kuany played six minutes and recorded one point, shooting 0–from–2 from the field, including 0–from–1 from beyond the arc, while converting 1–of–2 from the free throw line and adding one rebound and two blocks without committing a turnover.
Kiir Kuany — Freshman, Forward, Ohio
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 2.06 m
• Minutes: 6 │ Points: 1 (3.4) │ Rebounds: 1 (1.3) │ Assists: 0 (0.2) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 2 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–2 │ 3PT: 0–1 │ FT: 1–2
🇦🇺 No. 1 Michigan 91, No. 7 Purdue 80 (Final)
Purdue: 21–5 (3rd in Big Ten)
Sunshine Coast senior Oscar Cluff featured in Purdue’s 11-point home loss to No. 1 Michigan on Wednesday as the Boilermakers trailed after halftime and were unable to reduce the margin late against the top-ranked program.
Cluff played 21 minutes and recorded four points on 1–from–4 shooting, while converting 2–of–4 from the free throw line and adding three rebounds, two assists and one steal with one turnover.
Oscar Cluff — Senior, Center, Purdue
From Sunshine Coast, QLD │ Height: 2.11 m
• Minutes: 21 │ Points: 4 (10.5) │ Rebounds: 3 (7.4) │ Assists: 2 (1.6) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 1–4 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 2–4
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