December 10, 2008
By Tim Chialastri
Capitol Hoops President
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                (9) Gonzaga 60,     (14) Bishop O'Connell 65

		1	2	3	4	T
#9	Zags (2-1)	16	9	19	14	60
#14	Knights (4-0)	10	22	15	18	65

   

 

 

Eismeir Helps Knights ice the hot zags

Washington , DC -- Home of the Gonzaga Purple Eagles

Kendall Marshall Post-Game Interview 

The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference divisional play began tonight with the #14 ranked O'Connell Knights knocking off the #9 Gonzaga Purple Eagles in Washington , DC by a score of 65-60.
 

O'Connell (4-0) came out a little flat , " I think we were shell-shocked " noted Kendall Marshall (15pts) who caught air on his first jumper in the very noisy Gonzaga College gym. Gonzaga junior Tyler Thornton (23pts) scored on an O'Connell turnover and Cedrick Lindsay (18pts) knocked down two free throws to five the Zags (2-1) an early 16-10 lead at the end of the 1st quarter.                  

O'Connell would get some big time baskets from senior Dave Eismeir to open up the second quarter. Eismeir hit two contested jump shots against a very disciplined and smothering Gonzaga defense. The second quarter would prove crucial to the game's outcome as the Knight went on a 22-9 run following a Kendall Marshall steal and lay in ending the first half with O'Connell on top 32-25.

Gonzaga came out energized beginning the second half , with junior Malcolm Lemmons scoring on a tough hook shot over O'Connell sophomore Larry Savage. The Lemmons basket got the Zags within three with 2:22 reaming in the third quarter. The two teams traded baskets on both sides , and a big time three pointer from Gonzaga junior Cedric Lindsay (18pts) caught all -net as the Zags continued down three as time expired in the 3rd.
  

The Purple Eagles finally tied the game off Tyler Thornton's lay-up off a Lindsay assist , 50-50 with just under four minutes remaining in the game. That would be as close as Gonzaga would get the rest of the way.

Dave Eismeir scored five straight points , knocking down a crucial deep ball from a Kendall Marshall set-up and dish to stretch the lead to 59-54 with two minutes to play. A Thornton lay-in and two O'Connell turnovers on inbounds sets gave Gonzaga a chance to win the game. However the Zags couldn't convert , sending junior Devin Cole of O'Connell to the stripe. Cole (5pts) knocked down both free throws that put the game out of reach.   Kendall Marshall Post-Game Interview

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