BLEU DEVILS SPORTS RECAP-MBB
January 23, 2010
New Orleans, LA - (Men's Basketball) Playing top-ranked Tougaloo (13-1, 5-0), the Bleu Devils (2-9, 0-5) failed to get their first league win, suffering a 75-64 loss to the Bulldogs in Gulf Coast Athletic Conference action Thursday night at the Owens Health and Wellness Center, in Jackson, Miss.
Dillard's James Burkes led all scorers with 19 points, followed by Avry Ingram and Cornice Wingate with 11 apiece. Mico Sjekloca had a team-high nine rebounds, followed by Burkes with eight. The Bulldog offense spread the wealth with 19 assists to put six players in double-figures; Mario Luckett (15), Sylvester Collins (13), Frederick Griffin and Tommie Mabry (11 each), and Juan Gray and JeJuan Jacks (10 each). Luckett and Gray also had nine rebounds apiece, and Collins chipped in eight.
The Bleu Devils will take on the Loyola Wolfpack (10-6, 2-3), Saturday, January 23. Game time is 7 p.m. at The Den.