USIU Extends Losing Skid

U.S. International’s men’s basketball team extended its losing streak to eight games and, for the second consecutive night, was trounced at the US Air Classic Saturday. Stephen F. Austin defeated the Gulls, 98-56, in the consolation game of the tournament played at Wright State.

The Lumberjacks shot 54% from the field and had a 51-31 edge over USIU (1-12) in rebounding.

The 42-point loss was the Gulls’ second-worst defeat this season. Their worst, a 48-point setback to Murray State, came in the tournament opener Friday.

Stephen F. Austin (4-5) got 28 points from Jack Little. Kevin Bradshaw, USIU’s leading scorer, finished with 15 points. It was his lowest scoring night of the season.