Half bad doesn’t do this justice

Basketball is a simple game; you just put the ball in the basket, right?

Well, easier said than done for Savannah State in the second half of an 85-25 loss to Kansas State on Monday night.

The Tigers were one for 23 from the field and were outscored, 48-4, in the second half, setting NCAA records for fewest points and lowest field-goal percentage in a half during the shot-clock era.

Joseph Flegler made a three-point basket with 5:48 to play to end the drought and by that time, even Kansas State supporters were rooting for a Tigers basket.

But Savannah State Coach Horace Broadnax told the Kansas City Star that it wasn’t the end of the world.

“I was hoping we would set a record,” Broadnax joked. “Hey, what can I do, man? The guys were playing hard. It’s unfortunate, but I’m going to move on, and I expect them to move on.”

Savannah State (8-13) at least missed the all-time record for fewest points in a half, which was set by North Carolina against Duke in 1979. The Tar Heels trailed, 7-0, at halftime after coach Dean Smith deployed his four-corners offense.

Trivia time

What is the NCAA record for fewest points in a game?

Wedding crashers

A Green Bay couple is preparing for a much bigger wedding crowd than anticipated, the Green Bay Press Gazette reported.

Beth Zaidel and Luke Beno scheduled their wedding 11 months ago for Saturday at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church in Ashwaubenon, Wis.

That was about 10 1/2 months before the NFL scheduled a Packers playoff game the same day at Lambeau Field, which is just a few blocks from the church.

Nativity of Our Lord sells its parking spots to football fans on game days, meaning guests for the 3 p.m. wedding will be competing for spots with fans going to the 3:30 football game.

“We were obviously hoping for a Sunday game,” Zaidel said.

Not packing

them in

Green Bay Community Church has decided not to try to compete with the Packers and has canceled its 5 p.m. service Saturday, the Press Gazette reported.

Joan Johnson, the church’s community events director, said it would be a losing battle.

“The last time we held a service during a Packers game, two people showed up,” she said. “We have other service options for people, and we love the Packers.”

Snow job

Despite the winter storms that hit California last week, a group of skiers completed its mission of skiing all 28 ski resorts in the state from top to bottom in four days.

The four-member group called Across the Atlas finished at Sierra at Tahoe just after midnight early Sunday, after road closures delayed them for several hours.

They arrived at the final resort late Saturday night and needed a lift to the top from snowcat operators. The snowcats also provided light for their dark descent in the blowing snow.

The group, using the California trip to raise money to help two disabled athletes qualify for the 2010 Paralympic Games, skied all 28 of Colorado’s resorts in 2002.

Trivia answer

Six, set by Arkansas State in a 75-6 loss to Kentucky in 1945, then tied by Temple in an 11-6 loss to Tennessee in 1973. The record in the shot-clock era, which began in 1986, is 21 set by Georgia Southern in 1997 and matched by Princeton in 2005.

And finally

Former Hawaii football coach June Jones this week accepted a position at Southern Methodist in Dallas. He invited his assistants at Hawaii to join him, but receivers coach Ron Lee isn’t sure if he’s dressed for the occasion.

“I’d love to go with June,” Lee told the Honolulu Star Bulletin. “But I don’t know if I want to live in Texas. I don’t have cowboy boots or a cowboy hat.”

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peter.yoon@latimes.com