Big Ten Men’s Hoops Team Posts 1-1 Record in Final Two Contests in Austria – Ohio State Buckeyes
8/17/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Aug. 17, 1999
PARK RIDGE, Ill. – The Big Ten Men’s Foreign Tour team went 1-1 in its final %^$two games on its 10-day trip to Austria. The Big Ten team defeated the %^$UKJ-Suba St. Polten squad (87-78), but fell to the Steiner Basketball team %^$(71-69).%^$
%^$In the win over UKJ-Suba St. Polten, Indiana’s Kirk Haston tallied a %^$team-high 25 points, on an 11-14 shooting performance. The 25 points were %^$the most scored by a Big Ten player in the six games played in Austria. %^$Haston also grabbed a team-high 15 rebounds and blocked two shots in 27 %^$minutes of play. Michigan State’s Mike Chappell (18) and Purdue’s Maynard %^$Lewis (13) also scored in double figures in the win. Overall, the Big Ten %^$team shot 51 percent from the field and 50 percent from beyond the arc. The %^$Conference team dominated the boards and had a 40-25 advantage on the %^$glass.%^$
%^$Haston led the Big Ten in its loss to the Steiner Basketball team. Haston %^$scored 12 points and shot 66 percent from the field (6-9). He also grabbed %^$six boards. Northwestern’s Steve Lepore chipped in 10 points in the effort, %^$while Iowa’s Dean Oliver scored nine points and dished out six assists.%^$Cumulative stats from the tour follow the box scores.%^$
%^$1999 Big Ten Men’s Foreign Tour Basketball Team – Cumulative Results
%^$August 7 Slovakofarma Pezinok Basketball Club 76%^$ Big Ten Foreign Tour Team 65%^$
%^$August 8 Slovakofarma Pezinok Basketball Club 81%^$ Big Ten Foreign Tour Team 64%^$
%^$August 10 Big Ten Foreign Tour Team 64%^$ Montan Basket Bears 51%^$
%^$August 12 Big Ten Foreign Tour Team 77%^$ UBC Stahlbau Oberwart 72%^$
%^$August 14 Big Ten Foreign Tour Team 87%^$ UKJ-Suba St. Polten 78%^$
%^$August 15 Steiner Basketball Team 71%^$ Big Ten Foreign Tour Team 69%^$
%^$%^$George Reese, OSU FGM-A 3FGM-A FTM-A REB PTS AST TO BLK S%^$vs. Slovakofarma 4-13 0-0 0-3 5 8 2 1 0 1%^$vs. Slovakofarma 2-5 0-0 0-0 5 4 0 3 3 0%^$vs. Montan 3-7 0-0 0-0 1 6 1 1 0 1%^$vs. UBC 5-9 1-2 0-0 3 11 0 2 3 0%^$vs. UKJ-Suba 1-4 0-0 3-4 1 5 0 4 2 1%^$vs. Steiner 1-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 2 1 2 1%^$Totals 16-42 1-2 3-7 19 36 5 12 10 4%^$
%^$FG%: 38% 3PT-FG%: 50% FT%: 43%%^$Points Average: 4.0 Rebound Average: 3.2%^$%^$
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-GO BUCKS!-%^$
