Sinclair Community College\u2019s men\u2019s basketball team dropped their Oct. 6 home opener to the Clinton Junior College Golden Bears, 75-59.<\/p>\n
The Tartan Pride were led by Darrien Wilkins, who scored a game-high 20.\u00a0 He hit 10 of his 11 free throws, grabbed seven rebounds and played a game-high 35 minutes.<\/p>\n
Beyond Wilkins, the Tartan Pride struggled offensively.\u00a0 No one else on the team scored more than nine points, and the team shot just 36 percent overall.<\/p>\n
No Golden Bear scored more than 15, but four different Clinton players scored at least 11.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe lost, but we played up a division,\u201d Sinclair coach Jeff Price said.\u00a0 \u201cI thought our guys grew during the game.\u00a0 They have to see some adversity in a game to know how to handle it.\u00a0 They saw some of that against Clinton.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Tartan Pride turned the ball over 20 times, and the Golden Bears scored 20 points off of those turnovers.\u00a0 The Pride were out-rebounded 44-34, and the Golden Bears scored 15 2nd-chance points.<\/p>\n
Price said the inexperience of his team and the quality of the Clinton defense led to the Tartan Pride turnovers.\u00a0 Price called Clinton \u201ca very strong opponent\u201d and potentially the best team they\u2019ll face this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think the guys played as hard as they are capable of playing,\u201d Price said.\u00a0 \u201cBut that\u2019s part of the process.\u00a0 Now they can see just what it takes to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Tartan Pride struggled in the first half but played better in the second, and at one point closed the Golden Bears\u2019 lead down to three.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe made some adjustments and they reacted well to them,\u201d Price said.\u00a0 \u201cThat\u2019s a good sign.\u201d<\/p>\n
The youth of the Tartan Pride will show up a lot, according to Price.\u00a0 He said a good example is the bad first half followed by a successful second half.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was very proud of the way they came back and handled some adversity.\u00a0 In the end, our youth did show.\u00a0 The goal is to correct these problems later on,\u201d Price said.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, this was only a non-conference game.\u00a0 Price said he told his players that losing this game won\u2019t matter in the conference standings, and if they handle it the right way they can build off the loss.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a process, and we as coaches understand that,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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