UAA Men's Basketball Secures Second Seed in GNAC Tournament

0:00In Anchorage today, March 2nd, on Saturday night at the Alaska Airlines Center, both University of Alaska Anchorage basketball teams dropped tough losses on senior night to St. Martin's. The men squad filled 57-56 after a half-court buzzer-beater erased their late lead. Meanwhile, the women lost 66-51 despite a strong second-half push. Both teams came out flat, trailing by double digits at halftime as senior night emotions got the best of them. The men rallied from big deficits several times, grabbing a 56-54 edge on a corner 3 with seconds left. But the Saints guard sank a desperation heave right at the buzzer. Coach's pointed to too much adrenaline, causing early mental lapses and poor execution. For the men, it stung extra as retiring head coach Rusty Osborne and seniors closed out their final home game. The bench stepped up big, scoring more than half the points with 11 of 13 players contributing. Injured seniors saw limited action to stay fresh for playoffs,

1:02relying instead on reserves who delivered key, late buckets. The women leaned on their seniors for most scoring, but the early hole proved too deep in their regular season finale. Now the men head to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference tournament as the second seed, with a first round by. They faced the winner of another match of Friday at 4.15 pm. Alaska Standard Time and Bellingham, Washington, eyeing the title and automatic. Bid, the Daily News Now is presented by our sponsor, your pillow, your podcast, your moment, made for listening in bed, us-o-l-i-soli-pillow.com