September 4, 2006 SYCAMORES FALL IN FINAL EXHIBITION GAME IN CANADA GUELPH, Ont. - Indiana State dropped its final game in a three-game exhibition road trip in Canada on Monday, falling 62-52 to Guelph University in men’s basketball action. The Sycamores trailed 35-20 at half before scraping to within three-points late in the second half. However, the team missed a late three-point shot that would have tied the game and Guelph drained free throws down the stretch for the win. “We got off to a really poor start,” Waltman said after the game. “We were a little back on our heels and the disappointing thing is that in the last 20 minutes we were probably the better team than they were.” The Sycamores outscored the Gryphons 32-27 in the second half with ISU sophomore Gabe Moore creating scoring opportunities driving to the basket. Moore led Indiana State with 15 points, followed by Adam Arnold with 11 and freshman Norman Wells with eight. “This was unbelievably beneficial for us,” Waltman said of the tour through Canada, “We got a chance to see which of our new six kids can play right now and which might need some seasoning. I think, now, the kids see what it is we need to work on.” Indiana State men’s basketball will begin the 2006-07 season
in the states on November 4 when the Sycamores host Missouri Southern.
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