(New Buffalo, MI) - The New Buffalo High School boys’ basketball team suffered their first loss of the season at home against Bridgman.  The Bison (6-1) remained within striking distance for much of the game Saturday before losing 64 to 52 in the Berrien Cass St. Joseph Conference match.

 

Head Coach Nate Tripp said he believes his players didn’t quite have the energy level needed against a solid Bees squad because of a hard fought 84 to 71 win the previous night at Eau Claire.  “We didn’t have that effort. I don’t think it’s because our players didn’t want to give the effort.  I just don’t think they had it left in their tank,” he said.

 

Ten of the buckets from Bridgman were from beyond the three point line.  The Bison scoring heavily from beyond the three point arc in their previous games made just three of their three point shot attempts.

 

A turning point in the game came with about four minutes left in the second quarter.  A one-point lead for the Bees quickly turned into a seven deficit for the Bison after a bucket off a steal followed by a three point shot and free-throw resulting from a technical foul called against New Buffalo.

 

New Buffalo trailing by five points at halftime and 11 points after the third quarter never pulled to within single digits in the final period.