The Cyprus Pirates were the 71-59 winner over the Hunter Wolverines when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Cyprus fell to Hunter 65-60. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Stone Tia and Beckham Bayles certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Tia scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and six assists, while Bayles scored 16 points along with two blocks. It was the first time this season that Bayles posted two or more blocks. Paden Sharp was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Cyprus struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They are 1-5 when they can't control their own glass like that.
Cyprus dropped their record down to 5-17 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hunter, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-13.
Cyprus will look to defend their home court on Friday against Kearns at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Cyprus focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Tuesday. As for Hunter, they will head out on the road to take on Granger at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hunter has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 467 points over their last seven contests.
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