After flying high against Hartford last Thursday, Nicolet came back down to earth. The Nicolet Knights fell to the Milwaukee Academy of Science Milwaukee Academy of Science 89-84. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (71), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Nicolet lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being David Bolden, who almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Bolden a new career-high in threes (five). Another player making a difference was Rashaad Davis, who earned 21 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Nicolet smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Nicolet's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Milwaukee Academy of Science, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Nicolet and Port Washington are set to duel on Tuesday. Nicolet has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 234 points over their last three contests. As for Milwaukee Academy of Science, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 86-74 win against Fond du Lac on the 7th.
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