Thurgood Marshall unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 45-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bethel Bees on Tuesday. The Cougars just can't catch a break and have now endured five defeats in a row dating back to last season.
| 12/03/24 vs Bethel | 6 |
| 01/13/24 vs Springfield | 2 |
| 01/11/24 vs Meadowdale | 2 |
| 12/08/23 vs Belmont | 2 |
| 01/16/24 @ Belmont | 1 |
When it comes to explaining why Thurgood Marshall lost, don't look at Norman Spearman. Despite the final result, he went 5 of 10 en route to 14 points along with six boards and six steals. The dominant performance gave Spearman a new career-high in steals.
Eli Lowery had an outrageously good game for Bethel as he went 7 of 11 on his way to 21 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonas Friend, who posted eight points.
The win made it two in a row for Bethel and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Thurgood Marshall wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 40-37 victory against Meadowdale on the 6th. As for Bethel, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-49 win against Riverside on the 6th.
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