Bellevue College men’s basketball closed out their pre-season with their second loss in as many nights in an 86-71 defeat to visiting Pierce College. The Bulldogs attempted to improve on their long range shooting woes from the previous night by firing off a whopping 43 three pointers out of 60 total shots on the night. Although there was an improvement from Friday’s loss at Highline, the ‘dogs drained only 13 of the 43, for 30%. The Raiders were able to take advantage of the Bulldogs overall 37% clip by making 54% from the field and also delivered 19-of-20 from the free throw line. The near perfect mark gave Pierce a 95% free throw percentage.
Bellevue remained close, down just 33-29 with 2:36 remaining in the first half after a bucket by Isaiah White, the Raiders’ Hanamichi Matsuzaki nailed a three pointer to put Pierce up 36-29, preventing any additional late first half comeback by Bellevue. For the half, 22 of BC’s 30 shots were from long range.
In the second half, BC nearly matched that number shooting 21 of 30 from three point range. Unfortunately the shot percentage did not improve significantly. Bellevue went nearly scoreless for two minutes with Pierce up 63-52 with 9:24 remaining. The ‘dogs could not break the double digit deficit for the remainder of the game. White ha 19 points and seven rebounds; both team highs. He was also three-for-five from three point range as the lone Bulldog who was hot from behind the three point line.
The Bulldogs, now on a four-game losing skid, open up North Region play next Wed. Jan 8 at 7 p.m. hosting Olympic.
Last Updated January 4, 2025
