Men's Basketball drops championship to Bulldogs 122-109

The University of Guam Men's Basketball played its best 10 minutes of basketball in the first quarter of the Triton Men's Basketball League Championship game on Feb. 21, scoring 35 points in the first quarter, but it was not enough to surpass the Harper Valley Kennel Bulldogs. UOG lost 122-109 in the game held at the UOG Calvo Field House.

The Tritons came out hot in the first quarter, jumping out to a 10-plus point lead, but the Bulldogs came back later in the quarter to narrow the Triton lead to 35-32 at the end of the first quarter. Logan Hopkins for UOG scored 18 of his 46 points in the game in the first 10 minutes.

The Bulldogs kept hitting shots in the second quarter to push by the Tritons and take the lead 66-53 at halftime. The Bulldogs pushed their lead to 20 points in the second half and led 100-81 at the end of the third period. UOG cut the Bulldogs' lead to 122-109 by the end of the game, but it was a little too late.

Dre Bailey topped the Bulldogs in scoring with 32 points, followed by JP Cruz with 23 points.

Logan Hopkins led all scorers with 46 points for UOG, followed by Aaron Castro with 25 points, and Ajurrell Grape with 21 for the Tritons.

The Bulldogs finished the Triton League with a perfect 8-0 record, while UOG was 3-5 in the league. The Tritons are 4-12 for the 2018-2019 academic year.

UOG will compete in the Andersen Air Force Base "March Madness" tournament from March 16-24 at the AAFB Recreation Center. UOG will get to play several military base teams from Korea and Japan in this tournament.

Photos by UOG Sports Photographer Victor Consaga