McNeese scored the first two points of the contest and led 13-8 following a Medley-Bacon layup with 13:01 to play in the first half. 'The guys look to him for leadership and when he left, that was a big blow to us.' 'Losing KT was a big hit to us,' said Aiken. The Cowboys played well in the first half and the first 10 minutes of the second half before the Mustangs began to pull away midway through the second, especially when Kellon Taylor left the game with a cramp with just over 11 minutes to play. We have some things we have to work on, but all in all, I think we played a good game and we'll bounce back.' 'It was our first game, our first real game, so it was a learning experience. 'I think we did some good things,' said Medley-Bacon. 'Medley-Bacon was phenomenal tonight, especially in the first half,' said Aiken. They have one of the best point guards in the nation and we had 12 steals and forced 15 turnovers on them. 'Defensively, I thought we did a really good job especially early on where I think we really bothered them. 'We didn't do a good job of executing our offensive there,' said Aiken. McNeese trailed 39-31 at the half after SMU snapped a 31-31 tie with an 8-0 run to end the frame. They did a good job with their pressure and really sped the game up on us in the second half.' 'There were two lulls in the first half when we subbed out our starters and they went on a run. 'I thought we really battled,' said first-year head coach John Aiken. Myles Lewis led the Cowboys with 10 rebounds to go along with seven points, three steals and three blocked shots in making his debut with the team, one of nine players to see action with six of those being newcomers. I feel neither justified nor unjustified,' he underlined.DALLAS - Brendan Medley-Bacon made his McNeese debut by scoring a team-high 15 points while returning guard Collin Warren scored 11 as the Cowboys battled to the very end in an 86-62 season-opening loss to SMU here Tuesday night. There are some guys who played and only conceded 24 points in the second half, we have to talk about them.'įinally, the Greek coach answered the question of whether he feels vindicated about the decision to leave Bacon out. 'It's our first win after six straight EuroLeague defeats. 'I'm not downplaying the issue at all,' Serelis commented on Bacon's future. The team is above everyone else and the only way for the team to win is the one you saw in the second half,' the 48-year-old said, via .īacon has been in a slump recently, averaging just 1.7 PIR in the last three games. I think the most important thing is the team, and those, who understand this, will always play. He did not play a game, as other players had not played at other times. I have nothing special to say about Bacon.

Basketball is more interesting than Bacon or any player. 'We are working, we are a team and we have to understand that the team wins, not individuals. Serelis emphasized that no one is above the team regarding the decision to sit out Bacon.

Despite Serelis' achievement, the main focus of the post-game conference was his decision to bench Dwayne Bacon and leave the PAO star out of the 12-man roster for the Round 28 match vs.

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