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MBasketball Lose Semi Final Athletics Main Site University of Prince Edward Island UPEI Home Future Students Current Students Alumni & Friends Parents & Family Staff & Faculty Contacts SuckerfishHome Campus Recreation & Club Sports Athletics Facilities Schedule & Scores Athlete of the Week Contact Us Partnerships Box Office Recruitment Panther Sport TeamsMens Soccer Womens Soccer Womens Rugby Field Hockey Mens Basketball Womens Basketball Mens Hockey Womens Hockey Swimming MBasketball Lose Semi Final UPEI Mens BasketballHeadlines Roster Coaching Staff Schedule & Scores Standings & Stats Sponsors & Links History and Awards UPEI Mens Basketball Blog UPEI Mens BasketballFriday March 6 2009Final 6089 LUPEI dropped an 8960 decision to the nationally fifthranked St FX XMen in Halifax Friday night in the semifinal game of the Atlantic University Sport Championship in HalifaxUPEIs Andrew Black was the early offensive force for the Panthers scoring seven of their first 11 points as the Panthers jumped ahead 118The XMen were a more physical presence on the boards as they held the Panthers to single opportunities each time down the floorAfter finishing with a firstround bye the XMen were fresher and more active around the basket and they took a 2418 lead into the halfX burst out of the gates in the second quarter as they pulled off a 180 run to begin the quarter Black finally stopped the bleeding with a layup as the Panthers found themselves in a 4220 hole with 349 left in the halfUPEI then ran off another five points but Xs aggressive 221 fullcourt press and zone defence stymied the Panthers as they outscored them 207 in the period on their way to a 4425 lead at the breakThe Panthers were never able to get into an offensive flow in the second half or come up with a long enough defensive stop to make a comebackFifthyear senior Andrew Black was emotional after the loss as he played his final game in a Panther uniformWe knew it would be a game of runs but they went on a big one in the second quarter that we could not answerWe didnt play the way we wanted to or knew we could which is frustrating They came out with more energy and were more physical and we didnt handle their press wellGamaliel Rose scored 20 Black had 18 and Tim Butler 8 for the PanthersJeremy Dunn had 17 for X Will Silver 15 and AUS MVP Christian Upshaw had 13X moves onto tonights final at 730 Panther TV Follow us on Twitter Department of AthleticsChiWan Young Sports Centre tel 9025660627University of Prince Edward Island 550 University Avenue Charlottetown PE Canada C1A 4P3 2009 University of Prince Edward Island All Rights Reserved ...