Entering Tuesday's game against Lawrence Central, Crispus Attucks was 3-1 with a close loss to Brownsburg. It looked like the Tigers would have a chance to beat the Bears as Kansas State signee Nijel Pack was sidelined. D'Andre Davis quickly erased those hopes.
With both offenses struggling, Lawrence Central only led 3-2 after a couple minutes of action. After D'Ante Davis scored twice in the lane, Dre Davis took over the game. He was able to score in the lane then threw down a dunk moments later. To end the period, the Louisville signee had two dunks and blocked a shot in the final seconds.
Early in the second quarter, Dre was ahead of Attucks 15-11. He was slashing to the basket, dunking in transition, and rebounding at a high level. He made sure that Attucks wasn't going to make it a game. By halftime, he had 18 points and 10 rebounds as LC pushed the lead to 15 points.
A three-pointer by Western Illinois signee Sincere McMahon cut LC's lead to 14 points early in the third quarter. Tae Davis answered back with a triple of his own. Despite McMahon and Malik Tansmore getting the Attucks offense on track, LC pulled away from that point.
On top of the Davis brothers, Attucks had no answer for Javien Bigbee inside. The senior forward cleaned up in the paint to the tune of 16 points and six rebounds. He even had three assists.
Dre Davis never slowed down. He finished with 31 points, 14 rebounds, three blocks, and two assists. He was 10-13 from the field and 11-13 from the line.
Lawrence Central rolled to the 83-52 victory.
Tae Davis also had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Jasen Graves did a bit of everything for the Bears – nine points, six assists, four rebounds, three blocks, two steals, and only one turnover.
Greg Jenkins added seven points includinga two-hand flush. Dameriz Merriweather had six points.
Donavon Barnett was able to get into double figures for Attucks thanks to a couple of three-pointers. He finished with 11 points, four rebounds, two steals, and an assist. Malik Tansmore finished withnine. Sincere McMahon and Tyran Rodgers each had eight points.