SWC75
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- We almost lost to Colgate for a third time in a row and this one was going to be the worst one. We fell behind early but worked our was back to 25-27 with 7:17 left in the first half. The Raiders went on a spine-chilling 5-27 run that looked as if it was going to completely crush us. It ended at 16:10 of the second half with a Naheem McLeod lay-up that started the comeback from 30-54. Colgate just looked like a team that, while not as big or athletic or as highly rated as recruits that just knew how to play basketball better. SU’s players looked totally clueless.
- McLeod has now played in the game that featured the greatest comeback in ACC history: Florida State 85-84 Miami (Feb 25, 2023) Game Recap - ESPN
And, tonight, the second greatest comeback. He didn’t play very well in either game. In the Miami game, he played 8 minutes, missed a shot, grabbed a rebound and blocked a shot. Tonight he was more productive, having made a shot, grabbed 3 rebounds and blocked 3 shots. But he played much of the time as if he was in a cloud. Balls would bounce to him and wind up bouncing off the floor and into the hands of Colgate players. Keegan Records totally schooled him, repeatedly getting in better position to score 17 points and pull down 13 rebounds. Naheem had shown an ability to catch passes and score inside but only got off one shot in 19 minutes. He’d also shown an ability to use his height to choke off drives without jumping. Records got him up in the air several times.
- Chris Bell ignited our comeback and led us in scoring with 25 points. He needs to get more than 0 rebounds and 0 assists in 33 minutes.
- We got out-rebounded 32-44 by a shorter, less athletic team. In the first half, we missed 20 shots and got the rebound on 1 of them. Most of the time, nobody was even going toward the basket to try to get an offensive rebound.
- Judah Mintz can take over a game but he plays as if he’s already done so when he hasn’t. There were times he just drove right into the teeth of the defense and didn’t know what to do. One time he had four men around him, which meant that his 4 teammates were being covered by 1 guy. He tried to jump over the four guys to get a shot off. It went nowhere and, at that point, so were we.
- The return of Bennie Williams hasn't started yet. 10 minutes, 0 for 4, 1 reb, 1 black, 1 foul.
- McLeod has now played in the game that featured the greatest comeback in ACC history: Florida State 85-84 Miami (Feb 25, 2023) Game Recap - ESPN
And, tonight, the second greatest comeback. He didn’t play very well in either game. In the Miami game, he played 8 minutes, missed a shot, grabbed a rebound and blocked a shot. Tonight he was more productive, having made a shot, grabbed 3 rebounds and blocked 3 shots. But he played much of the time as if he was in a cloud. Balls would bounce to him and wind up bouncing off the floor and into the hands of Colgate players. Keegan Records totally schooled him, repeatedly getting in better position to score 17 points and pull down 13 rebounds. Naheem had shown an ability to catch passes and score inside but only got off one shot in 19 minutes. He’d also shown an ability to use his height to choke off drives without jumping. Records got him up in the air several times.
- Chris Bell ignited our comeback and led us in scoring with 25 points. He needs to get more than 0 rebounds and 0 assists in 33 minutes.
- We got out-rebounded 32-44 by a shorter, less athletic team. In the first half, we missed 20 shots and got the rebound on 1 of them. Most of the time, nobody was even going toward the basket to try to get an offensive rebound.
- Judah Mintz can take over a game but he plays as if he’s already done so when he hasn’t. There were times he just drove right into the teeth of the defense and didn’t know what to do. One time he had four men around him, which meant that his 4 teammates were being covered by 1 guy. He tried to jump over the four guys to get a shot off. It went nowhere and, at that point, so were we.
- The return of Bennie Williams hasn't started yet. 10 minutes, 0 for 4, 1 reb, 1 black, 1 foul.
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