SWC75
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- How were we even in a game where we got out-shot 37%-48% and out-rebounded 24-39?
- CJ Fair hit a three at 14:12 of the first half and MCW got another at 13:44. A tip-in by CJ at 12:48 ended an 8-0 run and gave us a 12-5 lead. Our next three point basket came with 41 seconds left, also by Fair, that got us to within 53-61. In between we went 0 for 9 from the arc for a period of 33 minutes and 3 seconds, forcing us to try to beat Pitt by driving into the teeth of their WWF defense.
- Our “big” men, Rakeem Christmas, Baye Moussa Keita and Jerami Grant were a combined 2 for 10 from the field for 8 points 11 rebounds and 5 blocks over 80 minutes of play. That’s the total contribution from the center and power forward positions for the game.
- Christmas and Trevor Cooney played a combined 38 minutes without ever attempting a shot. At least they didn’t miss any. Triche and MCW missed 19 of 26.
- All 10 of their players scored. Half that many Orangemen scored. We got beat by a team with one double-figure scorer.
- 5 assists to 19 for them? Maybe. With no inside game and no outside game, we had to drive to the basket to score. That doesn’t produce very many assists.
- The first stat to look at in any game is two point field goals shooting, (which should be broken out in the box score), because it’s the most direct parallel between any statistic and victory. We are over 50% on two point shots for the year. Against Louisville we were 17 for 34. Against Cincinnati we were 17 for 32. We won those games. Against Villanova we were 16 for 47. Against Pittsburgh we were 15 for 35. We lost those games. Pitt was 21 for 35. That’s winning basketball. Not only do we miss close shots but when we get fouled we never seems to find a way to get the ball in the basket and lose a lot of potential three point plays. You’ve got to finish and in these last two games we haven’t.
- The teams may change. The circumstances may change. But the scenario doesn’t seem to vs. Pitt. We get out-physicaled. We can’t rebound or shot as we normally would. We seem to lose by almost the same score. 57-72, 63-75, 60-73, 45-66, 69-76, 64-68, 67-80, 66-74, 77-82, 60-78, 72-82, 66-74, 55-65. They are really all the same game, played over and over again, with the same ending. Pittsburgh is smiling and cheering and we’ve got the 100 yard stare.
- CJ Fair hit a three at 14:12 of the first half and MCW got another at 13:44. A tip-in by CJ at 12:48 ended an 8-0 run and gave us a 12-5 lead. Our next three point basket came with 41 seconds left, also by Fair, that got us to within 53-61. In between we went 0 for 9 from the arc for a period of 33 minutes and 3 seconds, forcing us to try to beat Pitt by driving into the teeth of their WWF defense.
- Our “big” men, Rakeem Christmas, Baye Moussa Keita and Jerami Grant were a combined 2 for 10 from the field for 8 points 11 rebounds and 5 blocks over 80 minutes of play. That’s the total contribution from the center and power forward positions for the game.
- Christmas and Trevor Cooney played a combined 38 minutes without ever attempting a shot. At least they didn’t miss any. Triche and MCW missed 19 of 26.
- All 10 of their players scored. Half that many Orangemen scored. We got beat by a team with one double-figure scorer.
- 5 assists to 19 for them? Maybe. With no inside game and no outside game, we had to drive to the basket to score. That doesn’t produce very many assists.
- The first stat to look at in any game is two point field goals shooting, (which should be broken out in the box score), because it’s the most direct parallel between any statistic and victory. We are over 50% on two point shots for the year. Against Louisville we were 17 for 34. Against Cincinnati we were 17 for 32. We won those games. Against Villanova we were 16 for 47. Against Pittsburgh we were 15 for 35. We lost those games. Pitt was 21 for 35. That’s winning basketball. Not only do we miss close shots but when we get fouled we never seems to find a way to get the ball in the basket and lose a lot of potential three point plays. You’ve got to finish and in these last two games we haven’t.
- The teams may change. The circumstances may change. But the scenario doesn’t seem to vs. Pitt. We get out-physicaled. We can’t rebound or shot as we normally would. We seem to lose by almost the same score. 57-72, 63-75, 60-73, 45-66, 69-76, 64-68, 67-80, 66-74, 77-82, 60-78, 72-82, 66-74, 55-65. They are really all the same game, played over and over again, with the same ending. Pittsburgh is smiling and cheering and we’ve got the 100 yard stare.
