SWC75
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- We needed a win and we got it – and looked good doing it. Pitt may not be a top tier team but they lost to Virginia by 1, Notre Dame by 1, Louisville by 3 and beat BC by 2 - and we beat them by 16.
- And we did it on defense. Pitt was only 5 for 21 in the second half and didn’t hit their first field goal until 9:16 had passed, the sort of drought our best teams have forced on the opposition. They were 2 for 10 from three in that half and both were long, contested shots. We had 5 blocks and 11 steals vs. 0 and 5 for Pitt. We were +4 in turnover margin.
- John Hughley was supposed to be a big problem inside – he could not only score and rebound but was among the country’s leaders in drawing fouls. He was 1 for 6 from the field, had 8 points, 8 rebound but also 3 turnovers and 4 fouls and Jesse Edwards played more minutes, 32-28, before Jesse finally did foul out in garbage time.
- We’ve out-rebounded every ACC opponent this year.
- Pitt played Buddy Boeheim as if he was just one of 5 guys. Buddy hit his first four threes and was the game’s leading scorer with 24 points. He also had pretty assists, 3 steals and 4 rebounds. I’ll bet nobody does that again.
- Jimmy Boeheim again started our scoring and kept going for 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists of his own. He doesn’t usually look to get the ball to teammates but he did tonight.
- Jesse Edwards had 12 points, 8 rebounds 3 blocks and a steal and devoured Mr. Hughley, which should put some meat on his bones.
- Cole Swider has a terrible first half , going 1 for 4 for two big points. He was 3 for 6 in the second half and wound up with 10 points, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block, although I’d like more than 2 rebounds and 0 for 4 from three.
- Sym Torrence played a decent 12 minutes, Frank Anselem was aggressive with 3 rebounds and a stela in 7 minutes and John Bol Ajak, who JB said had looked good in practice got to play 4 minutes.
- We got to the line 31 times, second only to 34 times in the Indiana overtime game and heck of a lot better than the 14 times in the Wake Forest game.
- 2 warm-up wins, close losses to Virginia and two 13-3 teams and now we crush Pitt like a soda can. We might actually be getting better…
8-8 with 15+ to go.
LET’S GO ORANGE!
- And we did it on defense. Pitt was only 5 for 21 in the second half and didn’t hit their first field goal until 9:16 had passed, the sort of drought our best teams have forced on the opposition. They were 2 for 10 from three in that half and both were long, contested shots. We had 5 blocks and 11 steals vs. 0 and 5 for Pitt. We were +4 in turnover margin.
- John Hughley was supposed to be a big problem inside – he could not only score and rebound but was among the country’s leaders in drawing fouls. He was 1 for 6 from the field, had 8 points, 8 rebound but also 3 turnovers and 4 fouls and Jesse Edwards played more minutes, 32-28, before Jesse finally did foul out in garbage time.
- We’ve out-rebounded every ACC opponent this year.
- Pitt played Buddy Boeheim as if he was just one of 5 guys. Buddy hit his first four threes and was the game’s leading scorer with 24 points. He also had pretty assists, 3 steals and 4 rebounds. I’ll bet nobody does that again.
- Jimmy Boeheim again started our scoring and kept going for 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists of his own. He doesn’t usually look to get the ball to teammates but he did tonight.
- Jesse Edwards had 12 points, 8 rebounds 3 blocks and a steal and devoured Mr. Hughley, which should put some meat on his bones.
- Cole Swider has a terrible first half , going 1 for 4 for two big points. He was 3 for 6 in the second half and wound up with 10 points, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block, although I’d like more than 2 rebounds and 0 for 4 from three.
- Sym Torrence played a decent 12 minutes, Frank Anselem was aggressive with 3 rebounds and a stela in 7 minutes and John Bol Ajak, who JB said had looked good in practice got to play 4 minutes.
- We got to the line 31 times, second only to 34 times in the Indiana overtime game and heck of a lot better than the 14 times in the Wake Forest game.
- 2 warm-up wins, close losses to Virginia and two 13-3 teams and now we crush Pitt like a soda can. We might actually be getting better…
8-8 with 15+ to go.
LET’S GO ORANGE!
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