Utah Valley State Wolvernines 61, Great Danes 72
Saturday January 14th
RACC
10-6, 8 game winning streak
I was initially selected before the game to shoot for free tuition tonight, then told graduate students weren't eligible. Contrary to the University website, maybe graduate students aren't Great Danes, too. Completely bogus. I think someone was afraid I'd actually drain the shot and cost the TU a cool 8 grand.
Weird game tonight, especially after the BU victory. On one hand I was hoping for another AE matchup. On the other, maybe it was wise of Coach Brown to schedule an OOC game against an independent. The game was not a very crisply one as the team was sluggish early.
Jamar sat for most of the first half, but really poured it on in the second. Jamar scored all of his 16 points in the second half on 5 of 6 shooting (3 of 3 from downtown) in just 25 minutes of total action tonight. Jamar also committed 4 turnovers in that time, which may have had something to do with his lack of PT tonight. Then again, maybe it had more to do with the fact that Jamar played 108 minutes in the last week and simply needed a breather. It probably had nothing to do with either.
Of course the big story tonight was Levi. Levine had 5 assists on some sharp passes in the open court and on a few nice inside feeds, 10 rebounds and 17 points on 6-8 shooting. Levi always hustles and I was happy to see that effort result in a gaudy stat-line for him tonight. Levi's performance was a credit to his ability as well as his character. Levi is prepared to do whatever is asked of him, despite losing his role in the starting lineup. Lead by example, tri-captain!
Brent continues his unconscious deep-range shooting, as he drained 3-5 from behind the arc. Someone on the AE board brought up Brent's 3-point shooting, and that person is exactly right. Brent is developing into the type of shooter that you cannot leave alone. When you do you're gonna' pay, as the Wolverines did on a few occasions this evening.
Zo had a nice game, 8 points and 10 rebounds (5 offensive), especially going up against a player like UVSC's Ben Devoe. Whatever advantage Zo had in size he gave away in strength, yet was able to play effectively inside this evening. Zo also swished 2 free throws tonight. Pure.
What I didn't quite follow was why Devoe only played 24 minutes in this game. Devoe was clearly UVSC's best player and he finished with 17 points on 7-10 shooting. I wondered the same thing about BU's big man, Omari Peterkin, who was huge in the first half of last Thursday's game and nonexistent in the second half of that game. Not trying to be a coach at all-- just something that I noticed in the last 2 games.
Jamar gets hosed in AE POW voting. I'm calling BS. Don't get me wrong, Andre Heard had a very nice week and Blagoj Janev had 23 and 17 against UMBC and Stoner Brook, respectively-- good numbers, no doubt. Jamar averaged 19 points for the week and hit 4 crucial free throws at the end of the BU game when everyone else was missing from the stripe. I wonder if Albany's one game against an AE opponent this week hurt Jamar in the voting. Of course I'm partial, and I think the AE is trying to spread the wealth a bit. Ultimately I don't care that much and these awards don't mean squat as long as we keep winning. Keep it going, Danes!
It would be nice to see the University include the play-by-play details on the website that some of the other AE schools provide for their basketball games on theirs. Someone please make this happen.
Talk about sluggish-- sorry about this entry. Just wanted to get something down sooner than later.
RACC
10-6, 8 game winning streak
I was initially selected before the game to shoot for free tuition tonight, then told graduate students weren't eligible. Contrary to the University website, maybe graduate students aren't Great Danes, too. Completely bogus. I think someone was afraid I'd actually drain the shot and cost the TU a cool 8 grand.
Weird game tonight, especially after the BU victory. On one hand I was hoping for another AE matchup. On the other, maybe it was wise of Coach Brown to schedule an OOC game against an independent. The game was not a very crisply one as the team was sluggish early.
Jamar sat for most of the first half, but really poured it on in the second. Jamar scored all of his 16 points in the second half on 5 of 6 shooting (3 of 3 from downtown) in just 25 minutes of total action tonight. Jamar also committed 4 turnovers in that time, which may have had something to do with his lack of PT tonight. Then again, maybe it had more to do with the fact that Jamar played 108 minutes in the last week and simply needed a breather. It probably had nothing to do with either.
Of course the big story tonight was Levi. Levine had 5 assists on some sharp passes in the open court and on a few nice inside feeds, 10 rebounds and 17 points on 6-8 shooting. Levi always hustles and I was happy to see that effort result in a gaudy stat-line for him tonight. Levi's performance was a credit to his ability as well as his character. Levi is prepared to do whatever is asked of him, despite losing his role in the starting lineup. Lead by example, tri-captain!
Brent continues his unconscious deep-range shooting, as he drained 3-5 from behind the arc. Someone on the AE board brought up Brent's 3-point shooting, and that person is exactly right. Brent is developing into the type of shooter that you cannot leave alone. When you do you're gonna' pay, as the Wolverines did on a few occasions this evening.
Zo had a nice game, 8 points and 10 rebounds (5 offensive), especially going up against a player like UVSC's Ben Devoe. Whatever advantage Zo had in size he gave away in strength, yet was able to play effectively inside this evening. Zo also swished 2 free throws tonight. Pure.
What I didn't quite follow was why Devoe only played 24 minutes in this game. Devoe was clearly UVSC's best player and he finished with 17 points on 7-10 shooting. I wondered the same thing about BU's big man, Omari Peterkin, who was huge in the first half of last Thursday's game and nonexistent in the second half of that game. Not trying to be a coach at all-- just something that I noticed in the last 2 games.
Jamar gets hosed in AE POW voting. I'm calling BS. Don't get me wrong, Andre Heard had a very nice week and Blagoj Janev had 23 and 17 against UMBC and Stoner Brook, respectively-- good numbers, no doubt. Jamar averaged 19 points for the week and hit 4 crucial free throws at the end of the BU game when everyone else was missing from the stripe. I wonder if Albany's one game against an AE opponent this week hurt Jamar in the voting. Of course I'm partial, and I think the AE is trying to spread the wealth a bit. Ultimately I don't care that much and these awards don't mean squat as long as we keep winning. Keep it going, Danes!
It would be nice to see the University include the play-by-play details on the website that some of the other AE schools provide for their basketball games on theirs. Someone please make this happen.
Talk about sluggish-- sorry about this entry. Just wanted to get something down sooner than later.
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