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Post by austinace on Dec 18, 2023 19:55:14 GMT -6
Down 44-40 at the half. Playing undersized with Toumi's two fouls and Josh's injury hurt us.
Areas of improvement if we are to win this game:
Points in the paint: 26-16 in favor of the bad guys; Points off turnovers: 7-0 in favor of UTM; FG%: UTM 50%; UE 38%;
We need Yacine and Josh back (or some other big man).
Kenny White playing his first game after being ruled elgible to play makes UTM a better team. This is a dangerous game for us. Could be an interesting second half.
A little better defense could help as well (in any close game).
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Post by austinace on Dec 18, 2023 19:58:44 GMT -6
Only seven fouls total for both teams at the half; but two of our three fouls are on Toumi with the bad foul call on Josh being the third foul.
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Post by austinace on Dec 18, 2023 20:00:07 GMT -6
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Post by sect3purple on Dec 18, 2023 20:03:14 GMT -6
Losing Hughes hurts us - hope we see him back the second half.
Bailey has to focus on good shots (and not shoot every time he gets the ball), instead of the "wow" shots! Passing to a better-chance shot might help once in a while, too!
Defense, Aces, Defense!
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Post by austinace on Dec 18, 2023 20:07:25 GMT -6
Great start for the Aces in the second half with the defense. Three steals for Haffner now and a couple of fastbreak layups.
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Post by austinace on Dec 18, 2023 20:17:06 GMT -6
Some great offense by both teams going into the 11:55 media timeout. We are down 64-62. The team that plays a little bit better defense is likely to win this game.
UTM's Jordan Sears with 18 points. Not sure he has missed in the second half. We need to find a way to contain him.
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Post by lawrencevgibson on Dec 18, 2023 20:27:13 GMT -6
Nice turn around. now they need to keep to get more stops.
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Post by austinace on Dec 18, 2023 20:27:44 GMT -6
Aces up 73-66 at the 8:40 media timeout. Tanner and Bailey with big baskets in this stretch. Tanner is a super smart player and almost unstoppable down low.
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Post by austinace on Dec 18, 2023 20:32:30 GMT -6
Aces up by ten (76-66) at 7:59 timeout on three free throws by CP3. The Aces doing this with Josh on the bench the entire second half. Ben and Kenny playing a lot of minutes in this game (29 and 28 respectively). Expect Yacine likely to play most of the second half with Josh on the bench.
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Post by aces44 on Dec 18, 2023 20:34:28 GMT -6
It’s comical how simple Cuff makes the game!
I love it
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Post by austinace on Dec 18, 2023 20:43:24 GMT -6
The player of the game has to be one of the few "big guys" (with Josh out): Ben, Yacine, Kenny or Tanner. Tanner gets my vote with 12 points, 8 rebounds and 7 rebounds at the 3:31 media timeout up 82-74. Kenny with 19 points and three assists should be in the mix as well.
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Post by austinace on Dec 18, 2023 20:48:29 GMT -6
Down to a 88-82 game with 1:17 left. Presuming we pull out the W, this could be a close call for player of the game between Tanner and Kenny. Tanner is close to a triple double.
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Post by 83Ace on Dec 18, 2023 20:51:48 GMT -6
The player of the game has to be one of the few "big guys" (with Josh out): Ben, Yacine, Kenny or Tanner. Tanner gets my vote with 12 points, 8 rebounds and 7 rebounds at the 3:31 media timeout up 82-74. Kenny with 19 points and three assists should be in the mix as well. My vote is Cuff. He has had a great game and makes everybody better. He needs to be getting a lot of minutes as he has tonight.
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Post by austinace on Dec 18, 2023 20:57:08 GMT -6
Aces win. Guys hit their free throws down the stretch to win this one 98-91. UTM will do well in the OVC. They can light up the scoreboard.
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Post by lawrencevgibson on Dec 18, 2023 20:58:56 GMT -6
58 second half points. That was a fun game to watch.
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