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Re: Iup basketball
National polls are meaningless beauty contests ... regional polls are where NCAA bids and hosting privileges are awarded.
What a crazy night at the Hammermill. Despite Evan Phoenix leaving the game quite early with an injury (speculation is possible concussion) GU takes a 16-point lead at the half, and leads by as much as 17 with 13:50 to go. GU still leads by 13 when Matt Dogan fouls out with nine minutes to go. Without Dogan, the wheels come off, Robel Teckle catches fire, and Cal sends the game into overtime (despite a terrible and obvious lane violation with an opportunity to tie the game with a minute to AND despite Rashawn Brown tying the game with 11 seconds to go on an and-one. But Brown got hurt on the play and left the game. Reilly has his choice of the remaining four players on the floor to put at the line. Reilly chooses Jay Tucker, who happens to be 5/5 from the line on the night. But Tucker misses the foul shot. GU came up empty on its last possession, but won it in overtime.
Both teams are awful at closing. At one point, GU was 7/20 in the second half and OT, before Zay Jackson made a string of free throws when Cal was fouling at the end.
But at least we weren't at the Mercy / Rock slog-fest. The Rose Bowl was higher scoring.
National polls are meaningless beauty contests ... regional polls are where NCAA bids and hosting privileges are awarded.
What a crazy night at the Hammermill. Despite Evan Phoenix leaving the game quite early with an injury (speculation is possible concussion) GU takes a 16-point lead at the half, and leads by as much as 17 with 13:50 to go. GU still leads by 13 when Matt Dogan fouls out with nine minutes to go. Without Dogan, the wheels come off, Robel Teckle catches fire, and Cal sends the game into overtime (despite a terrible and obvious lane violation with an opportunity to tie the game with a minute to AND despite Rashawn Brown tying the game with 11 seconds to go on an and-one. But Brown got hurt on the play and left the game. Reilly has his choice of the remaining four players on the floor to put at the line. Reilly chooses Jay Tucker, who happens to be 5/5 from the line on the night. But Tucker misses the foul shot. GU came up empty on its last possession, but won it in overtime.
Both teams are awful at closing. At one point, GU was 7/20 in the second half and OT, before Zay Jackson made a string of free throws when Cal was fouling at the end.
But at least we weren't at the Mercy / Rock slog-fest. The Rose Bowl was higher scoring.
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