Again I will encourage certain emotional personalities to not post during games. The whackos giving up in the stands at least only have the people around them to shame them. You're doing it on a message board imprinted for all to see for eternity, looking like a fool.
Felt like the opposite of a lot of our losses this year. Kent was controlling the game and then just crumbled in the last 8 mins. Kent was 12 for 39 from 2. That is...not good.
During the frustration it felt like we were getting killed on rebounding and turnovers but in the end those were both pretty even. We won this won at the free throw line. We took 15 less shots but were 21 for 24 from the line, +12 on made FTs.
Jaylin had an absolutely terrible game for the first 30. Lots of ugly turnovers and couldn't hit anything. Glad he was able to make some big plays at the end and we were able to overcome his off night.
Sheldon's very deep 3 flipped the game big time. It was huge. And then defensively the block on a breakaway was a big boost and a really good play when being outsized. Loving this guy more and more. I don't want to call for less minutes for Reef/Miles but would love to find a way for some more clock for Ajay. Very comfortable with the ball in his hands.
3 things I have complained before were especially bad this game...
1 - Boals was super whiney all game with the refs and got himself yet another tech. And just like the one at Toledo, it was obvious the refs got the call right. Glad the 2 points we gave them didn't cost us the game this time.
2 - Clayton 0 two point attempts. Sigh. He had at least 2 moments where he was right there and should have went up but elected to pass out. Someone tell him he can do it.
3 - Aidan Hadaway has to stop shooting threes. We've got plenty of other guys that can do that.
Overall not the most exciting win but happy to have survived. Really need to sink that makeable birdie at NIU.
Thanks to the Brazilians for our annual reminder of what a fun and loose culture looks like.