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Final Score: 59-51 Tennessee Victory
- Great effort tonight. The shots weren't falling in the first half, and I give credit to Missouri's defense from preventing us from attacking the rim in the first half.
- Conditioning was a factor in tonight's victory. Missouri's players looked exhausted in the second half and it was very evident in our consecutive steals with 5:00 minutes remaining in the second half.
- Josh Richardson played fantastic defense. He had two major blocks in transition that prevented Missouri's guard from getting two easy lay ups. I'm like 99% sure one will be a highlight on SportsCenter tonight. Josh not only had two great blocks, but really shut down Jonathan Williams/Montaque Gill-Caesar.
- Player of the game: Armani Moore. 15 pts, 11 rebounds, 1-2 from 3pt, 6-8 shooting total, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and four turnovers. Two of those turnovers were travelling. Fantastic game for him. Flashback: last year Jarnell Stokes went on to say that Armani Moore was a "freak of nature" when it came to strength, apparently Armani Moore was squatting way more than Jarnell Stokes.
- Couldn't win without: Derek Reese. I've never seen him so aggressive before. He just comes off the picks and high ball screens like a menace waiting to score. Close to a double-double, 10 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 turnover in 31 minutes of playing. He's starting to learn how to use his body to attack the basket, and is turning it over far less.
- The return of: Kevin Punter. Despite shooting 0-6 his last two games, Kevin Punter came out with a plan to hit those shots. He shot 2-4 from the 3 and had 12 points total. Great to see his shot falling again.
- Where is?: Willie Carmichael III had another rough game. 1-1 shooting (great put back though), 2-2 free throws, 1 block, 3 turnovers and 4 personal fouls. Carmichael needs to develop his court awareness. At times he's lost his man defensively and will try to cope by fouling his opponent. Once Willie can understand how to use body more, and learn to stop fouling, he can be a real good player. Until then, he's got a ways to go.
- He's a five star?: Robert Hubbs III had 6 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 turnover in 28 minutes of playing. Though his points weren't there, Robert is still showing signs of improvement. These last 2 games, Robert has been attacking the rim more. We even had a set up play for him tonight, he had a nice baseline dunk that gave our players some needed energy.
- Detrick Mostella and Devon Baulkman both had okay games. Neither played extremely well but neither did anything horrible. Mostella was scoreless. I like Devon Baulkman's aggressiveness. I see the potential in both of these men to be real scorers. The summer time will help them develop.
- Our defense has been ON these last 3 games. I believe we've held our last 3 opponents under their scoring averages. Though teams have shot the 3 very well against Tennessee, we pack our zone tighter inside so teams have a hard time scoring against our athletic guards/forwards.
-(ADDED) Free throws. Of course, how could I forgot the most important stat of them all. We shot 18-20 from the line! Great improvement to see.
Overall, it was an okay game. The first half was pretty boring to watch, as there wasn't much offense going on. The second half was very exciting especially when the game was getting close. We let Missouri back in it when they hit a few 3 balls, and our inability to find the hot shooter is still a problem.
But hey, we went out and played an SEC team on the road and won. Currently TN is #2 in the SEC.
Thanks for reading guys, if you have an criticism on what to add/delete, please let me know! Thanks for reading!
- Great effort tonight. The shots weren't falling in the first half, and I give credit to Missouri's defense from preventing us from attacking the rim in the first half.
- Conditioning was a factor in tonight's victory. Missouri's players looked exhausted in the second half and it was very evident in our consecutive steals with 5:00 minutes remaining in the second half.
- Josh Richardson played fantastic defense. He had two major blocks in transition that prevented Missouri's guard from getting two easy lay ups. I'm like 99% sure one will be a highlight on SportsCenter tonight. Josh not only had two great blocks, but really shut down Jonathan Williams/Montaque Gill-Caesar.
- Player of the game: Armani Moore. 15 pts, 11 rebounds, 1-2 from 3pt, 6-8 shooting total, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and four turnovers. Two of those turnovers were travelling. Fantastic game for him. Flashback: last year Jarnell Stokes went on to say that Armani Moore was a "freak of nature" when it came to strength, apparently Armani Moore was squatting way more than Jarnell Stokes.
- Couldn't win without: Derek Reese. I've never seen him so aggressive before. He just comes off the picks and high ball screens like a menace waiting to score. Close to a double-double, 10 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 turnover in 31 minutes of playing. He's starting to learn how to use his body to attack the basket, and is turning it over far less.
- The return of: Kevin Punter. Despite shooting 0-6 his last two games, Kevin Punter came out with a plan to hit those shots. He shot 2-4 from the 3 and had 12 points total. Great to see his shot falling again.
- Where is?: Willie Carmichael III had another rough game. 1-1 shooting (great put back though), 2-2 free throws, 1 block, 3 turnovers and 4 personal fouls. Carmichael needs to develop his court awareness. At times he's lost his man defensively and will try to cope by fouling his opponent. Once Willie can understand how to use body more, and learn to stop fouling, he can be a real good player. Until then, he's got a ways to go.
- He's a five star?: Robert Hubbs III had 6 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 turnover in 28 minutes of playing. Though his points weren't there, Robert is still showing signs of improvement. These last 2 games, Robert has been attacking the rim more. We even had a set up play for him tonight, he had a nice baseline dunk that gave our players some needed energy.
- Detrick Mostella and Devon Baulkman both had okay games. Neither played extremely well but neither did anything horrible. Mostella was scoreless. I like Devon Baulkman's aggressiveness. I see the potential in both of these men to be real scorers. The summer time will help them develop.
- Our defense has been ON these last 3 games. I believe we've held our last 3 opponents under their scoring averages. Though teams have shot the 3 very well against Tennessee, we pack our zone tighter inside so teams have a hard time scoring against our athletic guards/forwards.
-(ADDED) Free throws. Of course, how could I forgot the most important stat of them all. We shot 18-20 from the line! Great improvement to see.
Overall, it was an okay game. The first half was pretty boring to watch, as there wasn't much offense going on. The second half was very exciting especially when the game was getting close. We let Missouri back in it when they hit a few 3 balls, and our inability to find the hot shooter is still a problem.
But hey, we went out and played an SEC team on the road and won. Currently TN is #2 in the SEC.
Thanks for reading guys, if you have an criticism on what to add/delete, please let me know! Thanks for reading!
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