Coach Tovarich 2.0 CH2K8 Career Legacy

[Tovarich]

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

Indiana State Sycamores at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Dec 3, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Indiana State (5-4)	26	28	54
Western Kentucky (7-0)	45	43	88

Indiana State Sycamores
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Holmstrom	23	5-10	3-7	0-0	0	3	0	0	4	13
Abdur-Rahim	26	2-8	2-5	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	8
Walters	19	5-13	2-8	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	12
Taft	20	3-4	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	1	0	8
Leitnaker	20	3-5	0-0	0-1	5	1	0	0	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Marshall	7	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Ramos	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	2
Martin	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2
Lee	9	1-7	1-7	0-0	1	3	1	0	2	3
Printy	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Carter	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Sampson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		21-54	8-30	4-5	19	13	1	1	8	54
TEAM TOTALS		21-54	8-30	4-5	19	13	1	1	8	54

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	15	4-6	3-4	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	11
Rakiecki	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Tamayo	15	4-12	2-9	1-2	1	1	3	0	0	11
Riley	14	3-3	0-0	0-0	4	3	1	0	0	6
Petrauskas	16	6-10	0-0	0-0	10	2	0	2	0	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	12	5-7	0-2	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	12
Slaughter	11	4-6	2-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	10
Marshall	16	3-3	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	0	0	6
Frazier	16	1-3	0-1	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	2
Ryan	17	3-7	0-0	0-2	2	3	0	0	1	6
Evans	9	3-5	0-0	4-5	3	1	1	0	0	10
TEAM TOTALS		37-60	7-19	7-11	34	17	8	2	1	88

Tovarich: Easy win as it should have been. Bummer we lost Rakiecki though. Had to do some new mixing and matching and experiments with lineups to finish that one out. Good rebounding, although I don't think it means much.

Reporter: Tracy Wolfson said Rakiecki might be able to come back. Was that not true?

Tovarich: He'll miss 4 games. He had no chance of coming back in that one, nor would he have. There was no reason to.

Reporter: Why don't you make much of the dominant rebounding numbers?

Tovarich: They were such a 3-happy team, and that's me saying that, that most of their guys were outside the arc and not really giving anyone much of a chance to get a rebound. They don't have much of a big guy either, so with all the misses from 3 they had, we really should have dominated the boards. Otherwise, it would have been embarrassing.

Reporter: Is the new lineup as simple as moving Slaughter into the starting 5 at SG?

Tovarich: Most likely. I don't love it. I need a shooter like him on the B team to give them more of an outside threat. Pettigrew can shoot from out that and Frazier allegedly is a decent 3-point shooter though he hasn't taken many so far. It's a very tall B team, and I don't love it, but that's likely what's best. Youngstown State is 0-7, so hopefully that's an easy win. Conference opener at home, I expect that to be tough. The field in Utah looks less than daunting, so it's not a bad set of games for him to miss and hopefully we can get through those 4-0. It may keep a couple people happier for longer who aren't enjoying the bench if I can get them some extra minutes, but we'll see. I don't know why we haven't had a close game yet, so these bench minutes may recede a little.

Reporter: The in-season recruiting week ended without a recruit. Why?

Tovarich: We went really hard after an AA and he chose NC State over us. I was pretty all-in on trying to get him and we swung and missed. We have another PG we'll go hard after and hopefully he picks us over New Mexico State. Then we have an array of center's we're going for and I think we can end up with one of them, we'll see if we can get our preference of them though.

[Tovarich]

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Beeghly Center
Youngstown, OH

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Youngstown State Penguins
Dec 8, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Western Kentucky (8-0)	36	43	79
Youngstown State (2-8)	23	36	59

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	16	3-7	0-1	0-0	1	4	3	0	0	6
Slaughter	16	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	3
Tamayo	16	8-13	4-5	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	20
Riley	16	3-4	0-0	0-1	6	0	0	0	1	6
Petrauskas	16	0-4	0-0	2-2	9	4	0	0	1	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	12	3-5	0-0	6-8	2	0	2	0	0	12
Marshall	12	2-4	0-0	4-7	1	2	0	1	0	8
Frazier	12	6-7	2-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	14
Evans	12	2-3	0-0	2-2	3	3	2	0	0	6
Ryan	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	2	2
Rakiecki	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		29-52	7-12	14-20	26	16	12	1	4	79

Youngstown State Penguins
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Spooner	23	5-10	1-5	0-0	0	9	2	0	7	11
Cooksey	22	3-7	1-4	0-2	2	1	0	0	4	7
Sulskis	19	4-14	4-13	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	12
Terrell	21	4-6	0-0	0-1	4	1	1	0	0	8
Gourde	22	4-6	0-0	2-2	8	5	0	1	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rozenblad	11	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	0
Mroziki	9	4-6	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	9
Berrelleca	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	2
Whaley	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Howell	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Freije	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Gunn	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-54	7-27	2-5	27	22	4	1	12	59

Tovarich: Won the game as we should. Decent performance. Nothing special.

Reporter: Any thought to moving Petrauskas to the bench? He can be an offensive liability.

Tovarich: No. His rebounding's been a little better lately. Their 7+ footer was pushing him around a bit on both sides of the ball. He'll get tougher. He's a FR walkon.

Reporter: Tamayo had a great first half and then disappeared. Concern?

Tovarich: No. They tightened up on him and the backups played most of the second half. It's everyone else who started who should be concerned. None of them contributed a lot. The backups had a rough first half, but they had a good second half which is why they got all the minutes.

Reporter: Why is this team so good at getting to the free throw line? That's not something your Eastern Shore teams did well.

Tovarich: Far better personnel. Eastern Shore was dependent on a couple 3-point shooters. This team is so good everywhere that we can drive it in with some confidence and they are great at kicking it out too. The opponent's big guys lacking in skill is also a big factor. And everyone pressing us which usually leaves their center trying to guard two people.

Reporter: Is this too easy coach?

Tovarich: It kind of is. I just have so much talent here, it's such an easy job.

[Tovarich]

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

South Alabama Jaguars at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Dec 15, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
South Alabama (5-2)	34	41	75
Western Kentucky (8-1)	37	35	72

South Alabama Jaguars
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pleiness	18	3-6	1-3	0-0	1	5	0	0	5	7
Chavis	24	11-17	3-9	0-1	1	6	1	0	1	25
Ross	19	5-9	0-1	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	10
Tabet	21	3-5	0-0	4-5	15	2	0	0	3	10
Burleson	21	3-8	0-0	1-4	7	4	1	4	0	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Goodson	9	2-4	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	0	3	6
Hayden	12	1-3	0-1	2-2	0	3	0	0	2	4
Tabet	7	3-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	6
Rand	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Ross	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Tudeme	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Hill	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		31-55	4-14	9-14	40	23	2	5	16	75
TEAM TOTALS		31-55	4-14	9-14	40	23	2	5	16	75

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	22	6-19	3-10	1-1	1	3	3	0	1	16
Slaughter	22	3-8	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	7
Tamayo	22	5-10	2-5	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	12
Riley	22	2-8	0-1	1-2	3	2	4	1	0	5
Petrauskas	14	3-9	0-0	0-0	7	3	0	0	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	6	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	2
Marshall	6	3-6	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	6
Frazier	6	3-5	0-2	0-1	0	4	1	0	0	6
Evans	14	6-10	0-0	0-0	9	4	4	0	0	12
Ryan	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rakiecki	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		32-77	6-23	2-4	27	17	15	2	2	72

Tovarich: LOL.

Reporter: What's so funny coach?

Tovarich: The perfect storm of everything that came together to lose that. You just can see it coming, and it's predictable, and there's nothing you can do about it.

Reporter: What was predictable?

Tovarich: Missing the tying 3 at the end.

Reporter: How'd you know?

Tovarich: Once they went ahead, we missed 100% of our shots when it would have tied the game. We took 22 extra shots, we were +14 in turnovers and we were still destined to lose.

Reporter: Why couldn't you get to the line tonight?

Tovarich: Because the refs were bias.

Reporter: That's a serious accusation coach.

Tovarich: I throw those out pretty liberally. 14-4 FT's. Petrauskas was called for a foul literally any time he attempted to defend anyone. They were somehow amazing in the paint. Starting big guys were 5/17 in the paint? LOL. Stivers missed a drunk and 2 other layups on breakaways. You see some patterns the more you coach and you just have to try and laugh when you know you're going to lose and it doesn't matter what you try.

[Tovarich]

vs.

Gossner Foods Holiday Classic Semifinal
D.G. Smith Spectrum
Logan, UT

N.J.I.T Highlanders at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Dec 17, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
N.J.I.T (3-9)	30	32	62
Western Kentucky (9-1)	42	29	71

N.J.I.T Highlanders
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Lyn	19	1-6	1-2	2-2	1	7	0	0	0	5
Epps	23	6-7	3-3	1-1	3	2	1	0	3	16
Garris	20	6-12	2-5	1-1	1	3	0	0	2	15
Skema	20	2-6	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	4
Stonkus	17	2-4	0-0	2-2	11	1	0	0	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jefferson	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Wilson	15	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	4	4
Nashif	14	3-3	0-0	0-0	8	1	0	0	1	6
Cesar	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Kirkland	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Dixon	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Arline	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-48	6-14	6-6	29	15	1	1	13	62
TEAM TOTALS		25-48	6-14	6-6	29	15	1	1	13	62

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	19	4-9	1-2	2-2	1	2	3	0	1	11
Slaughter	19	4-8	1-3	0-0	1	4	2	1	0	9
Tamayo	19	5-13	4-7	1-1	2	1	1	0	0	15
Riley	19	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	4	2	1	0	2
Petrauskas	19	5-6	0-0	4-5	9	2	0	0	0	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	9	1-5	1-5	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	3
Marshall	9	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	4
Frazier	9	2-5	1-4	0-0	0	1	2	1	0	5
Evans	9	2-4	0-1	1-1	1	2	1	0	0	5
Ryan	9	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3
TEAM TOTALS		26-54	9-23	10-11	18	18	13	3	2	71

Tovarich: I guess you can get away with it against NJIT, although it's the first time I've beaten them, but it was a listless, lazy and uninspiring performance. Their rebounding advantage is embarrassing. All around weak performance from most of the team.

Reporter: Did the quality of the opponent affect their play?

Tovarich: I doubt it. They just weren't very good today and we happened to be playing a bad team so we could get away with it.

Reporter: Why do you think the team is somewhat slumping after 9 pretty dominant performances?

Tovarich: No idea. Maybe Rakiecki is a big deal. Certainly the B team has to run a different offense without him because there's not a lot of outside shooting without him. We're a bit heavy on forwards on the roster so losing a guard is a big deal. Or maybe it's just our lousy team unity. I don't know why it didn't seem to be a factor early, but suddenly now is. We just have to trudge though one more game and get back to full strength and maybe that'll make a difference.

[Tovarich]

vs.

Gossner Foods Holiday Classic Championship
D.G. Smith Spectrum
Logan, UT

Portland State Vikings at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Dec 18, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Portland State (4-7)	40	27	67
Western Kentucky (10-1)	41	36	77

Portland State Vikings
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Waters	25	7-12	2-4	2-2	0	5	0	0	3	18
Coston	21	6-9	3-5	0-0	0	2	0	0	2	15
Finley	25	2-7	0-4	0-0	6	5	1	0	4	4
Hammond	26	4-6	0-0	3-4	4	2	0	0	3	11
Valencia	14	2-6	0-0	1-1	9	1	0	0	0	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Staten	9	3-4	0-0	0-0	8	0	1	0	0	6
Tiefenthaler	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ferguson	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nelson	5	2-6	1-4	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Nwankwo	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	2
Mara	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Smalls	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		26-53	6-17	9-10	32	17	2	0	12	67
TEAM TOTALS		26-53	6-17	9-10	32	17	2	0	12	67

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	20	3-8	3-8	0-0	2	5	4	0	0	9
Slaughter	20	4-11	1-7	0-0	0	5	1	0	0	9
Tamayo	20	5-19	4-15	4-4	1	1	1	0	1	18
Riley	20	5-8	1-2	0-1	5	3	2	1	0	11
Petrauskas	20	4-4	0-0	2-4	10	0	1	0	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	8	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	5
Marshall	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Frazier	8	3-6	3-6	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	9
Evans	8	2-2	0-0	2-2	4	0	1	0	1	6
Ryan	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	4	0	0	1	0
Rakiecki	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		28-62	13-40	8-11	25	19	10	1	3	77

Tovarich: Guess it's nice to hoist a trophy. Not sure what Gossner Foods is, but might as well win if you show up. Not a great performance again. Close game until about 2 minutes to go when we suddenly hit 3 3'3 in a row, which is baffling considering how poor a shooting night it was from the outside up until then. Needed all those extra turnovers.

Reporter: Tamayo was 1-9 at one point, what gave you the confidence in him to let him keep shooting?

Tovarich: He's hit so many 3's for us this season, I just couldn't imagine he'd have another half like that. He always has a green light even if he's 0-15. I believe he'd make the 16th.

Reporter: You switched Slaughter and Stiver a bit in the second half there. What was the purpose there?

Tovarich: Stiver is such an awesome shooter, and for whatever reason, I've learned that shooters are better when they catch a pass and spot up. Just moving to a side against the zone and shooting while they've been dribbling just isn't as effective. Slaughter wasn't hitting much, so I wanted Stiver available to catch and shoot and he hit a couple.

Reporter: What improvement are you seeing on defense and in rebounding?

Tovarich: Not much. It's been a problem my entire career. I don't feel like we have a lot to do with it. We'll press when we need to to see if we can get some steals. We get a good number of steals in the half court too. We'll continue to be hyper-aggressive in preventing shots unless it's a really bad team having a bad night.

[Tovarich]

vs.

Aeropostale Holiday Festival Semifinal
Carnesecca Arena
Jamaica, NY

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Georgia State Panthers
Dec 25, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Western Kentucky (11-1)	34	43	77
Georgia State (3-6)	26	21	47

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	16	4-5	2-3	1-2	0	4	2	0	0	11
Rakiecki	19	4-8	0-4	1-1	3	3	2	0	0	9
Tamayo	16	7-11	4-5	0-0	1	1	3	0	0	18
Riley	16	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	5	1	0	0	2
Petrauskas	16	4-6	0-0	0-0	6	4	0	0	0	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	8	2-6	2-6	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	8
Slaughter	12	1-6	1-5	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	4
Marshall	9	3-7	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	6
Frazier	10	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	2	5	0	0	4
Evans	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	4
Ryan	12	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	3	1	0	1	3
TEAM TOTALS		31-58	9-23	6-8	23	23	16	0	2	77

Georgia State Panthers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Dukes	26	4-8	0-1	3-4	3	4	0	0	6	11
Moye	23	3-6	0-1	0-0	4	1	1	0	3	6
Forte	24	3-12	0-5	0-0	8	0	0	0	2	6
Hampton	23	2-6	0-0	0-0	3	2	1	0	2	4
Ingerson	20	4-10	0-0	0-0	14	0	0	0	2	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Sampson	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	4
Monserez	7	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2
Goldston	7	3-7	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Lott	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Hansbro	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Rimmer	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Torres	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		22-55	0-10	3-4	39	7	2	0	16	47

Tovarich: The rebounding is exasperating. I lost count of their offensive rebounds. 15? I know Ingerson had 7 in the first 9 minutes. I don't know what to do. He's a FR too, no more heralded than my FR walkon. But he's a rebounding machine and we are useless.

Reporter: You won by 30 coach. Do you really need rebounds?

Tovarich: Apparently not. I think I've coached 78 games now. I'd wager my team's been out-rebounded in 75 of them probably and I'm 50-28, so I guess it can be overcome, but it sure would be nice. Maybe when these guys are all SR's they'll have developed some rebounding skills, but so far in my career anyway, I know nothing but FR and SO in my starting lineup it seems.

Reporter: How big would it be to face a top-10 Louisville tomorrow in the championship, should they win tonight?

Tovarich: That would be great. The 3 power schools we've played so far are not on that level. I know Wake and Mississippi have winning records, so they might be decent. Penn State has 1 win. A top 10 team to see how we compete would be tremendous before going back to conference games, where we're winless.

Reporter: Talk about Rakiecki's comeback from injury tonight.

Tovarich: He never found it from 3, but I gave him a pep talk before the game. His confidence was way down. I don't know why it would be from being injured, but for some reason it was in the tank. He couldn't play though, so I'm not sure what could've been done. He got some easy layups on the break and a putback on an offensive rebound. Gotta get him going from behind the arc though. Luckily we played a team who couldn't hit a shot tonight, so it was ok. Tamayo nailed them, and if he keeps that up, Rakiecki can keep easing his way back in, but he's gotta find the form from 3. Can't complaing about his performance though. Hopefully he feels a little better about himself.

[Tovarich]

vs.

Aeropostale Holiday Festival Championship
Carnesecca Arena
Jamaica, NY

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Fairfield Stags
Dec 26, 2009	1ST	2ND	OT	SCORE
Western Kentucky (12-1)	43	28	13	84
Fairfield (8-6)	38	33	11	82

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	29	1-6	2-2	2-2	1	11	3	0	1	7
Rakiecki	29	9-18	4-13	0-1	2	1	2	0	2	22
Tamayo	29	12-23	10-18	2-	2	1	2	0	1	36
Riley	29	3-5	0-1	0-0	6	3	3	0	0	6
Petrauskas	29	3-6	0-0	0-0	9	3	2	0	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettigrew	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Slaughter	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Marshall	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Frazier	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	2
Ryan	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Evans	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		32-68	16-43	4-5	21	21	14	0	5	84

Fairfield Stags
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Perry	27	2-6	0-3	2-5	2	8	0	0	2	6
Stoudamire	26	10-12	2-3	1-2	1	2	1	0	1	23
Grimes	28	9-13	5-6	0-0	7	4	2	0	3	23
Nero	29	4-6	0-0	2-2	9	6	1	1	3	10
Gaines	26	5-7	0-0	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Johnson A	11	3-3	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	6
Hawkins	13	1-1	1-1	1-2	3	3	0	0	2	4
Johnson D	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Hoyer	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Sisca	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Edney	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Grzeck	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		34-49	8-13	6-11	30	28	4	1	15	82

Tovarich: Disappointing to not get Louisville. And then get a team who played like Louisville. 69% shooting was incredible of course, because they were playing us. +19 in shots and +11 in turnovers just to have a chance to eek it out in overtime.

Reporter: Did you forget about the bench?

Tovarich: I wasn't really feeling the bench today. They were shooting so insanely well I felt like I needed my best players and my best scorers out there as much as I could. They called a lot of timeouts. I called a lot of timeouts. Everyone was relatively fresh.

Reporter: Do you know about 2-point shots?

Tovarich: If you've watched as many missed layups over the years as I have, you'd try to forget about them too. They played a lot of zone, so if someone was open, they should've taken it. I know we missed a ton, but it felt like the best way to keep up with their ridiculous shooting.

Reporter: Have you given up on defense and rebounding and accepted you'll just need to outshoot the other team, mostly from 3?

Tovarich: I've given up on playing half-court defense, sure. It's all about the steals on every possession because that's all that seems to have a semi-chance of working. I'm not sure where to find defensive shooting stats, but I am sure that we're the worst in the country. As somewhat poor as the rebounding was, we grabbed a few offensive boards and got the big one in OT with 20 seconds to go and ran some more clock while they fouled, and got up 5 before they hit the meaningless 3 at the buzzer. Conventional basketball theory be damned. Love the steal and love the 3.

[Tovarich]

Non-conference tournaments are complete. Your winners:
2K Sports College Hoops Classic: Villanova
Hangar Classic: Liberty
Cyclone Classic: Campbell
CBE Classic: Oregon
Pre-Season NIT: Pittsburgh
"Palm Tree Shootout" aka Puerto Rico Tip-off: North Carolina State
"Polar Bear Tipoff Classic: aka Top of the World Classic: Montana
100 Club Classic: Lafayette
Paradise Jam: Oklahoma State
"Hawaiian Invitational" aka Maui Invitational: South Florida
Great Alaska Shootout: Nebraska
"Orange County Shootout aka Wooden Legacy: Bradley
"Deodorant Classic" aka Old Spice Classic: Seton Hall
Deep Dish Challenge A: Creighton
Deep Dish Challenge B: Murray State
Liberty Bell Classic A: Monmouth
Liberty Bell Classic B: Florida State
South Padre Island A: Arkansas
South Padre Island B: Florida Gulf Coast
Blackjack Shootout A aka Las Vegas Invitational: Maryland
Blackjack Shootout B aka Las Vegas Invitational: Boston U
Legends Classic: Texas Tech
Big Tree Tournament aka Montana State Bobcat Classic: San Diego
Drake Iowa Realty Tournament: Xavier
Hawkeye Challenge: Purdue
Drake Regency Classic: Jackson State
Hawaiian Island Classic aka Rainbow Classic: Tennessee
Gossner Foods Holiday Classic: Western Kentucky
Daylight Bowl Tournament aka Sun Bowl Classic: East Carolina
Jackpot Challenge A: Michigan
Jackpot Challenge B: Alabama A&M
Casual Apparel aka Aeropostale Holiday Festival: Western Kentucky
Cable Car Classic: Portland
Gulf Coast Challenge aka Flint Hills Tournament: St. Joseph's
Golden Bear Classic: Arizona
Shamrock Office Solutions Classic: Santa Clara
Cougar Classic: Hofstra
Railroad Classic aka Dr. Pepper Classic: College of Charleston
UCF Holiday Classic: St. Francis NY

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Dec 28, 2009
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	2	Georgetown	11-0
2	1	Duke	9-2
3	3	Tennessee	8-1
4	4	Syracuse	11-1
5	6	Connecticut	11-1
6	7	Maryland	13-0
7	8	Gonzaga	12-1
8	12	Arizona	10-1
9	11	California	11-1
10	14	Kentucky	10-2
11	13	Wisconsin	10-1
12	9	Louisville	8-3
13	16	Oregon	11-1
14	10	Villanova	9-1
15	15	Michigan State	9-3
16	5	Oklahoma State	9-1
17	17	Pittsburgh	11-2
18	19	Texas	10-3
19	18	La Salle	11-1
20	25	Southern Mississippi	8-1
21	21	Seton Hall	10-0
22	20	Missouri	10-0
23	23	Alabama	9-1
24	22	Southern California	9-3
25	NR	Ohio State	10-3