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Old 04-13-2008, 12:42 PM   #339
Eaglesfan27
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Graves is highlighted as the player to watch this game.


A strong opening 5 minutes. Graves is leading the way. We are up 13-7.


Simon picks up a 2nd foul at the 13 minute mark. They are on a 6-0 run and it is tied at 13.

Tied at 20 at the 10 minute mark.

Tied at 30 at the 5 minute mark.

We ar up 40-38 at the half. The last 10 minutes was our best offense all year. Very balanced contributions.


Everett is the player of the half. 10 points, 3 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 4 of 4 including 1 of 1 from the arc.

Graves also has 10, Hannan and Simon each have 7.


The fast pace continues in the second half. All of my starters except Simon are very tired with 10 minutes to go. We are tied at 64.

Snow. Bowers, and Simon keep our team scoring while the starters rest. With 6 minutes to go, we are tied at 75 and the home crowd is urging us on..

I get my starters back into the game as they are ready with the crowd pumping them up.

With 5 minutes to go, we are up 81-79.

After good defense forces a miss, Everett with a breakaway forcing a foul. He hits both FT's.

The defensive intensity vastly improves in the last 5 minutes..

With 3 minutes left, Everett hits a 3 despite a defender rushing towards him. 86-79.

With 1:26 to go, they hit a 3 to make it 86-82. Very good defense otherwise from both sides the last 5 minutes.

After Graves misses a decent look, we force a turnover. 53 seconds left.

With 31 seconds left, they steal it from Hannan and get a breakaway dunk.

They intentionally foul, but we got it to Graves out best FT shooter..

He makes them both to make it 88-84.

They make a quick 2, and we get it to Graves again who they foul.

He hits them both. Our trap enables Cornette to get a steal. He quickly passes to Everett who is fouled and misses 1 of 2 FT's.

They get another quick 2. 91-88, we lead.

We barely get it to Graves before a 5 second call. He hits both FT's.


They set up a quick 3 and make it. 93-91. 5 seconds left now.

We run Graves off a screen to get him the inbounds. He hits both FT's. 95-91. 3 seconds left.


We win 95-91.


Graves is the player of the game.

24 points, 2 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal. He shot 6 of 10, 3 of 6, and 9 of 9.

Balanced scoring:

Everett had 18 points, 5 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 6 of 9, 2 of 4 from the arc, 4 of 6 from the line.

Hannan only had 11 points. He also had 5 boards, 1 assist, and 4 steals. He shot 4 of 13, 1 of 7, and 2 of 3.

Cornette with 14 points, 4 boards, and 3 steals.

Simon with 13 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.


Waters had 5 points and 2 assists in 11 minutes.

Bowers had 5 points on 2 of 3 shooting in 5 minutes.
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