Simon was the featured player in the pre-game show. He has 5 inches and 70 pounds on his man.
At the 15 minute mark, we are up 7-2.
We are up 9-4 when I sub out our starters with 12:20 to go in the half.
The bench plays great. We are up 22-10 with 5 minutes to go when my starters come back into the game.
We are up 36-22 at the half.
Hannan is the player of the half with 8 points and 5 boards.
We couldn't get Cornette into double digits as he missed his shots, but everyone else leaves the game with double digits and a big lead. Up 73-44 with 10 minutes to go.
We win the game 98-55 as the subs were great in finishing it out. Willis is the real deal. The kid can shoot the ball very well and will be a big part of the 2nd string offense this year.
Hannan was the player of the game. He had 15 points, 7 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal. He shot 4 of 11, 1 of 4, and 6 of 7.
Everett had 14 points and 5 assists. He shot 5 of 6.
Graves had 14 points, 3 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 6 of 11.
Cornette had 3 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, and 1 block. He shot 1 of 7.
Simon had 14 points, 12 boards, 2 assists, and a steal. He shot 7 of 10.
Collins led the bench in scoring with 14 points, but Willis was the star. Willis had 12 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 5 of 7, 1 of 2, and 1 of 3.
Ortiz also played well with 5 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists.
Clifford played 17 minutes and had 6 points, 4 boards, and a block.
I like our automatic generated schedule. Nice irony now as we travel to play Seton Hall
Of course, they aren't nearly as good as they were last year. They've lost several seniors and their unity is lower and their talent level is lower. In fact, we are close to their equal in overall team talent rating.