A slow start, but we are up 10-3 at the 15 minute mark.
A 8-0 run by Detroit! We are up 14-11 with 11:22 to go as I rest my tired starters.
Again, we are playing down to our competition. We lead 24-23 with 3 minutes to go as our starters return.
Wow. 2 misses by us.. 2 fastbreak baskets on the rebounds by them.
We are down 32-28 at the half. We need much better offensive execution in the 2nd half. We are only shooting 25% so far.
Peterson is 2 of 7 which is just horrific against such a bad defender. Sockwell is 1 of 5.
17 minutes to go and Singleton picks up a 3rd foul.
15 minutes to go, we are up 41-39 and now have their top 3 forwards/centers in foul trouble.
12 minutes left, we are up 46-44 and will give our starters a short break.
Lett who has been keeping them in it with his 3's, hurts his ankle with about 9 minutes to go. We are tied at 51.
7:43 to go, we are down 54-52, our starters return.
Peterson misses his first shot in the post but makes the putback.
4 minutes to go, Sockwell picks up a 4th foul on Gabler and makes both FT's to give us first lead in a long time. 59-57.
After missing 4 post shots in a row, Peterson hits 2 in a row. We are up 63-59 with under a minute left.
Basden misses a 3. Sockwell gets the rebound and is fouled. He hits 1 of 2. 64-59.
They hit a 2 at the other end. We throw it away trying to inbound it! Our guys are feeling the pressure.
They miss a corner 3. Pardon with the big rebound and he is fouled.. he misses the 1st... but makes the 2nd!
They miss a 3 and Chancler gets the long rebound. He hits both FT's. 67-61.
They miss a 3 and Peterson quickly passes it to Chancler who is fouled. He makes the 1st.. misses the 2nd.. Pardon with an offensive board. Pardon hits both FT's. 70-61 with under 10 seconds to go.
We win the game 70-61.
Peterson is the player of the game. He finished with 18 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, and 2 blocks. He shot 8 of 16, 0 of 0, and 2 of 2.
Singleton with 4 points, 4 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Chancler with 14 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 3 of 9, 1 of 3, and 7 of 10.
Pardon with 12 points, 6 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 3 of 8, 0 of 0, and 6 of 9.
Sockwell with 6 points, 13 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 2 of 6, 0 of 0, and 2 of 5.
Gardner led the bench with 6 points, 3 boards, and a block.
Abram with 4, Henning and Sutton each had 3.