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November 2015
John Reinhart(Centenary)
11.24 Centenary(0-0) @ Oklahoma State(1-1) -- W 54-52
After a respectable 9-9 start in which Centenary was successful at limiting OSU to one shot consistently, they proceeded to go on a ten-minute scoreless streak that put the Cowboys up 24-9 with four minutes to go in the first half. That could well have been the game, but they played with an impressive and desperate physicality to end the half on an 8-0 run and cut the lead to seven.
The second half saw both teams make runs. Centenary cut the lead to a single point, Oklahoma State extended to a ten-point lead, only to see most of it vanish again. A driving basket by Dennis Camire evened it up for the first time since the opening minutes at 43-all with less than five minutes to go, but the Cowboys hit a jumper immediately to go back in front. It seemed they had an answer for every push. McCoy set up Cordell Bradley for a rare shot from the left wing which found the target to tie it up yet again, 52-all with 26 seconds left. An ill-advised foul by Michael Blume, in his first collegiate game, put OSU at the line with 17 seconds to go ... but they missed the front end, and backup guard Michael Goff drove, grabbed his own miss, and put it back in at the buzzer!
An incredible win to start off Reinhart's career. Centenary played solid, physical, fundamental basketball for the most part, kept coming back and coming back and coming back. At one point the Cowboys led 52-45 with less than two minutes left, having hit three shots in a row -- but they would not score again and Centenary scored the last nine to take the win in their only game for the month. Forwards Gerald Cimino and Arnold McCoy had 15 points apiece, and a strong 42-31 rebounding edge led the way to victory. Blume shot just 1-6 from the field but had three assists and only one turnover in 30 minutes, directing the offense with few mistakes and a couple of nice plays.
Synopsis
It's hard to tell much from one game, but it was a good win to start the year.
Recruiting
Brian Cook has decided to go to Nicholls State, but Lou Dietrich and Federico Fuentes have committed. Andrew Johnson still looks like a lock, if unofficial. Unfortunately, the recent scouts turned up nobody promising.
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