1st quarter:
Our shots fall early but then we go ice cold and they build a lead. We are down 25-18 at the end of 1.
6:00 in the 2nd: We are down 43-31 as I bring back a rested Cowen, Perkins, and Embiid.
They held us go on a nice run as we tie it at 47.
At halftime, we are tied at 50.
Vasquez leads all scorers with 17. Biyombo leads all with 9 boards.
Cowen with 5 assists (and 9 points.)
Back and forth 3rd. Cowen getting his offense going. We are up 77-75 at the end of 3. GF giving us a nice lift in the quarter too.
Our 2nd unit completely outplays their 2nd unit early in the 4th. GF is the key to that. He has a nice run on both ends of the floor. We build a 10 point lead before I return our starters with 6 minutes left.
Cowen with a steal... 2 on 0 breakaway... he passes to Robinson for a thunderous dunk. 11 point lead. We never let the lead drop below 8 down the stretch as Cowen plays flawless ball.
We win 106-96.
Cowen is the player of the game with 17 points and 10 assists. He only had 2 turnovers. He shot 8 of 13.
We had tremendous balance with 4 guys with 17: Cowen, Robinson, GF, and Perkins.
Butler with 14 points and 5 assists (2nd most on the team behind Cowen.) He also had 3 steals.
Embiid with 8 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 3 of 10.
Turner with 8 points, 5 boards, 4 assista, and a steal.
Noel with 8 points, 4 boards, and a block.
Vasquez led all scorers with 29 points on 11 of 18 shooting including 4 of 4 from the arc.
Matthews was held to 19 points on 9 of 22 shooting including 1 of 8 from the arc.
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Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.)
GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers.
GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.
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