We are tied at 19 at the 10 minute mark. Graves has been on fire. His 3 is falling today and he has been unstoppable as a result. Of course, it might help that the guard covering him is 3 inches smaller and much slower.
However, our 3 defense is suffering again.
That is our main problem as we enter the half down 38-35.
We are allowing them to shoot 6 of 13 from the arc!
Davis, their SG, is the player of the half. He has 14 points and an assist. He is 4 of 6 from the arc.
Graves leads our team with 17 points and 2 boards. He is 5 of 7 from the arc and 5 of 10 overall.
Snow has 8 points in 8 minutes but will start the 2nd half as Collins isn't doing anything.
Down 53-51 with 10 minutes left and all of my starters besides Simon need to rest. He appears to be the best conditioned which is interesting.
The bad thing about Snow playing with the starters - our offense goes cold with the 2nd unit. We are down 60-53 with 6:30 to go when I have to force the starters back in early.
They are doubling Graves down the stretch.
Despite that, he hits a 3 and then a 14 footer to bring us back within 3. However, on our next possession, Everett misses the 3 that would have tied it. Only 1:14 left. They get a 3 to make it a 6 point game again. 66-60.
Graves is tired and he misses his next 2 3's. We have to foul after we fail to get the offensive board.
We lose 69-60.
The inconsistency of freshman. We manage to beat Oregon, but we lose to Harvard. It's going to be a long season
Slater is the player of the game. Their small center outhustled and outplayed Simon. He had 13 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, and a block.
Davis finished with 20 points on 8 of 14 shooting, 4 of 7 from the arc for them.
Graves led our team with 28 points, 8 boards, and 1 turnover. He shot 10 of 24, 6 of 11, and 2 of 2.
Everett had 5 points and 7 assists.
Collins had 2 points and a board.
Adamas had 4 points and 4 boards.
Simon had 2 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, and 3 blocks.
Snow had 11 points, 2 boards, and an assist.
Ortiz had 4 points and 2 boards.
Our next game is hosting Maryland-Baltimore County. They are rated 71 in overall talent and are a poor shooting team. It should be a very winnable game...