@ Montana (10-7, 2-3)
We're lucky in that two of their green players are hurt, but there's two other greens in the lineup, so yeah.
And yet, imagine my shock when thanks to phenomenal defense, stellar rebounding, and hot shooting, we're able to take a 29-16 halftime lead.
Dominic Remy is almost singlehandedly outscoring the Grizzlies on his own with 13 points.
I keep waiting for the ball to drop, and with 2:58 left in the game, they've cut the lead to 9, and
Hector Shears, who has been living up to his lineup insertion the last few games, fouls out.
1:23 left, it's down to 4 following their 3 point shot. We can't make any fucking free throws (41.7% from the charity stripe). Fortunately,
Dominic Remy converts the next two, and
they miss 4 straight trey attempts on the same possession.
Does this make up for the last second losses, and the bullshit defeat to UC-Riverside? Not in the least. But at least it's a victory.
Code:
Sacramento State 52, Montana 44
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Sacramento State (5-12, 1-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Hector Shears C 32 2-4 1-1 1 12 3 5 5
Garret Thelen PF 37 3-4 0-0 4 8 1 1 6
Dominic Remy SF 35 6-11 6-9 2 6 0 2 20
Robert Roberto SG 35 3-8 0-0 0 1 3 0 7
James Sheppard PG 40 5-7 0-3 0 4 2 0 12
Dennis Hart C 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Michael Edwards C 6 0-0 2-3 0 2 0 0 2
George Izzo SG 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Chris Dull SF 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Turnovers: 19 (H.Shears 4, G.Thelen 5, D.Remy 2,
R.Roberto 1, J.Sheppard 5, G.Izzo 1, C.Dull 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (R.Roberto 1, J.Sheppard 1)
Steals: 2 (H.Shears 1, R.Roberto 1)
3P FGs: 5-12 (H.Shears 0-1, D.Remy 2-4, R.Roberto 1-3,
J.Sheppard 2-3, G.Izzo 0-1)
Montana (10-8, 2-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Josue Lewis C 35 4-5 3-4 3 3 0 5 11
Curtis Watson PF 32 6-9 0-0 1 6 0 4 12
A. Stockton SF 37 3-10 0-0 0 3 2 3 6
Adolph Brown SG 35 1-15 0-0 2 3 3 2 2
Clyde Soler PG 38 3-11 0-0 4 7 3 3 7
Robert Gilliland PG 6 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0
Antoine Reinhold PF 12 1-3 2-3 2 3 0 2 4
William Liles SF 3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Daniel Guzman PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 10 (J.Lewis 2, C.Watson 2, A.Stockton 1,
A.Brown 3, C.Soler 2)
Blocked Shots: 1 (A.Stockton 1)
Steals: 8 (J.Lewis 1, A.Stockton 2, A.Brown 3,
A.Reinhold 1, W.Liles 1)
3P FGs: 1-19 (A.Stockton 0-5, A.Brown 0-6, C.Soler 1-7,
W.Liles 0-1)
Player of Game: SF Dominic Remy (SACST)
Opposing posts continue to abuse our 48 and 54 post defense starters, who are supposed to be really good for this level. I don't get that shit at all, but it is what it is.
@ Eastern Washington (7-10, 3-3)
They have a green junior center,
Armand Basile, who is absolutely amazing, and the Big Sky's leading scorer at 15.9 points a game.
We don't score a single basket until 11:04, which puts us at an 8-10 deficit, because they've been fouling us like mad. They're also making everything, but the foul fests eventually result in our taking the lead with 5:28 left in the half.
29-23 halftime advantage, as we're finally the ones who get the benefit of a buzzer-beater score. No doubt the Eagles coach is screaming at his players to stop fouling and get
Armand Basile the ball more - he has just 4 points so far.
With just over 2 minutes left, they finally take the lead, because
Armand Basile is indeed getting more touches, and making good use of them.
33 seconds left, they're up by 1. We have the ball.
Dominic Remy converts with 19 seconds left, which of course means they're going to score and we'll get fucked in the ass for the third fucking game this season.
Miraculously, their 3 point shot (seriously?) misses, and
Michael Edwards grabs the rebound to preserve the win.
Code:
Sacramento State 51, Eastern Washington 50
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Sacramento State (6-12, 2-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Garret Thelen PF 31 1-3 3-4 0 1 0 4 5
Hector Shears C 36 1-2 2-3 1 6 1 2 4
Dominic Remy SF 34 6-10 6-8 1 2 1 1 21
Robert Roberto SG 16 0-3 2-2 0 3 1 0 2
James Sheppard PG 40 4-6 0-6 2 5 4 2 9
Michael Edwards PF 13 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 2 0
George Izzo SG 24 3-9 4-4 1 3 1 1 10
Chris Dull SF 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 9 (H.Shears 4, R.Roberto 1, J.Sheppard 1,
M.Edwards 1, G.Izzo 2)
Blocked Shots: 2 (G.Thelen 1, H.Shears 1)
Steals: 1 (H.Shears 1)
3P FGs: 4-6 (D.Remy 3-5, J.Sheppard 1-1)
Eastern Washington (7-11, 3-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Armand Basile PF 33 6-18 3-6 6 10 1 4 15
Tobias Fontenot PF 28 1-2 2-2 0 3 1 3 4
Johnson Hunt SF 27 2-5 0-0 2 5 2 3 4
Kermit Trump SG 22 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 4 2
Alfonzo Mohamed PG 37 3-6 1-1 0 3 2 3 7
Simon Keyes SG 19 5-8 0-0 2 4 0 2 12
James Giles C 16 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 2 2
Joe Cheney SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Jules Collier SF 14 2-5 0-0 1 5 0 1 4
Harvey Guzman SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Turnovers: 12 (A.Basile 3, T.Fontenot 2, J.Hunt 2,
K.Trump 1, A.Mohamed 1, J.Collier 3)
Blocked Shots: 1 (A.Mohamed 1)
Steals: 3 (T.Fontenot 2, A.Mohamed 1)
3P FGs: 2-5 (J.Hunt 0-1, K.Trump 0-1, S.Keyes 2-3)
Player of Game: SF Dominic Remy (SACST)
Dominic Remy just keeps playing above his ratings. Love the dude. It really chaps my ass that we're 2-5. If we hadn't gotten double screwed on those two games, we could be 4-3 right now in conference, and in the middle of the pack. Instead, we're *still* at the bottom.