April 6, 2019
NCAA Tournament Semi-Final...the Final Four
#3 Vanderbilt 63, #14 Lafayette 54
Lafayette's marvelous season comes to an end, as Vanderbilt defeats us in the national semifinal.
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Vanderbilt 63, Lafayette 54
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Vanderbilt (33-4, 14-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Craig Dillon C 33 1-9 0-0 2 8 0 4 2
Brett Oliveira PF 34 1-3 2-2 1 5 0 4 4
Elwood Sheffield SF 27 7-11 3-6 0 5 4 2 20
Denver Harden SG 27 3-8 2-3 0 4 2 2 8
Leroy Maness PG 34 8-12 0-0 4 8 6 4 19
Lewis Kinzer PG 6 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2 0
David Kight SG 17 1-7 2-2 1 4 1 2 4
Wilton Peck SF 9 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 0
Joe Waite C 12 2-3 1-2 0 1 1 1 5
Chris Newsome SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Burton Gray PF 1 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 0 1
Turnovers: 9 (C.Dillon 5, B.Oliveira 1, D.Harden 1,
L.Maness 1, D.Kight 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (C.Dillon 6, L.Kinzer 1)
Steals: 3 (D.Harden 3)
3P FGs: 6-18 (E.Sheffield 3-6, D.Harden 0-2, L.Maness
3-6, D.Kight 0-4)
Lafayette (34-4, 13-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Samuel Davis C 31 1-3 1-1 0 5 2 0 3
Todd DeHaven PF 25 1-7 0-0 1 5 0 4 2
Daniel Warnock SF 37 3-12 2-2 2 4 0 3 11
Tim Hutchinson SG 34 5-11 6-8 3 12 1 3 18
Richard Leak PG 21 0-5 3-5 2 2 5 4 3
Jack Senn PG 19 2-5 2-5 0 2 3 1 6
Otis Hall PF 17 1-4 2-2 2 4 0 2 4
Rob Prendergast PG 6 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 1 5
Matthew Ackerman SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnathon Blouin C 6 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
Raleigh McGinty PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 11 (S.Davis 1, T.DeHaven 1, D.Warnock 4,
T.Hutchinson 3, J.Senn 1, O.Hall 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (S.Davis 3, J.Senn 1, O.Hall 1)
Steals: 2 (S.Davis 1, T.Hutchinson 1)
3P FGs: 6-22 (S.Davis 0-1, D.Warnock 3-10, T.Hutchinson
2-5, R.Leak 0-3, J.Senn 0-2, R.Prendergast 1-1)
Player of Game: PG Leroy Maness (VNDY)
Vanderbilt plays like we do, but they do it with four- and five-star athletes. That's really the difference here.
The Commodores do an especially good job of slowing
Daniel Warnock down. He has trouble finding spaces for unchallenged shots.
Elwood Sheffield and
Denver Harden are superior defenders, and they harass DW into turning the ball over.
Tim Hutchinson plays superbly, with a big double-double.
Our key seniors all contribute meaningfully.
Richard Leak has five assists without a turnover while battling foul trouble.
Otis Hall is productive in a reserve role. And
Samuel Davis's defensive presence, expressed in blocks and steals and solid positioning, helps keep Vandy's big men under wraps.
I'd expect a game featuring two of the nation's top defensive teams to look just like this. Again, I hate to lose, but we didn't beat ourselves tonight.
Vanderbilt will play Kentucky in the championship game. Coach Sims and the Leopards will be pulling for the 'Dores.
Big Sazzy Block Watch: Samuel records the final three blocked shots of his collegiate career. He finishes with a four-year total of
403, which puts him
fourth in NCAA history.
Record: 34-4.