Coach Tovarich 2.0 CH2K8 Career Legacy

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

Troy Trojans at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Feb 8, 2012	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Troy (17-8)	37	35	72
#3 Western Kentucky (25-2)	42	32	74

Troy Trojans
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
McCleod	22	5-7	5-7	2-3	1	7	0	0	2	17
Pasco	22	3-6	0-1	2-2	1	3	1	0	1	8
McGowen	22	8-10	1-2	0-0	1	4	1	0	3	17
Logan	20	3-7	0-0	2-2	9	4	1	0	3	8
Nelson	18	0-4	0-1	2-2	9	0	0	1	3	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Peavy	14	3-8	3-5	2-4	3	1	0	0	2	11
Thomasson	10	4-4	0-0	1-1	6	2	0	2	0	9
Wells	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Ferris	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Goodson	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Diaz	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Conklin	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		26-48	9-17	11-14	31	21	3	3	16	72
TEAM TOTALS		26-48	9-17	11-14	31	21	3	3	16	72

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	23	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	5	0	0	1	0
Rakiecki	23	3-4	1-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	7
Tamayo	23	7-23	4-14	2-2	1	0	4	0	0	20
Riley	22	8-15	0-0	3-4	8	3	5	0	1	19
Shehan	21	5-7	0-0	2-2	7	2	0	0	0	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	2	0	0	2
Galbreath	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Marshall	6	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	6
Lewis	5	3-3	2-2	0-0	0	1	2	0	0	8
Li	5	0-6	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Blankenship	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Magley	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-63	7-20	7-8	24	13	16	0	3	74

Tovarich: The universe almost conspired against us there. +15 shots, +13 in turnovers and we squeek it out by 2 at the end.

Reporter: How ironic was it that they had no time to get the ball back at the end because of their lack of fouls?

Tovarich: My favorite kind of irony. We had 6 team fouls before they finally called the first one on them. So when they got it from 4 down to 2 at the end, they had to try and foul 6 times and we were able to run around enough to avoid them getting it back.

Reporter: How big were the offensive rebounds in the last 4 minutes?

Tovarich: The difference in the game. We were grossly outrebounded, especially early in the 2nd half. They seemed to get EVERY miss back, and we'd usually get called for a foul somewhere on many of the putbacks. But 5 offensive rebounds, 3 on one possession before Tamayo finally hit the 3 on the 4th shot was the difference. We killed just enough time to eek it out.

Reporter: How did you feel Riley did against the press?

Tovarich: Very hit and miss. He missed a lot of layups, he got some. They took a surprisingly long time to call it off, but I guess they felt it was working somewhat.

[Tovarich]

Anyone seen a glitch where it's showing imaginary overtime scores? I had it happen once earlier this season but it made no difference. I beat Troy but the calendar shows an L and it has OT scoring that never happened. The box scores are the correct stats and it's showing the correct result so maybe it's fine?

[Tovarich]

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Jack Stephens Center
Little Rock, AR

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans
Feb 10, 2012	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#3 Western Kentucky (26-2)	49	50	99
Arkansas-Little Rock (13-13)	32	38	70

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	15	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	10	1	0	0	4
Rakiecki	15	4-9	4-8	0-0	5	1	3	0	0	12
Tamayo	15	9-17	8-12	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	26
Riley	15	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	2	2	0	0	4
Shehan	15	1-4	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	1	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	9	4-6	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	8
Galbreath	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	6	2	0	0	0
Marshall	10	5-6	0-0	6-7	2	0	0	0	0	16
Blankenship	6	1-5	1-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Lewis	10	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3
Li	9	6-9	5-8	0-1	0	1	1	0	0	17
Magley	6	1-1	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	4
TEAM TOTALS		35-64	19-36	10-12	25	23	11	1	0	99

Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Mathis	23	4-11	1-6	0-0	2	9	0	0	3	9
Thomas	23	8-14	7-13	0-0	7	1	0	0	0	23
Danelius	21	3-6	0-2	3-4	1	1	0	1	2	9
Christopher	24	4-5	1-1	1-2	9	4	0	0	3	10
Bazin	23	1-6	1-1	2-2	4	1	0	1	1	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Long	12	5-6	2-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	3	12
Grant	5	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mann	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bates	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2
McKee	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Brickens	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Ziri	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		26-53	12-28	6-8	28	17	0	3	12	70

Tovarich: Excellent game. Shot great from 3. Rakiecki hit 1,000 points for his career. Marshall did a great job against the press in the second half. Not sure why they played zone against us again. Pretty sure we put 99 on them the first time too. First trip to Little Rock somehow. Not sure what the schedule rotation is, but took a long time to play a game here.

Reporter: Congrats on clinching the Sun Belt championship coach.

Tovarich: Oh, right, that. I think we already have the banner made for that one. Thanks though.

Reporter: Were you tempted to leave Tamayo in to see just how streaky he could be and put up some records? Or is it more important to get the B team in and get them more experience and playing time?

Tovarich: If the game were closer, I'd leave him in. But it's more important to get everyone else some time. Li and Marshall had tremendous games. Marshall's a SR so not so much about the future for him, but Li needed a game like that.

Reporter: Is getting to #1 in the polls important?

Tovarich: It'd be nice to get some bonus points as a coach. I think it would be laughable though. We played a tough OOC schedule, and some of those turned out to be good teams, and some not so much, and we're piling up wins against lesser competition in the Sun Belt, but obviously, of course we're not the best team.

[Tovarich]

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 13, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Duke	20-3
2	3	Western Kentucky	26-2
3	6	Memphis	22-2
4	7	Louisville	23-3
5	2	Wisconsin	20-3
6	4	Gonzaga	24-2
7	9	UNLV	20-3
8	10	Kentucky	21-3
9	11	Michigan	21-5
10	13	Marquette	20-4
11	12	Texas A&M	22-4
12	5	North Carolina	18-5
13	16	Alabama	20-4
14	15	Stanford	19-5
15	17	North Carolina State	20-6
16	8	UCLA	18-7
17	21	Oregon	19-6
18	14	Clemson	17-6
19	19	Houston	20-3
20	20	Arizona	17-5
21	23	Pittsburgh	20-7
22	18	Notre Dame	17-7
23	25	Texas Tech	14-6
24	24	St. Joseph's	17-6
25	NR	San Diego State	17-7

[Tovarich]

America East
New Hampshire 11-2
Albany 9-4
Stony Brook 8-5

ACC
Duke 10-1
Clemson, BC, NC State, VT, UNC 7-4

A-Sun
Lipscomb 8-4
ETSU, Kennesaw STate, Stetson 8-5
Belmont 7-5
Mercer, SC Upstate 7-6

A-10
UMass 8-3
Tempe, St. Joe's 7-3
Duquense, Xavier 7-4
Dayton, Richmond 6-4

Big East
Marquette 11-2
Pitt 11-3
Louisville 10-3
UConn 8-5

Big Sky
Montana 10-2
Eastern Washington 10-4

Big South
Coastal Carolina 7-3
Charleston Southern, Winthrop 7-5
High Point, VMI 6-5

Big 10
Michigan 11-2
Wisconsin 10-2
Illinois 9-4

Big 12
Texas A&M 10-1
Iowa State 8-4

Big West
Irvine 11-2
Fullerton 7-4

Colonial
Towson 11-4
Old Dominion, Hofstra 10-5
Georgia State 9-6
VCU, George Mason 8-7

CUSA
Memphis 10-0
Houston 9-2

Horizon
Butler 12-4
Loyola Chicago 9-5
Valpo 9-6
Detroit, Youngstown, Wright STate 8-7

Ivy
Brown, Yale 6-2
Princeton 5-2
Columbia, Penn 4-4

Metro
Iona 13-3
Niagara 11-5
Rider, St. Peter's 10-6

MAC
Western Michigan 10-2
Kent State 9-3
Bowling Green 8-4

MEAC
MD-Eastern Shore, Coppin State, Morgan State 9-4
Bethune-Cookman 8-4
South Carolina State 8-5

MVC
Drake 12-2
Bradley, Creighton 11-3
Southern Illinois 10-5

MWC
UNLV 9-2
New Mexico 8-3
SDSU 7-3
AFA 7-4
BYU 6-4

NEC
Sacred Heart, Robert Morris 10-4
Wagner, CCSU 9-6

OVC
Tennessee Tech, Tennessee State 15-3
Samford 9-8

PAC 10
Stanford 10-2
Arizona, Oregon 9-3
UCLA 9-4

Patriot
Holy Cross 10-0
Lehigh, Navy 6-4

SEC
Kentucky 9-2
Alabama 8-3
Mississippi, South Carolina 7-3
Florida 6-4

Southern
Davidson 15-2
Wofford 11-5

Southland
Lamar, Sam Houston 8-2
UT-Arlington 7-4

SWAC
Prairie View 10-3
Grambling 8-4
Alabama A&M, Texas Southern, Alcorn State 7-5
MVSU 7-6

Summit
ND State 11-5
Oakland 10-5
Oral Roberts, IPFW, IUPUI 9-5

Sun Belt
WKU 14-0
Troy, UNO 10-4
South Alabama 10-5

WCC
Gonzaga 9-2
Pepperdine 7-3
San Diego 6-5

WAC
Idaho 9-3
Utah State 8-4
NMSU, Fresno 7-6

[studbucket]

I've seen the OT bug maybe once or twice, but don't know what to do with it.


I get random freezes near the end of every season and my career stats get messed up. It's annoying but the cost of playing 2K.

[Tovarich]

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Murphy Center
Murfreesboro, TN

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Feb 15, 2012	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#2 Western Kentucky (27-2)	39	31	70
Middle Tennessee (14-10)	33	28	61

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	20	0-2	0-0	4-4	0	6	2	0	0	4
Rakiecki	20	3-5	3-5	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	9
Tamayo	20	5-15	5-12	0-0	3	0	2	0	1	15
Riley	20	3-6	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	6
Shehan	520	5-7	0-0	2-2	6	1	1	1	0	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	8	3-5	0-0	2-2	1	0	2	0	0	8
Galbreath	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	3	3	0	0	0
Marshall	8	2-4	0-0	2-2	3	0	2	0	0	6
Lewis	8	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	6
Li	8	2-5	0-3	0-1	2	0	0	0	0	4
Blankenship	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Magley	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-55	10-26	10-11	20	14	13	1	2	70

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Coombs	22	5-8	1-3	1-1	2	8	1	0	5	12
King	19	5-8	4-5	0-0	2	4	0	0	2	14
Valiulis	22	4-11	0-6	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	8
Davis	19	5-7	0-0	1-2	7	1	0	0	2	11
Ford	18	3-12	0-2	0-0	12	0	1	0	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Worley	12	2-4	1-2	1-2	4	0	0	0	1	6
Ballinger	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	0	0	2
Valdez	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	2
Coggins	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Vianney	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
McCurry	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Lynch	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		26-53	6-19	3-5	37	20	2	0	14	61

Tovarich: It would be nice to get a rebound occasionally. It's embrassing. I don't know what to do about it. Watching them get putback after putback after putback was irritating. That game should never have been close, but since they often get 3 shots on a possession, usually until they make it, it's hard to get too far ahead.

Reporter: What things have you changed in an effort to get more rebounds?

Tovarich: Nothing. I think at some point I've tried some things, but for the most part, we're going to get out-rebounded slightly, occasionally by a wide margin. Apparently rebounds are overrated because we're 27-2 and I bet we've only out-rebounded our opponents about 3 times.

Reporter: Do you expect to go undefeated in the Sun Belt now?

Tovarich: We have 3 at home, so we should. New Orleans gave us a tough game the first time, inexplicably so did 8-16 Florida Atlantic. The Cajuns had a rough night, but they'll probably be better.

Reporter: It's close enough to the end of the season to start asking if you'll be back next year.

Tovarich: No idea. That'll be the cliffhanger for you all at the end. You'll have many months to wonder where I'll be next year.

[Tovarich]

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Feb 18, 2012	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Louisiana-Lafayette (14-13)	33	38	71
#2 Western Kentucky (28-2)	40	59	99

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Cox	23	3-10	1-7	5-6	1	8	0	0	3	12
Cleaves	25	5-6	3-11	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	13
Rakestraw	22	9-20	6-12	0-0	3	0	0	1	2	24
Kole	22	3-4	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	6
Ross	24	4-6	0-0	1-1	8	3	1	0	0	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Nana	6	0-1	0-1	0-2	2	2	0	0	0	0
Downey	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Shields	11	1-6	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	3
Sherrod	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Barber	-- DID NOT PLAY --
McDade	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Blackwell	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-65	11-34	6-9	26	16	3	2	6	71
TEAM TOTALS		27-65	11-34	6-9	26	16	3	2	6	71

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	15	2-5	0-1	0-0	0	6	0	0	0	4
Rakiecki	15	1-5	1-5	0-0	0	1	2	1	0	3
Tamayo	15	9-16	6-13	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	26
Riley	15	2-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	3	0	0	4
Shehan	15	5-6	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	2	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	8	1-4	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	2
Galbreath	13	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	6	0	0	1	4
Marshall	13	4-4	0-0	1-1	6	2	0	1	0	9
Blankenship	4	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3
Lewis	8	4-4	4-4	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	13
Li	13	5-9	2-5	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	14
Magley	4	3-3	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	7
TEAM TOTALS		39-63	14-30	7-9	31	22	5	4	3	99

Tovarich: I guess that's the solution to winning the rebound total, just get way ahead and wait for the other team to devolve into a 3-point happy team. If they weren't missing so many 3's though, they'd have outrebounded us. I know they got at least 3 offensive rebounds on the one possession, possibly a 4th, it was hard to keep count. It was nice to eventually blow them out. I think they got within 5 about 4 minutes into the second half before we exploded there. Nice to get the B team some more minutes, get the C team in there. We couldn't do a whole lot wrong shooting-wise today.

Reporter: We're going into the last week of in-season recruiting, how is it going there?

Tovarich: Just down to the last scholarship. I offered a C. He seems to prefer Cincinnati, but they haven't offered, so hopefully well get him. If not, we have a PG we're in the lead on. I'd prefer the C even though he'll 100% redshirt next season, but they're both quality guys.

Reporter: What are their names?

Tovarich: I don't know anyone's name until I see it on a jersey at practice. They're potential PG and potential C for now. Maybe tape guy knows their name or recruiting helper guy.

Reporter: You mean the assistants?

Tovarich: Yes.