Coach Tovarich 2.0 CH2K8 Career Legacy

[Tovarich]

vs.

Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal
Mitchell Center
Mobile, AL

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Mar 5, 2012	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Louisiana-Lafayette (16-15)	37	33	70
#2 Western Kentucky (32-2)	53	32	85

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Cox	24	6-11	2-4	1-1	1	7	1	0	8	15
Cleaves	22	5-11	2-5	2-2	3	1	0	0	3	14
Rakestraw	22	6-10	5-7	0-0	2	3	1	0	2	17
Kole	20	2-7	1-2	1-2	10	1	0	0	1	6
Ross	24	3-5	0-1	0-0	11	1	1	1	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Nana	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2
Downey	9	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	0	2	6
Sherrod	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Barber	-- DID NOT PLAY --
McDade	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Blackwell	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		28-52	10-20	4-5	30	19	3	1	17	70
TEAM TOTALS		28-52	10-20	4-5	30	19	3	1	17	70

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	17	2-3	0-1	1-2	2	9	3	0	0	5
Rakiecki	17	4-12	3-9	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	11
Tamayo	16	8-11	6-9	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	22
Riley	16	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	2
Shehan	16	8-9	0-0	3-4	6	3	3	0	1	19
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	7	0-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Marshall	10	3-6	0-0	2-2	2	0	2	1	0	8
Galbreath	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	2	0	1	0
Blankenship	4	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	0	1	0	0	4
Lewis	11	3-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	3	0	0	6
Li	11	2-7	2-5	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	6
Magley	5	1-3	0-0	0-2	3	1	0	0	1	2
TEAM TOTALS		33-64	11-26	8-12	24	19	17	1	3	85

Tovarich: Luckily we went on that nice run in the middle. That was a one score game it felt like into the low 30's, then we blew up right before halftime and the first few minutes of the second half. The backups struggled, so they made that look closer than it was there at the end. Rough night for many of them. Troy in the final, just as you'd expect. They feel like the second best team.

Reporter: 17 turnovers forced without pressing, are you pleased with that?

Tovarich: Yeah, we got in the passing lanes, and deflected a lot of passes. They often go right back to the offense, but tonight a lot of those went to us.

Reporter: Shehan has really taken off with the scoring lately, can he keep that up and is that now more of a plan on offense than just shooting 3's all the time?

Tovarich: He's doing what you expect him to do. I don't know why he can't do it more. He's the 2nd highest rated C in the conference and many teams don't even have a true C, so he ought to do a lot down low. I wish he could rebound better. Petrauskas is superior at that for sure, but Shehan can score most of the time. Every other big guy was brutal tonight though.

Reporter: What kind of intensity do you expect tomorrow knowing you're likely a 1 seed no matter what happens?

Tovarich: It's still a trophy to collect. It's still something to win. Lunardi had us as the overall 1 seed before Marquette went and beat 2 losing teams in Cincy and Seton Hall...

[Tovarich]

vs.

Sun Belt Tournament Championship
Mitchell Center
Mobile, AL

Troy Trojans at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Mar 6, 2012	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Troy (23-10)	42	41	83
#2 Western Kentucky (32-3)	27	33	60

Troy Trojans
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
McCleod	19	6-7	3-4	0-0	0	4	1	0	3	15
Pasco	20	10-14	4-6	0-0	0	2	0	0	3	24
McGowen	19	2-7	1-4	0-0	2	4	0	0	2	5
Logan	18	3-6	0-0	0-2	11	3	1	2	3	6
Nelson	20	4-6	0-0	1-2	17	2	0	0	1	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Peavy	14	5-7	2-3	0-0	1	2	1	1	0	12
Thomasson	10	2-2	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	0	0	4
Wells	10	3-4	2-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	0
Ferris	9	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	8	0	0	0	0
Diaz	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Conklin	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Farley	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		35-56	12-19	1-4	41	25	3	3	14	83
TEAM TOTALS		35-56	12-19	1-4	41	25	3	3	14	83

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	19	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	3	2	0	0	2
Rakiecki	19	0-9	0-7	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Tamayo	19	4-15	4-12	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	12
Riley	18	7-10	0-0	1-4	4	1	3	1	0	15
Shehan	18	3-8	0-0	0-0	3	2	1	1	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	10	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2
Marshall	10	3-7	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	0	1	6
Galbreath	9	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	6	0	0	0	0
Lewis	9	2-2	2-2	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	6
Li	9	4-11	3-10	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	11
Blankenship	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Magley	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-69	9-33	1-4	20	13	13	2	2	60

Tovarich: Been a while since we played an NBA team. I guess we were due for one. I can only laugh at all the absurdity that I just watched.

Reporter: Is it better to get a bad game like that out of the way before the NCAA tournament?

Tovarich: Yeah, maybe, but there's no reason it can't happen again in a game or two.

Reporter: What do you think you could have done differently?

Tovarich: Nothing. We played good defense. We contested the shots well. It made no difference. We were open for 3's. We missed them all. The rebounds clang to them like they had magnets. We were in position for them. We forced turnovers. They ultimately just shot out of their minds and we were unable to make a shot from anywhere really. This team can overcome a lot of things going against us and has, but there are limits.

Reporter: Do you still expect to get a 1 seed?

Tovarich: I have no idea.

Reporter: Are there any positives?

Tovarich: Riley broke the press relatively well. Lewis hit both his shots. My assistants stopped me from breaking any clipboards.

[Tovarich]

NCAA Tournament

Play-in Game
Vermont (13-18) vs. Liberty (11-20)

East
#1 UNLV (28-3) vs. Play-in
#8 Colorado State (21-11) vs. #9 Northwestern (22-11)
#5 North Carolina State (23-10) vs. #12 Texas (20-13)
#4 Wisconsin (24-7) vs. #13 St. Peter's (19-12)

#6 Notre Dame (22-9) vs. #11 San Diego State (20-11)
#3 North Carolina (22-9) vs. #14 Wichita State (17-15)
#7 Boston College (19-10) vs. #10 Virginia Tech (21-12)
#2 Texas A&M (26-6) vs. #15 Brown (16-14)

South
#1 Western Kentucky (32-3) vs. #16 Southern Utah (17-15)
#8 Temple (24-9) vs. #9 Georgia Tech (19-13)
#5 Florida State (20-10) vs. #12 Davidson (26-6)
#4 UCLA (24-8) vs. #13 Montana (22-7)

#6 Pepperdine (25-7) vs. #12 Holy Cross (26-4)
#3 Pittsburgh (25-8) vs. #14 Lafayette (18-12)
#7 Arizona (22-9) vs. #10 DePaul (20-12)
#2 Stanford (25-7) vs. #15 Sacred Heart (21-11)

Midwest
#1 Louisville (30-4) vs. #16 Alabama A&M (17-14)
#8 Massachusetts (24-8) vs. #9 New Mexico (21-9)
#5 Michigan (24-8) vs. #12 Virginia Commonwealth (22-8)
#4 Clemson (23-9) vs. #13 Western Michigan (22-11)

#6 Mississippi (25-8) vs. #11 Richmond (18-13)
#3 Oregon (26-8) vs. #14 Texas San Antonio (20-8)
#7 Louisiana State (22-12) vs. #10 Troy (23-10)
#2 Marquette (27-6) vs. #15 Louisiana Tech (16-15)

West
#1 Memphis (31-2) vs. #16 Gardner-Webb (16-18)
#8 Xavier (24-9) vs. #9 St. Joseph's (20-10)
#5 Alabama (23-8) vs. #12 Butler (26-5)
#4 Kentucky (24-6) vs. #13 Maryland-Eastern Shore (24-9)

#6 Texas Tech (20-7) vs. #11 Idaho (21-9)
#3 Gonzaga (27-4) vs. #14 Mississippi State (14-19)
#7 Houston (24-6) vs. #10 Cal Fullerton (21-9)
#2 Duke (25-6) vs. #15 Tennessee Tech (20-13)

[Tovarich]

Conference Tournament Winners
America East-7 Vermont
ACC-1 Duke
Atlantic Sun-7 Gardner-Webb
Atlantic 10-3 Xavier
Big East-3 Louisville
Big Sky-1 Montana
Big South-7 Liberty
Big 10-4 Northwestern
Big 12-6 Texas
Big West-2 Cal Fullerton
Colonial-3 VCU
CUSA-1 Memphis
Horizon-1 Butler
Metro Atlantic-5 St. Peter's
MAC-2 Western Michigan
MEAC-2 Maryland-Eastern Shore
Missouri Valley-7 Wichita State
Mountain West-1 UNLV
Northeast-1 Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley-2 Tennessee Tech
PAC 10-3 Oregon
Patriot-4 Lafayette
SEC-11 Mississippi State
Southern-1 Davidson
Southland-2 UTSA
Summit-6 Southern Utah
SWAC-2 Alabama A&M
Sun Belt-2 Troy
West Coast-2 Pepperdine
WAC-7 Louisiana Tech

[Tovarich]

NIT
Air Force vs. Utah Valley State
Arkansas vs. Maryland
Lamar vs. Vanderbilt
Drake vs. Old Dominion

Kansas vs. Oakland
Rider vs. San Diego
Washington vs. Virginia
Lipscomb vs. South Carolina

Southern Mississippi vs. Coastal Carolina
Iona vs. Creighton
Loyola Marymount vs. Buffalo
Morgan State vs. Cal Irvine

Rhode Island vs. Grambling
Kansas State vs. New Hampshire
Hofstra vs. Dayton
Tennessee State vs. St. Mary's

[studbucket]

Wow, that's a shocking loss. Hope you can rebound in the big dance.

[Tovarich]

vs.

NCAA Tournament 1st Round
SEFCU Arena
Albany, NY

Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Mar 16, 2012	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#16 Southern Utah (17-16)	32	32	64
#1 Western Kentucky (33-3)	49	26	75

Southern Utah Thunderbirds
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Dwight	23	5-12	2-6	2-3	2	3	0	0	2	14
Allen	22	4-10	1-5	1-2	2	1	1	0	2	10
Curry	22	5-9	0-1	4-4	2	0	0	0	0	14
Thomas	24	1-6	0-1	3-3	14	5	0	0	3	5
Roberson	24	3-7	0-1	2-2	10	0	0	1	2	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stewart	6	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	1	0	4
Jeffers	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ciikey	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Westphal	6	3-3	0-0	1-1	0	1	0	0	1	7
Luber	8	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2
Morgan	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Messy	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		24-55	3-18	13-15	34	13	2	2	11	64
TEAM TOTALS		24-55	3-18	13-15	34	13	2	2	11	64

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	21	2-3	2-3	0-0	2	9	3	0	1	6
Rakiecki	21	5-8	3-5	1-2	1	1	1	0	0	14
Tamayo	21	7-20	5-12	0-0	2	2	2	0	0	19
Riley	21	1-4	0-0	0-0	8	1	2	0	0	2
Shehan	19	5-9	0-0	3-3	5	3	0	1	0	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	9	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	4
Marshall	7	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	2
Galbreath	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Lewis	7	3-5	3-5	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	9
Li	7	2-8	2-7	0-0	0	1	2	0	0	6
Blankenship	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Magley	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-59	15-32	6-7	23	20	10	2	2	75

Tovarich: I guess I'm supposed to be happy we won, but that was a hideous second half. Getting outrebounded by a 16 seed by 11 is embarrassing. The refs thought they needed help I guess. Much like last year's 1st round, nothing about that is encouraging.

Reporter: A re-match with Georgia Tech. How do you feel about that?

Tovarich: We beat them rather handily, but on paper, we're the underdog just like the 2nd round last year. I somehow doubt we'll win by 16 again. If we play like we did today, we'll lose like we did to Troy.

Reporter: Why do you feel the team is struggling all of a sudden?

Tovarich: I wish I knew. Maybe we'll magically snap out of our funk in 2 days.

[Tovarich]

Play-in Game
Vermont 97 Liberty 56

1st Round
East
#1 UNLV 95 #16 Vermont 43
#8 Colorado State 87 #9 Northwestern 80
#5 North Carolina State 74 #12 Texas 65
#13 St. Peter's 63 #4 Wisconsin 53

#6 Notre Dame 101 #11 San Diego State 77
#3 North Carolina 90 #14 Wichita State 79
#10 Virginia Tech 101 #7 Boston College 78
#2 Texas A&M 95 #15 Brown 53

West
#1 Memphis 87 #16 Gardner-Webb 77
#8 Xavier 70 #9 St. Joseph's 65
#5 Alabama 86 #12 Butler 64
#4 Kentucky 67 #13 Maryland-Eastern Shore 61

#11 Idaho 77 #6 Texas Tech 73
#14 Mississippi State 66 #3 Gonzaga 64
#10 Cal Fullerton 92 #7 Houston 89
#2 Duke 117 #15 Tennessee Tech 53

South
#1 Western Kentucky 75 #16 Southern Utah 64
#9 Georgia Tech 98 #8 Temple 72
#12 Davidson 86 #5 Florida State 78
#4 UCLA 94 #13 Montana 68

#6 Pepperdine 74 #11 Holy Cross 62
#3 Pittsburgh 66 #14 Lafayette 58
#7 Arizona 83 #10 DePaul 57
#2 Stanford 80 #15 Sacred Heart 62

Midwest
#1 Louisville 105 #16 Alabama A&M 57
#8 Massachusetts 81 #9 New Mexico 78
#5 Michigan 64 #12 Virginia Commonwealth 52
#4 Clemson #13 Western Michigan 82

#6 Mississippi 93 #11 Richmond 63
#3 Oregon 97 #14 Texas San Antonio 53
#10 Troy 86 #7 Louisiana State 64
#2 Marquette 97 #15 Louisiana Tech 58