Coach Tovarich 2.0 CH2K8 Career Legacy

[Tovarich]

vs.

NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
SEFCU Arena
Albany, NY

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Mar 18, 2012	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#9 Georgia Tech (20-14)	34	24	58
#1 Western Kentucky (34-3)	46	26	72

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Wethers	25	2-5	1-3	2-2	1	8	1	0	12	7
Trotter	20	3-6	1-1	0-0	1	2	1	0	2	7
Blue	23	7-12	3-7	2-3	4	0	0	0	0	19
Chapman	23	2-3	0-0	0-0	12	2	0	0	0	4
Broermann	12	3-4	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Sandoval	9	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	4	6
Zaharias	13	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	0	1	0	2	5
Sherrod	4	0-0	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	0	0	2
Whitehead	11	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	2
Hoskin	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Farrell	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Ingram	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		23-43	6-15	6-7	31	17	3	0	20	58
TEAM TOTALS		23-43	6-15	6-7	31	17	3	0	20	58

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	22	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	5	3	0	2	2
Rakiecki	22	3-5	1-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	7
Tamayo	22	5-14	3-10	2-2	3	1	2	0	0	15
Riley	21	7-9	0-0	2-4	1	1	4	0	0	16
Shehan	21	10-17	0-0	0-1	9	1	2	0	0	20
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	7	2-2	0-0	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	5
Marshall	7	1-2	0-0	1-1	1	1	2	0	0	3
Galbreath	6	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Lewis	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0
Li	6	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Blankenship	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Magley	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		31-60	4-19	6-9	20	12	18	0	3	72

Tovarich: The score makes that look easier than it was. But we had a lot of things go our way. Their FR PG couldn't handle the press. He was a turnover machine. We got their two best big guys in foul trouble from breaking their press and they had nothing down low defensively to stop Shehan. Still dominated rebounds though, as you'd expect. We needed most of those 20 turnovers as they shot over 50%. Good to be in the Sweet 16 though. I'm somewhat surprised. We had the hardest second round on paper of the 1 seeds for the second year in a row.

Reporter: At first this game had a fast pace, then you slowed it down toward the end?

Tovarich: Their press was relentless in the first half, but they finally figured out that was a bad idea. All the fouls they accumulated with their big guys ended that. We ran up and down with them early in the 2nd but I could see the lead gradually slipping away, so I figured it was time to limit possessions.

Reporter: Despite their big guys in foul trouble, they outrebounded you easily still, is that a concern?

Tovarich: I gave up on rebounding. UCLA will surely have someone who will dominate the boards.

Reporter: You said this season was all about getting to the Sweet 16. Do you still feel that way now that you're there?

Tovarich: Sure. We're not as talented as Georgia Tech, and we're sure less talented than UCLA. We'll be a sizable underdog.

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NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
#1 UNLV 79 #8 Colorado State 67
#5 North Carolina State 91 #13 St. Peter's 53
#3 North Carolina 98 #6 Notre Dame 79
#2 Texas A&M 77 #10 Virginia Tech 76

#1 Memphis 81 #8 Xavier 68
#5 Alabama 105 #4 Kentucky 99 (OT)
#14 Mississippi State 89 #11 Idaho 69
#2 Duke 112 #10 Cal Fullerton 69

#1 Western Kentucky 72 #9 Georgia Tech 58
#4 UCLA 88 #12 Davidson 79
#6 Pepperdine 87 #3 Pittsburgh 78
#2 Stanford 84 #7 Arizona 71

#1 Louisville 79 #8 Massachusetts 65
#5 Michigan 83 #4 Clemson 64
#3 Oregon 75 #6 Mississippi 74
#2 Marquette 97 #10 Troy 73

NIT 1st Round
Air Force 87 Utah Valley State 55
Maryland 99 Arkansas 83
Vanderbilt 92 Lamar 68
Old Dominion 65 Drake 47

Kansas 109 Oakland 54
Rider 72 San Diego 70
Virginia 114 Washington 73
Lipscomb 64 South Carolina 61

Southern Mississippi 101 Coastal Carolina 65
Iona 57 Creighton 55
Buffalo 103 Loyola Marymount 84
Cal Irvine 77 Morgan State 73

Rhode Island 73 Grambling 67
Kansas State 72 New Hampshire 69
Dayton 63 Hofstra 59
St. Mary's 74 Tennessee State 71

[studbucket]

12 turnovers is terrible. Wethers should enter the transfer portal.

[Tovarich]

vs.

NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
Reliant Stadium
Houston, TX

UCLA Bruins at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Mar 23, 2012	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#4 UCLA (27-8)	43	40	83
#1 Western Kentucky (34-4)	26	44	70

UCLA Bruins
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Haywood	21	7-12	2-4	8-10	0	9	1	0	7	24
Jegdic	20	5-8	2-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	12
Smith	22	7-9	2-3	2-2	4	3	0	1	3	18
Hedges	18	3-6	0-0	0-0	15	2	0	2	0	6
Devance	17	3-4	1-1	1-2	6	1	3	3	1	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Shumate	13	1-7	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2
Summers	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	5
Harrington	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	2
Pilgrim	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2
Severovas	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Rowland	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	0
Thomas	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		32-56	8-13	11-14	40	21	4	6	18	83
TEAM TOTALS		32-56	8-13	11-14	40	21	4	6	18	83

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stivers	20	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	6	4	0	1	5
Rakiecki	20	2-9	2-6	0-0	1	2	5	0	2	6
Tamayo	20	4-19	3-14	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	11
Riley	20	1-3	0-0	2-2	5	0	3	0	0	4
Shehan	18	7-15	0-0	7-7	6	1	2	0	1	21
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	10	3-7	0-0	2-4	3	0	0	0	0	8
Marshall	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Galbreath	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	4	1	0	1	0
Lewis	8	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	3
Li	8	4-7	2-4	2-2	0	0	1	0	0	12
Blankenship	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Magley	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		24-68	9-31	13-15	22	17	17	1	5	70

Tovarich: It was fun to play the Lakers. It took about 2 possessions to figure out the script had already been written on this one. Shehan goes up for a layup and gets called for goaltending on his own shot when the ball never left his hand. His second shot was blocked. His third shot was blocked. His 4th was over the cylinder on its way down and gets swatted away but no goaltending was called. Tamayo missed his first 8 3's. They started 9/10 with an offensive rebound. We only twice the entire game scored 2 baskets in a row. Rebounding was of course impossible. Shooting from anywhere was pretty much impossible unless we were behind by 20 or more. It's beyond frustrating to sit through when you know nothing can be done about it but watch the other team throw alley-oops from half court that are impossible to stop.

Reporter: When you scored with 3.7 seconds, did you think they'd make 2 quick passes to shoot a 3 off at the buzzer?

Tovarich: Oh, yes. It's part of the pattern. His coach programmed him like that, so he had to score last. Same for the first half. They got the rebound with 4 seconds to go and somehow someone was already across half court waiting for a pass to shoot one more in before the break.

Reporter: What's your future?

Tovarich: I have no idea. We'll see who calls. I don't see how I can put together a better roster than this here, and it's non-competitive in the sweet 16. I've had 3 pretty loaded rosters here and we're 3-3 in the tournament. It's likely peaked and nothing more can be accomplished here than that.

[Tovarich]

NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
#5 North Carolina State 79 #1 UNLV 65
#2 Texas A&M 75 #3 North Carolina 61

#5 Alabama 83 #1 Memphis 71
#2 Duke 113 #14 Mississippi State 76

#4 UCLA 83 #1 Western Kentucky 70
#6 Pepperdine 84 #2 Stanford 72

#1 Louisville 72 #5 Michigan 57
#3 Oregon 88 #2 Marquette 67

NIT 2nd Round
Maryland 59 Air Force 58
Vanderbilt 94 Old Dominion 76

Kansas 111 Rider 53
Virginia 71 Lipscomb 60

Southern Mississippi 68 Iona 44
Cal Irvine 82 Buffalo 80

Rhode Island 91 Kansas State 75
Dayton 82 St. Mary's 77 (OT)

[Tovarich]

NCAA Tournament Elite 8
#5 North Carolina State 79 #2 Texas A&M 71

#2 Duke 87 #5 Alabama 69

#6 Pepperdine 86 #4 UCLA 85

#3 Oregon 77 #1 Louisville 76

NIT Quarterfinal
Maryland 85 Vanderbilt 82

Kansas 91 Virginia 85

Southern Mississippi 93 Cal Irvine 69

Dayton 63 Rhode Island 56

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NCAA Tournament Final Four
#2 Duke 91 #5 North Carolina State 58

#3 Oregon 77 #6 Pepperdine 53

NIT Final Four
Kansas 83 Maryland 79

Southern Mississippi 80 Dayton 75

NIT Championship
Kansas 77 Southern Mississippi 63

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Stats - 2011-12
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Tamayo	38	692	17.8	2.2	1.0	1.6	0.0	0.3	0.7
Shehan	38	645	11.7	6.0	1.8	1.1	1.0	0.4	1.2
Rakiecki	38	707	7.8	1.9	1.5	1.3	0.1	0.4	0.8
Riley	38	691	7.6	4.9	1.8	2.0	0.2	0.3	0.9
Li	38	321	6.1	0.9	0.6	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.2
Marshall	38	354	6.1	2.1	0.8	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.4
Lewis	38	332	5.5	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.2	0.2
Petrauskas	38	334	5.4	3.3	0.8	0.7	0.2	0.3	0.8
Stivers	38	707	5.0	1.2	5.4	1.9	0.0	0.8	0.9
Magley	18	103	4.7	3.0	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.2
Blankenship	16	94	3.1	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.3
Galbreath	38	355	2.2	0.5	2.9	1.1	0.0	0.7	0.4