Coach Tovarich 2.0 CH2K8 Career Legacy

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Sun Belt Conference Standings - Updated: Dec 31, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB
Florida Atlantic	5-11	.312	2-0	-
Arkansas State	9-1	.900	1-0	.5
Troy	11-2	.846	1-0	.5
New Orleans	7-5	.583	1-0	.5
Middle Tennessee	4-6	.400	1-0	.5
South Alabama	9-2	.818	1-1	1
Western Kentucky	10-4	.714	1-1	1
Louisiana Lafayette	5-6	.454	1-1	1
Florida International	7-5	.583	0-1	1.5
North Texas	4-5	.444	0-1	1.5
Denver	4-6	.400	0-1	1.5
Louisiana Monroe	4-9	.307	0-1	1.5
Arkansas-Little Rock	11-3	.785	0-2	2

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The Burrow
Boca Raton, FL

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Florida Atlantic Owls
Jan 3, 2013	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Western Kentucky (11-4)	47	44	91
Florida Atlantic (5-12)	34	37	71

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	18	0-5	0-2	0-0	2	7	2	0	2	2
Stivers	14	5-5	4-4	0-0	0	1	4	0	0	14
Tamayo	14	1-11	1-9	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	4
Riley	18	8-10	0-0	0-0	4	0	2	0	0	16
Suotamo	13	4-8	0-0	4-4	7	3	2	1	1	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	12	4-7	0-0	1-1	5	2	0	0	1	9
Pawlak	10	2-3	0-0	1-1	3	0	2	0	1	5
Lewis	10	3-6	2-4	1-1	2	2	1	0	0	9
Blankenship	6	1-2	0-0	1-2	0	0	1	0	0	3
Li	10	3-6	1-4	1-1	2	0	2	0	0	8
Capel	10	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	4
Jack	4	3-3	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	7
TEAM TOTALS		36-68	9-24	10-12	27	18	18	1	5	91

Florida Atlantic Owls
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Songcuacy	22	8-13	6-11	0-0	0	5	1	0	2	22
Ross	23	3-6	0-2	2-3	2	1	1	0	2	8
McClurkin	17	7-9	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	14
Cleland	25	3-7	3-6	0-0	9	2	2	1	5	9
McCoy	20	3-4	0-0	0-0	8	1	0	1	2	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Perkins	6	0-1	0-0	4-4	0	0	1	0	3	4
Zimmerman	6	2-4	1-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	2	5
Taybron	14	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	0
Muhleisen	6	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Slattery	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Bishop	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Oliver	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-48	11-24	6-7	23	14	5	2	18	71

Tovarich: It looked routine in the end, but it didn't start that way. Hopefully we worked our way out of our funk, and hopefully Tamayo isn't starting to get in one.

Reporter: What were you thinking down 12-6 early?

Tovarich: "Here we go again". I think we turned it over twice in a row in transition trying to push things that weren't there. Luckily they did a lot more of that than we did.

Reporter: You didn't shoot a 3 for over 4 minutes in the first half. Were you feeling ok?

Tovarich: When Tamayo is 0-7 and the team is 0-10, even I can take the hint and not be so stubborn. But then after a few minutes of course, I AM that stubborn. So then we made 5 in a row to pull away before halftime, and we kept them comfortably behind in the second half and were able to get everyone off the bench going. Just Galbreath and Tamayo couldn't hit anything, so hopefully that isn't a cold spell coming on for them like Li just went through.

Reporter: You outrebounded someone. Is that encouraging?

Tovarich: I guess so. They took a lot of quick shots in the second half. I'd say they devolved into jacking 3's, but they made almost 50% of them, so that doesn't seem accurate to say. But they were so quick shooting that we were the only ones under the basket to rebound because some of them hadn't made it down the floor yet.

Reporter: Riley had his most productive game in a long time. You usually don't use him in the half court offense. Might you more now?

Tovarich: A lot of that was during our spell of not shooting, or not making any 3's, so he got 2 offensive rebounds I think and was able to go back up and lay them in, and we gave him and Suotamo a lot of chances while we couldn't shoot outside, so hopefully it got their confidence up in case it happens again, but I love my 3 pointers, so it's still plan B.

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

Florida International Golden Panthers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Jan 5, 2013	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Florida International (8-6)	24	40	64
Western Kentucky (12-4)	38	44	82

Florida International Golden Panthers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Domercant	20	4-7	1-2	0-0	0	3	0	0	2	9
Gamble	22	6-10	2-3	0-0	1	9	0	0	5	14
Farmer	24	5-17	3-10	1-1	5	2	0	0	2	14
Tucker	20	3-4	1-1	0-0	4	1	1	1	1	7
McCollum	22	6-7	0-0	0-0	14	1	0	1	1	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pearson	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	4
Rose	13	0-4	0-3	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	0
Attaway	10	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4
Valencia	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Homan	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Radziejewski	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Carbaugh	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		28-54	7-19	1-1	32	19	1	2	15	64
TEAM TOTALS		28-54	7-19	1-1	32	19	1	2	15	64

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	16	2-5	1-2	0-0	1	7	0	0	0	5
Stivers	15	2-8	0-4	3-3	0	0	3	0	0	7
Tamayo	15	6-12	5-9	0-0	2	1	3	0	1	17
Riley	15	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	6
Suotamo	15	6-8	0-0	2-3	7	0	2	0	0	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	10	2-2	0-0	4-5	5	0	1	0	0	8
Pawlak	9	0-2	0-1	0-0	5	3	0	0	0	0
Lewis	10	3-8	2-6	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	8
Blankenship	6	3-4	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	6
Li	9	2-6	0-2	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	4
Capel	13	1-5	1-3	0-0	0	4	1	0	0	3
Jack	6	1-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	4
TEAM TOTALS		31-64	9-27	11-13	27	18	15	0	1	82

Tovarich: That one actually was as routine as it looked. It was nice to have a stress-free game from start to finish. Maybe since we're not ranked anymore, we're not the Super Bowl for anyone now, though we hopefully will win enough to be back in soon.

Reporter: You didn't even "occasionally" press today, and still forced 15 turnovers. What do you attribute that to?

Tovarich: We're aggressive either way. Trapping some of the guys when they have the ball in the corner or along the baseline really limits their options. We're so bad at field goal defense that it's the only way we can play really.

Reporter: Tamayo's funk was just one game, but how about Stivers today?

Tovarich: That's ok. I don't expect all 10-12 guys we throw out there to be on, just as long as not ALL of them are off.

Reporter: Do you think it's actually a coincidence you fell out of the top 25 and then had two easy games?

Tovarich: Who knows what factors go into how the other team plays. We were at home, so you'd hope the other team struggles. The refs were generous toward us as you'd expect for a home game. You'd think a team that starts 3 SR's would take care of the ball better, but they weren't great at handling it today.

Reporter: You're starting to recruit a JR for the first time. Why now?

Tovarich: Just seeing if it sets us up better to get him next year. I'm curious.

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

North Texas Mean Green at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Jan 10, 2013	1ST	2ND	SCORE
North Texas (4-8)	44	38	82
#23 Western Kentucky (13-4)	44	59	103

North Texas Mean Green
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Wafer	19	5-9	2-4	0-0	1	4	0	0	1	12
Daniel	24	11-15	3-6	1-1	3	4	0	1	3	26
Myles	19	2-9	0-5	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	4
Swift	15	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	4
Cripe, L	20	5-8	0-0	1-2	3	1	1	1	3	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Cripe, C	11	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	3	5
Hobson	12	4-6	0-0	0-0	14	0	0	0	0	8
Galloway	3	1-	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	0	0	3
Hardy	11	3-5	1-3	1-1	0	5	0	1	2	8
Victor	6	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1
Crandle	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Jordan	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		35-61	7-21	5-7	27	20	2	3	14	82
TEAM TOTALS		35-61	7-21	5-7	27	20	2	3	14	82

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	19	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	4	4	0	0	0
Stivers	19	2-7	2-5	0-0	0	3	2	0	0	6
Tamayo	19	10-20	6-13	2-4	1	2	1	0	0	28
Riley	19	9-12	0-0	5-5	5	2	0	0	0	23
Suotamo	19	4-6	0-0	4-5	4	4	2	0	0	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	9	5-5	0-0	0-0	4	2	1	2	0	10
Pawlak	6	5-7	1-2	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	13
Jack	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3
Lewis	9	1-4	1-4	1-2	1	5	0	0	0	4
Li	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Capel	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	3	1	0	1	0
Blankenship	2	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4
TEAM TOTALS		39-68	11-28	14-18	22	26	11	2	1	103

Tovarich: That was a fun, fast paced game. Hopefully it makes up for some of those games people had to watch at Eastern Shore where we dribbled the cover off the ball and stood around watching the clock tick.

Reporter: How great was Riley breaking the press?

Tovarich: That's what he's best at. He's usually got more speed than the PF trying to keep up with him and he breaks it very nicely. He drew some fouls, he got it to Suotamo sometimes when the guy guarding him came over to try and stop Riley. You'd think they'd learn it wasn't working and stop but then went most of the game with it.

Reporter: Is that why you pressed them back?

Tovarich: Yes. Serves them right.

Reporter: What changed when it came to rebounding in the second half?

Tovarich: We had a whopping 5 rebounds at halftime. I know there were not a lot of misses, but good grief, that was embarrassing. Most of our boards probably came those last 3-4 minutes when they just started letting the 3's fly and we were the only ones around the boards, otherwise I assume that guy that didn't even start would have outrebounded our entire team.

Reporter: You're already back in 1st. Were you worried about an early loss?

Tovarich: Not at all. The banner's already made, just waiting for it to be official. I expect to win every conference game still, even though games like Middle Tennessee happen sometimes, but I doubt anyone else is good enough to beat us and then everyone else too.

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Fant-Ewing Coliseum
Monroe, LA

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
Jan 12, 2013	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#23 Western Kentucky (14-4)	29	40	69
Louisiana-Monroe (7-10)	35	23	58

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	20	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	3	4	0	0	0
Stivers	19	3-12	1-5	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	7
Tamayo	20	7-14	3-6	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	17
Riley	19	5-8	0-0	3-7	5	1	2	0	0	13
Suotamo	18	6-9	0-0	4-6	9	0	2	1	2	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	9	1-5	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	2
Pawlak	9	4-6	0-1	4-4	5	0	2	0	0	12
Lewis	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	0
Li	8	0-4	0-4	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Capel	8	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Jack	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Blankenship	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-64	4-19	11-17	29	13	15	1	2	69

Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bullock	20	0-7	0-7	0-0	3	8	0	0	6	0
Dieng	20	5-9	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	1	4	10
Copeland	20	3-6	0-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	6
Franklin	22	8-11	0-0	3-3	11	0	0	3	0	19
Dennis	23	0-6	0-1	0-0	5	1	1	2	4	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Draper	11	5-6	2-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	12
Kelley	8	1-4	0-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2
Lewis	8	2-2	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	5
McCully	5	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	4
Woolley	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Sonn	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Slattery	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		26-55	3-19	3-3	33	16	1	7	16	58

Tovarich: Odd game. I was hoping for an easy night with the 13-2 start where they couldn't make a shot for a long time. Then they couldn't miss for a long time and lead 34-24. Then we pulled away after halftime easily enough. 3's were just not falling for anyone. The refs helped us some. That doesn't happen that often.

Reporter: Is there any such thing as an easy road game, even against lowly rated opponents?

Tovarich: They're rare. We did have the one @ Eastern Kentucky the first game. We're back ranked too, so that seems to be some big motivation for all the Sun Belt schools.

Reporter: You mixed and matched the A and B teams as you call them a little. Was that intentional?

Tovarich: Mostly no. Suotamo was pretty gassed. Riley missed a few FT's when he'd have been subbed out. I don't entirely know how they got messed up a bit there but no, not intentional except for giving Suotamo an extra minute or rest.

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 14, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Louisville	15-0
2	4	North Carolina	13-3
3	3	Kentucky	13-1
4	13	Marquette	12-2
5	2	Memphis	13-2
6	5	UNLV	13-2
7	7	Georgia Tech	14-3
8	11	Florida State	13-2
9	6	North Carolina State	12-2
10	15	St. Joseph's	12-1
11	9	Duke	11-3
12	18	Washington	14-2
13	12	Virginia	12-2
14	8	Clemson	9-1
15	10	Penn State	15-1
16	14	Michigan State	12-2
17	16	Pittsburgh	13-4
18	24	Illinois	14-2
19	21	Providence	13-3
20	23	Western Kentucky	14-4
21	19	Texas Tech	11-3
22	20	Alabama	11-3
23	NR	Idaho	13-2
24	NR	Colorado	12-2
25	22	Kansas	11-4

Sun Belt Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 14, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB
Western Kentucky	14-4	.777	5-1	-
Louisiana Lafayette	8-6	.571	4-1	.5
Arkansas State	11-2	.846	3-1	1
Troy	13-3	.812	3-1	1
South Alabama	12-3	.800	3-2	1.5
Florida International	10-6	.625	3-2	1.5
Louisiana Monroe	7-10	.411	3-2	1.5
Florida Atlantic	6-14	.300	3-3	2
Middle Tennessee	5-9	.357	2-3	2.5
Arkansas-Little Rock	13-5	.722	2-4	3
New Orleans	7-9	.437	1-4	3.5
North Texas	5-8	.384	1-4	3.5
Denver	4-10	.285	0-5	4.5

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Lakefront Arena
New Orleans, LA

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at New Orleans Privateers
Jan 17, 2013	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#20 Western Kentucky (15-4)	40	34	74
New Orleans (7-10)	37	19	56

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	19	4-7	0-2	0-0	0	8	3	0	0	8
Stivers	19	4-6	3-5	0-0	0	3	4	0	1	11
Tamayo	19	6-16	4-13	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	18
Riley	19	4-6	0-0	2-2	4	0	2	0	0	10
Suotamo	17	3-11	0-0	3-4	11	2	1	0	0	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	9	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	4
Pawlak	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	2	0	1	0
Jack	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2
Lewis	8	2-5	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Li	9	2-8	0-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	4
Capel	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0
Blankenship	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		29-66	9-27	7-8	30	19	14	0	2	74

New Orleans Privateers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Villanueva	22	7-14	4-9	0-0	0	2	0	0	3	18
Lucas	25	2-11	0-6	0-0	3	2	0	0	5	4
Dillon	23	3-13	1-7	1-2	6	1	0	0	3	8
Rios	26	3-5	0-0	2-2	9	4	0	1	0	8
Benzel	21	4-4	0-0	1-2	14	3	0	1	2	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gatson	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	2	0	2
Morales	3	0-1	0-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1
Devonish	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	2
Kruger	8	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	3	1	0	2	4
Boone	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Ogunride	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Emmett	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		23-55	5-24	5-8	34	16	2	4	16	56

Tovarich: That looked a lot like the Monroe game. 13-4 early lead. Suddenly we're down 16-15. I knew that script, so I put the press on and subbed everyone out and slowed things down a little.

Reporter: Did you think Suotamo was broken when he started 0-8?

Tovarich: Tremendous question!

Reporter: Uhh, we just ask the questions you write down for us to ask coach.

Tovarich: Shhh. As I was saying, great question. Yes, all 8 of his shots were layups. Half were blocked, once he got blocked by the backboard. Twice we even got him behind the defense, and he refused to dunk so he just jumped up and all he had to do was let the ball fall off his fingertips and in, and he managed not to. So yes, I took him out for a few extra minutes early in the second. After that, I was just curious to see if he was broken and gave him a few more chances since we were up comfortably for most of the second half.

Reporter: Why do you think neither team could make many 3's again?

Tovarich: Just like the Monroe game, only a little bit better. I don't know. Unfamiliar arena for us maybe. I think their percentage was ok, especially Villanueva early and when it got to the last 3 minutes they were just heaving the first shot that came about and it will really went down.

Reporter: That's also how you closed the rebounding gap?

Tovarich: Yes. That felt a lot more lopsided than 34-30 before the end there.

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E.A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY

South Alabama Jaguars at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Jan 19, 2013	1ST	2ND	SCORE
South Alabama (12-5)	42	44	86
#20 Western Kentucky (16-4)	37	53	90

South Alabama Jaguars
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pleiness	22	6-14	5-8	5-6	2	8	3	0	2	28
Largent	21	5-6	2-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	5	12
Outlaw	23	8-17	3-9	0-0	3	4	0	0	4	19
Nunez	19	2-5	0-0	0-0	8	2	0	0	2	4
Ramsey	22	6-7	0-1	1-1	11	1	1	1	2	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Burleson	12	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	3	2	2	1	2
McCollum	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tudeme	8	1-3	1-2	1-2	1	3	0	0	3	4
McCarthy	10	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	4
Rand	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Doss	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Powell	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		34-57	11-23	7-9	30	22	7	3	20	86
TEAM TOTALS		34-57	11-23	7-9	30	22	7	3	20	86

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Galbreath	16	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	4	2	0	2	0
Stivers	24	4-10	1-5	9-10	1	3	1	0	2	18
Tamayo	24	9-17	3-8	0-0	3	1	4	0	0	21
Riley	24	8-10	0-0	3-4	4	3	3	1	2	19
Suotamo	23	10-15	0-0	1-2	10	2	2	0	1	21
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Petrauskas	5	2-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	4
Pawlak	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Lewis	4	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3
Li	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Capel	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	7	3	0	0	0
Jack	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Blankenship	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		36-66	5-18	13-16	21	21	17	1	8	90

Tovarich: It's hard to explain how we won that one. They're very obnoxious to play. Their half court trap is very irritating. I mean that as a compliment. 8 turnovers on our end is a lot. We usually take good care of the ball. There were probably 6 times I thought we had no chance. Whether it was when we were down 27-13 or 60-47 midway through the second half. Our press finally got to them a bit when Pleiness came out. I never thought he'd miss. But we were able to speed them up and force some bad passes like they were routinely doing to us.

Reporter: After Galbreath fouled out

Tovarich: (interrupting) thanks for reminding me of that. Incredible. We allegedly fouled him on a made 3, a missed 3 and a few other teams going for steals because we went hyper aggressive, because I swore to god if I had to watch him bury another 3, I was going to lose it.

Reporter: (continuing) Capel seemed to run the offense just fine

Tovarich: Yeah, he's ok enough. He took care of the ball and moved it around nicely to some shooters.

Reporter: Despite the good numbers by the big guys, you seemed frustrated at all the point blank misses.

Tovarich: They're ALL frustrating. The stats surprise me very much because I can remember a good 8 or so misses on layups. Some were guards when we were trying to lob it over the halfcourt trap, but jeez, it would be nice to feel like everyone didn't turn to jello when they get in the paint. It's incredible how other teams play such amazing transition defense. We're past them and running in and somehow they spook us into missing a layup or Capel missed a dunk or they come out of nowhere and get a block without hardly ever getting called for a foul. I wish they'd all teach me how to do it, after they teach me how to rebound.

Reporter: How about Stivers FT shooting at the end?

Tovarich: Tremendous. 6/6. That's why I moved him back to his natural PG position, so he'd be handling the ball during the intentional fouling.