University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

[Tovarich]

Re: University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

vs.

Golden Bear Classic Semifinal
Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, CA

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves at Texas A&M Aggies
Dec 24, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alaska-Anchorage (13-4)	33	42	75
Texas A&M (7-3)	40	41	81

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Crawford	21	0-4	0-1	1-2	0	7	2	0	3	1
Farley	21	2-8	1-6	0-0	0	4	1	0	1	5
Crandle	21	8-17	4-10	0-1	1	1	1	0	0	20
Wilkins	20	6-9	0-1	4-5	7	2	2	0	1	16
Grady	17	6-14	0-0	2-2	2	3	4	2	0	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Riley	11	3-8	0-0	4-4	2	1	3	0	0	10
Carbaugh	8	3-8	0-0	0-0	2	1	3	0	0	6
Luz	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Pippen	9	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	2	0	1	3
Wolfe	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	0
Bryan	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Spears	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		29-71	6-20	11-14	16	21	20	2	6	75

Texas A&M Aggies
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Hayes	21	4-9	0-0	4-5	1	9	1	0	6	12
Staten	23	4-8	1-4	2-3	5	3	1	0	4	11
Lawson	18	3-6	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	1	4	7
Augustine	22	2-4	0-0	4-4	7	1	1	3	1	8
Kent	20	11-11	0-0	2-2	9	0	2	3	1	24
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Farley	14	5-7	4-5	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	14
Ingerson	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	2
Gatling	5	0-0	0-0	3-3	1	0	0	1	1	3
Gibbs	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	3	0
Root	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Martinez	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Miller	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-47	6-11	15-17	31	19	5	8	23	81

Tovarich: I've never seen such crazy sequences of predictable and repeated patters, ever. Just insane.

Reporter: What do you mean coach?

Tovarich: Gosh, where to start. 8 blocks only? They actually had 16 probably. FIVE 3-pointers blocked? We tried twice to block there and it ended up with them shooting 6 FT's. We never once in the game had as many made FG's as them. We ended up with 29 to their 30 and we took TWENTY FOUR extra shots. But never once did we have even the same number made as them. I've never seen someone get FOUR fouls in 1 minute, 3 of which were on the same possession because they twice consecutively got the FT back after missing the and-1. Three time we got the margin down to 3 and they shot 100% immediately following AND got fouled all three times too. I know it's a bit skewed by their center going 11-11 even though our bigs missed TWENTY ONE times in the paint, but to shoot 65% for a game while we shoot barely 40 is wild. +24 shots and +17 turnovers doesn't make up for -15 rebounds. That felt unwinnable in a way.

Reporter: What can you do against a team playing such good interior defense?

Tovarich: Don't undersell it. It was past good. It was amazing, the best I think I've ever seen. If blocks were recorded properly, Loren Woods' record would have been in jeopardy. And blocks on 3-pointers in a game if someone kept that stat somewhere too. I'm sure they're better than us and older than us and more talent and bigger and stronger and faster, but we've played good teams and never felt so helpless, yet simultaneously in the game because we forced so many turnovers. 24 extra shots should be a win 100% of the time.

[Tovarich]

Re: University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

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Golden Bear Classic 3rd Place Game
Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, CA

American University Eagles at Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
Dec 25, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
American University (4-6)	36	18	54
Alaska-Anchorage (14-4)	38	39	77

American University Eagles
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Sanders	26	4-11	1-5	1-2	0	7	0	0	2	10
Gennie	22	7-14	1-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	15
Valsin	22	5-15	3-11	2-2	4	3	0	0	0	15
Olaiya	18	3-6	0-1	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	6
Oneil	16	1-3	0-0	0-0	9	1	0	1	1	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Toppert	9	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	0
Knox	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	0
Bellairs	12	3-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	2	0	6
Hayood	3	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Neverett	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Barron	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Adeleke	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		23-58	5-26	3-4	29	15	2	4	7	54
TEAM TOTALS		23-58	5-26	3-4	29	15	2	4	7	54

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Crawford	19	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	8	2	0	0	0
Farley	20	6-11	4-9	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	16
Crandle	20	3-15	3-15	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	9
Wilkins	20	9-17	0-0	2-2	9	0	0	0	0	20
Grady	20	3-8	0-0	1-1	12	2	1	0	1	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Riley	8	5-5	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	1	1	10
Carbaugh	8	3-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	6
Luz	8	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Pippen	8	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	6
Wolfe	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	0
Bryan	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Spears	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		32-67	10-31	3-3	37	24	7	1	2	77

Tovarich: Good thing they couldn't shoot either.

Reporter: Did you know that was a school record for rebounds?

Tovarich: I hope so with all the shots they missed. 37 for the team is not surprising. A little sadder is Grady sets the individual record at 12. This was our 121st game in Division 1 and we finally for the first time got someone with a dozen rebounds. Luckily we were on a neutral court so the announcer wouldn't say anything about it. I'd have been embarrassed to hear that if we were at home.

Reporter: Have you ever missed 5 shots on one possession?

Tovarich: Four of which were blocked. They didn't get credit for all 4, but they should have. I think we weren't allowed to score on that possession?

Reporter: Did you shoot too many 3's?

Tovarich: Crandle did for sure. They were intent on leaving us open for 3's. We eventually resisted the urge and went down low. Luckily we ran away with it there late. We had a regular 4-point lead there for much of the second half and the first EIGHT times we had a shot to go up more than 4, we missed. Then once we did, the flood gates opened.

Reporter: Do these long road trips wear on the team?

Tovarich: I don't think it matters. We could play in Florida one day and Alaska the next and they come out with 100% energy no matter what. It's like they're robots.

[Tovarich]

Re: University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

Non-Conference Tournament Winners:
2K Sports College Hoops Classic: East Carolina
Hangar Classic: New Mexico
Cyclone Classic: William & Mary
CBE Classic: Michigan
Pre-Season NIT: Georgetown
"Palm Tree Shootout" aka Puerto Rico Tip-off: Florida Atlantic
"Polar Bear Tipoff Classic: aka Top of the World Classic: Alaska-Anchorage
100 Club Classic: Alabama A&M
Paradise Jam: Virginia
"Hawaiian Invitational" aka Maui Invitational: Indiana
Great Alaska Shootout: Santa Clara
"Orange County Shootout aka Wooden Legacy: Akron
"Deodorant Classic" aka Old Spice Classic: Cincinnati
Deep Dish Challenge A: Evansville
Deep Dish Challenge B: Valparaiso
Liberty Bell Classic A: Butler
Liberty Bell Classic B: Maryland
South Padre Island A: DePaul
South Padre Island B: IUPUI
"Blackjack Shootout A" aka Las Vegas Invitational: Wake Forest
"Blackjack Shootout B" aka Las Vegas Invitational: Sacred Heart
Legends Classic: Arizona State
"Big Tree Tournament" aka Montana State Bobcat Classic: St. Mary's
Drake Iowa Realty Tournament: Loyola Chicago
Hawkeye Challenge: DePaul
Drake Regency Classic: Nicholls State
"Hawaiian Island Classic" aka Rainbow Classic: North Carolina
Gossner Foods Holiday Classic: Furman
"Daylight Bowl Tournament" aka Sun Bowl Classic: Temple
Jackpot Challenge A: Arizona
Jackpot Challenge B: Southeastern Louisiana
"Casual Apparel" aka Aeropostale Holiday Festival: Michigan State
Cable Car Classic: Troy
Gulf Coast Challenge aka Flint Hills Tournament: Western Michigan
Golden Bear Classic: Texas A&M
Shamrock Office Solutions Classic: Quinnipiac
Cougar Classic: Hofstra
"Railroad Classic" aka Dr. Pepper Classic: Wisconsin-Milwaukee
UCF Holiday Classic: Utah Valley State

[Tovarich]

Re: University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Dec 27, 2010
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Maryland	12-0
2	2	Washington	10-0
3	3	Michigan State	12-1
4	4	Florida	10-1
5	5	Arizona State	12-0
6	6	Wisconsin	13-2
7	9	Arizona	13-1
8	8	Duke	9-1
9	10	Boston College	10-1
10	7	Ohio State	8-3
11	13	DePaul	11-2
12	11	Syracuse	10-2
13	15	UCLA	10-2
14	16	Florida State	10-1
15	17	Georgetown	10-2
16	21	Kansas	8-2
17	22	Purdue	10-1
18	12	Iowa State	10-2
19	NR	Illinois	8-2
20	25	Oklahoma State	9-2
21	NR	Michigan	10-2
22	14	Notre Dame	10-2
23	24	UNLV	10-2
24	NR	Wake Forest	10-2
25	NR	Utah State	13-0

Mid-Major Poll

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Dec 27, 2010
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Utah State	13-0
2	New Mexico State	10-0
3	St. Mary's	11-2
4	Southern Mississippi	9-4
5	Old Dominion	8-3
6	Alaska-Anchorage	14-4
7	Pepperdine	11-4
8	Louisiana Lafayette	7-2
9	Akron	8-2
10	San Francisco	10-4
11	Northern Iowa	9-3
12	Creighton	7-6
13	Butler	9-4
14	Ball State	7-5
15	Missouri State	7-3
16	College of Charleston	8-2
17	Santa Clara	9-5
18	Wright State	6-3
19	Pacific	8-5
20	Central Connecticut	8-6
21	Bradley	5-3
22	Troy	8-6
23	Binghamton	9-3
24	Jacksonville	9-3
25	Florida Atlantic	8-2

[Tovarich]

Re: University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

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Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, AK

William & Mary Tribe at Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
Dec 29, 2010	1ST	2ND	SCORE
William & Mary (9-5)	37	27	64
Alaska-Anchorage (15-4)	37	41	78

William & Mary Tribe
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Lett	24	3-8	2-5	0-0	1	7	0	0	3	8
Rowe	19	4-7	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	9
Forney	20	7-12	3-7	0-0	4	0	0	0	5	17
Suotamo	21	2-5	0-1	1-2	9	2	0	1	0	5
Tamir	20	3-4	0-0	2-2	6	1	0	1	0	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Clarke	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	2
Santee	8	2-5	0-0	2-2	8	2	0	1	0	6
Slaughter	7	0-2	0-2	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	1
Colwell	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2
Cortez	5	2-6	2-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	6
Sloan	2	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Marks	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-54	8-22	6-8	31	18	0	3	12	64
TEAM TOTALS		25-54	8-22	6-8	31	18	0	3	12	64

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Crawford	19	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	6	1	0	0	4
Farley	22	2-5	1-4	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	5
Crandle	19	4-10	1-7	3-3	3	4	2	0	0	12
Wilkins	18	4-7	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	8
Grady	18	12-17	0-0	5-6	2	1	5	0	0	29
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Riley	10	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	3	0	0	0	4
Carbaugh	10	4-6	0-0	0-0	4	1	2	0	0	8
Luz	9	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	2
Pippen	6	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3
Wolfe	9	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	2	0	0	0	3
TEAM TOTALS		33-59	3-16	9-11	21	21	12	0	0	78

Tovarich: It was shocking to go to halftime tied. At point we were being outrebounded 9-2. They'd gotten 6 offensive rebounds in 3 possessions. We missed our first 5 3's. They made 6 in a row. Being +7 in turnovers in the first half was the only reason we were in it. That Forney guy was killing us. I hate having to double team a guard all the time, but god help me if I had to watch him shoot again. And yet, you tell them play tight and double team him and he's wide open repeatedly.

Reporter: What did you say at halftime?

Tovarich: I'd like to take credit for the 15-0 run to start the second half, but it was just them missing all of a sudden. Forney bricked his first 3 3's. We made out first 2. Didn't make one again the rest of the game, but that little spurt there to start was the decider.

Reporter: Why do you think you rebounded so well last game and so poorly today?

Tovarich: We did a good job making it back to -10 there at the end with all their rushed 3's they missed. Our bench played less than half the minutes and only got outrebounded 12-9 by the starters. They had some guy off the bench get 8 boards in 8 minutes. We're pitiful there. We're wildly inconsistent. I have given up worrying about. I've given up trying to explain it. We just can't rebound with any consistency. We can't do much of anything with any consistency.

Reporter: Will you take 29 points from Grady in exchange for only 2 rebounds?

Tovarich: He damn well better score if he need 9 minutes per rebound.

[studbucket]

Re: University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

Who is the best rebounder coach Tovarich has ever coached?

What do you think, 1 more loss is the margin you have for the postseason?

[Tovarich]

Re: University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

Who is the best rebounder coach Tovarich has ever coached?

What do you think, 1 more loss is the margin you have for the postseason?

Statistically, it looks like Kovacevic from Georgia averaged a little over 8 rpg over my 3 years. Considering the quality of the Sun Belt, it really should have been one of my centers from WKU who were 2nd and 3rd overall in their class and yet, they were still in the 7 range per game, and that was even on a lower difficulty. As far as current Anchorage stats, Atkinson as a true FR averaged 5.5 and that hasn't been touched yet lol.

[Tovarich]

Re: University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

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Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, AK

Colorado State Rams at Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
Jan 3, 2011	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Colorado State (8-9)	31	27	58
Alaska-Anchorage (16-4)	35	33	68

Colorado State Rams
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ferguson	23	2-10	1-5	2-2	2	4	1	0	1	7
Crosswhite	22	6-9	0-1	1-1	1	0	0	1	1	13
Duncan	19	7-10	3-5	0-0	3	2	0	1	4	17
Peavy	22	3-8	0-1	0-0	7	1	2	1	0	6
Tsimpliavidas	16	1-2	0-0	2-4	5	2	1	3	1	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Becker	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	4
Larranaga	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	0
Soson	8	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	2	3
Herrera	7	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	4
Wente	5	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	3	0	0	1	0
Annen	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Homan	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		24-51	5-16	5-9	24	16	5	7	11	58
TEAM TOTALS		24-51	5-16	5-9	24	16	5	7	11	58

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Crawford	20	1-5	0-1	0-0	0	4	1	0	2	2
Farley	20	4-10	3-7	0-0	3	4	2	0	0	11
Crandle	21	1-7	0-4	0-0	4	4	1	0	0	2
Wilkins	16	3-10	0-0	2-2	9	1	1	0	0	8
Grady	19	10-14	0-0	1-1	4	3	1	0	3	21
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Riley	9	4-6	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	8
Carbaugh	12	3-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	6
Luz	7	3-3	2-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	8
Pippen	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Wolfe	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	2
Spears	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Atkinson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-62	5-15	3-3	27	21	9	1	6	68

Tovarich: Sorry if you bet the over on that one. It felt a lot like the last game where only Grady was reliable. Everyone else largely struggled, though Farley came on at the end there with some 3's and Luz hit a couple late too. Then the other team really only has one guy hurting you and you have to revolve everything around him and just let some other people get you every once in a while so you don't rip your hair out at letting the same guy kill you over and over. That Duncan guy had 10 points in 3 1/2 minutes, and I couldn't take it anymore. Luckily the double teams got him to cough it up a few times. That Crosswhite guy got us for a few, but those were all in transition from turnovers, which we had an uncharacteristic amount of.

Reporter: It seemed like your transition game really struggled.

Tovarich: It was odd. We had a handful of breakaways and guys, mainly Crawford, but others too were sprinting down the court, and yet, they definitely weren't able to move at full speed. Someone ALWAYS caught up and contested the shot and we missed a dunk, got stuffed on some shots that should've been easy layins. It indeed looked like they were running with cement in their shoes.

Reporter: Did you essentially bench Wilkins?

Tovarich: I was happy with his rebounding. It was far better than anyone else's, but 3/10 shooting was enough for me to see.

Reporter: So you want the scoring more than the rebounding?

Tovarich: We're largely allergic to rebounding anyway, so I may as well take the scoring.

Studbucket: What do you think, 1 more loss is the margin you have for the postseason?

Tovarich: That seems like reality. 5 losses may even have been too many last year, we'll never truly know. This year we'll end up with 6 power opponents and 2 "major" ones. Last year we had 8 power opponents and the same 2 majors. Heading up to Fairbanks for the early tournament is a lot less of a contributor to your SOS than staying home for our tournament is. But some of these power opponents may be a losing battle. You'd hope we get credit for going to Auburn later, but last I saw Auburn was 3-11, so maybe that's actually hurting us more than helping.

[Tovarich]

Re: University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

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Boylan Gym
West Long Branch, NJ

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves at Monmouth Hawks
Jan 8, 2011	1ST	2ND	OT	SCORE
Alaska-Anchorage (16-5)	37	28	11	76
Monmouth (10-9)	29	36	14	79

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Crawford	23	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	4	3	0	0	2
Farley	25	2-8	1-5	0-0	0	0	3	0	0	5
Crandle	20	29	1-6	2-2	3	4	3	1	0	7
Wilkins	23	7-11	0-0	2-2	6	2	0	0	1	16
Grady	22	11-16	0-0	4-5	5	2	3	1	2	26
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Riley	10	7-12	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	14
Carbaugh	11	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	4
Luz	13	1-6	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	2
Pippen	8	0-1	0-1	0-2	1	1	1	0	0	0
Wolfe	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	0
Spears	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Atkinson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		33-71	2-17	8-11	24	17	13	3	5	76

Monmouth Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bryan	31	10-14	4-4	4-6	2	11	1	0	1	28
Gomes	29	6-9	4-5	2-5	3	3	0	0	5	18
Parkinson	28	1-6	0-2	0-0	9	5	2	1	3	2
Schneidermann	23	3-6	0-0	0-1	4	0	0	0	0	6
Davenport	23	6-6	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	5	1	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kampman	12	2-5	1-1	2-2	6	1	0	0	1	7
Klatsky	8	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Maxiell	9	2-6	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	4
Randall	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Gale	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Grove	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Almond	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		31-54	9-14	8-14	30	20	4	6	13	79

Tovarich: I've never seen such amazing clutch defense. We got stuffed on EVERY tying or go ahead shot we had the last minute of the regulation and the entirety of overtime. Not surprising we missed the tying 3 at the buzzer. We couldn't hit a 3 to save our lives. They couldn't miss. Gomes averages 4.6 ppg and hit 4/5 3's. The PG averages 10 and hit all 4 of his. Literally whatever had to happen to stop us from winning happened. Stuffed at the buzzer in regulation, offensive rebound, putback gets stuffed. Every 3 was missed. 17 extra shots and we still lose. It felt like Texas A&M all over again only that team had talent. Another C who never missed a shot the whole game and got 5 blocks without ever committing a foul allegedly. It's incredible how 30 things go against you to make you feel like there was literally nothing you could do to win because whatever had to happen to stop you was going to happen. The backboard stand would've collapsed out of nowhere if it needed to. The fire alarm would've been pulled while we're on a breakaway, some fan was going to throw a drink on the court to cause a delay. Seriously, whatever had to happen was going to happen. The guards were ALL having a horrible game. It's not exactly the first time I've seen that. But then even the big guys suddenly couldn't make a layup without getting blocked. And twice we got the offensive rebound in OT only for the next shot to get blocked too. You'd think they couldn't have perfect timing EVERY time but apparently they can.

Reporter: So is UConn a must win?

Tovarich: We will full court press UConn from the opening tip, every possession for all 28 minutes no matter the score. If we're up 29 like they were, we will fire off a 3 at the buzzer, like they did. I'm not longer sure if it's because they ran it up on us last year or because I need to take out some frustration from probably the most frustrating game I've ever been involved in.

[Tovarich]

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 10, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	3	Michigan State	15-1
2	1	Maryland	15-1
3	2	Washington	12-1
4	5	Arizona	15-1
5	6	Arizona State	14-1
6	7	Ohio State	9-3
7	4	Florida	11-3
8	8	Wisconsin	13-4
9	13	Purdue	13-1
10	10	Boston College	12-3
11	9	Duke	10-3
12	14	DePaul	14-3
13	11	Florida State	12-2
14	20	Vanderbilt	11-3
15	12	UCLA	11-3
16	24	Notre Dame	13-3
17	16	Michigan	12-3
18	17	Kansas	10-4
19	25	Syracuse	12-4
20	NR	UNLV	12-3
21	NR	Mississippi State	12-4
22	NR	Utah State	15-1
23	NR	Texas Tech	10-5
24	NR	Texas A&M	11-4
25	NR	Gonzaga	10-5

Mid-Major Poll

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 10, 2011
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Utah State	15-1
2	New Mexico State	13-1
3	Akron	10-2
4	Pepperdine	13-4
5	St. Mary's	12-3
6	Southern Mississippi	11-6
7	Alaska-Anchorage	16-5
8	Ball State	9-5
9	Old Dominion	10-5
10	Louisiana Lafayette	10-3
11	Butler	12-5
12	Santa Clara	11-5
13	Northern Iowa	11-5
14	Creighton	9-8
15	Florida Atlantic	12-2
16	San Francisco	11-5
17	Jacksonville	13-3
18	College of Charleston	11-3
19	Wright State	9-5
20	Bucknell	11-5
21	Pacific	9-7
22	Troy	10-8
23	Missouri State	8-6
24	Winthrop	8-4
25	Binghamton	11-5

[studbucket]

Re: University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

Nooooo, you can't have lost to Monmouth. That's rough. Hope UConn is a big turnaround.

[Tovarich]

Re: University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

Nooooo, you can't have lost to Monmouth.

The juggernauts of Portland State and North Dakota State say I definitely can.

[Tovarich]

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Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Storrs, CT

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves at Connecticut Huskies
Jan 12, 2011	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alaska-Anchorage (16-6)	47	37	84
Connecticut (10-5)	49	37	86

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Crawford	19	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	7	2	0	2	4
Farley	19	5-9	4-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	14
Crandle	19	4-7	2-5	0-0	3	3	4	0	1	10
Wilkins	17	7-11	0-0	1-3	5	2	3	1	0	15
Grady	19	7-15	0-0	1-1	4	0	1	0	0	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Riley	8	2-7	0-0	2-2	2	2	0	0	0	6
Carbaugh	12	6-9	0-0	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	12
Luz	9	2-5	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	5
Pippen	9	1-4	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3
Wolfe	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	0	0	0
Spears	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Atkinson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		36-70	8-17	4-7	20	19	12	1	4	84

Connecticut Huskies
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Clinton	25	3-6	1-2	0-0	3	6	0	0	7	7
Chavis	24	9-17	1-6	2-2	1	4	0	0	1	21
Halcomb	28	9-15	4-9	0-0	8	3	1	0	1	22
Bryant	21	3-9	1-1	0-0	11	4	2	0	3	7
Hehn	19	7-10	0-0	3-4	7	2	0	7	0	17
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Schwartz	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	4	0	0	1	2
Tyler	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4
Draper	9	3-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	6
Sorrentine	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Clemons	-- DID NOT PLAY --
McGee	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Rasmussen	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		37-64	7-18	5-6	37	24	3	7	13	86

Tovarich: Obviously tough to overcome -17 in rebounds. Doesn't matter what style you play, that's a tall task. Their blocking without fouling was amazing. They only gave him 7, but I bet it was well into the double digits, ALL of which were in the second half when we shot a whopping 16-39. Can't do that against a lot of teams, but especially not Connecticut.

Reporter: What now that you didn't get your revenge?

Tovarich: Hopefully Calhoun doesn't retire and we'll try again next year.

Reporter: What about now that your NCAA tournament chances are likely gone?

Tovarich: When we lost to Portland State and North Dakota State, the writing was on the wall. Monmouth was just putting the writer in permanent marker.

Reporter: Why do you think guards who average 8-10 ppg keep going crazy on you?

Tovarich: It's not a lack of effort on defense. We're right in their face a lot and they drill jump shots at an incredible clip anyway. I don't know what to do besides get more talent, more experience, more height, more everything.

Reporter: Do you need to make your schedule easier to get to the tournament?

Tovarich: We did make it the one year at 27-4, and that schedule wasn't really much easier than any other. I scheduled what I thought we could handle. And we should be able to handle it. Every team is more talented than the year before. We should be better than this, and we're just not. Wolfe is going to leave, but the other 9 who play are all back. Maybe we'll snag some decent recruits. Even though we'll be younger again next year, I'll schedule what I think they can handle. This year's results are a setback though, and it makes me question if they can handle as much as I think.

Reporter: Why are opposing big men piling up so many blocks?

Tovarich: It's even way more than the stats say. They stuffed our last jumper before we got the pointless putback at the buzzer there and it didn't register a block for them. I am sure they had at least 15. You have to go back to Texas A&M where we last had more than 11 FT's. We're being aggressive getting the ball down low. Apparently they're all coached better than my guys are to outblock us 3-1 regularly without fouling as much as we do. Maybe that's another answer of just getting more talent.

[Tovarich]

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Rothman Center
Madison, NJ

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves at Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
Jan 15, 2011	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alaska-Anchorage (17-9)	44	54	98
Fairleigh Dickinson (9-11)	36	25	61

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Crawford	16	0-1	0-0	2-4	0	7	3	1	1	2
Farley	16	2-5	2-3	0-0	2	3	2	0	0	6
Crandle	16	5-9	2-4	2-2	2	1	2	0	0	14
Wilkins	16	4-4	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	8
Grady	14	9-11	0-0	9-10	5	0	2	0	1	27
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Riley	12	5-7	0-0	5-5	6	1	0	0	1	15
Carbaugh	14	6-8	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	1	0	12
Luz	12	3-8	3-8	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	9
Pippen	12	1-3	1-3	0-0	3	2	3	0	1	3
Wolfe	12	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	3	2	0	0	2
Spears	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Atkinson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		36-59	8-19	18-21	25	19	16	2	5	98

Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brittian	25	9-16	2-6	0-0	0	2	1	0	7	14
Anrin	16	1-7	0-0	0-0	3	2	1	1	1	2
Dewitt	18	3-5	1-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	7
Skipworth	24	9-13	0-1	0-2	5	3	0	1	6	18
Burleson	6	2-2	0-0	0-1	2	1	0	1	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Abdur-Rahim	12	2-6	0-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	4
Wrenn	15	1-6	0-2	2-2	5	2	1	0	0	4
Okpwar	15	3-5	0-2	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	6
Sessoms	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantrell	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	2
Gatling	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Havens	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		28-62	3-16	2-5	25	16	4	4	16	61

Tovarich: Could've used something resembling that performance 2 games ago. Very frustrating to watch that kind of performance after watching the last two.

Reporter: Congrats on your 100th win coach!

Tovarich: Yippee!

Reporter: Doesn't the milestone matter?

Tovarich: No. I'd have hoped to get to 17 this season earlier than this. It's been a disappointing season.

Reporter: So what was different today?

Tovarich: We got to the line, we shot well. We were active on defense and got some steals, we finished in transition. Our rebounding was mediocre, which is an improvement too.

Reporter: What is the goal for the rest of the season?

Tovarich: To build for next year. We have Auburn left, who despite the 4-12 record will be more talented than us. Other than that, we only have one winning team left. We have a lot of road games though, and we suck at those. We need to play better and hopefully build a little consistency for next year.

[Tovarich]

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Leede Arena
Hanover, NH

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves at Dartmouth Big Green
Jan 17, 2011	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alaska-Anchorage (18-6)	25	49	74
Dartmouth (8-8)	29	32	61

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Crawford	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0
Farley	19	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	8	0	0	0	2
Crandle	22	2-5	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	4
Wilkins	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	1	0	2
Grady	11	1-1	0-0	1-2	7	4	1	2	0	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Riley	11	1-1	0-0	1-2	7	0	2	1	2	3
Carbaugh	10	2-5	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	0	1	4
Luz	10	0-8	0-8	0-0	1	2	1	0	2	0
Pippen	15	11-21	10-20	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	32
Spears	10	6-17	6-17	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	18
Wolfe	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Atkinson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		28-63	16-47	2-3	30	21	8	4	5	74

Dartmouth Big Green
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Worthington	21	6-11	1-2	1-1	0	7	1	0	0	14
Salow	22	3-12	0-5	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	6
Bing	19	4-8	3-4	0-0	5	3	0	0	1	11
Ingram	24	2-7	1-1	1-2	5	0	1	0	2	6
Osborn	17	2-5	0-1	0-0	8	1	0	1	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Homan	14	2-4	0-0	0-0	12	1	2	0	3	4
Karis	12	2-3	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	4
Ruffin	12	5-10	2-5	0-0	0	4	0	0	1	12
Crawford	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Connolly	-- DID NOT PLAY --
O'Sullivan	-- DID NOT PLAY --
O'Donnell	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		26-60	7-19	2-3	34	18	4	1	9	61

Tovarich: I'm not sure who invented the triangle and 2 and if there's really any strategy to it other than legitimately just hoping the other team shoots badly on 3's, like we did in the first half when we were 4/20. Hope isn't much of a strategy but we spent that entire first half trying to find someone to shoot some 3's. It was brutal. Finally Pippen and Spears found it in the second half. It's such a weird game, weird defense to see. We're probably lucky they shot like garbage too and can't score much because 74 on 63 shots is pretty sad and not the kind of efficiency that typically wins you a game against anyone with a pulse. There's such potential to put up astronomical numbers against that style, but we didn't really capitalize on it either game with them. Luz was pretty astronomical in the wrong way.

Reporter: Why do you think Dartmouth coach employs that defense?

Tovarich: Because no one at Dartmouth is really paying attention. Your average student probably never attends a game and no one really notices what goes on in this gym unless it's the alternate library if they have to close the regular one. This is a great testing area for weird gimmicks like that. No one can mock you when no one knows.

Reporter: Your RPI sits at 42. Are you sure you're eliminated from the tournament?

Tovarich: We don't exactly have a lot of SOS left. Jax State is the only winning team. Auburn is better than us on paper but were 4-12 I think, so they're going to probably do more harm than good if we can even beat them. If you can't beat a 4-12 power school, you don't deserve it anyway, but I don't think there's any going up in the RPI with these teams' records we have left.