penn nation
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01-13-18 09:43 PM - Post#243476
In response to rbg
I'd just like to note that P38 and I were right to be worried about Smith (or more worried about him than Morgan). Absolutely on fire down the stretch.
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91Quake
PhD Student
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01-13-18 09:44 PM - Post#243477
In response to rbg
20 turnovers. Ugh.
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rbg
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01-13-18 09:44 PM - Post#243478
In response to rbg
Smith hits 2. Betley throws it away. Smith gets another 2. Penn up 3, 71-68.
Rothschild fouled with 40 seconds left and sent to line.
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penn nation
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01-13-18 09:46 PM - Post#243479
In response to rbg
Why have Max in the game?
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rbg
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01-13-18 09:48 PM - Post#243480
In response to rbg
Refs reviewing the play. Lions w/o any time outs get a favor from the refs.
Penn 20 turnovers and Columbia has 25 points off TO.
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rbg
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01-13-18 09:50 PM - Post#243481
In response to rbg
Refs gave Smith another point on his outside bucket, so it is 71-69.
Max finally gets to the line and hits 2 FT!!!
Penn 73-69 with 40 sec
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rbg
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01-13-18 09:51 PM - Post#243483
In response to rbg
AJ w/ steal with 25 seconds left. Betley fouled and going to the line w 15 seconds left.
He hits the first and second. 75-69 with 15 sec left.
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rbg
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01-13-18 09:52 PM - Post#243484
In response to rbg
Smith with 2 more, 75-71. Betley fouled and hits 2 w. 8 seconds left. Penn up 77-71!
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91Quake
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01-13-18 09:52 PM - Post#243485
In response to rbg
Betley w the excellent phantom high 5!
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penn nation
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01-13-18 09:52 PM - Post#243486
In response to rbg
A weekend of two hard fought victories.
Wasn't so long ago that we would have lost at least one of these games, if not both.
3-0!!
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10Q
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01-13-18 09:53 PM - Post#243487
In response to penn nation
Free throw shooting comes through!
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penn nation
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01-13-18 09:54 PM - Post#243488
In response to 10Q
Big turnaround after starting 0 for 5 or whatever it was.
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rbg
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01-13-18 09:59 PM - Post#243489
In response to rbg
Penn wins 77-71!!! Whew!
Two wins, but two games much closer than they should have been.
3-0 and first place in IL!
Brodeur 30 points and 8 rebounds
Betley 20 points and 6 rebounds
Wood 9 and 8 rebounds.
3 pointers 36% (12-33). FT 65% (11-17 - started out 0-5, then closed out 11-12!)
Smith 27, Adlesh 15, Stefanini 9, Faulds 6, Meisner 4, Castlin 2
Lions shoot 24% from three (6-25)
Temple and St. Joe's the next two weeks, and 20 long days until they face the Bears at the Palestra.
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Lefteroo
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01-13-18 10:09 PM - Post#243492
In response to rbg
Great win - thanks for keeping me updated. Glad we hit the foul shots tonight.
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palestra38
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01-13-18 10:50 PM - Post#243495
In response to Lefteroo
Back from the game. Mike Smith is the most dynamic player in the League. I'm just thankful that he wasn't trying to force the action until the last 10 minutes. Man--no one can cover that guy when he decides to go one on whatever.
We lacked the energy of the prior two games. Our guards and Max, in particular, looked to have concrete encased legs. But we did what we had to do, starting with an 7-0 run to end the first half and a 5-0 run to start the second. As with Cornell, we made some mistakes (in fact, far more tonight) but always had something when they cut it to one possession. This was a gut check.
With Max immobile, AJ was just great. And Betley hit key shots down the stretch. But let me give special kudos to Max for getting iced by the refs for 5 minutes to review Smith's acrobatic shot and a foul---having no points to that point---and calming draining 2. Those were the most important shots of night.
This team isn't good enough to play like this and win on the road, but they have grit.
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penn nation
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01-14-18 12:23 AM - Post#243502
In response to palestra38
No respect from the DP:
Our star wing
The correction
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SomeGuy
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01-14-18 02:08 AM - Post#243505
In response to palestra38
Not sure we were going to stop him anyway, but we changed how we defended Smith in the second half, in part because we were giving up so many offensive rebounds in the first half. I think we had a lot to do with his play over the first 30 minutes.
Overall, Darnell and Goodman did a good job on him. Curious if Goodman didn't appear in the second half due to the lazy pass that led to the breakaway. Could have used another body to throw at Smith late. Wood and Woods really struggled when they had to guard him.
Liked the use of Caleb in the end game, and how we were able to get him and Betley to the line. Fun to see AJ play the way he did, too. They switched Meisner onto him in the 2nd half, and he did a much better job of making it tough for him.
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Mike Porter
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01-14-18 03:09 AM - Post#243506
In response to SomeGuy
Raise your hand if you had AJ shooting 12 3's and making 6... anyone?! Damn good thing he did because otherwise we lose this.
Other thoughts:
- This was the sloppiest we've played in a long while, so getting out with the win at home was welcome but we won't beat any Ivy playing like that on the road.
- Betley finished strong and his 3 point shot is just so smooth.
- Love Wood's game of 9 points and 8 rebounds even on an off shooting night (but critical 4-4 FTs).
- Two nights in a row when we were shaky on the boards to start.
- Simmons is going to be a beast when he gets more confident and comfortable (the fact that he can hit 3s already is a real bonus). Keep those minutes coming.
Sure would be nice to win at least one of these Big 5 games coming up...
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10Q
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01-14-18 09:03 AM - Post#243508
In response to Mike Porter
Brodeur and Woods need to learn to shoot free throws. Those are the 2 guys most responsible for the problem, and to a lesser extent Max.
So what's our best win this year, Dayton?
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Charlie Fog
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01-14-18 09:16 AM - Post#243509
In response to 10Q
so far, yes
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