Thursday, January 8, 2009

First Weekend Recap

Best Game of the Weekend: ETSU 84, Jacksonville 82. Courtney Pigram goes for 39, Mike Smith hits a floater in the last 5 seconds, and it still almost isn't enough, as Travis Cohn misses a 3-ball at the buzzer that would have won it for the Dolphins.

Worst Game of the Weekend: Gulf Coast at Beloved Alma Mater. Teams combined for 100 missed shots, 57 fouls, and 41 turnovers. Zooks.

Player of the Weekend: Pigram. A PEG of 39 against Jacksonville, followed by 21 (24 points on 9-14 shooting) against Gulf Coast.

Other Notable Performances: Bobby Davis (USCU). 24 points and 16 boards against UNF. Daniel Emerson's 20 (!) rebounds at Campbell. Jonathan Rodriguez goes double-double against Mercer. Adnan Hozdic (BAM) posts 26 and 9 against FGCU.

Welcome to the Blog: Matt Gwynne of Campbell put up 17 and 9 against Kennesaw while missing only 2 shots. Reggie Chambers (FGCU) -- 20 points off the bench at Belmont.

Other Fun Stats: Home teams were 8-2 on the weekend. Tournament-eligible teams are 11-1 against transition teams in conference so far.

Stating the Obvious: Road team radio crews REALLY like to gripe about refs. It may be part of the job description since most of the people listening are fans of the school you represent, and granted refs called an average of 4 more fouls on visitors than home teams (up from the nationwide median of 2.2), and granted home teams shot 9 more free throws per game that road teams this weekend, but still. Have some dignity. You're not there to yell at the refs, you're there to call the game.

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