SMCM got up early on Marymount and stayed there.  The game idled at a 10-15 point SMCM lead and the Virginia players never threatened.  Marymount may have pulled to withing six at one point but were quickly repelled.  Chris Hutchinson was the player of the game, offering smothering defense and nifty moves in the paint, including an impressive dunk off an alley-oop that I first assumed was one of the St. Mary's big men. I didn't know he could up like that!

St. Mary's plays again Saturday . . .

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Checking the Guilford roster, I *think* it was Kevin Gibbs.  The player was in obvious pain for some time so I wondered if it was serious.

It was a strange play.  Gibbs (assuming that's who it was) was fronted in the post by a St. Mary's defender and the Guilford ball-handler lobbed it over the defender.  A St. Mary's guard leaped to cover the backside and caught the overthrown pass cleanly as Gibbs turned and collided with him.  The much larger Gibbs immediately went down, so you knew something odd had happened.

SMCM ekes out a close victory over visiting Guilford, although with the students away from campus it seemed more a neutral site contest than a genuine home game.  The teams looked very evenly matched and neither was able to pull away from the other.  The final score may have been the biggest lead enjoyed by St. Mary's.

On a lob play, one of Guilford's big men appeared to take a knee to the chest or arm from the defender covering the backside.  He went down in obvious pain and never returned to the game.  I noticed afterwards he was cradling one arm during the postgame handshake, offering his opposite hand for the gesture.  He still looked to be in a bit of discomfort.

Quote from: hasanova on December 29, 2011, 11:31:10 AM
Quakers held a 34-29 halftime lead and a late 61-58 lead at St. Mary's (MD), but couldn't hold on in a 70-65 loss to the Seahawks.  SMC hit seven second-half threes to win it.  GC travels to Emory on Saturday for another tough contest against the undefeated Eagles.  Emory entertains Rhodes tonight.

A strange game without the students on campus, more or less a neutral site scrimmage, but very evenly matched teams.  One Guilford player seemed to suffer an injury on a lob play, taking a knee to the shoulder or chest and in obvious pain.  He never returned to the game and I he couldn't even shake hands post-game, offering his off-hand for the obligatory gesture while cradling his injured arm.  I suspected a broken collar bone.  Any word?