MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

pbrooks3 · March 06, 2009, 03:28:33 PM

Quote from: Fundamentals on March 06, 2009, 11:29:25 AM
PBrooks....

Looking forward to seeing you tonight at the game!! GO CENTRE!!

Fundamentals, good to hear from you. First trip to Danville this season, though I've seen 8 Centre games along the route this season. Will look forward to catching up with you later.

pbrooks3 · March 06, 2009, 03:56:47 PM

One starter on the Centre team that has gone somewhat unappreciated throughout this season is senior, Ryan Crowdis. He's the quarterback who contributes to the team in many ways that don't always show on the stat sheet. For example, he made a bigtime block of a shot on a runaway basket by Hendrix last weekend. He's a solid rebounder as well. Had a better than 2 to 1 assist to turnover ratio for the year and is the man with the ball in his hands shooting free throws at the end of games. My hat is off to Mr. Crowdis for a fine senior season.

pbrooks3 · March 06, 2009, 05:59:00 PM

The atmosphere is electric 4 minutes prior to 1st round game at Centre. It's close to a full house. Just met up with Fundamentals. Time for hoops!

Ron Boerger · March 06, 2009, 07:29:12 PM

Centre got off to a bad start and trailed Averett by 13 at the half, have closed to within four about midway through the second half. Centre has not led yet.

The Colonels are having foul problems as Ryan Crowdis has four and Lloyd and Mullaney both have three. Only Victor Cortes has three for Averett.

Ron Boerger · March 06, 2009, 07:45:41 PM

What a great SRO crowd at Centre - surprised the NCAA is allowing students to stand on the end line. 65-all with 2:01 to play. The Colonels were down 17 in the first half and have come all the way back!

Nice video and free - thanks, Centre administration!

Ron Boerger · March 06, 2009, 07:53:10 PM

Evolving into a free-throw shooting contest, 70-69 Averett with a minute to play. Averett ball.

Brumley huge block by Lloyd! 33 secs to play.

Centre takes a timeout with 26.9 secs left. Five second differential between shot and game clock.

Crowdis fouls out on what looked like a decent charge call, 20 secs to play.

72-69 after two FTs, 18.9 to play.

Shot up, missed, Brumley gets the rebound for Averett and fouled with 9 secs to play. 2-2 FTs.

Ron Boerger · March 06, 2009, 07:59:12 PM

Mullaney misses a three, gets his board, fouled, hits two but Centre trails 74-71 with less than two seconds left. Averett full timeout.

Averett gets the ball inbounds, Mullaney fouls out, two FTs with 0.5 remaining. FTs good, Averett wins 76-71.

pbrooks3 · March 06, 2009, 08:14:19 PM

Averett had a good game plan and executed it well tonight. Colonels took too much time in the 1st half trying to figure out how to attack the quickness and overplay of the Averett defense in the front court. When you're competing at this stage of the season you have got to play more consistent b-ball over 40 minutes than the Colonels did tonight. It was a great atmosphere and Centre is to be commended for another fine season. Good luck to Averett which has a nice team with one outstanding player in #22 and a fine supporting cast. They came ready to play and earned their stripes tonight.

pbrooks3 · March 07, 2009, 12:12:22 AM

I know the Centre boys are disappointed in not notching another win tonight. It's a tribute to the character of the players and coaching staff that the team got up off the mat at halftime and battled Averett down the stretch to make an exciting game of it. The Colonels' opening 20 was as bad a half of basketball as I've seen Centre play. Averett really had them flustered, making the Colonels play mostly out of control. Their best offense in the 1st half was when they spread the floor and took it directly at the defense, getting a couple of easy layups. Just didn't do that enough. 13 turnovers, terrible shot selection and poor passing also made the 1st half a downer for Centre fans. The Colonels, in reality, were probably fortunate to only have been down 13 at the half. Averett played like champs tonight, and their strong play clearly contributed to the poor Centre 1st half.

I do want to congratulate the Colonels on another successful season, having achieved the d3 post-season for the 3rd consecutive year. The senior class won 93 games. TC Thomason, Ryan Crowdis, Kris Bentley, Kameron McRay and Beau Braden provided lots of highlight film material over the last four years, and I am one Centre fan who enjoyed what each of the five seniors brought to the game night in & night out.

pbrooks3 · March 07, 2009, 05:38:56 PM

With the SCAC down to one team, good luck tonight to Pat Cunningham and the Trinity Tigers.

Walter17 · March 07, 2009, 06:30:23 PM

I'm very upset because I won't be able to make the Trinity game tonight. I was at the game Thursday and must say that the Tigers looked very nervous. I'm hoping that they will be the "experienced" team tonight. Is anyone going to be down in San Antonio tonight?

Ron Boerger · March 07, 2009, 08:42:36 PM

UTD 29, TU 28, half. Trinity bothered by comet pressure so far.

Ralph Turner · March 07, 2009, 09:14:47 PM

UTD 54, Trinity 47. TU is a perfect 11-11 on FT's.

UTD 56, Trinity 48. 6:03 left. UTD with the ball.

UTD 58, Trinity 48. 4:31. Calderara at the line FT 2-2. 58-50

UTD 58, Trinity 50. 3:58. UTD ball.
UTD 60, Trinity 51. 3:30 left.
UTD 62, Trinity 51. 2:40 left.
UTD 62, Trinity 51. TU missed 2 FT's. UTD calls time with the ball. 2:11 left.
UTD 65, Trinity 51. Eppink hits the 3FG.
UTD 67, Trinity 51. Breakaway.
UTD 67, Trinity 54 Taylor 3FG. 1:33 left. UTD ball.
UTD announces say that the UTD defense is bothering TU.
UTD 69, Trinity 54. TU missed 2 3FG's.
UTD 70, Trinity 54. 0:45 left.

The announcers commented that the athleticism that we see in the ASC gave TU trouble.

Final UTD 70, Trinity 54.

Ron Boerger · March 07, 2009, 10:01:48 PM

Yep, UTD definitely was faster and taller. Trinity didn't help their cause by missing a lot of FTs late and never could figure out what to do against a Comets defense that routinely triple-teamed the entry pass into the high post. Congrats to the Comets, who also brought a crowd that outnumbered the home crowd 2- or 3-1 (Trinity was on spring break).

pbrooks3 · March 12, 2009, 06:36:34 PM

Kudos to senior, TC Thomason of Centre on a playing through a tough injury much of the latter part of the season. TC played with a torn meniscus which clearly took away from some of his standard athletic moves he exhibited at Centre throughout his career. Despite the 1st round loss to Averett last Friday in the D3 tournament, TC finished strong with 21 points and 7 rebounds. TC gave his best whenever he laced them up for the Colonels, even when he battled injury as was the case this season.