Finding ways to win

[randy]

Nov 29, 2003: Evansville (1-4) @ Alabama St (4-0)

We shot 60% FG in the 1st half (HT: Up 48-33). Not even EVAN's 11 3PT shots could save them, as we took full advantage of their 24 turn overs, en route to 30 fast break pts.

Final Score: Evansville - 55, Alabama St - 82

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 21, 4, 7, 2 stls (*)
Moore 11, 9, 3, 2 stls
Brown 11, 6, 2
Wise 11, 5, 1, 3 stls
Hawkins 9, 1, 2, 2 stls
Scott 8, 4, 0
Reuter 8, 3, 2
Perkins 2, 0, 1
Meeks 1, 0, 3, 2 stls, 3 tos
Warhank 0, 1, 0
Walker 0, 1, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 49-40%
REB: +9
TO: -16 (EVAN: 24)
Pts in paint: +34
2nd chance: +10 (14-4)
Fast break: +24 (30-6)
[/INDENT]



Dec 1, 2003: Alabama St (5-0) @ Mississippi (1-3)

OLEMISS able to come back from a 15-pt deficit to take the lead at the half (HT: Down 38-40), mainly from their outside shooting (7-12 3PT). Our defense couldn't keep up with OLEMISS' fast pace offense in the 2nd half, as they continue making outside shots. WE still have a lot to work on our defense.

Final Score: Alabama St - 74, Mississippi - 85

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 19, 4, 4, 2 stls
Walker 12, 1, 0
Hawkins 10, 1, 0
Wise 8, 8, 1
Brown 7, 2, 1
Scott 7, 0, 0
Moore 5, 8, 3
Meeks 3, 0, 3
Perkins 3, 0, 0
Reuter 0, 0, 5, 2 stls, 5 tos
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 51-46%
REB: -2
TO: Even
Pts in paint: +8
2nd chance: Even
Fast break: Even
[/INDENT]



Dec 5, 2003: Hawaii (2-4) @ Alabama St (5-1)

Too many fouls given up by both sides in the 1st half, but our 57% FG shooting was the difference (HT: Up 48-33). Our big men took control of the offense in the 2nd half, and we played the brand of tough defense that was absent in our last game, limiting HAW to just 20 2nd half pts


Final Score: Hawaii - 53, Alabama St - 83

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 18, 8, 4 (*)
Moore 17, 9, 0
Wise 12, 5, 2
Scott 12, 3, 2
Walker 9, 2, 2
Perkins 7, 1, 1
Brown 5, 3, 3
Hawkins 2, 3, 1
Reuter 1, 1, 5
Meeks 0, 1, 1
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 52-36%
REB: +8
TO: -7
Pts in paint: +26
2nd chance: Even
Fast break: +1
[/INDENT]

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Dec 8, 2003: Alabama St (6-1) @ Pennsylvania (6-2)

PENN with 10 turn overs in the 1st half (HT: Up 39-26). We got into early penalty, as PENN able to keep close much of the 2nd half, until 5 mins remaining when they took over the lead after making back-to-back 3s. It was a see-saw battle for the remainder of the game. SG Joe Lewis scoring 5 straight pts in the last minute was enough to hold off PENN for this close win. We got totally outplayed in the 2nd half; Lewis was just clutch in the end.


Final Score: Alabama St - 72, Pennsylvania - 69

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 22, 5, 4, 2 stls, 2 blks, 5 tos, 4-8 3PT (*)
Brown 14, 5, 0, 2 stls
Wise 10, 7, 1
Hawkins 6, 2, 0
Scott 6, 1, 1, 2 stls
Reuter 5, 0, 2
Moore 4, 7, 2, 3 stls, 2 blks
Meeks 3, 1, 1
Perkins 2, 1, 0
Walker 0, 1, 1
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 42-47%
REB: -7
TO: -6
Pts in paint: Even
2nd chance: -5
Fast break: -9
[/INDENT]


Dec 12, 2003: Alabama St (7-1) @ Old Dominion (3-5)

Both teams with 11 turn overs each, which overshadowed that both sides shot more than 50% FG (HT: Up 38-37). Our inability to extend our defense beyond the 3PT line was again exposed today, as OLD dropped a lot of outside bombs to rally after being down by as many as 11 pts midway in the 2nd half. We were in the lead by just 2 pts with 0:40 remaining. An offensive rebound putback by C Marcus Moore gave us an all-important 2 possession lead, as we escape another close one. Not a pretty game to watch, as both teams were horrendous in keeping the ball, combining for 42 turn overs

Final Score: Alabama St - 72, Old Dominion - 65

Box Scores
[INDENT]Brown 19, 7, 0, 3 tos (*)
Moore 13, 8, 0
Scott 12, 3, 1, 3 tos
Lewis 9, 3, 2, 2 stls, fouled out
Reuter 5, 2, 4, 4 tos
Hawkins 5, 1, 1, 2 stls
Wise 4, 4, 2
Walker 2, 1, 0
Meeks 2, 0, 2
Perkins 1, 2, 2
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 46-48%
REB: +4
TO: -8 (OLD: 25)
Pts in paint: +34
2nd chance: +2
Fast break: +8
[/INDENT]


Dec 15, 2003: Alabama St (8-1) @ Penn St (4-4)

We shot 5-10 3PT in the 12st half, all from SG Joe Lewis and SF Rashad Scott who combined for 25 pts (HT: 41-17). PENNST never gave much of a threat during the 2nd half, even if their offense was much improved


Final Score: Alabama St - 72, Penn St - 51

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 24, 5, 5, 3 tos, 6-11 3PT (*)
Scott 12, 3, 4
Brown 10, 5, 1
Moore 10, 4, 1
Wise 8, 11, 1, 2 blks, 3 tos
Perkins 4, 1, 0
Reuter 2, 5, 2
Hawkins 2, 5, 0
Meeks 0, 0, 2, 3 tos
Walker 0, 0, 1
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 49-41%
REB: +16 (+8 offensive rebs)
TO: -1
Pts in paint: +14
2nd chance: +8
Fast break: +4
[/INDENT]



Dec 19, 2003: Alabama-Birmingham (5-3) @ Alabama St (9-1)

Bothteams below 40% FG, but UAB's 10 turn overs in the 1st half giving us more possessions (HT: 38-21). We shifted our focus to favor inside in the 2nd half, and our FG% increased, giving UAB not much of a chance in this game.


Final Score: Alabama Birmingham - 50, Alabama St - 77

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 20, 7, 6, 3 tos, 3-6 3PT (*)
Moore 20, 4, 2, 2 stls, 8-9 FG
Brown 12, 6, 0
Scott 6, 7, 4
Wise 6, 2, 0
Hawkins 6, 0, 0
Perkins 4, 2, 0
Walker 3, 1, 0
Reuter 0, 1, 5
Meeks 0, 0, 2
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 49-41%
REB: +4
TO: -10 (UAB: 17)
Pts in paint: +26
2nd chance: +5
Fast break: +2
[/INDENT]

[randy]

Preseason Predictions, Non-Conf W-L, RPI

1. Alabama St, 10-1, 37
2. Austin Peay, 7-4, 145
3. Mississippi Valley St, 6-5, 312
4. Alabama A&M, 7-4, 78
5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 7-5, 221
6. Northwestern St, 7-4, 85
7. McNeese St, 5-6, 207
8. Alcorn St, 6-5, 159
9. Jackson St, 6-5, 152
10. Texas Southern, 6-6, 98
11. Grambling, 6-5, 141
12. Prairie View, 4-7, 250

[randy]

Alabama A&M - 75, Alabama St - 92

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 37, 5, 3, 2 stls, 5-10 3PT (*)
Brown 21, 5, 1
Scott 9, 3, 1
Hawkins 8, 1, 0
Reuter 6, 1, 3
Moore 4, 7, 2, 2 blks
Perkins 4, 0, 0
Wise 3, 4, 1, 2 stls
Walker 0, 4, 2
Meeks 0, 1, 2
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 53-46%
REB: Even
TO: -7
Pts in paint: +28
2nd chance: Even
Fast break: +3
[/INDENT]



Alabama St - 72, Alcorn St - 54

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 23, 1, 4, 2 stls, 3 blks, 6 tos (*)
Brown 11, 3, 1
Moore 10, 12, 1
Scott 10, 3, 0
Wise 7, 8, 2
Meeks 6, 0, 0
Walker 3, 2, 2
Hawkins 2, 5, 2, 2 stls
Perkins 0, 1, 0
Reuter 0, 0, 1
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 41-43%
REB: +9 (+10 off)
TO: -9
Pts in paint: +14
2nd chance: +19 (19-0!)
Fast break: +8
[/INDENT]



Northwestern St - 54, Alabama St - 81

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 21, 3, 1, 5-5 3PT (*)
Brown 15, 8, 3
Moore 14, 7, 0, 4 blks
Walker 9, 3, 0
Hawkins 8, 5, 2
Scott 6, 3, 2
Wise 5, 10, 0
Meeks 2, 0, 1
Reuter 1, 1, 4
Perkins 0, 4, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 50-32%
REB: +15
TO: -1
Pts in paint: +22
2nd chance: +12
Fast break: +17 (27-10)
[/INDENT]



Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 44, #20 Alabama St - 83

Box Scores
[INDENT]Brown 19, 9, 0
Moore 18, 7, 0, 4 blks (*)
Walker 8, 3, 0
Hawkins 8, 2, 1
Scott 6, 4, 1
Lewis 6, 3, 4, 2 stls
Perkins 5, 4, 2
Wise 4, 4, 2, 2 stls, 2 blks
Warhank 3, 2, 0
Reuter 2, 0, 5
Meeks 2, 0, 1
Clark 2, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 50-33%
REB: +12
TO: -14
Pts in paint: +36
2nd chance: +5
Fast break: +16 (20-4)
[/INDENT]



#20 Alabama St - 75, McNeese St - 60

Box Scores
[INDENT]Brown 16, 9, 1 (*)
Wise 12, 4, 0
Lewis 10, 6, 3, 3 stls, 4 tos
Moore 7, 10, 0
Scott 7, 3, 4, 2 stls
Hawkins 6, 3, 0
Meeks 6, 1, 0
Walker 5, 2, 2
Perkins 4, 0, 0
Reuter 2, 0, 2
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 45-41%
REB: +7
TO: -6
Pts in paint: +26
2nd chance: +6
Fast break: +9
[/INDENT]



Austin Peay - 49, #17 Alabama St - 90

Box Scores
[INDENT]Brown 16, 1, 4, 3 stls (*)
Scott 12, 3, 1
Walker 11, 3, 0, 2 blks
Lewis 11, 2, 6
Moore 10, 6, 0, 2 blks
Perkins 9, 2, 1
Wise 8, 5, 4
Hawkins 6, 3, 2
Clark 5, 1, 0
Warhank 2, 1, 2
Reuter 0, 2, 4
Meeks 0, 2, 1
Thompkins 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 58-28%
REB: +6
TO: -10
Pts in paint: +38
2nd chance: +1
Fast break: +8
[/INDENT]



Texas Southern - 48, #17 Alabama St - 91

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 22, 3, 5, 2 stls, 4-8 3PT (*)
Perkins 16, 3, 0, 8-10 FG
Wise 12, 4, 0, 6-8 FG
Brown 9, 9, 3
Hawkins 6, 4, 0
Scott 6, 3, 5
Reuter 5, 3, 5, 2 blks
Walker 5, 0, 2
Moore 4, 9, 3, 2 blks
Meeks 4, 0, 3
Clark 2, 1, 0
Warhank 0, 0, 1
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 51-33%
REB: +8
TO: -15
Pts in paint: +46
2nd chance: +10
Fast break: +16 (22-6)
[/INDENT]



#14 Alabama St - 74, Prairie View - 39

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 14, 5, 10 (*)
Moore 13, 9, 0
Brown 12, 10, 1
Wise 11, 14, 1
Walker 8, 0, 3
Scott 4, 4, 0
Hawkins 4, 1, 0
Perkins 4, 1, 1
Warhank 2, 1, 0
Clark 2, 0, 0
Meeks 0, 1, 3
Reuter 0, 1, 2
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 44-29%
REB: +22 (+12 off)
TO: -8
Pts in paint: +36
2nd chance: +10 (10-0)
Fast break: +19 (21-2!)
[/INDENT]

[randy]

#14 Alabama St - 74, Mississippi Valley St - 72
Our 19 turn overs almost cost us this game

Box Scores
[INDENT]Brown 24, 5, 2 (*)
Lewis 16, 4, 4, 5 tos
Hawkins 10, 11, 1
Moore 8, 11, 1
Perkins 6, 3, 0
Scott 5, 2, 1
Walker 2, 1, 2
Reuter 2, 1, 1, 3 tos
Wise 1, 7, 2
Meeks 0, 0, 0, 3 tos
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 53-39%
REB: +17
TO: +11
Pts in paint: +2
2nd chance: +4
Fast break: -10
[/INDENT]



Jackson St - 61, #12 Alabama St - 88

Box Scores
[INDENT]Brown 21, 5, 2, 2 stls, 2 blks (*)
Lewis 15, 6, 6, 4 stls, 3 tos
Moore 14, 7, 2, 2 stls, 4 blks
Wise 14, 3, 1
Hawkins 7, 8, 1
Perkins 6, 6, 0
Walker 5, 0, 1
Scott 3, 3, 0, 2 blks
Warhank 3, 1, 1
Meeks 0, 1, 3
Reuter 0, 0, 3
Clark 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 51-36%
REB: +9
TO: -8
Pts in paint: +38
2nd chance: +6
Fast break: +19 (22-3)
[/INDENT]



#12 Alabama St - 78, Grambling - 52

Box Scores
[INDENT]Brown 33, 13, 2, 3 stls, 3-3 3PT (*)
Wise 10, 5, 0
Perkins 8, 2, 0
Reuter 8, 0, 1
Scott 6, 1, 3
Lewis 6, 0, 3
Moore 3, 6, 1, 2 stls
Hawkins 2, 4, 1
Walker 2, 1, 1
Meeks 0, 2, 3
Warhank 0, 0, 0
Clark 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 52-40%
REB: +3
TO: -11
Pts in paint: +30
2nd chance: +2
Fast break: +12
[/INDENT]



#9 Alabama St - 77, Alabama A&M - 71

Box Scores
[INDENT]Brown 17, 3, 0
Wise 14, 7, 1, 2 stls (*)
Hawkins 9, 4, 2
Scott 8, 3, 1
Walker 8, 2, 1, 2 stls
Meeks 6, 0, 1
Moore 5, 8, 1, 3 tos
Lewis 5, 0, 6, 2 stls
Warhank 3, 4, 1
Perkins 2, 2, 0
Reuter 0, 2, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 46-54%
REB: +12 (+11 off)
TO: -6
Pts in paint: +8
2nd chance: +6
Fast break: +4
[/INDENT]



Alcorn St - 38, #9 Alabama St - 73

Box Scores
[INDENT]J Brown 22, 9, 4, 3 stls, 11-16 FG (*)
Hawkins 10, 5, 1
Walker 9, 2, 1
Moore 8, 7, 0, 2 stls
Perkins 8, 4, 2
Warhank 6, 0, 2
Wise 4, 3, 0
Scott 4, 1, 1
Lewis 2, 0, 4
Reuter 0, 1, 1
Clark 0, 1, 0
B Brown 0, 0, 3
Meeks 0, 0, 0, fouled out
Thompkins 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 58-30%
REB: +15
TO: -6
Pts in paint: +40
2nd chance: +6
Fast break: +3
[/INDENT]



#9 Alabama St - 88, Northwestern St - 53

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 29, 4, 5, 5-9 3PT (*)
Brown 20, 8, 4, 2 blks
Moore 14, 10, 6, 3 tos, 7-8 FG
Scott 9, 3, 0
Reuter 5, 2, 1
Wise 3, 3, 0
Meeks 3, 2, 1
Perkins 3, 0, 0
Hawkins 2, 1, 3
Warhank 0, 2, 0
Walker 0, 0, 1
Clark 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 55-42%
REB: +11
TO: -10
Pts in paint: +38
2nd chance: +2
Fast break: +3
[/INDENT]



#9 Alabama St - 74, Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 61

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 17, 4, 5
Moore 12, 9, 1
Brown 8, 5, 1
Perkins 8, 0, 1
Wise 7, 5, 1, 2 stls
Scott 7, 1, 3
Hawkins 6, 3, 1
Walker 6, 0, 0
Reuter 3, 1, 2
Meeks 0, 3, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 48-43%
REB: +6
TO: -5
Pts in paint: +16
2nd chance: +1
Fast break: -4
[/INDENT]



McNeese St - 67, #8 Alabama St - 66
MCNST with a game winning 3pt shot at the buzzer, their 13th triple of the game. On the other hand, we shot a dismal 1-16 3PT. 1st home loss in conference play in 4 seasons.

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 16, 9, 8, 2 stls, 3 blks, 3 tos
Brown 14, 4, 3, 3 tos
Hawkins 12, 5, 1
Moore 7, 5, 1
Scott 7, 2, 1
Wise 5, 3, 0
Perkins 5, 2, 1
Walker 0, 1, 0
Reuter 0, 0, 1
Meeks 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 45-44%
REB: +4
TO: -5
Pts in paint: +20
2nd chance: +4
Fast break: +5
[/INDENT]



SWAC Final Standings

1. Alabama St, 15-1
2. Austin Peay, 11-5
3. Alabama A&M, 10-6
4. Mississippi Valley St, 10-6
5. Northwestern St, 9-7
6. Texas Southern, 9-7
7. McNeese St, 8-8
8. Grambling, 6-10
9. Jackson St, 6-10
10. Alcorn St, 5-11
11. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 4-12
12. Prairie View, 3-13

[randy]

(9) Jackson St - 54, (1) #10 Alabama St - 71

Box Scores
[INDENT]Walker 22, 3, 1, 6-13 3PT (*)
Lewis 12, 4, 3, 3 stls
Brown 7, 5, 4, 2 stls, 4 tos
Wise 5, 7, 0
Moore 5, 5, 0
Hawkins 5, 4, 1
Reuter 5, 0, 3, 2 blks
Scott 4, 2, 0
Perkins 4, 2, 0
Meeks 2, 0, 4
Warhank 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 40-34%
REB: -2
TO: -10
Pts in paint: +10
2nd chance: -1
Fast break: +8
[/INDENT]



(4) Mississippi Valley St - 55, (1) #10 Alabama St - 72

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 21, 4, 4, 2 stls, 4 tos (*)
Brown 17, 4, 2
Hawkins 10, 3, 0
Wise 8, 7, 3, 3, stls
Walker 5, 0, 0
Moore 4, 4, 0
Scott 3, 3, 3
Perkins 2, 5, 1
Reuter 2, 0, 2
Meeks 0, 1, 2
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 43-39%
REB: -5
TO: -11
Pts in paint: +22
2nd chance: +7
Fast break: +8
[/INDENT]



(2) Austin Peay - 47, (1) #10 Alabama St - 76

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 22, 6, 4, 2 blks, 4 tos (*)
Wise 16, 2, 0
Moore 13, 6, 3
Brown 10, 4, 3, 2 stls
Perkins 6, 2, 2
Hawkins 5, 3, 0
Reuter 2, 1, 3, 4 tos
Walker 2, 0, 2
Scott 0, 3, 0
Clark 0, 0, 1
Meeks 0, 0, 0
Warhank 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 53-36%
REB: +5
TO: -5
Pts in paint: +32
2nd chance: +2
Fast break: Even
[/INDENT]

[randy]

Our RPI is 20, and ranked #9

We're in the Midwest Regionals (Detroit)

1st round matchup:
(6) #9 Alabama St vs (11) Central Florida

Teams in the West Regionals

• (1) #2 Georgia, 2 Nat'l Titles, 10 Final Fours
• (2) #7 Arkansas, 5 Final Fours
• (3) #12 Butler, 2 Final Fours
• (4) #25 Michigan, 1 Final Four
• (5) #22 Kansas, 2 Nat'l Titles, 10 Final Fours
• (6) #9 Alabama St
• (7) Ohio St
• (8) Kentucky, 5 Nat'l Titles, 10 Final Fours
• (9) Duke, 1 Nat'l Title, 5 Final Fours
• (10) Clemson
• (11) Central Florida
• (12) UNLV, 3 Final Fours
• (13) Toledo
• (14) Western Carolina
• (15) American
• (16) High Point

Other Ranked Teams

East

• (1) #1 Seton Hall
• (2) #5 New Mexico
• (3) #8 Memphis
• (4) #10 Gonzaga
• (5) #20 Pittsburgh
• (6) #17 Temple

South

• (1) #4 Iowa
• (2) #6 Xavier
• (3) #11 Connecticut
• (4) #19 UCLA
• (5) #16 Southern Illinois
• (6) #21 VCU

West

• (1) #3 Georgia Tech
• (2) #13 Michigan St
• (3) #15 Arizona
• (4) #14 Oklahoma St
• (5) #24 Louisville
• (6) #23 Tennessee Tech

On Probation

• #18 Oregon

[randy]

Mar 16, 2004: (11) Central Florida (20-11, 10-6) vs (6) #9 Alabama St (28-2, 15-1)

Pregame Notes

• Key Players
  
  1. Fr SG Matt Evans (21.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 50% 3PT)
  2. So PG Tommie Levy (14.2 ppg, 3.4 apg)
• How they got here
  
  1. Finished 2nd Conference USA; 1st Runner Up, CUSA Tournament
• Strengths
  
  1. 3PT shooting of Evans, who takes almost 11 #PT attempts per game, and making half of them. Evans is #3 in the nation in 3PT shots made (167).
• Weaknesses
  
  1. Due to their fast-paced style of game, UCF gives up 70.1 opp ppg (#277 nat'l). They also give up a lot of FTs to opponents
• We need to focus our defense on their perimeter shooters

Tip off

UCF's Matt Evans already with 14 pts (4 triples); this kid can shoot!
14:17, Down 14-19

UCF's offense became quiet while SG Matt Evans is resting on the bench with 2 fouls. UCF also in the penalty, and our 9-11 FT shooting helped us back in the game.
7:47, Up 27-23

Evans go stucked at 14 pts, but the other UCF players stepped up in the latter part of the 1st half to keep themselves close.


Halftime, Up 39-33
Our scoring was balanced led by SG Joe Lewis' 10 pts and C Robbie Wise with 7.


Start of 2nd half

SF Jason Brown and C Robbie Wise took over our scoring at the start of the 2nd half. For UCF, it's all been SG Matt Evans and PG Tommie Levy doing all the work in the 2nd half.
12:22, Up 55-45

UCF's starting back court combining for 19 pts in the 2nd half, but getting little support. Our shooting percentage getting better in the 2nd half.
6:18, Up 70-57

Because of our balanced scoring, we were able to rotate our players more often, and our starters (with fresh legs) able to give us a good finishing kick.


Final Score: Central Florida - 69, Alabama St - 85


Box Scores
[INDENT]Brown 14, 6, 5, 3 tos
Moore 13, 7, 2, 5 blks (*)
Wise 13, 6, 2
Lewis 13, 5, 6, 2 blks
Perkins 9, 2, 0
Hawkins 6, 6, 1
Scott 6, 2, 1
Walker 6, 1, 1
Reuter 5, 2, 3, 2 stls, 3 tos
Meeks 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 54-44%
REB: +12
TO: -3
Pts in paint: +22
2nd chance: +6
Fast break: +12
[/INDENT]

[randy]

Mar 18, 2004: (6) #9 Alabama St (29-2, 15-1) vs (3) #12 Butler (25-6, 14-2)

Pregame Notes

• Key Players
  
  1. Sr PG Tobarie Bogans (15.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.2 apg)
  2. Fr PG Justin Buckner (11.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 49% FG)
• How they got here
  
  1. Finished 1st Missouri Valley; Lost Quarterfinals, MVC Tournament
  2. (Round 64) Def Western Carolina, 60-47 (Bogans 19 pts, 8 rebs)
• Strengths
  
  1. Rebounding: 35.8 rpg (#10 nat'l)
  2. Defense: 56.4 opp ppg (#7 nat'l), 37.1% opp FG (#4 nat'l)
• Weaknesses
  
  1. Relies mostly on outside shooting on offense: 44.2% FG, 35.9% 3PT
  2. We have to keep the lane shutdown, so they don't get high percentage shots, and prevent off rebounds

Tip off

SG Joe Lewis with 2 early fouls. We're doing ok on defense and rebounding, but we should handle the ball better (4 turn overs)
12:12, Up 12-11

Backup PG David Meeks shooting a couple of triples, against BUT's exclusive use of the 2-3 zone. BUT is 1-6 3PT.
7:57, Up 18-16

BUT's PG Tobarie Bogans hitting 3 straight triples to take a 7 pt lead. We managed to score the last 6 pts of the 1st half to get ourselves back in this low-scoring game. BUT didn't get called for a foul in the entire 1st half

Halftime, Down 26-27


Start of 2nd half

SF Jason Brown (15 pts) has been our most consistent player so far, as SG Joe Lewis spending more time on the bench with 3 fouls. It's been our turn overs (10) that has prevented us from gaining enough momentum
13:56, Up 39-36

I am losing my patience with the team, as we can't stop throwing the ball away (16 turn overs). We got down by as high as 10 pts earlier. BUT still hasn't been called for a foul, and I letting the refs know that
6:18, Down 48-53

We came to as close as 1 pt, but BUT always seem to have an answer.
2:12, Down 55-60

SG Joe Lewis gets a shot to fall. Down 3. We let BUT take an open 3, and they hit it What a defensive lapse. Down 6. BUT hits another shot. Timeout. Not looking good now.
1:07, Down 57-65

We started shooting 3s. SG Joe Lewis got one to fall, but it was too late. BUT hit 2 FTs to ice the game. BUT had a better game plan, as we didn't get much from our big men today. Season over. Disappointing end once again.


Final Score: Alabama St - 60, Butler - 67


Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 17, 3, 0, 5 tos
Brown 15, 5, 3 (L)
Moore 6, 6, 2
Reuter 6, 2, 3 (L)
Meeks 6, 2, 1, 2 stls, 3 tos
Walker 5, 4, 1
Scott 5, 2, 0
Wise 0, 4, 2
Hawkins 0, 4, 0 (L)
Perkins 0, 0, 0 (L)
(L) - last collegiate game
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 39-41%
REB: +2
TO: +5
Pts in paint: -2
2nd chance: +7
Fast break: -1
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NCAA

• #4 Iowa def #25 Michigan in the NCAA Finals, 72-69, to win their 3rd national championship