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Nov 19, 1998: Sacramento St (0-1) @ High Point (1-0)

PG Matt Brewer is injured (sprained ankle, 75%, 11 days), and he won't play.

1st Half

• 13:58, Down 10-13
• 7:55, Down 23-26. C David Irvin is the only offensive threat we had so far, with 15 pts. Others should step up on defense, as HIGH is having an easy time shooting 57% FG.
• Halftime, Down 37-41. HIGH shot 7-11 3PT

2nd Half

• 15:55, Up 49-47
• 11:50, Up 56-50. We're finally contesting shots of HIGH.
• 7:13, Up 61-59
• 3:47, Up 71-63

We have 2 starters fouling out already, and HIGH able to close the gap with their FTs. Up 71-67, 2:41.

We need to go inside, and we did as PF Shyrone Franklin scores on the low post play. Up 6. HIGH answers with a penetration. Up 4. We turn the ball over. HIGH converts a 3! We were leading by 10 just a few minutes ago, and now its just down to 1. Timeout. Up 73-72, 1:20.

Foul on HIGH. 1-and-1; SF Keith Richerson connects both. Up 3. We played good defense, forcing HIGH to shoot a contested 3 as their shot clock is about to expire. But HIGh gets the off rebound. HIGH with the 2nd chance; they miss again. We get the def rebound Timeout. Up 75-72, 0:26.

We can slow down. HIGH fouls. PG Nyah Celuck splits. Timeout HIGH. Up 76-72, 0:22.

We press, using up a lot of time on HIGH's offense. We get a steal, to seal the game. Our big men dominated the paint today.


Final Score: Sacramento St - 79, High Point - 72


Box Scores
[INDENT]Irvin 21, 8, 0
Franklin 20, 11, 2 (*)
Richerson 14, 3, 1
McIntosh 8, 2, 1
Celuck 7, 1, 3
Hemsley 5, 2, 8, fouled out
Osbourne 4, 5, 0
Williams 0, 2, 1, fouled out
Reid 0, 0, 3
Minor 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 51-44%
REB: -5
TO: -5 (11-16)
Pts in paint: +22
2nd chance: -1
Fast break: +1
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Nov 21, 1998: (7) Sacramento St (1-1) vs (2) McNeese St (0-1)
McNeese plays in Conference F

PG Matt Brewer is still injured (sprained ankle, 75%, 9 days), and he won't play.

1st Half

• 13:09, Down 11-17. Our 6 turn overs gave MCNST plenty of opportunities to run and score.
• 7:49, Down 18-23.
• Halftime, Down 37-38. Inside pts kept us in this game, but 10 turn overs in 20 mins of basketball is not something we can afford to continue doing.

2nd Half

• 14:09, Up 48-47
• 11:35, Up 53-51. We're defending the perimeter so far, limiting MCNST to just 3-17 3PT.
• 6:15, Up 65-59. Good job by the 2nd unit in protecting, and even extending, our lead,
• 3:34, Up 69-64.

C David Irvin hitting a clutch basket inside the paint, and converting 2 FTs a moment, as he helped keep MCNST at bay. Up 74-68, 1:45.

MCNST able to hit a 3 to cut our lead to half! Up 3. C David Irvin to the rescue once again, and connecting on an inside basket. Up 5. A miss by MCNST. Irvin with the def board. Timeout. Up 76-71, 0:56.

MCNST resorted to fouling. We added 2 more FTs, and MCNST missed all their last 3 attempts from beyond the arc.


Final Score: Sacramento St - 78, McNeese St - 71


Box Scores
[INDENT]Irvin 27, 11, 0 (*)
Franklin 14, 5, 0
Richerson 13, 3, 3
Osbourne 7, 6, 0
Hemsley 6, 2, 4, 5 tos
McIntosh 5, 2, 3, 2 stls
Celuck 4, 1, 0
Minor 2, 0, 0
Williams 0, 4, 1
Reid 0, 2, 1
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 52-42%
REB: +7
TO: +2
Pts in paint: +12
2nd chance: +11 (13-2)
Fast break: +9
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Nov 22, 1998: (6) Stetson (2-1) vs (7) Sacramento St (2-1)

1st Half

• 12:59, Down 8-10
• 6:10, Down 16-20. STET shooting 4-9 3PT.
• Halftime, Tied at 32. STET's outside sniping aand rebounding dominance, ble to offset the 13 turn overs they committed in the 1st half.

2nd Half

• 15:14, Up 45-38.
• 11:36, Up 48-43.
• 7:16, Up 59-53. C David Irvin went to work, and nobody on STET's side seem to be able to contain him.
• 3:21, Up 66-63. We'll go heavy inside

After a FT by C David Irvin, both teams not able to score, until we turn the ball over and STET had an easy 2 on transition. We missed our shot again on the next play. STET rebounds, and calla a timeout. Up 67-65, 0:56.

STET missed but there was a foul on the shot attempt. Both teams in penalty. STET splits. Timeout. Up 67-66, 0:41.

Foul on STET. PG Steve Hemsley gets both FTs. Timeout STET. Up 69-66, 0:29.

As they are about to shoot a 3, a traveling call was made. Turn over #18 for STET. We'll slow down. STET fouls right away. PG Nyah Celuck calmly sinks both FTs. Up 5. That should do it.


Final Score: Stetson - 66, Sacramento St - 71


Box Scores
[INDENT]Irvin 22, 7, 1, 2 stls (*)
Franklin 18, 7, 1, 2 stls
Richerson 11, 2, 2
Hemsley 9, 2, 5
Minor 4, 0, 0
Osbourne 3, 1, 2
Reid 2, 4, 1
Celuck 2, 1, 4
McIntosh 0, 1, 0
Williams 0, 0, 2
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 47-49%
REB: -1
TO: -8 (10-18)
Pts in paint: +22
2nd chance: +6
Fast break: +4
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Nov 23, 1998: (7) Sacramento St (3-1) vs (4) South Dakota St (3-1)

1st Half

• 13:58, Up 20-14
• 7:54, Up 33-21. Both teams shooting more than 50% FG, but our advantage in off rebounding and forcing more turn overs, gave us a +12 in FGAs.
• Halftime, Up 48-32. Best part of our offensive performance is that we committed only 2 turn overs.

2nd Half

• 15:49, Up 58-41.
• 10:49, Up 67-57. SDKST has capitalized on our early penalty, and now has +10 advantage in FTAs.
• 7:56, Up 69-67. Our FG shooting has dipped to 38%
• 1:30, Up 85-76. SF Keith Richerson hitting shots after shots to give us breathing space. We can afford to slow down the game now.

WS Midwest Invitational Champions!


Final Score: Sacramento St - 89, South Dakota St - 84


Box Scores
[INDENT]Richerson 23, 10, 1, 3 stls (*)
Franklin 18, 10, 4, 2 stls, 2 blks
Hemsley 14, 1, 2
McIntosh 11, 1, 1
Irvin 9, 5, 2, 2 stls
Reid 6, 2, 0
Osbourne 4, 8, 1
Williams 4, 2, 2
Minor 0, 1, 0
Celuck 0, 0, 1, 4 tos
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 40-59%
REB: +9 (+13 off)
TO: -10 (7-17)
Pts in paint: +12
2nd chance: +21 (23-2)
Fast break: Even
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Nov 26, 1998: Sacramento St (4-1) @ Gardner-Webb (1-2)

1st Half

• 13:57, Up 12-11.
• 7:54, Down 24-30. We missed 7 FTs already
• Halftime, Down 35-47. Aside from our strugles from the FT line (9-18 FT), it's our poor defense that allowed GWEB to shoot 55% FG.

2nd Half

• 15:49, Down 46-51.
• 10:11, Down 56-64.
• 7:12, Down 66-70. We're getting more fast break pts to get ourselves back in this game, but we haven't made much improvements on lowring GWEB's shooting percentage.
• 2:20, Down 74-66. SF Keith Richerson splits his last trip to the FT line. We have missed 13 FTs already.

Foul called on us. GWEB missed both FTs. We get the rebound. Timeout. Down 74-76, 2:07.

PF Shyrone Franklin and C David Irvin have combined for 36 pts; we need to get the ball to one of them. Franklin gets the pass down low, and Franklin able to convert with a nice move to the basket. Tied. GWEB missed a 3. Timeout. Tied at 76, 1:23.

SF Keith Richerson missed a 3; we should have continued pounding the ball inside. GWEB with the ball. Jumper by GWEB is no good, but a foul is called. GWEB splits. Timeout. Down 76-77, 0:58.

We'll go heavy inside focus. C David Irvin gets the ball. Irvin shoots, missed, but Irvin rebounds the ball. Irvin with his 2nd attempt, and it goes in plus a foul! Irvin missed the FT. But another off rebound, this time by PF Shyrone Franklin. Put back by Franklin is good! Timeout GWEB. Up 80-77, 0:35.

GWEB having difficulty getting open. GWEB put up a forced 3 and missed. That should do it.


Final Score: Sacramento St - 83, Gardner-Webb - 77


Box Scores
[INDENT]Franklin 22, 6, 0, 2 blks (*)
Irvin 20, 7, 0
Hemsley 16, 1, 2, 6 tos
Richerson 9, 5, 2
McIntosh 9, 4, 4, 3 stls
Reid 5, 2, 2
Williams 2, 3, 0
Osbourne 0, 3, 1
Celuck 0, 1, 3
Minor 0, 0, 2
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 52-51%
REB: -1
TO: +1
Pts in paint: +6
2nd chance: -7
Fast break: -2
[/INDENT]

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Nov 30, 1998: Bradley (3-1) @ #20 Sacramento St (5-1)

1st Half

• 12:56, Down 8-12
• 5:54, Down 17-24. We're shooting just 33%FG
• Halftime, Down 26-33. Difference is BRAD able to hit 5 3pt shots

2nd Half

• 15:36, Up 35-34. Our defense tightened up, clamping down on BRAD's shooters.
• 10:11, Up 43-39.
• 6:59, Up 45-44. Both teams missing a lot of shot.
• 3:00, Up 53-51

BRAD able to tie the game on an off rebound put back. PF Syrone Franklin drives and scores. Up 2. A miss by BRAD. We took an ill-advised 3, and missed. BRAD hits a jumper. Timeout. Tied at 55, 1:20.

BRAD steals the ball. On their offense, BRAD hits a 3, their 8th of the game. Timeout. Down 55-58, 0:42.

We turn it over again. We definitely have to give up a foul, and shoot 3s. BRAD connects on both FTs. Down 5. BRAD wisely giving up fouls since they are not yet in the penalty. We missed our 2 attempts from 3. Game over. We didn't execute well in the end game, at both ends of the floor.


Final Score: Bradley - 60, Sacramento St - 55


Box Scores
[INDENT]Brewer 14, 5, 6
Franklin 11, 11, 1, 2 blks
Richerson 10, 2, 1, 2 stls
Irvin 8, 5, 0, 2 stls
McIntosh 6, 3, 0, 3 stls
Williams 4, 3, 1, 2 stls
Osbourne 2, 6, 0
Celuck 0, 0, 2
Hemsley 0, 0, 1, fouled out
Reid 0, 0, 0
Minor 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 38-37%
REB: Even (+6 off)
TO: -3
Pts in paint: +14
2nd chance: +4
Fast break: +8
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Nov 30, 1998: #20 Sacramento St (5-2) @ Lafayette (2-3)

1st Half

• 13:22, Down 10-12
• 6:44, Down 14-31. We're shooting just 29% FG, while allowing LAFAY to torch us on 58% FG.
• Halftime, Down 25-42.
  

2nd Half

• 15:55, Down 35-48
• 10:11, Down 45-49. Our defense allowed us to come back. However, PG Matt Brewer already fouled out.
• 7:33, Down 48-59. We got into a scoring slump, and LAFAY able to increase their lead again.
• 2:41, Down 55-63

We cut it down to 4. On LAFAY's next play, we got called for a foul. LAFAY splits. Timeout. Down 59-64, 1:40.

LAFAY locking the paint with their 2-3 zone. PG Steve Hemsley open for the 3, but he missed. LAFAY rebounds. LAFAY wisely killing off some time, before they launched a 3. Missed. Timeout. Down 59-64, 0:57.

We'll go for 3. We missed. No choice but to give up fouls now. We can't connect from the outside, and LAFAY more FTs.

We clearly need a lot of work to do in executing our set plays, and to practice more with our m2m defense.


Final Score: Sacramento St - 59, Lafayette - 68


Box Scores
[INDENT]Franklin 20, 10, 0
Irvin 14, 10, 1
Richerson 14, 2, 2
McIntosh 3, 2, 0
Hemsley 3, 0, 9, 4 tos
Brewer 3, 0, 2 fouled out
Williams 2, 3, 2
Minor 0, 2, 0
Osbourne 0, 0, 1
Celuck 0, 0, 0
Reid 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 42-44%
REB: -5
TO: +1
Pts in paint: +22
2nd chance: -2
Fast break: +2
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Dec 4, 1998: Utah (1-4) @ Sacramento St (5-3)

1st Half

• 12:35, Up 21-9. We're shooting 53% FG, and zero turn overs so far
• 7:41, up 32-16.
• Halftime, Up 49-33. 3 players already in double-figure scoring
  

2nd Half

• 15:54, Up 55-33. UTAH with 30% FG
• 10:40, Up 59-41.
• 7:45, Up 65-48.
• 3:54, Up 77-55

The kind of defense we want to play - force many turn overs, and contest every shot. If we can only be consistent with this effort on the future games, we'll be tough to beat.


Final Score: Utah - 61, Sacramento St - 87


Box Scores
[INDENT]Franklin 26, 14, 2, 2 blks (*)
Irvin 15, 4, 0
Brewer 14, 3, 9, 2 blks, 4 tos
Richerson 11, 3, 2, 2 stls
Williams 7, 9, 1, 2 stls
Hemsley 6, 0, 6
Reid 6, 0, 0
Osbourne 2, 1, 1
Minor 0, 3, 0
McIntosh 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 48-33%
REB: +6
TO: -8 (11-19)
Pts in paint: +18
2nd chance: -1
Fast break: +6
[/INDENT]

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Dec 13, 1998: Sacramento St (6-3) @ Portland (2-5)

1st Half

• 13:08, Up 15-9
• 4:44, Up 31-21
• Halftime, Up 40-32. We shot 55% FG in the 1st half, and had a +8 advantage in rebounds.

2nd Half

• 14:26, Up 52-43.
• 11:30, Up 57-46. We're missing our chance to get away with a bigger lead, because of those 8 missed FTs.
• 7:45, Up 63-56.
• 3:28, Up 72-59. Our defense stepping up at the right time. We'll slow down the game now

Excellent all-around game by PG Matt Brewer.


Final Score: Sacramento St - 80, Portland St - 64


Box Scores
[INDENT]Brewer 23, 7, 8, 2 blks, 5 tos (*)
Irvin 22, 11, 1
Franklin 14, 6, 2, 2 blks
Richerson 13, 4, 1, 3 stls
Williams 4, 4, 1
Hemsley 4, 3, 3
Osbourne 0, 1, 4
Reid 0, 1, 1
Minor 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 55-38%
REB: +11
TO: -1
Pts in paint: +26
2nd chance: +9
Fast break: +11 (21-10)
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Dec 13, 1998: Sacramento St (7-3) @ Long Beach St (3-5)

1st Half

• 13:44, Up 10-6.
• 7:08, Up 19-17
• Halftime, Up 41-36. LBS shot 50% FG.

2nd Half

• 15:10, Up 50-41.
• 11:50, Up 58-50. We're playing a little better on defense. Foul trouble has limited the playing time of some of our key guards.
• 7:45, Up 69-55.
• 3:28, Up 75-64.

5 players in double figures.


Final Score: Sacramento St - 86, Long Beach St - 75


Box Scores
[INDENT]Irvin 23, 9, 1 (*)
Richerson 16, 1, 1, 4 stls
Hemsley 14, 1, 5, fouled out
Franklin 11, 6, 3, 2 blks
Brewer 11, 4, 4
McIntosh 4, 0, 1
Celuck 3, 0, 1
Williams 2, 3, 3
Reid 2, 2, 0
Osbourne 0, 1, 0
Minor 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 50-47%
REB: -2
TO: -7 (11-18)
Pts in paint: +8
2nd chance: +10 (15-5)
Fast break: +13 (21-8)
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