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Jan 25, 1999: Morehead St (12-5, 5-1) @ #20 Sacramento St (15-4, 5-1)

1st Half

• 12:30, Tied at 15
• 7:03, Up 32-23
• Halftime, Up 44-37.

2nd Half

• ,
• 11:52, Up 58-48.
• 5:49, Up 68-54.
• 3:55, Up 72-58

Final Score: Morehead St - 63, Sacramento St - 78


Box Scores
[INDENT]Irvin 20, 10, 1
Brewer 19, 4, 9, 2 stls (*)
Richerson 14, 9, 2
Williams 11, 3, 2, 2 stls
Osbourne 6, 6, 1
Minor 4, 5, 1
Hemsley 4, 2, 3
Franklin 0, 2, 0
Reid 0, 1, 0
McIntosh 0, 0, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 40-37%
REB: +2
TO: -7 (6-13)
Pts in paint: +10
2nd chance: +3
Fast break: +10 (23-13)
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Conference U Standings

1. Sacramento St, 6-1 (W1)
2. Morehead St, 5-2 (L1)
3. Montana St, 5-2 (W1)
4. Texas-Arlington, 5-2 (L1)
5. Samford, 4-3 (L1)
6. Portland, 4-3 (L1)
7. Campbell, 4-3 (W1)
8. Fairfield, 3-4 (W1)
9. North Carolina Central, 3-4 (L1)
10. Alcorn St, 3-4 (L1)
11. Cornell, 3-4 (W1)
12. South Dakota, 3-4 (W1)
13. Central Connecticut St, 2-5 (L1)
14. Niagara, 2-5 (L1)
15. Cal St Bakersfield, 2-5 (W1)
16. Saint Mary's, 2-5 (W1)

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Jan 28, 1999: South Dakota (10-8, 3-4) @ #20 Sacramento St (16-4, 6-1)

1st Half

• 13:29, Down 9-12.
• 6:59, Down 21-24. We're shooting just 31% FG.
• Halftime, Up 38-31. We turned on our defense, and off rebounding, to take the lead towards the end of the 1st half.

2nd Half

• 15:59, Up 45-36.
• 11:05, Up 54-40.
• 6:47, Up 62-40.
• 3:10, Up 64-50.

Final Score: South Dakota St - 55, Sacramento St - 71


Box Scores
[INDENT]Brewer 16, 3, 6, 4 tos (*)
Irvin 13, 11, 1
Hemsley 13, 2, 3, 6 tos, fouled out
Richerson 12, 5, 4, 4 stls
Franklin 5, 6, 1, 2 stls
Reid 3, 2, 0
McIntosh 3, 1, 0
Osbourne 2, 4, 1
Williams 2, 4, 0
Minor 2, 1, 0
Celuck 0, 0, 1
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 37-37%
REB: +7 (+8 off)
TO: -8 (14-22)
Pts in paint: +12
2nd chance: +8
Fast break: +18 (26-8)
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Conference U Standings

1. Sacramento St, 7-1 (W2)
2. Morehead St, 6-2 (W1)
3. Montana St, 6-2 (W2)
4. Samford, 5-3 (W1)
5. Campbell, 5-3 (W2)
6. Texas-Arlington, 5-3 (L2)
7. North Carolina Central, 4-4 (W1)
8. Cornell, 4-4 (W2)
9. Portland, 4-4 (L2)
10. Fairfield, 3-5 (L1)
11. South Dakota, 3-5 (L1)
12. Central Connecticut St, 3-5 (W1)
13. Alcorn St, 3-5 (L2)
14. Niagara, 2-6 (L2)
15. Cal St Bakersfield, 2-6 (L1)
16. Saint Mary's, 2-6 (L1)

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Feb 1, 1999: #19 Sacramento St (17-4, 7-1) @ Campbell (12-7, 5-3)

1st Half

• 13:12, Up 15-5
• 7:55, Up 21-16
• Halftime, up 36-33.
  

2nd Half

• 15:59,
• 11:19, Down 50-53. Poor F shooting in the 2nd half cost us the lead.
• 6:29, Down 54-63.
• 3:09, Down 62-75.

Final Score: Sacramento St - 70, Campbell - 79


Box Scores
[INDENT]Irvin 24, 9, 1, 3 stls
Hemsley 12, 2, 3, 4 tos
Franklin 8, 11, 3, 2 stls, 2 blks, 5 tos
Brewer 7, 2, 7, 2 stls, 2 blks
Osbourne 6, 4, 1
Williams 5, 1, 1
Richerson 4, 1, 0, fouled out
Reid 2, 1, 0
Minor 2, 1, 0
McIntosh 0, 0, 2
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 42-43%
REB: -3
TO: -3
Pts in paint: +10
2nd chance: Even
Fast break: +6
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Conference U Standings

1. Sacramento St, 7-2 (L1)
2. Montana St, 7-2 (W3)
3. Campbell, 6-3 (W3)
4. Morehead St, 6-3 (L1)
5. Texas-Arlington, 6-3 (W1)
6. Samford, 5-4 (L1)
7. Portland, 5-4 (W1)
8. Fairfield, 4-5 (W1)
9. Cornell, 4-5 (L1)
10. Central Connecticut St, 4-5 (W2)
11. Alcorn St, 4-5 (W1)
12. North Carolina Central, 4-5 (L1)
13. Saint Mary's, 3-6 (W1)
14. South Dakota, 3-6 (L2)
15. Niagara, 2-7 (L3)
16. Cal St Bakersfield, 2-7 (L2)

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Feb 4, 1999: Cornell (9-11, 4-5) @ #19 Sacramento St (17-5, 7-2)

1st Half

• 13:27, Up 16-8.
• 7:57, up 25-21.
• Halftime, Up 53-34. A strong finish to end the 1st half. We're shooting 67% FG.
  

2nd Half

• 15:59, Up 59-38.
• 10:35, Up 68-45.
• 7:17, Up 74-51.
• 3:13, Up 82-55.

We have struggled on offense lately, and this was a good game to bounce back.


Final Score: Cornell - 62, Sacramento St - 88


Box Scores
[INDENT]Franklin 27, 5, 3 (*)
Richerson 22, 2, 2
Irvin 21, 9, 1
Williams 6, 6, 0
Brewer 4, 2, 3, fouled out
Hemsley 4, 1, 7, 2 stls, 4 tos
Osbourne 4, 0, 1
Reid 0, 1, 0
McIntosh 0, 0, 2
Celuck 0, 0, 0
Minor 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 62-46%
REB: +5
TO: -8 (14-22)
Pts in paint: +42
2nd chance: +4
Fast break: +11 (16-5)
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Conference U Standings

1. Sacramento St, 8-2 (W1)
2. Montana St, 8-2 (W4)
3. Texas-Arlington, 7-3 (W2)
4. Portland, 6-4 (W2)
5. Campbell, 6-4 (L1)
6. Morehead St, 6-4 (L2)
7. Samford, 5-5 (L2)
8. Fairfield, 5-5 (W2)
9. Alcorn St, 5-5 (W2)
10. North Carolina Central, 5-5 (W1)
11. Cornell, 4-6 (L2)
12. Central Connecticut St, 4-6 (L1)
13. Saint Mary's, 3-7 (L1)
14. Cal St Bakersfield, 3-7 (W1)
15. South Dakota, 3-7 (L3)
16. Niagara, 2-8 (L4)

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Feb 8, 1999: #17 Sacramento St (18-5, 8-2) @ Saint Mary's (8-13, 3-7)

1st Half

• 12:34, Up 15-11.
• 6:51, Up 26-23.
• Halftime, Up 38-35. We have dominated the glass (+14 rebounds), but SMC's outside shooting has kept this game close.

2nd Half

• 14:56, Up 46-44
• 11:02, Tied at 50.
• 5:53, Up 61-52.
• 3:42, Up 63-54. Good defense in the last 7 mins (without getting to the penalty), created a little bit of separation .

Final Score: Sacramento St - 69, Saint Mary's - 61


Box Scores
[INDENT]Franklin 19, 15, 2 (*)
Irvin 17, 6, 1, 2 stls
Brewer 17, 3, 3, 11 tos
Richerson 9, 3, 1
Osbourne 4, 5, 0, 2 stls
Williams 3, 0, 1
Reid 0, 2, 1
Hemsley 0, 1, 3, 6 tos
Minor 0, 1, 1
Celuck 0, 0, 1
McIntosh 0, 0, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 48-44%
REB: +13 (+6 off)
TO: +2
Pts in paint: +20
2nd chance: +4
Fast break: +3
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Conference U Standings

1. Sacramento St, 9-2 (W2)
2. Montana St, 8-3 (L1)
3. Texas-Arlington, 8-3 (W3)
4. Campbell, 7-4 (W1)
5. Morehead St, 7-4 (W1)
6. Portland, 6-5 (L1)
7. Alcorn St, 6-5 (W3)
8. Fairfield, 5-6 (L1)
9. North Carolina Central, 5-6 (L1)
10. Cornell, 5-6 (W1)
11. Central Connecticut St, 5-6 (W1)
12. Samford, 5-6 (L3)
13. South Dakota, 4-7 (W1)
14. Saint Mary's, 3-8 (L2)
15. Cal St Bakersfield, 3-8 (L1)
16. Niagara, 2-9 (L5)

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Feb 11, 1999: #17 Sacramento St (19-5, 9-2) @ Samford (9-13, 5-6)

1st Half

• 13:56, Down 10-14. C David Irvin injured early in the game.
• 6:58, Down 22-34.
• Halftime, Down 31-48. Our 11 turn overs didn't give us a chance to counter SAM's 53% FG shooting.

2nd Half

• 15:44, Down 37-52.
• 11:19, Down 47-64.
• 7:37, Down 56-64.
• 3:25, Down 61-66. Good defense, plus our shift to a more balanced offense focus, got us back.

PF Shyrone Franklin connects on the low post. With the absences of C David Irvin, Franklin (21 pts) has carried our inside offense. Down 3. Turn over by SAM. SG Mills McIntosh connects on a 3, his 3rd of the game. Tied game. Franklin comes up with a block. PG Matt Brewer missed a 3. A miss by SAM, but they got the off rebound. We got called for a foul on their next attempt. SAM splits. Timeout. Down 66-67, 1:24.

We go to PF Shyrone Franklin again, and Franklin plows his way inside for another FG! Up 1. PG Matt Brewer comes away with a block, and the loose ball goes to our favor. Timeout. Up 68-67, 0:58.

SF Keith hits a jumper. Timeout SAM. Up 70-67, 0:46.

SAM hits a 3! SAM was only 2-11 3PT prior to that shot. Timeout. Tied at 70, 0:28.

SF Keith Richerson attempts to drive. Blocked by SAM. SAM recovers the ball. We get a steal! Timeout. Tied at 70, 0:06.

PG Matt Brewer has the ball. Brewer is covered well.. Brewer gets the pass to SF Keith Richerson. Richerson launches a 3. Richerson sinks the 3 at the buzzer!

What a great come-from-behind win. We were down by as many as 24. The players never gave up, despite being out-rebounded and out-run the entire game.


Final Score: Sacramento St - 73, Samford - 70


Box Scores
[INDENT]Franklin 23, 9, 1, 2 blks, 5 tos (*)
Brewer 17, 2, 2
Richerson 13, 3, 2
McIntosh 9, 3, 6, 5 tos
Williams 3, 2, 2
Celuck 3, 1, 1
Irvin 3, 0, 0
Reid 2, 2, 0
Minor 0, 5, 0
Osbourne 0, 2, 2
Hemsley 0, 0, 2
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 51-40%
REB: -2 (-5 off)
TO: +8 (19-11)
Pts in paint: +2
2nd chance: -5
Fast break: -15 (5-20)
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Conference U Standings

1. Sacramento St, 10-2 (W3)
2. Texas-Arlington, 9-3 (W4)
3. Montana St, 8-4 (L2)
4. Campbell, 8-4 (W2)
5. Morehead St, 8-4 (W2)
6. Portland, 7-5 (W1)
7. Fairfield, 6-6 (W1)
8. Cornell, 6-6 (W2)
9. Central Connecticut St, 6-6 (W2)
10. Alcorn St, 6-6 (L1)
11. North Carolina Central, 5-7 (L2)
12. Samford, 5-7 (L4)
13. South Dakota, 4-8 (L1)
14. Saint Mary's, 3-9 (L3)
15. Cal St Bakersfield, 3-9 (L2)
16. Niagara, 2-10 (L6)

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Feb 15, 1999: Alcorn St (11-12, 6-6) @ #16 Sacramento St (20-5, 10-2)

1st Half

• 10:39, Up 15-9
• 7:54, up 21-14.
• Halftime, Up 33-30.

2nd Half

• 15:56, Up 45-33.
• 11:19, Up 49-38.
• 7:37, Up 56-44.
• 3:38, Up 68-53.

Except for our strong finish, there were too many turn overs and fouls on both sides.


Final Score: Alcorn St - 61, Sacramento St - 84


Box Scores
[INDENT]Franklin 23, 9, 2 (*)
Richerson 23, 6, 1
Brewer 19, 2, 2
Irvin 7, 4, 1
Celuck 5, 1, 4, 2 blks
Fomby 3, 2, 0
Hemsley 2, 2, 2, fouled out
Minor 2, 0, 0, 2 stls
Osbourne 0, 4, 4
Brewer 0, 3, 2
Reid 0, 1, 0
McIntosh 0, 0, 1
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 52-42%
REB: +6
TO: -8 (14-22)
Pts in paint: +22
2nd chance: +3
Fast break: +11 (21-10)
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Conference U Standings

1. Sacramento St, 11-2 (W4)
2. Texas-Arlington, 10-3 (W5)
3. Campbell, 9-4 (W3)
4. Portland, 8-5 (W2)
5. Morehead St, 8-5 (L1)
6. Montana St, 8-5 (L3)
7. Fairfield, 7-6 (W2)
8. Cornell, 7-6 (W3)
9. Central Connecticut St, 6-7 (L1)
10. Alcorn St, 6-7 (L2)
11. North Carolina Central, 6-7 (W1)
12. South Dakota, 5-8 (W1)
13. Samford, 5-8 (L5)
14. Saint Mary's, 3-10 (L4)
15. Cal St Bakersfield, 3-10 (L3)
16. Niagara, 2-11 (L7)

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Feb 18, 1999: #16 Sacramento St (21-5, 11-2) @ Montana St (14-10, 8-5)

1st Half

• 13:54, Down 5-7.
• 7:36, Up 20-15.
• Halftime, Up 36-28.

2nd Half

• 15:56, Up 43-32.
• 11:12, Up 49-35.
• 7:56, Up 53-40.
• 3:53, Up 62-44.

Final Score: Sacramento St - 69, Montana St - 52


Box Scores
[INDENT]Irvin 17, 10, 0
Richerson 17, 7, 2 5 stls (*)
Franklin 15, 4, 1, 2 blks
Brewer 10, 6, 6, 2 stls, 4 tos
Williams 8, 2, 1
Hemsley 2, 1, 2
Osbourne 0, 1, 1
Minor 0, 1, 0
McIntosh 0, 0, 3
Reid 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 48-38%
REB: +3
TO: -7 (15-22)
Pts in paint: +22
2nd chance: +2
Fast break: +8
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Conference U Standings

1. Sacramento St, 12-2 (W5)
2. Texas-Arlington, 11-3 (W6)
3. Campbell, 10-4 (W4)
4. Morehead St, 9-5 (W1)
5. Montana St, 8-6 (L4)
6. Fairfield, 8-6 (W3)
7. Portland, 8-6 (L1)
8. Cornell, 7-7 (L1)
9. Central Connecticut St, 7-7 (W1)
10. Alcorn St, 6-8 (L3)
11. North Carolina Central, 6-8 (L1)
12. South Dakota, 6-8 (W2)
13. Samford, 6-8 (W1)
14. Saint Mary's, 3-11 (L5)
15. Cal St Bakersfield, 3-11 (L4)
16. Niagara, 2-12 (L8)

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Feb 22, 1999: Fairfield (14-11, 8-6) @ #15 Sacramento St (22-5, 12-2)

1st Half

• 13:58, Down 12-14.
• 6:30, Down 21-27.
• Halftime, Down 32-39.

2nd Half

• 14:37, Down 40-51.
• 10:40, Down 50-57.
• 6:18, Down 63-65.
• 3:43, Down 69-70.

FAIR turned the ball over each time on their next 4 possessions. C David Irvin got 2 inside baskets, and SF Keith Richerson scored on a drive. Up 75-70, 1:52.

FAIR gets a basket, while C David Irvin added a FT. Up 76-72, 0:54.

We get called for a foul. Both teams in penalty. FAIR splits, but they get the off rebound. FAIR able to conver on their 2nd chance opportunity. Timeout. Up 76-75, 0:30.

FAIR fouls. PG Steve Hemsley converts both FTs. Up 3. FAIR turns the ball over again. PG Matt Brewer added 2 more FTs to ice the game.

That was a close one. We almost wasted a home game today.


Final Score: Fairfield - 75, Sacramento St - 80


Box Scores
[INDENT]Brewer 21, 7, 7, 3 stls (*)
Irvin 17, 5, 3, 4 stls
Franklin 13, 6, 1
Richerson 10, 2, 0, 4 tos
Hemsley 7, 0, 2
Reid 4, 1, 2
Osbourne 3, 1, 1
Williams 3, 0, 1, 2 stls
Minor 2, 1, 0
McIntosh 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 51-49%
REB: -15 (-5 off)
TO: -12 (10-22)
Pts in paint: +20
2nd chance: -7
Fast break: +10 (16-6)
[/INDENT]


Conference U Standings

1. Sacramento St, 13-2 (W6)
2. Texas-Arlington, 12-3 (W7)
3. Campbell, 11-4 (W5)
4. Morehead St, 10-5 (W2)
5. Montana St, 9-6 (W1)
6. Fairfield, 8-7 (L1)
7. Portland, 8-7 (L2)
8. Cornell, 7-8 (L2)
9. Central Connecticut St, 7-8 (L1)
10. North Carolina Central, 7-8 (W1)
11. South Dakota, 7-8 (W3)
12. Samford, 7-8 (W2)
13. Alcorn St, 6-9 (L4)
14. Saint Mary's, 3-12 (L6)
15. Cal St Bakersfield, 3-12 (L5)
16. Niagara, 2-13 (L9)

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Feb 25, 1999: #15 Sacramento St (23-5, 13-2) @ Cal St Bakersfield (8-18, 3-12)

1st Half

• 12:44, Up 13-4
• 7:01, Up 20-18.
• Halftime, Up 36-25.

2nd Half

• 15:31, Up 36-31.
• 11:32, Up 39-37. We have converted just 1 FG in the 2nd half so far.
• 7:22, Up 46-45.
• 3:08, Down 51-54. BAK's FT shooting eventually getting them the lead.

The step-back jumper by PG Matt Brewer is good. Down 1. BAK splits their FTs. Down 2. C David Irvin gets an inside basket plus a foul; Irvin converts the bonus FT. Up 1. PF Shyrone Franklin gets a block. We get the ball back. Another jumper by Brewer is good. Up 3. Turn over by BAK. Up 58-55, 1:25.

We miss a 3. But we get a steal on the other end. BAK called for a foul. PF Shyrone Franklin converting both FTs. Up 5. There is a breakdown on our defense, and BAK able to drive for an easy 2. Up 3. And then we get called for a 10-sec backcourt violation. But we get the ball back on a steal. Fast break oportunity, and SF Lamoni Williams scores on the break. Timeout BAK. Up 62-57, 0:29.

Foul called on us. BAK hits both FTs. Timeout. Up 62-59, 0:22.

We can slow down. BAK fouls. PG Matt Brewer splits. Up 4. BAK scores a 3. Timeout. Up 63-62, 0:05.

We were able to dribble the ball away, until the clock expired.


Final Score: Sacramento St - 63, Cal St Bakersfield - 62


Box Scores
[INDENT]Irvin 16, 7, 2, fouled out
Brewer 16, 2, 8, 5 tos (*)
Franklin 10, 7, 0, 2 stls, 4 blks
Richerson 8, 4, 2
Williams 8, 2, 5
Hemsley 3, 1, 0
Osbourne 1, 4, 0
McIntosh 1, 0, 0
Minor 0, 3, 1, 2 stls
Reid 0, 1, 0
Celuck 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 44-38%
REB: -2
TO: Even
Pts in paint: +18
2nd chance: -3
Fast break: +4
[/INDENT]


Conference U Final Standings

1. Sacramento St, 14-2 (W7)
2. Campbell, 12-4 (W6)
3. Texas-Arlington, 12-4 (L1)
4. Morehead St, 11-5 (W3)
5. Montana St, 10-6 (W2)
6. Fairfield, 8-8 (L2)
7. Cornell, 8-8 (W1)
8. Central Connecticut St, 8-8 (W1)
9. Samford, 8-8 (W3)
10. Portland, 8-8 (L3)
11. Alcorn St, 7-9 (W1)
12. North Carolina Central, 7-9 (L1)
13. South Dakota, 7-9 (L1)
14. Saint Mary's, 3-13 (L7)
15. Cal St Bakersfield, 3-13 (L6)
16. Niagara, 2-14 (L10)