by Wayne23 » Sat Apr 15, 2017 10:14 am
3/7: #8 seed Iowa, 14-14, 8-10, won the play in. We beat them by 15 here.
3/8: 75-62. 23, 7, 5, 3 for Purk, 18, 9 for Webb. +8 TOs.
#5 seed Indiana, 17-12, 10-8, in the semis. They beat us by 8 there, in Feb. We didn’t play well that night. We feel like if we play our game we should beat them.
3/9: 85-74. 25 for Purk, 12, 11 for Webb, 13 for Griz. +16 TOs.
#2 seed Illinois, 21-9, 11-7, for the title. Their starting PF is out with a broken elbow. We won there in OT, here by 5, so it could be close.
3/10: 77-66. 36, 6 for Purk, 15, 14 for Webb. +13 RBs, 8 TOs.
3/12: 30-3, 17-1, #2, RPI #1.
We’re a #1 seed, and #1 in RPI, but UConn is undefeated. #1 overall?
#1 overall. We play Presbyterian, 15-16.
3/16: 73-44. 20, 8, 4 for Webb, 18, 8, 7, 3, 3 for Purk, 13, 9 for Griz. +15 RBs, +8 TOs.
#9 seed Alabama, 20-10, in the 2nd round. We beat them by 16 there.
3/18: 64-57. 21 for Purk. Too close. +21 TOs did it for us but we didn’t shoot or rebound well. Good D.
#12 seed New Mexico, 23-12, beat #5 then #4. We play them in the Sweet Sixteen.
3/23: 83-60. 31 for Purk, 21, 10 for Carn, 12, 4, 5 for Jons. +14 RBs, +8 TOs.
#2 seed, #6 ranked Louisville, 27-7, in the Elite Eight. They have a very good SG, and they’re strong inside. This will be a tough one.
3/25: 101-97, in OT. 18 lead changes, 11 ties. They got it to OT with a last second three. It was one of those games where the whistles never stopped, 58 fouls called. 22, 7, 3 for Purk, 20 each for Webb and Carn. Purk scored 8 of our 11 in OT.
We’re in the Final Four against undefeated UConn, 37-0. We lost to them in the finals last season. They’re just as tough this year. We’ll need to play a great game.
On the other side it’s #5 Duke, 30-5, vs. #25 Brigham Young, 26-9.
4/1: 78-56! Never, ever thought we’d beat them by 22! 43-28 at the half. 29, 8, 3 for Purk, 24, 12 for Webb. We held them to 28.6% shooting, 21.2% on threes.
#5 ranked Duke, 31-5, for the title. We think we have an edge outside, and we think our bench is better.
4/3: 86-84. What a game! We led by as many as 15, they led by as many as 12. With 59 seconds left they were up 4. We came down and Purk was doubled so we got it to Jons, who banged a three. Down 1 with 39 ticks to go. They held the ball, shot with 13 seconds left missed, Webb got the rebound. I don’t call a TO in that situation. We’ve practiced what to do, and I don’t want the other coach to be able to set his D. We worked it around, couldn’t get Purk open, couldn’t get anyone else open. Finally, Carn got it to Jons who banged another three at the buzzer. 5 guys with 10 or more, but Jons was MOP. +11 TOs.
My 13th title, first here. I now have national titles at 5 different schools.
4/4: Awards: Senior Spin Purk won the Norton Award, the WS POY, Final Four MOP, 1st team All American. In the Big 10 Purk won POY, Def. POY, 1st team, along with Rash Webb. Neil Carn made 2nd team. I got Conf. COY.
4/23: I ask for a facilities upgrade. The email said I got it. When I checked it’s at A, which it was before. WTF?
36-3 and the title. Overall I’m 1287-230, .848.