1/19/2020
North Alabama (10-8, 3-2) @ Kennesaw St (16-1, 3-1)
Opponent Notes
- N.AL 2nd in the conference in scoring at 76.2 ppg; we're #1 at 92.7 ppg
- N.AL's SG Bryan Thomas is the conference's leading scorer at 15.6 ppg; our very own PG Mark Collier is a close #2 at 15.3 ppg
1st Half
The 2 highest scoring teams in the conference both on a slow start, combining for 0-7 3PT (we're at 0-4 3PT).
15:49, Tied at 6
We are capitalizing on every N.AL's turn overs (6), turning them to easy transition baskets, and keep our score board running. N.AL calls a timeout
13:00, Up 17-11
Our shots beginning to fall. After N.AL tied the game at 17, we go on a 19-6 run to take a double digit lead. We're 6-17 3PT (35%)
5:57, Up 36-23
We connected on a few more 3s to extend our lead. After an 8-15 FG start by N.AL, they missed 14 of their next 17 shots. SG Cedric Takaki leads all scorers with 13 pts off the bench including 3-3 from 3PT
Halftime, Up 49-30
N.AL's SG Bryan Thomas, the conference's leading scorer (15.6 ppg), has been held to 1 pt, missing all of 6 shots from the field
We're 9-28 3PT (32%).
Adjustments
- Def Reb Crash: -1; Off Reb Crash: +1
2nd half
(reminder: check Shoot 3s box)
We have 11 steals already, which helps us quicken the tempo of the game, and get us easy baskets on the break. Another early timeout by N.AL
17:20, Up 57-35
Percentage-wise we're not shooting as well as we should, but we're getting extra possessions because of our steals and off rebs. We're 12-42 3PT (29%)
11:21, Up 68-46
5 triples in the next 3 mins was enough to give us a 29 pt lead. We're 17-48 3PT (35%). I don't see N.AL coming back on this game.
8:19, Up 83-54
Experimented on a few combinations, before I let the bench finish the game. I am happy to see that our defense never let off despite the big lead; N.AL scored only 7 pts in the last 8+ mins of the game
Final Score: North Alabama - 61, Kennesaw St - 96
Box Scores
Takaki 21, 6, 1, 5 3PT
Woods 16, 4, 7, 3 stls, 4 blks, 3 3PT (*)
Collier 14, 4, 5, 2 3PT
Gaines 13, 5, 1, 3 3PT
Jefferson 12, 6, 2, 3 blks, 2 3PT
Florence 8, 3, 1, 1 3PT
Rickey 3, 3, 4, 1 3PT
Grandison 3, 0, 2, 1 3PT
Eschmeyer 2, 6, 4, 4 stls, 3 blks
Leath 2, 2, 0
Brinker 2, 0, 0
Brown 0, 3, 0
Walker 0, 1, 0
Team Comparison:
FG%: 45 to 34%
REB: -1
TO: +9 (we only had 7)
Paint: +10
2nd Chance: Even
Fast Break: +12
In our last game (our 1st loss of the season), Woods, Gaines and Jefferson combined for only 8 pts. Today they combined for 41 pts. Complete all-around performance at both ends, by Woods
Starting PG Mark Collier, who had a horrible 9 turn over performance in our last game, did not commit a single turn over today
We shot 18-55 3PT (33%)
Atlantic Sun Standings
(Conf, Overall, RPI rank)
Kennesaw St, 4-1, 17-1, #38
Jacksonville, 3-2, 7-11, #260
Florida Gulf Coast, 3-2, 4-14, #350
Stetson, 3-2, 5-13, #348
North Alabama, 3-3, 10-9, #212
Lipscomb, 2-3, 7-11, #192
NJIT, 2-3, 5-13, #343
Liberty, 2-4, 6-13, #233
North Florida, 2-4, 5-14, #275