Mar 19, 2004: (5) #24 Indiana (20-9, 12-6) vs (4) #5 Delaware St (30-1, 15-1)
Scouting Report
- Primary defense: M2M
- Offense focus: Outside
- Key players:
- Fr SF Edmund Preston (15.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, #14 class rank)
- So SG Jordan Williams (12.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, #24 class rank)
- So PF Antoine Anderson (10.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 55% FG)
- Strengths:
- Ball Handling: 12.9 topg (#44)
- Weaknesses:
- Shooting: 42.4% FG (#284), 33.2% 3PT (#244)
- Rebounding: 31.6 rpg (#129)
- Perimeter defense: 38.1% opp 3PT (#331)
- How they got here:
- Finished 4th Big 10; Lost Conference Tournament Quarter Finals
- (Round 64) Def Jacksonville, 80-70 (IND 52% FG)
Strategies- Test their outside shooting
Start of 1st halfWe're winning the rebounding battle, but our 7 turn overs got us down early.
Down 6-10, 12:24. Both teams have shot miserably, below 30% FG.
Down 12-16, 6:37. We gt back and took the lead on a couple of instances, but IND's outside shooting has picked up a notch.
Halftime, Down 29-34.
Key stats / Notes (Halftime)- FG shooting: IND 40%, DELST 30%
- Turnovers: IND 6, DELST 10
- Rebounds: IND 14, DELST 25
- We'll use m2m exclusive in the 2nd half
Start of 2nd halfWe suddenly have difficulty making stops, and we have not made any developments in cutting our deficit.
Down 35-41, 14:27. We also got into early foul trouble, and IND's last 4 pts came from the line.
Down 42-50, 11:57.
After the timeout, we scored a basket. We get a steal on IND's back court to get an easy 2. We get another steal, and another layup in transition. We're down by just 2.
Down 48-50, 11:09. We kept it close, and had 2 missed chances to either tie of take the lead.
Down 51-54, 7:30.
A jumper by PG Michael Price finally pulled us even with IND. But IND hit their 7th 3pt shot of the game. IND made a stop, and they scored on their end again.
Down 55-60, 5:07.
We need to score here. We go to C Brandon Braun (24 pts) and he scores inside. Down 3. But IND's SG Jordan Williams (15 pts) scores on a jumper, in front of a double team.
Down 57-62, 4:38.
IND called for a foul. They are also in the penalty. 1-and-1 for PG Brandon Costa. Costa nails both. Down 3. IND missed, but they get the off rebound. Another miss by IND, but they get another chance with an off rebound. They drive and we got called for a foul. 2 FTs. That was not a good sequence for us. They hit both FTs.
Down 59-64, 4:00.
We turn the ball over. A turn over also for IND. Foul called on IND. 1-and-1 for PG E Collins; he hits both. Down 3. We had a break down in defense as we allowed IND's PG to drive for an uncontested layup. Timeout.
Down 61-66, 2:43.
Another foul on IND. 1-and-1 for SF Brad Collins; he missed the froent end. IND rebounds. IND forced a bad shot, but they have wisely used most of their shot clock. We quickly set up a play and C Terrell Collins scores inside.
Down 63-66, 1:26.
We got called for a foul. I was livid with the call, but it will stand. Double bonus, 2 FTs for IND. They split. Timeout.
Down 63-67, 1:03.
PG Eddie Collins missed. IND gets the rebound. We don't need to foul yet. IND missed. We get the rebound and timeout.
Down 63-67, 0:43.
We look for 3s and increase the pace. We miss a 3. Half a minute remaining. We need to foul. I call my last timeout, and we're down by 5. We need to hurry up.
PG Eddie Collins connects on a 3! We're not yet done.
Down 66-68, 0:21. I was yelling to foul immediately. We did foul. 2 FTs for IND. IND hits both.
Down 66-70, 0:18. We missed our next attempt from 3, and our season ended.
Final Score: Indiana - 73, Delaware St - 66Box Scores[INDENT]Braun 24, 13, 2, 2 stls
Price 11, 2, 5
E Collins 9, 5, 3
T Collins 6, 8, 0
Andrews 4, 7, 0
B Collins 4, 3, 1
Costa 4, 0, 1, fouled out
Hand 4, 0, 0
Whiting 0, 0, 1
Linney 0, 0, 0
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Stats Comparison[INDENT]FG: 40-42%
REB: +9
TO: +3
Pts in paint: +20
2nd chance: +4
Fast break: +10
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Notes- Our outside shots were absent today, 2-12 3PT. Other than that, I think we played well enough to be able to win this game, but the breaks didn't go our way