Finding ways to win

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Preseason Predictions, Non-Conf W-L, RPI

1. Alabama St, 13-0, 6
2. Alabama A&M, 5-6, 252
3. Austin Peay, 7-4, 83
4. Mississippi Valley St, 6-5, 180
5. Alcorn St, 5-6, 176
6. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 8-4, 34
7. Texas Southern, 4-7, 307
8. Jackson St, 4-7, 291
9. Northwestern St, 5-6, 138
10. Grambling, 2-9, 330
11. Prairie View, 4-7, 286
12. McNeese St, 7-4, 177

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Alabama A&M - 51, #12 Alabama St - 78

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 27, 8, 4, 3 blks (*)
Scott 21, 2, 3, 3 stls, 2 blks, 5 tos
Moore 12, 17, 2, 2 stls, 3 blks
Warhank 9, 2, 1
Bohm 2, 3, 1
Whitehead 2, 3, 0
Forbes 2, 1, 3
Meeks 2, 1, 0
Claxton 1, 3, 1
Hines 0, 2, 1
Wesley 0, 0, 0
Collins 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 42-30%
REB: +9
TO: -6
Pts in paint: +30
2nd chance: +2
Fast break: +9
[/INDENT]



#8 Alabama St - 94, Alcorn St - 95

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 26, 3, 7, 3 stls
Scott 22, 2, 4, 4 tos
Bohm 13, 4, 2
Moore 11, 5, 0, 3 blks
Whitehead 8, 3, 0
Hines 4, 2, 1
Claxton 4, 1, 0
Collins 2, 1, 0
Warhank 2, 0, 5
Meeks 2, 0, 2
Payton 0, 1, 0
Forbes 0, 0, 1, 3 tos
Wesley 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 58-57%
REB: -3
TO: -2
Pts in paint: +38
2nd chance: +3
Fast break: +20
[/INDENT]



Northwestern St - 52, #8 Alabama St - 82

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 31, 5, 9, 2 stls, 3 blks, 3 tos (*)
Moore 16, 5, 0, 2 stls, 3 blks
Scott 7, 5, 2
Warhank 7, 2, 2
Hines 6, 2, 0
Whitehead 5, 0, 2, 2 stls
Bohm 4, 4, 0
Claxton 2, 2, 1
Forbes 2, 0, 2
Collins 2, 0, 0
Payton 0, 1, 0
Wainwright 0, 1, 0
Meeks 0, 0, 1
Wesley 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 55-40%
REB: -2
TO: -9
Pts in paint: +32
2nd chance: Even
Fast break: +10
[/INDENT]



Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 42, #6 Alabama St - 80

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 22, 1, 9 (*)
Scott 18, 6, 0, 2 stls
Forbes 9, 2, 1
Moore 8, 12, 0, 2 stls
Whitehead 6, 5, 1
Hines 6, 3, 1
Warhank 4, 0, 1
Meeks 3, 1, 3
Claxton 2, 5, 1
Bohm 2, 3, 4
Wesley 0, 0, 0
Collins 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 52-34%
REB: +15
TO: -5
Pts in paint: +14
2nd chance: +7
Fast break: +15
[/INDENT]



#6 Alabama St - 73, McNeese St - 54

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 18, 8, 7, 2 stls (*)
Moore 15, 13, 0, 4 stls
Scott 10, 5, 0, 2 stls
Warhank 10, 0, 0
Claxton 6, 4, 0
Whitehead 4, 4, 2
Forbes 4, 3, 3
Hines 4, 2, 0
Meeks 2, 0, 2
Bohm 0, 3, 0
Collins 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 37-40%
REB: +10
TO: -15
Pts in paint: +14
2nd chance: +13
Fast break: +6
[/INDENT]

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Austin Peay - 38, #5 Alabama St - 59

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 15, 5, 2, 2 stls
Moore 14, 16, 0, 2 stls, 3 tos (*)
Scott 10, 0, 0, 3 stls, 2 blks
Warhank 7, 1, 1
Whitehead 6, 2, 0
Forbes 5, 2, 2
Hines 2, 6, 0, 3 stls, 2 blks, 3 tos
Meeks 0, 2, 1, 3 tos
Bohm 0, 3, 2
Claxton 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 33-27%
REB: -1
TO: -11
Pts in paint: +14
2nd chance: +6
Fast break: +7
[/INDENT]



Texas Southern - 51, #5 Alabama St - 86

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 21, 4, 5, 2 blks (*)
Forbes 16, 1, 2
Moore 10, 11, 2, 2 stls
Warhank 10, 1, 0
Whitehead 7, 2, 1
Scott 6, 5, 3, 2 stls, 2 blks, 3 tos
Bohm 6, 3, 2
Hines 4, 1, 2
Claxton 2, 4, 1
Meeks 2, 1, 2
Wesley 2, 1, 2
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 55-38%
REB: +15
TO: -9
Pts in paint: +28
2nd chance: +8
Fast break: +7
[/INDENT]



#4 Alabama St - 73, Prairie View - 64

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 18, 3, 5, 3 tos (*)
Scott 12, 7, 0, 2 stls, 3 tos
Moore 11, 13, 2
Warhank 11, 0, 0
Claxton 6, 6, 1
Whitehead 4, 5, 0
Forbes 4, 2, 3
Bohm 3, 2, 0
Hines 2, 1, 1
Meeks 2, 0, 2
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 44-48%
REB: +14
TO: -6
Pts in paint: +28
2nd chance: +9
Fast break: +4
[/INDENT]



#4 Alabama St - 75, Mississippi Valley St - 56

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 32, 5, 2, 3 blks, 4 tos (*)
Moore 14, 10, 1, 2 blks
Whitehead 10, 1, 1
Hines 6, 5, 1
Scott 6, 2, 1, fouled out
Bohm 5, 6, 1, 3 tos
Warhank 2, 0, 1, 2 stls
Forbes 0, 1, 3, 3 tos
Meeks 0, 0, 2
Claxton 0, 0, 1
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 50-42%
REB: +7
TO: -1
Pts in paint: +16
2nd chance: +6
Fast break: +6
[/INDENT]

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Jackson St - 45, #4 Alabama St - 85

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 15, 8, 9 (*)
Hines 13, 2, 0
Warhank 11, 4, 0
Scott 10, 6, 3
Claxton 8, 7, 0
Bohm 6, 8, 0
Whitehead 6, 6, 1
Moore 6, 4, 0
Meeks 6, 2, 1
Forbes 4, 1, 2, 5 tos
Wesley 0, 0, 2
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 52-27%
REB: +26
TO: +1
Pts in paint: +30
2nd chance: +14
Fast break: +15
[/INDENT]



#4 Alabama St - 81, Grambling - 69

Box Scores
[INDENT]Scott 26, 4, 0, 2 blks, 4 tos (*)
Warhank 17, 3, 2, 3 tos
Moore 13, 6, 2
Forbes 11, 1, 6, 3 tos
Lewis 8, 1, 6, 2 stls, fouled out
Hines 4, 2, 0
Whitehead 2, 2, 1
Bohm 0, 2, 1
Claxton 0, 1, 0
Meeks 0, 0, 0
Wesley 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 52-47%
REB: -10
TO: -11
Pts in paint: +20
2nd chance: -8
Fast break: -4
[/INDENT]



#3 Alabama St - 74, Alabama A&M - 72
SG Joe Lewis hit a game-winning 3PT shot

Box Scores
[INDENT]Scott 22, 4, 2, 2 stls, 3 tos (*)
Lewis 17, 2, 2, 5 tos
Moore 14, 10, 2, 2 stls
Warhank 9, 4, 1
Whitehead 6, 2, 2
Forbes 6, 1, 6, 2 stls, 3 tos
Claxton 0, 1, 0
Hines 0, 1, 0
Bohm 0, 0, 3, 2 stls
Meeks 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 44-53%
REB: -3
TO: -7
Pts in paint: +12
2nd chance: +6
Fast break: +14
[/INDENT]



Alcorn St - 49, #3 Alabama St - 95

Box Scores
[INDENT]Bohm 20, 8, 0, 2 blks, 10-10 FG
Moore 16, 16, 5, 6 blks (*)
Lewis 15, 3, 9, 2 stls
Whitehead 12, 4, 1
Warhank 9, 1, 4
Scott 8, 2, 2
Claxton 6, 4, 1
Forbes 6, 0, 3
Wesley 3, 0, 2
Hines 0, 0, 2
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 59-30%
REB: +7
TO: -14
Pts in paint: +50
2nd chance: +7
Fast break: +36
[/INDENT]



#3 Alabama St - 86, Northwestern St - 65

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 19, 6, 5, 2 stls (*)
Scott 16, 5, 4
Whitehead 16, 3, 2, 5 stls
Moore 13, 6, 0, 2 blks
Bohm 10, 2, 0
Claxton 7, 2, 1, 2 stls
Hines 3, 1, 1
Forbes 2, 0, 7
Warhank 0, 2, 1
Collins 0, 1, 0
Wesley 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 54-48%
REB: +4
TO: -15
Pts in paint: +48
2nd chance: +7
Fast break: +10
[/INDENT]



#3 Alabama St - 69, Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 59

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 24, 5, 6, 2 stls (*)
Scott 16, 6, 1, 3 tos
Moore 9, 11, 1
Warhank 9, 2, 1, 2 stls, 3 tos
Bohm 6, 6, 0
Whitehead 4, 7, 1
Hines 1, 3, 1
Forbes 0, 2, 1
Claxton 0, 1, 1
Meeks 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 39-40%
REB: +10
TO: -5
Pts in paint: +12
2nd chance: +11
Fast break: +9
[/INDENT]



Bracket Breaker
New Hampshire - 62, #2 Alabama St - 79

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 18, 7, 5, 2 stls, 2 blks, 3 tos (*)
Scott 12, 9, 2
Forbes 10, 0, 0
Warhank 9, 3, 2
Bohm 8, 1, 1
Moore 7, 8, 2, 3 blks
Whitehead 6, 3, 1
Hines 5, 3, 0
Claxton 4, 5, 2, 2 stls
Meeks 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 43-37%
REB: +6
TO: -11
Pts in paint: +36
2nd chance: +5
Fast break: +21
[/INDENT]



McNeese St - 40, #2 Alabama St - 97

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 32, 9, 6 (*)
Wesley 13, 1, 1
Whitehead 10, 7, 1, 2 blks
Scott 9, 5, 3, 2 stls
Bohm 8, 4, 1, 2 stls
Hines 8, 2, 1
Forbes 5, 1, 3
Meeks 5, 1, 1
Warhank 3, 0, 0
Moore 2, 5, 1
Claxton 2, 4, 1
Collins 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 62-26%
REB: +13
TO: -11
Pts in paint: +30
2nd chance: +7
Fast break: +5
[/INDENT]

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Alcorn St - 54, #2 Alabama St - 74

Box Scores
[INDENT]Scott 23, 6, 2, 2 stls (*)
Moore 12, 8, 2
Lewis 11, 3, 6, 2 stls
Warhank 6, 2, 4, 4 tos
Bohm 5, 2, 0
Forbes 4, 2, 2, fouled out
Claxton 4, 1, 1
Hines 4, 1, 1
Meeks 3, 0, 1
Whitehead 2, 5, 0, 2 blks
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 48-38%
REB: -2
TO: -9
Pts in paint: +30
2nd chance: -5
Fast break: +13
[/INDENT]



Alabama A&M - 55, #2 Alabama St - 85

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 24, 10, 6 (*)
Whitehead 11, 5, 0
Moore 10, 11, 2, 2 stls, 2 blks
Warhank 10, 0, 2
Scott 9, 5, 1, 2 blks
Forbes 9, 0, 4, 3 tos
Claxton 4, 5, 1
Bohm 4, 5, 0, 2 blks
Hines 4, 3, 3
Payton 0, 1, 0
Meeks 0, 0, 0
Wesley 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 49-34%
REB: +14
TO: -2
Pts in paint: +24
2nd chance: +3
Fast break: +4
[/INDENT]



Jackson St - 62, #2 Alabama St - 92

Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 24, 3, 8, 2 stls, 5 blks (*)
Scott 23, 8, 3, 6 stls
Bohm 11, 5, 3
Warhank 11, 2, 1
Moore 8, 4, 0
Forbes 5, 1, 4
Hines 4, 4, 2
Claxton 2, 3, 0, 3 tos
Wesley 2, 1, 1
Meeks 2, 1, 0
Whitehead 0, 5, 0
Payton 0, 0, 0
Collins 0, 0,0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 54-38%
REB: +4
TO: -8
Pts in paint: +32
2nd chance: +1
Fast break: +15
[/INDENT]

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Our RPI is 5, and ranked #2

We're in the Midwest Regionals (Cleveland)

1st round matchup:
(4) #2 Alabama St vs (13) New Mexico St
Very unlucky draw, as we could potentially face #1 Georgia in the Sweet 16.

Teams in the Midwest Regionals

• (1) #1 Georgia, 2 Nat'l Titles, 10 Final Fours
• (2) #6 Duke, 1 Nat'l Title, 5 Final Fours
• (3) #16 Indiana, 6 Nat'l Titles, 13 Final Fours
• (4) #2 Alabama St, 1 Final Four
• (5) #25 Georgetown, 3 Nat'l Titles, 5 Final Fours
• (6) #19 Houston, 2 Nat'l Titles, 6 Final Fours
• (7) Arkansas, 5 Final Fours
• (8) San Francisco
• (9) Brigham Young, 1 Final Four
• (10) Miami (FL)
• (11) Penn St
• (12) Southern Methodist
• (13) New Mexico St
• (14) Texas-Arlington
• (15) Liberty
• (16) Eastern Washington

Other Ranked Teams

East

• (1) #3 Gonzaga
• (2) #4 Maryland
• (3) #7 Kansas
• (4) #20 North Carolina St
• (5) #12 Memphis
• (6) #18 St Joseph's
• (7) #24 Arizona

South

• (1) #5 Pittsburgh
• (2) #11 Seton Hall
• (3) #9 Xavier
• (4) #15 Oregon
• (5) #23 New Mexico
• (6) #17 Southern Illinois

West

• (1) #8 Minnesota
• (2) #13 Michigan
• (3) #14 Oklahoma
• (4) #22 Villanova
• (5) #21 Pepperdine
• (6) #10 UNLV

[randy]

Mar 16, 2006: (13) New Mexico St (19-10, 10-4) vs (4) #2 Alabama St (32-1, 15-1)

Pregame Notes

• Key Players
  
  1. Jr SG Darrell Mance (11.0 ppg, 46% 3PT)
  2. Sr C Jarveen Osteen (9.9 ppg, 9.6 rpg)
• How they got here
  
  1. Finished 1st WAC; Champion, WAC Tournament
• Strengths
  
  1. Rebounding: 33.5 rpg (2nd WAC), but they get a fair amount on the offensive end
• Weaknesses
  
  1. Shooting: 42.9% FG, and they don't shoot a lot of 3s

Tip off

Poor shooting start, with just 3-11 FG (SG Joe Lewis is 0-3 FG).
13:35, Down 8-9

No one can seem to find their mark on offense, as we slid down further to 22% FG.
7:43, Down 10-15

Got down by 7. We decided to go full time with straight-up m2m defense, and came up with a 7-0 run to tie, and managed to stay close the rest of the 1st half.


Halftime, Down 25-26
Our 8 turn overs is also a major reason why we're down. Our deficit would have been larger if not for the 5 missed FTs by NMST


Start of 2nd half

Scored the 1st 5 pts of the 2nd half, to take the lead. NMST bounced back. After being down 30-32, SG Joe Lewis finally hit his 1st FG of the game, a 3PT shot, and that started a 9-0 run, mostly generated by our defense. After a FG by NMST, Lewis hits his 2nd 3 of the game.
12:05, Up 42-36

We have 11 steals already, which generated a lot of easy baskets on our offensive end.
6:00, Up 57-46

The 3rd triple by SG Joe Lewis put us ahead by 16 with less than 5 mins left, and NMST never recovered.


Final Score: New Mexico St - 54, Alabama St - 74
Not the best offensive showing we had, but our defense helped gave us points to win. We outscored NMST 49-28 in the 2nd half


Box Scores
[INDENT]Moore 18, 10, 2, 3 stls, 3 blks (*)
Scott 14, 5, 0, 2 stls, 2 blks
Lewis 10, 2, 6, 3-5 3PT
Warhank 7, 3, 1, 3 stls
Whitehead 6, 1, 0
Hines 4, 5, 1, 2 stls
Forbes 4, 1, 2, 3 tos
Meeks 3, 2, 0
Wesley 3, 0, 0
Claxton 2, 1, 1
Collins 2, 1, 1
Payton 1, 0, 0
Bohm 0, 6, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 48-32%
REB: Even
TO: -3
Pts in paint: +14
2nd chance: -7
Fast break: +6
[/INDENT]

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Mar 18, 2006: (5) #25 Georgetown (20-10, 9-7) vs (4) #2 Alabama St (33-1, 15-1)

Pregame Notes

• Key Players
  
  1. So PG Devin Miller (14.3 ppg, 4.1 apg)
  2. Jr(R) SF Scott Cliff (12.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg)
• How they got here
  
  1. Finished 7th Big East; Quarter Finalist, Big East Tournament
• Strengths
  
  1. Outside shooting: 25.4 3PT attempts (#3 Nat'l)
• Weaknesses
  
  1. Rebounding: 31.6 rpg (7th Big East).
  2. Relies mostly on their guards (top 4 scorers are guards). We need to focus our defense on the perimeter.

Tip off

Had to burn an early timeout, as GEORG raced to an early lead with 3 triples already.
17:13, Down 0-13

Starting to settle down on defense, as GEORG made only 1 of their last 7 attempts from downtown. Our offensive execution needs improvement though, shooting just 36% FG together with 6 turn overs
9:15, Down 12-21

We continue to knocking on the door, but GEORG still hitting some occasional outside shots, esp PG Devin Miler who already has 16 pts (4-7 3PT). We finally tied the game with a minute remaining, and took the lead on a 3PT shot by SG Chris Warhank with less than 10 secs left.


Halftime, Up 38-35
Our comeback was fueled by our defense, forcing 9 turn overs on GEORG. SG Joe Lewis led us with 13 pts, while C Marcus Moore with 8 pts, 9 rebs


Start of 2nd half

11-3 run, as GEORG only having 1 FG so far in the 2nd half. 22 of GEORG's FG attempts were from beyond the arc.
13:11, Up 49-38

GEORG continues to throw the ball away (17 turn overs). SG Chris Warhank hits consecutive 3s, and SF Rashad heating up after a relatively quiet 1st half. We're pulling away from GEORG now, who only has 2 FGs so far in the 2nd half, both 3PT shots from their center.
8:24, Up 61-41

GEORG finally able to put a string of baskets, but they can't make defensive stops on the other end.


Final Score: Georgetown - 56, Alabama St - 77
Two straight games where we had a shaky start, but played much better in the 2nd half. C Marcus Moore did a yeoman job in rebounding and defense.

GEORG's PG Devin Miller finished with 21 pts (5-9 3PT), but only 5 in the 2nd half.


Box Scores
[INDENT]Lewis 27, 6, 0, 2 stls, 2 blks, 5-9 3PT (*)
Scott 12, 2, 2, 2 stls
Warhank 11, 1, 3, 3-5 3PT
Moore 10, 16, 4, 3 stls, 3 blks, 3 tos
Bohm 6, 5, 1
Hines 4, 3, 0
Whitehead 4, 2, 1
Forbes 3, 1, 8, 4 tos
Claxton 0, 3, 0
Meeks 0, 1, 0
Payton 0, 1, 0
Wesley 0, 1, 0
Collins 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 43-33%
REB: +11
TO: -3
Pts in paint: +12
2nd chance: +8
Fast break: +3
[/INDENT]

[randy]

Mar 23, 2006: (4) #2 Alabama St (34-1, 15-1) vs (1) #1 Georgia (29-3, 14-2)

Pregame Notes

• Key Players
  
  1. So SG Tyrone Henderson (16.9 ppg, 7.2 rpg)
  2. Fr PF Damon Gattison (11.4 ppg, 3.7 bpg)
  3. Fr PG Clyde Johnson (11.8 ppg, 5.5 apg)
• How they got here
  
  1. Finished 1st SEC; Champion, SEC Tournament
  2. (Rd 64) Def Eastern Washington, 73-46 (Johnson 20 pts)
  3. (Rd 32) Def Brigham Young, 73-46 (Johnson 21 pts, 7 asts)
• Strengths
  
  1. Talent and Depth: So deep that Fr SG Bill Penn, rated #4 recruit this season, has played for only 1 min the entire season
  2. Defense: 54.8 opp ppg (#1 nat'l), 35.3 % opp FG (#1 nat'l), 18.3 opp topg (#4 nat'l)
  3. Rebounding: 37.8 rpg (#1 nat'l),
• Weaknesses
  
  1. Almost none. Probably experience; their 4 leading scorers are either freshman or sophomore. Classic battle between experience vs youth

Tip off

We get to feel early how good GA's defense is, as we're shooting just 1-8 FG
14:55, Down 4-9

Consecutive 3s by SF Rashad Scott and SG Chris Warhank got us ahead, and forced GA to a timeout. We decided to duoble team GA's PF Damon Gattison, as he has the ability to take his man off the dribble. We have a 12-3 run now, with C Keith Bohm scoring 2 baskets underneath, 4 pts off the bench
11:08, Up 18-12

GA quickly erased our lead, and it has been a see-saw battle since. SG Chris Warhank scored our last 7 pts. We are in the penalty
7:21, Down 25-26

Defense has ruled most of the 1st half. Both teams with 8 turn overs each. SG Chris Warhank drained another 3, to hike his total to 13 pts to lead scorers. GA's starters were on the floor more than 90% of the time.


Halftime, Down 30-33
We only scored 2 fast break pts in the 2nd half; we have to get more easy baskets in transition and not let GA set up their half court defense. SG Joe Lewis (4 pts, 4 asts) has to be more active in scoring.


Start of 2nd half

3 quick team fouls in the 1st minute of play had me up in my seat and arguing with the refs.
15:57, Down 35-39

We have 3 consecutive turn overs that led to fast break pts by GA. Called an early timeout, before this game gets our of hand
14:26, Down 37-48

Our deficit continues to increase as we can't get going on offense, 33% FG and 13 turn overs
11:27, Down 39-54

Chris Warhank's 20 pts the only positive we had on offense. GA's offense getting contributions from almost every one, and things looking bleak for us
7:27, Down 46-66

Still not making any headway to cur our deficit, as GA has effective zeroed in defensively on SG Joe Lewis (9 pts, 3-13 FG) and SF Rashad Scott (5 pts, 2-10 FG)
3:26, Down 50-70

Had a run to cut our deficit down to 10, but not enough time.


Final Score: Alabama St - 62, Georgia - 74
SG Joe Lewis was feeling sad about his sub par performance, but if it wasn't for him, we wouldn't be where we are now. Lewis had a great college career, and so did C Marcus Moore. We simply ran against an extremely good team. Luck of the draw is part of the game

GA's starters scored 69 of their 74 pts.


Box Scores
[INDENT]Warhank 23, 3, 1, 3 stls
Bohm 12, 7, 0, 4 stls
Moore 11, 6, 0, 3 tos
Lewis 9, 3, 8, 4 tos
Scott 5, 1, 2
Whitehead 2, 1, 0
Claxton 0, 4, 0
Forbes 0, 2, 3, 3 tos
Meeks 0, 1, 0
Hines 0, 0, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 39-46%
REB: -7
TO: +1
Pts in paint: +4
2nd chance: -8
Fast break: -12
[/INDENT]

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NCAA

• #4 Maryland upsets #1 Georgia in the Final 4, and went on defeat #13 Michigan (58-41), to win their 1st ever national championship
• This is Michigan's 2nd consecutive trip to the title game, but came up short again, and still is searching for their 1st title