by Wayne23 » Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:04 pm
4/10: 80-65 but it was much closer than that; we were up by 3 with 2 minutes left. They took an early lead. We came back. Then it was back and forth. Up 2 at the half.
18, 8 for Risi, 13, 5, 4 for Toma, 13, 1, 7 for Hobs. 17 for Len Barn who was terrific from the bench, as was Demo with 9 and 7. The bench was the difference, 26, 9, 2 vs. 15, 7, 5.
15 TOs but they had 22. We don't see the 1-3-1 often and it had an effect. 11 threes helped a lot.
#3 seed Rhode Island, 22-11, 12-6, for the title. We won by only 5 there so it's no walk in the park.
Ty Weel: Their guards really outplayed ours last time and we're without our best guard so it could be rough. And while we outscored them massively inside we were only +3 on the boards. And their bench had 32, 15, 9 to our 4, 5, 1. This one looks like it could be really tough.
We have got to keep the game close to the basket.
On O they go with a deliberate game, looking outside most of the time.
On D they play a very good man, and fight off picks and switch off very well. They rarely press.
We'd better bring our A game!
I got a text from Midge with about 30 seconds left, Saw it but didn't read it until we got into the locker room. Here it is.
Text: WOOOOOOO! 87-69. We led all the way. 36, 9, 9 for Della, and she got MOP! Hope you won!
Later that evening I called.
"Hey champ!"
"WOOOOOO!!! I am thrilled! Can't wait until you get to see the game. Della was immense and our C and PF. Owned the inside. +17 RBs. What a game."
"And you go to the Big Dance in your first year here."
"I'm all goose bumps just thinking about it. I'm going to fly to Dayton to see your game tomorrow. See you there."