UC Game Thread

[muskieman]

Gotta love Scruggs with the good move to the basket but please stop the jack-up three when you are killing them in close.

[Anti-Homer]

Turnovers killing X again. I saw Carter checking in. I hope not for the guy playing the best for X, Griffin.

[skyhops]

Zack needs to sit for some of these bonehead plays and poor D

[Anti-Homer]

Zack needs to sit for some of these bonehead plays and poor D

For sure. Griffin is playing the best of the post guys by far, so he's pulled.

[skyhops]

Yet he stays in for another turnover. Why is he getting the ball 18’ out?

[Anti-Homer]

Steele should have been subbing offense for defense, or leave Free on the bench when they took a six point lead.

[Anti-Homer]

Hit the free throw, than sub him out!

[Anti-Homer]

Key to win was:

Having only 5 T.O.s (UC only had 2) in the 2nd half leading to only one run out.
Scruggs was the MVP, but other notable performances were Carter's defense, positive contributions from 9 guys, particularly from Griffin, and hitting free throws.
Steele's preparation for UC's pressure, and overall personnel management. Definitely out coached Brannen. This team has a very high ceiling.

[muskieman]

UC looks like the "typical at the end of game mistakes" they made in past shootouts. Odom did not look like a freshman. Kyky was nowhere today and that is a shame. Scruggs better get some love after his play today. Griffin and Jones make the bench look so tough

XAVIER STILL IS THE UNIVERSITY IN CINCINNATI

[Xavier2005]

that was a great game by the players and the coaches. 6-0 great start.