Was about to post some negative shit about Givance and he bangs two clutch threes and gets the easy blow by layup. Need more of that from him in the first halves of games, def would like to see him step up big in the next month or so.
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This is the Givance we were hoping for. Damn, where’s he been?
I wish that I could feel comfortable being up 12 and going to the line with 2:35 to go, but the way we shoot free throws ...
We’re actually shooting 70% from the line and it just went up
Holy hell, we're actually making free throws down the stretch!
Final Stats
| TEAM STATS |
| 
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|---|---|---|
| FG | 21-53 | 29-58 |
| Field Goal % | 39.6 | 50.0 |
| 3PT | 9-24 | 3-16 |
| Three Point % | 37.5 | 18.8 |
| FT | 11-16 | 14-19 |
| Free Throw % | 68.8 | 73.7 |
| Rebounds | 31 | 35 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 9 | 10 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 22 | 25 |
| Assists | 9 | 15 |
| Steals | 6 | 6 |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Total Turnovers | 14 | 11 |
| Fouls | 18 | 17 |
Take away our horrible 3pt shots and we're 26 of 42.
Tough test to say the least.
The ball literally bounced straight back to him, over all the other players. If you pressed the pause button right when the ball hit the rim, and then hit rewind with the ball landing back in his hands, that's what it looked like. I've never seen a free throw bounce quite like that.
It wasn't a case of being out-hustled.
I think Big Ham was the spark in the first half and Givance was the flame in the second.
Heard Yellen say they are ranked 33
Great 2pt %, but horrible from 3 and at the line. We've shot over 40% in every game this year.
I realized late that McKinney barely played if at all in the second half. Anyone else notice that?
McKinney left the 1st half after grabing his back leg and limping. Looks like a tendon issue. He missed a shot and then pulled out lame coming down the court.
He is a high energy guy and has more one and one skills than most on this team. Seems we can't catch a break (we spend last year with many out and now this cycle is repeating itself).
Going to have to play at a much higher level to beat Kent. Looks to be a battle of defense and a war of attrition with a lot of defense. If the miners can pull this off will set the tone for conference play and may signal we are going to be in the hunt conference wise. Lose and we look to be a middle of the pack team again. I really want to see this team elevate it's play for a big game, which we haven't really seen.
Lil train, I don't know if you remember, but in our pre-season analysis of the players we agreed that it was not good that our point guard (Givance) only shoots 60 something %
from the line when he is prime fouling target at crunch time. Well; he is now at 79+% and leads the team.
from the line when he is prime fouling target at crunch time. Well; he is now at 79+% and leads the team.
Yes 1liner, it is definitely good to see Givance step up from the line. I thought his performance in the second half yesterday in leading the team, and not just his scoring, was a big key in the victory. Hopefully, this is just the beginning of him bringing some consistency to that position.
I’d say that’s about accurate. They have games where they shoot in the 30% range. If they do that, we have a chance.
We should just secretly limit our 3pt attempts to like 2 or 3 a half and see what happens.
NMSU not having any trouble scoring. Game going about the way I thought it would. We're going to have play at a level that we've not seen yet to even be competitive with Kent. I'm afraid we'll get embarrassed. Hope I'm wrong.
I don't get why the fans stand for defense but don't clap or chant for defense like the old days. Kind of weird just standing and not doing anything until the opponent scores.....When did this happen? I haven't been to a game in years and don't remember this...
I've said it many times, we have been so bad for so long that people forgot how to watch basketball in EP
