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Box score Bits 11-15

 

Game I watched: Duke 74 vs Michigan St 69

 

I saw good things out of both teams in this game. In regards to Michigan St, it is clear that they can play with anyone down low and on the boards. They out rebounded Duke and UNC in their first two games, both of those teams have solid frontlines. And again, even though Appling and Wood combined for 48 points, they were still out played by Duke’s guards which will continue to be a problem when they face good teams. Also, Branden Dawson showed why he should be considered one of the best freshmen in the country be playing physically and scoring inside.

 

I have Duke in my Final Four predictions and I’m pretty confident with that choice. They also have solid bigs who are athletic and can rebound. Ryan Kelly showed an ability to stretch the defense with the jump shot, which is essential at the four position. Duke’s guards, though, are the strength of the team. Dawkins and Curry showed in this game that they can flat out stroke it and will provide a scoring lift in the half court. Austin Rivers played poorly in this game, but I have full confidence that he will turn his performance around by the end of the season. Bottom line, Duke is a well rounded team who can score on the inside and kill you with the three ball.

 

Important game results:

Washington St 81 at Gonzaga 89

UNI 41 at St Mary’s 57

Belmont 81 at Memphis 97

SDSU 67 at Baylor 77

Kent St 70 at West Virginia 60

URI 90 at Texas 100

Duke 74 at Michigan St 69

Lasalle 69 at Nova 77

Rutgers 57 at Miami 72

Florida 74 at Ohio St 81

Iowa St 65 at Drake 74

Pepperdine 66 at Arizona St 60

Middle Tennessee 86 at UCLA 66

Colorado St 52 at Stanford 64

Kentucky 75 at Kansas 65

 

Terrence Jones, PF Kentucky- 15pts, 7reb, 3blk

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, SF Kentucky- 12pts, 9reb, 4ast, 3blk, 5to’s

Anthony Davis, PF/C Kentucky- 14pts, 6reb, 7blk, 6/8fg

Doron Lamb, SG Kentucky- 17pts, 4reb, 3/5 3pt

Marquis Teague, PG Kentucky- 12pts, 3ast, 6to’s

 

Thomas Robinson, PF Kansas- 11pts, 12reb, 1blk, 5fls

Tyshawn Taylor, PG Kansas- 22pts, 2ast, 2stl, 15/17ft

 

Andre Dawkins, SG Duke- 26pts, 5reb, 2stl

Seth Curry, G Duke- 20pts, 5reb, 3ast, 5stl

Austin Rivers, SG Duke- 5pts, 1/7fg, 3ast

 

Patric Young, C Florida- 14pts, 12reb, 1blk

Brad Beal, SG Florida- 17pts, 3reb, 5to’s

Kenny Boynton, SG Florida- 15pts, 2ast, 3/6 3pt

 

Jared Sullinger, PF Ohio St- 16pts, 6reb, 3ast, 4/8fg

William Buford, SG Ohio St- 21pts, 6reb, 3ast

Deshaun Thomas, F Ohio St- 15pts, 6reb, 4/10fg

Aaron Craft, PG Ohio St- 13pts, 7ast, 3stl

 

JP Oluwekemi, SF Oklahoma St- 15pts, 4reb, 3stl

LeBryan Nash, SF Oklahoma St- 5pts, 5reb, 3to’s, 2/8fg

 

Deniz Kilici, C West Virginia- 11pts, 15reb, 2blk, 3/10fg

Kevin Jones, PF West Virginia- 15pts, 18reb, 3to’s

 

Adonis Thomas, SF Memphis- 12pts, 3reb, 1blk, 5/9fg

Joe Jackson, PG Memphis- 20pts, 4reb, 7ast, 6/7fg

Will Barton, SG Memphis- 23pts, 5reb, 3ast, 7/12fg

Wesley Witherspoon, SF Memphis- 22pts, 5reb, 2stl, 8/8fg

 

Kevin Pangos, G Gonzaga- 33pts, 6ast, 9/13 3pt

Elias Harris, SF Gonzaga- 14pts, 11reb, 3to’s

Robert Sacre, C Gonzaga- 15pts, 10reb, 3blk, 13/13ft

 

Quincy Acy, F Baylor- 13pts, 9reb, 2ast, 2blk

Quincy Miller, SF Baylor- 20pts, 6reb, 3to’s

 

Nikola Malescevic, SF URI- 22pts, 5reb, 6/11fg

Jamal Wilson, SG URI- 24pts, 5reb, 2ast, 3stl

 

Myck Kabongo, PG Texas- 18pts, 9ast, 7reb, 3stl, 4to’s

J’Covan Brown, SG Texas- 35pts, 6reb, 6ast, 2stl

 

Dorenzo Hudson, SG VA Tech- 31pts, 5reb, 8/13fg

Dorian Finney-Smith, SF VA Tech- 14pts, 10reb, 5ast, 2stl

 

Kris Joseph, SF Cuse- 19pts, 4reb, 8/14fg

Fab Melo, C Cuse- 8pts, 7reb, 4/5fg, 4fls

 

Mark Lyons, SG Xavier- 21pts, 5ast, 4reb

Tu Holloway, PG Xavier- 22pts, 5reb, 4ast

 

Dion Dixon, SG Cinnci- 20pts, 9reb, 2stl, 2blk, 5to’s

Cashmere Wright, PG Cinnci- 23pts, 6reb, 4ast, 2stl, 5to’s

 

Maalik Wayns, PG Nova- 22pts, 9reb, 4ast

Domenic Cheek, SG Nova- 18pts, 8reb, 12/14ft

Mouphtaou Yarou, PF Nova- 10pts, 14reb

 

Durand Scott, SG Miami- 19pts, 5reb, 4ast, 2blk

Malcolm Grant, SG Miami- 19pts, 2reb, 2ast

 

Jeff Taylor, SF Vandy- 14pts, 6reb, 2ast

Keith Appling, PG Michigan St- 22pts, 3reb, 8/10fg

Matthew Dellavadova- PG St Mary’s- 11pts, 7ast, 4reb, 7to’s

Chase Tapely, SG SDSU- 28pts, 8/10 3pt, 4reb, 4stl

Keith Wright, PF Harvard- 15pts, 10reb, 2stl, 4to’s

Andrew Smith, C Butler- 16pts, 10reb, 5/8fg

Mike Scott, PF Virginia- 18pts, 8reb, 6/9fg

DJ Cooper, PG Ohio- 22pts, 5reb, 3ast

Chris Braswell, F Charlotte- 22pts, 10reb, 7/8fg

Trey Zeigler, SG Central Michigan- 22pts, 15reb, 4to’s

Jorge Guitterez, PG California- 14pts, 6reb, 3ast, 4to’s

D’Aundray Brown, SG Cleveland St- 24pts, 9reb

Ryan Pearson, PF George Mason- 16pts, 12reb

Royce White, SF Iowa St- 21pts, 14reb, 4ast

Trent Lockett, SG Arizona St- 23pts, 9reb, 2blk

Orlando Johnson, SG/SF UCSB- 21pts, 4reb, 2ast

Joshua Smith, C UCLA- 15pts, 9reb, 6/9fg

 

11/16

 

My top 25

 

1. UNC
2. Kentucky
3. Ohio St
4. Duke
5. UConn
6. Cuse
7. Florida
8. Memphis
9. Louisville
10. Baylor
11. Wisconsin
12. Xavier
13. Kansas
14. Bama
15. Marquette
16. Florida St
17. Michigan
18. Pitt
19. Arizona
20. Gonzaga
21. Vanderbilt
22. Cal
23. Cinnci
24. Texas A&M
25. Washington

 

Key scores:

 

Indiana 93 at Evansville 73

Princeton 58 at NCST 60

North Texas 64 at Texas Tech 69

UTSA 85 at Oklahoma St 90

Hofstra 72 at Oregon St 82

LBSU 86 at Pitt 76

New Mexico St 62 at New Mexico 53

 

Prospect Watch

 

Cody Zeller, PF/C Indiana- 14pts, 7reb, 2blk

Verdell Jones III, G Indiana- 17pts, 6ast, 6reb, 2blk, 4/4 3pt

Christian Watford, F Indiana- 15pts, 8reb

 

Ashton Gibbs, SG Pitt- 20pts, 4ast, 2reb, 8/21fg

Nasir Robinson, PF Pitt- 19pts, 3reb, 8/12fg

Travon Woodall, PG Pitt- 17pts, 4ast, 5to’s, 5/6fg

 

LeBryan Nash, SF Oklahoma St- 18pts, 9reb, 3to’s

Cezar Guerrero, PG Oklahoma St- 29pts, 5ast, 4reb, 3to’s

JP Oluwekemi, SF Oklahoma St- 12pts, 5reb, 5ast, 2stl, 10/12ft

 

Okaro White, SF Florida St- 18pts, 3reb, 8/11fg

Bernard James, C Florida St- 15pts, 11reb, 2blk, 7/8fg

 

Gerald Robinson, PG Georgia- 15pts, 3reb, 3ast, 2stl

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, SG Georgia- 14pts, 6reb, 2stl

 

Pat Connaughton, SF Notre Dame- 24pts, 5reb, 2stl

Jerian Grant, SG Notre Dame- 17pts, 7ast, 6reb, 2stl, 6/6fg

 

Jared Cunningham, SG Oregon St- 35pts, 5reb, 2ast, 2stl

Devon Collier, PF Oregon St- 25pts, 5reb, 3stl, 2blk, 9/12fg

 

Drew Gordon, PF New Mexico- 2pts, 8reb, 2ast, 0/4fg

Kendall Williams, PG New Mexico- 4pts, 6ast, 4reb, 5to’s, 0/9fg

 

Marshawn Powell, PF Arkansas- 20pts, 7reb, 2ast, 2blk, 4to’s

BJ Young, SG Arkansas- 16pts, 2ast, 5/8fg

 

Jordan Taylor, PG Wisconsin- 9pts, 7reb, 4ast, 3/4 3pt

Lorenzo Brown, G NCST- 16pts, 5reb, 8ast, 5stl, 3to’s

Travis Mckie, F Wake Forest- 23pts, 7reb, 2blk

Tim Frasier, PG Penn St- 26pts, 10ast, 5reb, 2stl, 4to’s

Trae Golden, PG Tennessee- 17pts, 11ast, 3to’s

Doug Mcdermont, SF Creighton- 27pts, 7reb, 5to’s, 11/18fg

Javon Mccrea, PF Buffalo- 19pts, 10reb, 3blk, 5to’s

Casper Ware, SG LBSU- 28pts, 6ast, 10/18fg

 

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