Nail-biter this yesterday. As always with PSU men’s hoops, we get to positions in the game where we can break it open, but we fail to. Not a just a Peery thing, it’s just something I’ve noticed over the years where we get to a double-digit lead, but let it get close again and lose the momentum. Good to get the win going into the tourney. I really wish we could have won on Thursday night to get to the 20 win mark for the regular season, but it was not to be.
Some thoughts:
- UND wanted to spoil the PSU senior day. Canda and Hollins said, “uh, no.” That was a pretty sweet last 90 seconds of overtime. Good steal by Woods to get that Hollins dunk.
- A wise man noticed that Tucker was not included in the pre-game senior day presentations. Is he possibly looking at another year due to a medical season or something?
- Giving up 50 points in the second half is not good. Too many close in shots, and 60% 3-ball shooting for UND didn’t help, but so many of those were wide open. I could have driven the lane in the second half. UND really made it a point to run the court fast where we were not able to press.
- It’s always weird to start a game with a technical foul shot. So UND committed that after the Sac State game?
- Mayhew seems to have a case of the yips. The bad part is that he was hesitant in firing off a couple in the second half. Shooters shoot. Period. Keep firing!
- We should have fed Edwards more yesterday. Such a size advantage he had.
- Hollins: Just another double/double.
- Derek Brown. Nothing huge in the stats today, but he had a huge part of our victory today. Those back to back steals really gave us some momentum in the first half.
- Woods. Not his best game today. 42/37/34/43/27/40 for the last six games in minutes. Half are 40+ minutes. I suspect he’s running on empty.
Well, on to the tourney!
