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Pilots/Vikings rivalry
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Ito is dealing with something bigger then a basketball game. I wish him and his family the best under the circumstances.
WiViking
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Big win for the Viks.
http://www.bigskyfans.com/2007/11/28/psu-vs-portland
PSU VS Portland
First Half
Polis got the start because Jeremiah Dominguez committed a rules infraction on the last road trip. Kramer Knutson got the start for the Pilots at center because he is a bit bigger than Sikma. Raivio at point because Ito is out. Mickey Polis started the scoring with a 3 ball, then Raivio answered. Huff has looked tired, and he was pulled 3 1/2 minutes in after throwing a bad pass and committing a foul. Mara and Sikma each hit 3 balls too going into the first timeout. First Timeout: 8-8 Mara was really tough out of the gate, going to the floor twice. Andre Murray finally hit a jump shot giving the Viks a lead. Scott Morrison then fouled Nik Raivio on his way to the rim, causing him to bleed badly from the chin. Walter Thompson, who burned the Viks last year, came in for Raivio. Robin Smeulders (the Pilots leading scorer) came in for Knutson, but nobody has been successful against Morrison inside so far. No matter the situation, Dominguez has been shooting great hitting another outside shot. Going into the second timeout, the Viks’ attack has been very balanced, but they’d like to see Huff and Lucas hit their shots. Second Timeout: 17-13 Vikings Walter Thompson started quick for the North-siders with 7 points in the first ten minutes after missing two free throws. Sikma and Raivio kept the pace at 7 going in to the third timeout, while Morrison and Dominguez had 6 for the Vikings. Third Timeout: 24-24 Lucas finally hit his first shot with 7 minutes left in the half. Though Kyle Coston was questionable going in, he played well in the first half, shooting the ball well. Unfortunately for the Viks, 3 of their starters (Morrison, Mara, Huff) got in foul trouble in the first half. Though many Viking fans (myself included) have been critical of Polis, his shooting cannot be argued with. Though he didn’t go up against Morrison in the first half, Sikma was dominant on the boards gathering 9 in the first half. Off the bench, Julius Thomas was good on the boards too, but couldn’t hit his put back attempt. Fourth Timeout: 33-32 Pilots Deonte Huff couldn’t hit the broad side of the barn from the field, but he hit on his first four free throw attempts. Even though the bench was finally semi-effective, Bone went with Mara and Huff to end the half with Mara hitting a late 3 ball. Lucas had 5 assists in the first half, but just 2 points. The Vikings have to be happy that they held Smeulders to just 1 point, but upset at the rebound deficit (19-15).
Halftime: 37-35 Vikings
Second Half
Hannibal started the second half in place of Knutson for the Pilots. Huff started the second half with his first field goal, and added a free throw for the and-1. Mara added another three ball to extend the Viking lead to 8. Sikma got his third foul after picking up his tenth rebound. He came out, and the Vikings took advantage. They were able to get back to back inside buckets and extend their lead to nine going into the first media timeout. However, Huff picked up his third foul going into that timeout. First Timeout: 47-38 Vikings After two free throws for the Pilots, Mara made his fourth 3 ball, and that made him 4-4. Watson then hit back to back jumpers to give him 18 points which lead the Pilots at the time. Murray hit for his third field goal going into the timeout. Second Timeout: 54-48 Vikings With 10 minutes left, Sikma got his double-double at 10 points and 10 boards. Julius Thomas finally got his first bucket on an alley-oop lay-up with 8 minutes left. Huff drew his fourth foul, though forcing the Viks to go big. Ahead of the timeout, Walter Thompson got into double figures for the Pilots with 10.Third Timeout: 60-55 Vikings Tyrell Mara hit another big 3 to put the Viks back up 8 after two missed free throws by Morrison. Raivio came back the other way and answered. After Morrison hit a lay-up, Raivio hit another 3 to cut the lead to 4. However, Dominguez came back with one of his own to answer. The teams traded baskets for the next couple of minutes. There was no final media timeout until there were 36 seconds left due to 2 team timeouts, and some mistakes by the referees.Final Media Timeout: 74-69 Vikings Morrison hit 1 of 2 with 46 seconds. Huff added two more to make it 75-69. Watson hit a jumper in the lane for the Pilots with 27 seconds left. Huff redeemed some terrible games earlier in the season hitting 9-9 from the line.
This was a big one for the Viks, and their first ever victory at the Chiles Center. They did a great job shutting down Smeulders, allowing him only 3 points. Though they did allow big games by Watson, (20) Raivio, (20) and Sikma, (12 Pts, 14 Boards) they shut down the one player who could really beat them on his own. Clutch free-throws by D-Huff down the stretch wrapped this one up. Tyrell Mara was the player of the game for the Vikings hitting 5-6 from downtown, and leading the team with 7 tough rebounds.
Final: 78-73 Vikings
http://www.bigskyfans.com/2007/11/28/psu-vs-portland
PSU VS Portland
First Half
Polis got the start because Jeremiah Dominguez committed a rules infraction on the last road trip. Kramer Knutson got the start for the Pilots at center because he is a bit bigger than Sikma. Raivio at point because Ito is out. Mickey Polis started the scoring with a 3 ball, then Raivio answered. Huff has looked tired, and he was pulled 3 1/2 minutes in after throwing a bad pass and committing a foul. Mara and Sikma each hit 3 balls too going into the first timeout. First Timeout: 8-8 Mara was really tough out of the gate, going to the floor twice. Andre Murray finally hit a jump shot giving the Viks a lead. Scott Morrison then fouled Nik Raivio on his way to the rim, causing him to bleed badly from the chin. Walter Thompson, who burned the Viks last year, came in for Raivio. Robin Smeulders (the Pilots leading scorer) came in for Knutson, but nobody has been successful against Morrison inside so far. No matter the situation, Dominguez has been shooting great hitting another outside shot. Going into the second timeout, the Viks’ attack has been very balanced, but they’d like to see Huff and Lucas hit their shots. Second Timeout: 17-13 Vikings Walter Thompson started quick for the North-siders with 7 points in the first ten minutes after missing two free throws. Sikma and Raivio kept the pace at 7 going in to the third timeout, while Morrison and Dominguez had 6 for the Vikings. Third Timeout: 24-24 Lucas finally hit his first shot with 7 minutes left in the half. Though Kyle Coston was questionable going in, he played well in the first half, shooting the ball well. Unfortunately for the Viks, 3 of their starters (Morrison, Mara, Huff) got in foul trouble in the first half. Though many Viking fans (myself included) have been critical of Polis, his shooting cannot be argued with. Though he didn’t go up against Morrison in the first half, Sikma was dominant on the boards gathering 9 in the first half. Off the bench, Julius Thomas was good on the boards too, but couldn’t hit his put back attempt. Fourth Timeout: 33-32 Pilots Deonte Huff couldn’t hit the broad side of the barn from the field, but he hit on his first four free throw attempts. Even though the bench was finally semi-effective, Bone went with Mara and Huff to end the half with Mara hitting a late 3 ball. Lucas had 5 assists in the first half, but just 2 points. The Vikings have to be happy that they held Smeulders to just 1 point, but upset at the rebound deficit (19-15).
Halftime: 37-35 Vikings
Second Half
Hannibal started the second half in place of Knutson for the Pilots. Huff started the second half with his first field goal, and added a free throw for the and-1. Mara added another three ball to extend the Viking lead to 8. Sikma got his third foul after picking up his tenth rebound. He came out, and the Vikings took advantage. They were able to get back to back inside buckets and extend their lead to nine going into the first media timeout. However, Huff picked up his third foul going into that timeout. First Timeout: 47-38 Vikings After two free throws for the Pilots, Mara made his fourth 3 ball, and that made him 4-4. Watson then hit back to back jumpers to give him 18 points which lead the Pilots at the time. Murray hit for his third field goal going into the timeout. Second Timeout: 54-48 Vikings With 10 minutes left, Sikma got his double-double at 10 points and 10 boards. Julius Thomas finally got his first bucket on an alley-oop lay-up with 8 minutes left. Huff drew his fourth foul, though forcing the Viks to go big. Ahead of the timeout, Walter Thompson got into double figures for the Pilots with 10.Third Timeout: 60-55 Vikings Tyrell Mara hit another big 3 to put the Viks back up 8 after two missed free throws by Morrison. Raivio came back the other way and answered. After Morrison hit a lay-up, Raivio hit another 3 to cut the lead to 4. However, Dominguez came back with one of his own to answer. The teams traded baskets for the next couple of minutes. There was no final media timeout until there were 36 seconds left due to 2 team timeouts, and some mistakes by the referees.Final Media Timeout: 74-69 Vikings Morrison hit 1 of 2 with 46 seconds. Huff added two more to make it 75-69. Watson hit a jumper in the lane for the Pilots with 27 seconds left. Huff redeemed some terrible games earlier in the season hitting 9-9 from the line.
This was a big one for the Viks, and their first ever victory at the Chiles Center. They did a great job shutting down Smeulders, allowing him only 3 points. Though they did allow big games by Watson, (20) Raivio, (20) and Sikma, (12 Pts, 14 Boards) they shut down the one player who could really beat them on his own. Clutch free-throws by D-Huff down the stretch wrapped this one up. Tyrell Mara was the player of the game for the Vikings hitting 5-6 from downtown, and leading the team with 7 tough rebounds.
Final: 78-73 Vikings
Nice run down of the game WiViking. Listen to the game on the radio and it was a very entertaining one. I was expecting a larger margain of victory, but I think the Pilots are improving all the time. Great game for Mara, who has been the team MVP thus far, in my opinion.
VikThunder1
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forestgreen said:
A great win for the Vikings. Tough one to pull out though. The Pilots are tough and will be very good in the next few years with all the freshmen and sophomores they are playing.
WiViking
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If not Mara, then Dominguez. However, Huff was critical down the stretch tonight. The rest of the Viks really need to work on their free throw shooting to the point where there is more than one guy they can count on down the stretch.
Mara has really shocked me, and I'm sure you guys as well with his offensive explosion. He was a solid player his freshman year, but not much of a threat offensively. Now, he's the same energetic rebounder, but has added a great touch from the outside. If he can keep it up, it's going to be tough to put Tiefenthaler in the starting lineup when he comes back. It's great to hear that he and Hammond could be eligible as early as Dec. 9. Professors don't have to have grades in until the 12th though, so I wouldn't count on it.
Mara has really shocked me, and I'm sure you guys as well with his offensive explosion. He was a solid player his freshman year, but not much of a threat offensively. Now, he's the same energetic rebounder, but has added a great touch from the outside. If he can keep it up, it's going to be tough to put Tiefenthaler in the starting lineup when he comes back. It's great to hear that he and Hammond could be eligible as early as Dec. 9. Professors don't have to have grades in until the 12th though, so I wouldn't count on it.
Nice recap WiViking.
Good game to watch, especially since we won. ;-)
Couple of thoughts...
This was a pretty solid performance by PSU. Only 8 turnovers in the entire game is a great sign that we really took care of the ball tonight. This had the look of a double digit win, but UP seemed to get a few runs going to cut into our lead in the 2nd half. UP was really hot as the game got into crunch time and it was great to see our FT shooting not fall apart.
I barely recognized Lucas without his hair. ;-) He struggled shooting last night, but even when he's not hitting he has the ability to distribute the ball for points and the 6 assists.
Mara was a beast in this game and Murray has a great stroke when he doesn't force the shot.
Also, the refs were terrible tonight, but they were bad on both ends so it was pretty much equal. That intentional foul by UP that they missed late in the 2nd half could have been huge since it ended up with a UP 3-pointer instead of PSU free throws.
Good game to watch, especially since we won. ;-)
Couple of thoughts...
This was a pretty solid performance by PSU. Only 8 turnovers in the entire game is a great sign that we really took care of the ball tonight. This had the look of a double digit win, but UP seemed to get a few runs going to cut into our lead in the 2nd half. UP was really hot as the game got into crunch time and it was great to see our FT shooting not fall apart.
I barely recognized Lucas without his hair. ;-) He struggled shooting last night, but even when he's not hitting he has the ability to distribute the ball for points and the 6 assists.
Mara was a beast in this game and Murray has a great stroke when he doesn't force the shot.
Also, the refs were terrible tonight, but they were bad on both ends so it was pretty much equal. That intentional foul by UP that they missed late in the 2nd half could have been huge since it ended up with a UP 3-pointer instead of PSU free throws.
Another good analysis of last night's game:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandstatevikings/2007/11/mr_consistent_leads_viks_to_wi.html
http://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandstatevikings/2007/11/mr_consistent_leads_viks_to_wi.html
GustaViking
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And this one, as well:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/sportsupdates/2007/11/balanced_attack_leads_psu_past.html
http://blog.oregonlive.com/sportsupdates/2007/11/balanced_attack_leads_psu_past.html
BigVikesFan
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forestgreen said:
I agree Tyrell's been great, and is certainly the Most Improved Player to date, and brings good energy every game. But I think you also have to give some respect to the guy who's leading the team in scoring, rebounding, blocks, and shooting percentage - all while getting the lowest playing time, by quite a bit, of any of the starters. In fact, Bone's not playing him much more than he played as a freshman starter 3 years ago. What's with that?? This team will only go as far as Scott takes them, imho.
WiViking
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I think it starts with Scotty. However, he tends to gum up the works when double teamed. This only applies against better opponents. When this is the case, Dominguez has to get the ball to other guys, or score himself, and he has done a great job of that this season, and deserves the accolades. Last night wasn't a case of this necessity, as Scott had a great game, but applies quite a bit in games like the ones in Alaska.
WiViking said:
I'm totally shocked with Mara this season. While showing talent two seasons ago, he also looked timid and uncertain at times on the floor. Now he looks in the flow of the offense and looks confident from everyting from the shots he takes, to the picks/screens he sets. The added bulk that he's put on is really adding to his great play near the basket.
University of Portland beat the Griz tonight by one point 58-57. Raivio hit a three point basket with five seconds to go to win it for the Pilots.
So much for 'The Zoo' in Missoula. Two straight home losses for the Griz.
As promised, here are some observations from the Portland/Montana game last night:
The score was 58-57, but it shouldn't have been that close: if the Pilots don't shoot 8-17 from the free throw line, this game would have been in the bank far earlier. For most of the game, UP was very much in control - dominating on the glass and in the paint.
Jordan Hasquet is the Montana offense. Essentially, the Portland game plan was to shut him down completely and dare the Griz to shoot threes. It backfired early on, and Montana jumped out to an early lead, but once their shooters cooled off, Portland was able to go up by as many as 13 and lead by 9 at halftime. Montana's second half comeback was almost entirely keyed by Hasquet - he scored the first eight points of the half. He's a very dynamic player, but IMO, you guys have the better team. Keep Hasquet in check, and the game is yours for the taking.
Best of luck!
The score was 58-57, but it shouldn't have been that close: if the Pilots don't shoot 8-17 from the free throw line, this game would have been in the bank far earlier. For most of the game, UP was very much in control - dominating on the glass and in the paint.
Jordan Hasquet is the Montana offense. Essentially, the Portland game plan was to shut him down completely and dare the Griz to shoot threes. It backfired early on, and Montana jumped out to an early lead, but once their shooters cooled off, Portland was able to go up by as many as 13 and lead by 9 at halftime. Montana's second half comeback was almost entirely keyed by Hasquet - he scored the first eight points of the half. He's a very dynamic player, but IMO, you guys have the better team. Keep Hasquet in check, and the game is yours for the taking.
Best of luck!
dystopiamembrane
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I hate that f*cking Hasquet.
Pilots lose to Eastern Washington tonight 84-75.
I expected a win given their performance versus UW.
