First off, this was a great college basketball game to watch. An emotional hard fought up and down close game that went to OT, with a lot of great plays all around.
I'm sure Moore will probably be kicking himself for a while on those free throws at the end of regulation, but hopefully he has a short memory on those. In my opinion, this was his best game as a Viking. Dare I say that he was a little 'Deonte Huff' tonight. Very emotional and and I think that he's rising to be the leader of this team. One hell of a game by him.
On to the not so positive...
Grrr. That little munchkin Randy pulls out another close game against PSU, yet again. I wish we'd seen WSU later at home when school was in and it wasn't around the holidays, but oh well. The crowd (small), was into the game, but it could have been very much more hostile.
That intentional foul call that ended in a seven point swing was horsesh*t. That happened on the end that we sit at and I'm still amazed that it was called. It was a clear play on the ball. 2 + 2 free throws + a 3 on the possession and the entire momentum of the game changed.
Random thoughts:
- Why didn't WSU zone press?
- Teef is really starting to gel. 4 rebound, 10 point, and a 7:1 assist ratio.
- I'm a big baseball guy, so I like stats. Why sub Gary in for Harthun late when Harthun is better in the majority of the stat column? This was in an offensive possession.
- Our pressure defense was great tonight. I'd like to see more of that. If nothing, it burned about ten seconds off of their shot clock.
- Need at least a split in the Montana trip.
