After winning our first game at Rupp Arena we played the West Jessamine Colts and fell by a score of 72-67. West Jessamine came into the game with a 27-8 record and having won 11 games in a row. We came in equally as hot having won 10 games in a row. However, our sluggish first half turned out to be too much to overcome and our season ended with a 26-7 record.
We never could get much going against West Jessamine's matchup zone in the first half and fell behind 12-8 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter saw us take our only lead of the game and our biggest lead was 5 points. However, West Jessamine went on a 12-2 run at the end of the 2nd quarter to take a 5 point lead at halftime. Our inability to make any shots from the perimeter played a big part in our struggles as well as losing Bennett Skaggs early in the first quarter with 2 fouls. Aaron Deviney scored 8 of his 14 points in the first half to keep us close and Seth Bratcher scored all 5 of his points in the second quarter.
The 3rd quarter was very important as we needed to make a run at them because they are so good at controlling tempo in the 4th quarter. We didn't make the run we needed and was down by 7 going into the 4th quarter. The first possession of the first quarter West Jessamine took 45 seconds off the clock and it was at that point we decided to start fouling to create a faster tempo and more possessions. The strategy actually worked for us as we scored 33 points in the quarter and made 8-15 3 point field goals. However, West Jessamine also made their free throws. Going into the game West Jessamine was shooting 66% as a team from the line with a several regulars below 50%. However, those players stepped up and made their foul shots and they were able to withstand our rally.
For the game we shot 24-60 for 40% and 12-34 from the 3 point line for 35%. West Jessamine shot 21-37 from the field for 56% and 26-36 from the line for 72%. The rebounding totals were 31 for West Jessamine and 30 for us. We had 9 second chance points to West Jessamine's 6. West Jessamine committed 11 turnovers and we committed 8.
Aaron Deviney was named the K105 player of the game for his 14 points and 10 rebounds. Travis Johnston was selected to the All Tournament team after the game. Travis scored 26 points in the loss to the Colts.
Scoring:
Travis Johnston-26
Aaron Deviney-14
Wes Smith-9
Tyler Saltsman-7
Seth Bratcher-5
Lance Buckler-4
Bennett Skaggs-2
We never could get much going against West Jessamine's matchup zone in the first half and fell behind 12-8 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter saw us take our only lead of the game and our biggest lead was 5 points. However, West Jessamine went on a 12-2 run at the end of the 2nd quarter to take a 5 point lead at halftime. Our inability to make any shots from the perimeter played a big part in our struggles as well as losing Bennett Skaggs early in the first quarter with 2 fouls. Aaron Deviney scored 8 of his 14 points in the first half to keep us close and Seth Bratcher scored all 5 of his points in the second quarter.
The 3rd quarter was very important as we needed to make a run at them because they are so good at controlling tempo in the 4th quarter. We didn't make the run we needed and was down by 7 going into the 4th quarter. The first possession of the first quarter West Jessamine took 45 seconds off the clock and it was at that point we decided to start fouling to create a faster tempo and more possessions. The strategy actually worked for us as we scored 33 points in the quarter and made 8-15 3 point field goals. However, West Jessamine also made their free throws. Going into the game West Jessamine was shooting 66% as a team from the line with a several regulars below 50%. However, those players stepped up and made their foul shots and they were able to withstand our rally.
For the game we shot 24-60 for 40% and 12-34 from the 3 point line for 35%. West Jessamine shot 21-37 from the field for 56% and 26-36 from the line for 72%. The rebounding totals were 31 for West Jessamine and 30 for us. We had 9 second chance points to West Jessamine's 6. West Jessamine committed 11 turnovers and we committed 8.
Aaron Deviney was named the K105 player of the game for his 14 points and 10 rebounds. Travis Johnston was selected to the All Tournament team after the game. Travis scored 26 points in the loss to the Colts.
Scoring:
Travis Johnston-26
Aaron Deviney-14
Wes Smith-9
Tyler Saltsman-7
Seth Bratcher-5
Lance Buckler-4
Bennett Skaggs-2
