On Wednesday, March 18, we played Adair County in the first round of the Sweet Sixteen. Adair County represented the 5th region with a 26-7 record. We came into the game with a 25-6 record.
We set the tone early in the game by jumping out to a 9-2 lead. Lance Buckler scored all 7 of his points in the first quarter. We led 15-5 at the end of 1 quarter. Our defense was stellar and completely took them out of their offense. We switched from our 3-2 matchup zone, man to man, and our switching man to man defenses.
Neither team could get much going offensively in the second quarter but Seth Bratcher scored 4 points and we led 23-12 at the half.
The 3rd quarter was the only quarter that Adair Co. scored in double figures, they scored 12 points to our 9 and our lead was 32-24 going into the 4th quarter. We outscored Adair 13-9 in the 4th quarter to pick up Grayson County's first ever win at the state tournament. The final score was 45-33.
For the game we shot 14-38 from the field for 37% and 14-26 from the line for 54%. Adair Co. shot 13-39 for 33% and 5-11 from the line for 46%. Big difference in the game came with us out rebounding Adair Co. 33-25 and we scored 13 second chance points to Adair's 3.
This game was a great defensive effort on our part and also allowed us to get everyone playing time on Rupp Arena's floor.
The National Guard Player of the Game was Travis Johnston. Travis had 11 points, 4 assists and 1 steal. The K105 player of the game was Lance Buckler. Lance scored 7 points and pulled down 7 rebounds.
Scoring:
Travis Johnston-11
Wes Smith-10
Lance Buckler-7
Bennett Skaggs-6
Aaron Deviney-5
Seth Bratcher-4
Dustin Thomas-1
Evand Donald-1
We set the tone early in the game by jumping out to a 9-2 lead. Lance Buckler scored all 7 of his points in the first quarter. We led 15-5 at the end of 1 quarter. Our defense was stellar and completely took them out of their offense. We switched from our 3-2 matchup zone, man to man, and our switching man to man defenses.
Neither team could get much going offensively in the second quarter but Seth Bratcher scored 4 points and we led 23-12 at the half.
The 3rd quarter was the only quarter that Adair Co. scored in double figures, they scored 12 points to our 9 and our lead was 32-24 going into the 4th quarter. We outscored Adair 13-9 in the 4th quarter to pick up Grayson County's first ever win at the state tournament. The final score was 45-33.
For the game we shot 14-38 from the field for 37% and 14-26 from the line for 54%. Adair Co. shot 13-39 for 33% and 5-11 from the line for 46%. Big difference in the game came with us out rebounding Adair Co. 33-25 and we scored 13 second chance points to Adair's 3.
This game was a great defensive effort on our part and also allowed us to get everyone playing time on Rupp Arena's floor.
The National Guard Player of the Game was Travis Johnston. Travis had 11 points, 4 assists and 1 steal. The K105 player of the game was Lance Buckler. Lance scored 7 points and pulled down 7 rebounds.
Scoring:
Travis Johnston-11
Wes Smith-10
Lance Buckler-7
Bennett Skaggs-6
Aaron Deviney-5
Seth Bratcher-4
Dustin Thomas-1
Evand Donald-1
