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Message: [QUOTE="Chief00, post: 4869826, member: 11108"] With Karaban’s high ankle sprain, we were down a shooter today, so driving and foul shooting were key. Still we shot around 50% FG, 50% from 3 and over 90% from the line. Turnovers were also key in the second half and a dozen rebound advantage in the game. Stephon Cassell (21) played outstanding leading our team along with Tristen Newton (18) and Cam Spencer (23) . When Stephon hits a couple threes it opens things up. Then he’s a double threat on his drives when he’s shooting foul shots like he did today. Cam was strong in the second half. I don’t fully understand how we are playing Soriano, the doubles and triple teams lacked communication and coordination leading to open shooters. However, it threw Soriano’s timing off. With Karaban out, St John’s focused on shutting Cam Spencer down somewhat from 3 but Cam adjusted and made some penetrations followed by fade away shots. I thought our fast break transition was good today and was a big plus early on despite us being down a shooter. Our foul shooting was outstanding as well, a key to victory. Give Samson credit for allowing the team to built a lead with Donovan out. However, as Chief has been saying all season he needs to stop overplaying the high hedge. Today he had at least 2 fouls from 3 point land and the last one led to a 5 fouls exit. We missed Alex for 40 minutes and Donovan for 25 and still won by double figures. Having 3 ball handlers helps. Did Ball get injured? [/QUOTE]

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