Here's the player ratings
for this game.....
(24) JACOBI WOOD 6'2" 185 SO G		138.7845
(52) JAMARI SMITH 6'8" 225 JR F		117.3654
(02) ROB PERRY 6'4" 210 JR G		112.6102
(10) QUINCY ANDERSON 6'4" 205 JR G		106.4101
(23) BEN KRIKKE 6'9" 235 SR F		95.3311
(55) DJ BURNS 6'7" 220 JR F		89.6877
(35) KOBE KING 6'4" 195 5Y G		88.8886
(14) QUINTON GREEN 6'7" 185 6Y G		71.4147
(05) NICK EDWARDS 6'1" 170 5Y G		46.8552
(12) IBRA BAYU 6'8" 195 FR F		38.8441
(13) KENNY WHITE, JR. 6'7" 225 SO F		26.4614
(03) CONNOR BARRETT 6'6" 205 JR G/F		24.0416
(14) BRIAN MOORE, JR. 6'3"180 SO G		19.8238
(11) JUSTIN MORGAN 6'6" 215 FR G		19.3226
(13) MAXIMUS NELSON 6'8" 215 FR F		17.5034
(33) JEROME PALM 6'10" 215 JR F		12.8281
(01) BRAXTON STACKER 6'5" 185 FR G		4.9556
(22) SAM MURRAY II 6'8" 190 FR F		2.0618
(00) JAXON EDWARDS 6'6" 195 FR G		1.8216
(25) RODRIGUEZ THOMAS 6'0" 195 SR G		1.0270
(35) MARLON LESTIN 6'9" 230 SO F		-   0.5000
(15) LUKE MORRILL 6'2" 195 SR G		-   0.5000
(04) DARIUS DEAVEIRO 6'0" 170 SO G		- 10.1804

We had some guards rebounding tonight. They really turned them over tonight, also. The effort was there.

 

Here's the statistics for this game.....
(78.62)
STAT		Murray State		Valparaiso
FGM		29		18
FGA		68		55
FG%		42.65		32.73
3PM		10		2
3PA		27		23
3P%		37.04		8.70
FTM		10		12
FTA		14		16
FT%		71.43		75.00
OR		9		7
DR		30		30
TREB		39		37
FLS		13		14
AST		24		15
TOS		6		19
BLK		2		6
STL		11		3
PTS		78		50

Quote from: jcruse64 on March 02, 2023, 08:49:14 PMWe had some guards rebounding tonight. They really turned them over tonight, also. The effort was there.

Going to need those guards rebounding tomorrow.  We've been out-rebounded by Drake by 27 this year.    Going to be a tough one.   Last time at Murray Racers only turned the ball over 3 times and still got trounced by 20+ from Drake.     We have to contain DeVries and hope the Drake team that had to have 2 OTs to beat Valpo shows up.   

Here's the player's Net
Point Ratings for this game.....
PLAYER		NET POINTS
(52) JAMARI SMITH 6'8" 225 JR F		13.5000
(10) QUINCY ANDERSON 6'4" 205 JR G		11.2500
(02) ROB PERRY 6'4" 210 JR G		7.0000
(24) JACOBI WOOD 6'2" 185 SO G		4.0000
(55) DJ BURNS 6'7" 220 JR F		2.2500
(23) BEN KRIKKE 6'9" 235 SR F		1.5200
(11) JUSTIN MORGAN 6'6" 215 FR G		0.2500
(35) MARLON LESTIN 6'9" 230 SO F		-  0.2500
(15) LUKE MORRILL 6'2" 195 SR G		-  0.3900
(25) RODRIGUEZ THOMAS 6'0" 195 SR G		-  0.5000
(12) IBRA BAYU 6'8" 195 FR F		-  0.6800
(22) SAM MURRAY II 6'8" 190 FR F		-  0.7500
(01) BRAXTON STACKER 6'5" 185 FR G		-  0.7500
(00) JAXON EDWARDS 6'6" 195 FR G		-  0.7500
(13) KENNY WHITE, JR. 6'7" 225 SO F		-  1.7500
(03) CONNOR BARRETT 6'6" 205 JR G/F		-  2.2400
(33) JEROME PALM 6'10" 215 JR F		-  3.1200
(13) MAXIMUS NELSON 6'8" 215 FR F		-  3.2400
(05) NICK EDWARDS 6'1" 170 5Y G		-  3.3100
(14) QUINTON GREEN 6'7" 185 6Y G		-  4.7000
(35) KOBE KING 6'4" 195 5Y G		-  4.8200
(14) BRIAN MOORE, JR. 6'3"180 SO G		-  5.5000
(04) DARIUS DEAVEIRO 6'0" 170 SO G		-  7.0200

I love to see all those Racers at the top of the player ratings 75. Can you arrange for that to happen tomorrow? Good start to the weekend. Hopefully we can keep it going. Our guys know what to expect tomorrow. Hopefully they learned that they have to keep the peddle to the metal for 40 minutes against Drake. I just want to see 2 competitive halves where we hustle on every play and make smart decisions. No scoring droughts, no lackadaisical defense, no selfishness on offense. 

For those who keep bringing up "Myrtle Beach" your wish was granted. Haven't seen that team in a very long time. If "they" show up again tomorrow it could get interesting. 

I bring up Myrtle Beach because there are several games recently I'd like to forget. Just trying to remember the positives, not the negatives. But, you're right. That was months ago. I like what I saw tonight. But, it is easier to beat a team when it goes 2-23 from deep. I doubt we can count on Drake shooting that poorly. But, I don't think Drake is 20 points better than us if we play up to our capabilities. I think we can give them a good game. Especially if Jamari can play as well tomorrow as he did today. I think he's one of the reasons we fell off a cliff after Myrtle Beach.

Murray looked so full of energy and if that pass had not been bobbled, he would be on ESPN's Top-10 for a Monster Dunk!

It took a bit for CSP to learn that Anderson could ball enough for some PT.

It took a bit longer for him to learn that Moore could ball enough for some PT.

Maybe he'll learn that Murray can ball too.  He can certainly alter some shots and rebound.  I think if he got more than 1-3 minutes of PT, his shots will have less adrenaline behind them.  I see greatness in that young man's athleticism.

Stack and Edwards played hard too.

Nice effort today.

Just need to do it 3 more times!

I would love another miracle story in the storied history of this program and winning the MVC Tournament would make me quickly forget the 3 20-plus-point beat-downs we suffered this year.

It was nice to see defensive rotations that featured helpside D that got there in time - it's been quite a while since we've seen that on a consistent basis.  Valpo did their part to help us by missing a lot of open shots, but our defense didn't give them as many open looks as before.  Nice effort - that looked more like Racer basketball!  I just hope our refusal to go beyond 7 players doesn't come back to bite us today - I really thought Morgan and Murray should have been worked into the mix early in the 2nd half for a few minutes each as we started to pull away.  Jacobi played 36 minutes yesterday - way too many minutes in a game that was over with 8 minutes to go.  At least our bigs both played less than 25 minutes.  I'll be happy with the same kind of effort today regardless of the outcome.    

Yeah, the amount of effort that was put out on defense last night for jumping into passing lanes, rebounding, and getting after loose balls was at another level then what we have seen for the majority of the year.   

I would love to see the racers perform well tonight against drake.   Can they keep up the effort as the other team pushes back...   (Play sound effects of horses running).

75, Could you ask the basketball gods for another game like last night.   Build the lead to around 12-15. Then continuing to add on and win going away.     Again I'd take anything within 5 points either way, but it would really make me feel better about this season to win.    

Quote from: bjhracer on March 03, 2023, 08:22:29 AM75, Could you ask the basketball gods for another game like last night.  Build the lead to around 12-15. Then continuing to add on and win going away.    Again I'd take anything within 5 points either way, but it would really make me feel better about this season to win.   

As a change of pace, I'd like to see 4 consecutive games where we jump out to an early 12-point lead and then slowly build the lead throughout the game to a 20-plus-point victory!