PAM is now playing meaningful basketball
37-22 USA in the second
@unclemark which player would you want to be playing instead? Sokolov isn't with the team yet, Yigitoglu cannot, Winker is a walk-on...I get your sentiment completely but they need more than one big guy available.
I don't care. Sam is out of eligibility. He shouldn't be playing with the IU team. Maybe we can learn some small ball. Might come in handy. Never know.
Team USA turning up the intensity on defense and on the glass...Jaeden Mustaf rips down a rebound and gets the putback basket with purpose to go-ahead 37-22. Harris adds a FT and it's 38-22 as USA takes control.
@tjinman1987 Much better second quarter for Indiana so far. I am sure that Mustaf's aggressiveness will backfire on him at points throughout the season, but I LOVE his mindset. He is a man fully set on rim attacking
Burton with a great and-1 move to the basket.
40-23 USA in the second
A very, very quick whistle against USA on any USVI drive.
Sherrell with an and-1 drive to the basket. Misses the free throw
44-23 USA
Markus Burton probably overreacted but I won't complain about an IU player showing some passion and fight on the court. He got grabbed and then bumped after the whistle and went right at the USVI player.
Indiana is playing with both Alexis and Sherrell right now. Notable rotation.
57-36 USA
Indiana doesn't rely on the three-ball like they did last season, but they certainly can shoot it! Back-to-back threes
USA 69-36
Aiden Sherrell showing off some quickness off the bounce with a pair of nice moves that started outside the paint. Unfortunately, this game has zero rhythm as every drive is met with a foul call. No sooner did I type that than a few possessions go without a whistle and Vaughn Karvala goes OFF! Karvala is having an awesome game.
69-39 at the half. Too many fouls prevented rhythm from being established but really encouraging stuff from Vaughn Karvala. He had 16 points in the first half.
Halftime thoughts:
USA can do whatever they want on offense against this team, and they have. USA is up 69-39 at the half. USA's defense has struggled in several moments of this game. Karvara is on an all-time heater. He might be a great heat-check guy.
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