St Mary's vs. Kent State Live Blog
12/4/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Final from Wilmington N.C. KSU won 69-54. Kowalska with 22 while Chenel Harris added 10 boards. KSU forced a jump ball but Fisher lost it on the drive. Sanham at the line for a pair and splits. KSU misses a deep three and then called for a rebounding foul.
8:52: And SM making their free throws down the stretch. But Fisher hits a three and it is 69-65 with 48.7 left.
Fisher was driving and fell down but shoveled the ball to Singletary who drained the three. Hold on to your hats, its a one possession game. 65-62 with 1:30 left.
8:46: Parks splits a pair of free throws. SM timeout with 2:07 left. 63-59 SM
8:44: Put it in there Big Fella! Brandon Parks with the big slam on the find inside. 61-58 SM with 2:41 left. But Parks gets called for being on Sanhams back. Sanham hits both to make it a 5-point game.
8:41: THE ONIONS! Al Fisher with a scoop shot makes it 61-56 SM and then KSU forces the TO. 3:27 left and 61-56. Is Fisher going to take the game over like last year at SM?
8:36: B. Parks misses a pair and SM hits a three. A lot of shots just rimming out on KSU. Singletary then hits a pair to make it 61-53 SM with 5 left.
8:31: 7:25 remaining and Singletary hit a pair to make it 56-51 SM. KSU with a stop (assist from the crowd, counting the shot clock down early and making SM think there was less time than there really was. KSU ball coming out of the TO.
8:29: SM 7-0 run 56-49 with 8:10 left. SM a foul and Singletary shooting two.
8:22: Singletary with the quick in-bounds to Fisher who wills it in and ties it with a and-1. 49 all with 10 left in the game
8:18: Let us give props to the KSU women! They get a 15-point lead, UNC-W cuts into it and they just extended to 17 at 49-32. Looks like that Seattle comeback may be a catalyst to good things. Here, KSU was just called for the O-foul. Under 12 timeout and KSU has a slim 46-45 lead.
8:14: Woods with the hook after two O-rebounds. KSU forces the Off. foul and can retake the lead. Singletary does just that, 46-44 with 12:30 left.
8:09: McKee with the three-ball from the elbow and a KISS OFF THE GLASS. SM responds and it is 42-40 KSU. Grimsley called for the offensive and SM can tie or take the lead.
8:07: Sanham is a beast for the Gaels. with the nice jumper, the Gaels have pulled within one at 39-38 with 15:58 left
8:04: KSU missed their opening shot of the second half but the ball kicks out to Singletary who nails a three. SM answers with a 3 of their own, but Sullinger comes back with a shot. After a KSU stop Park answers. But another Patrick Mills three makes it 37-36 KSU. It is going to be a malox-masher. PaRKS WITH ANOTHER BABY HOOK! 39-36.
8:01: Throw some quick stats your way. Parks and Woods both leading KSU with eight points. Fisher and Singletary both have four. Fiser only had five in the first half at SLU and we all know what transpired there... Parks also with six boards. 30-30, near the start of the half. On the women's side, KSU leads UNC-Wilmington 37-25 at half. Kowalska with 12 and Stutzman with 8.
7:44: Pair made by Fisher and Flashes hold them to no field goal. 30 all at half! More than 6 minutes without a field goal by the Gaels to end the half. KSU finished on a 13-1 run for the tie. Ill be back in a few for a some quickie stats.
SM with a freebie and then an answer by Woods floater. Parks then with the monster rebound and Fisher with the fade away. 30-27 SM
7:34: 4:39 left and SM just called for two hooking offensive fouls. First, Parks got a nice basket and then a jumper. Parks is in a 6-0 run! This place is rocking! 29-23 SM. Then Lucas Walker for SM was called for the charge! Here come the Flashes!!! 3:41 left in the first. Media timeout.
7:33: It is 29-19, but a sweet one-handed dunk by Parks.
7:30: Under eight timeout. Singletary just called for a push on a REBOUND. SM going to the line for a 1-and-1. 7:20 left and the Gaels lead 22-15. On the women's side, Kent State trying to complete the men-women's sweep of UNC-Wilmington up 30-15 .
7:26: Wood with a three and a KSU stop, let us see if this gets something going. But SM answer's with a stop and a hook shot. 22-13
7:24: St. Mary's out-rebounding the Flashes 12-6 early. Gaels open up a 17-10 lead
7:21: Under 12 timeout and 13-8 SM with the Gaels going to the line after a Mike McKee foul.
7:19: SEND IT IN JEROME!!! Kent State gets a few stops and Anthony Simpson slams it home to cut the deficit to 3 at 9-6. Kent State committing a lot of fouls early, 6-2. SM in the bonus for the rest of the half. That is HUGE. After a SM dunk, a SWEET baby hook from Parks.
7:13: 15:04 left in the first and Coach Ford calls a TO. St. Mary's out to a 9-4 lead after starting the game with nothing on five positions. They scored on their next five... 9-4 Gaels, under 16 timeout.
7:11: Kent State cant take advantage of early holds against the Gaels and it is all of a sudden 5-4 St. Mary's
7:08: Gaels win the tip and drive it low, but Parks holds position and gets the defensive rebound and an over-the-back foul on Sanham. Singletary gets the nifty up-and-under. The Gaels have been empty on their first four possesions. KSU will win a lot of games if they can get out and run like that. Mincy with the lay-up. Fifth posession for the Gaels and charge! 4-0
7:04:Starters for the Flashes is Al Fisher, Julian Sullinger, Jordan Mincy, Brandon Parks and Chris Singletary
7:00: We are here live at the M.A.C. Center for a re-match of last year's bracket buster thriler. Really quick, here is the lowdown on St. Mary's conference, the West Coast Conference (WCC). They are primarily on the west coast with 8 members. Besides the Gaels, we have Santa Clara, Pepperdine, Portland, Gonzaga, San Diego, San Francisco and Loyola Marymount. This conference is not short on history.
Everyone knows Gonzaga's magical run to the Elite 8 as the 10th seed in the West Region in 1999 (falling to eventual National Champion UCONN), but San Fran won the national championship in 1955 and '56 on the back of Bill Russell. Loyola Marymount is famous for the early '90s run and gun-style offense that produced an average of more than 100 points. Santa Clara is famous, as a 15 seed in 1992, for knocking off 2 seed Arizona. San Diego has Jenny Craig as an alumnus and Pepperdine is famous for almost derailing NCST in 1983 when they won the national championship, but the Green Wave could not hold on to the lead in the first round.
Where getting ready for tip, so here we go!
