The Bryant win was an excellent performance. Not because everyone was clicking - they weren't - and not because everything worked - it didn't.
The team missed their first four shots from the field, opened 3-8 from the free-throw line, and got next to nothing from its starting front-court for most of the evening.
The performance was excellent, though, because they adapted to the game, played strong defense throughout the contest, rebounded the heck out of the ball, pushed the pace at a terrific level all game, and had other players step up.
Coen Carr and Jeremy Fears stepped up in the first half and Jase Richardson, Tre Holloman, and Jaden Akins did so in the second half.
This team is not going to have night-in, night-out dominance all game, every game from any single player. This has been the case all season, and will be the case for as long as this NCAA tournament continues.
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The team missed their first four shots from the field, opened 3-8 from the free-throw line, and got next to nothing from its starting front-court for most of the evening.
The performance was excellent, though, because they adapted to the game, played strong defense throughout the contest, rebounded the heck out of the ball, pushed the pace at a terrific level all game, and had other players step up.
Coen Carr and Jeremy Fears stepped up in the first half and Jase Richardson, Tre Holloman, and Jaden Akins did so in the second half.
This team is not going to have night-in, night-out dominance all game, every game from any single player. This has been the case all season, and will be the case for as long as this NCAA tournament continues.
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