The team comes out strong after having played a tough game the night before and take a 38-35 lead into the half. Nolte & Okafor (12 points & 12 rebounds) are too big for the Cambridge team and can score at will inside. However, Nolte misses a number of bunnies and does not finish around the rim (4 for 10 for 14 points). Zimmermann comes up big around the basket and finishes everything (5 for 6, only miss was when he was fouled and knocks down a 3) for 14 points.
The Rebels enjoy a comfortable 8 point lead thru out the 2nd half by pushing the ball up court. Duberry (6 assist) continually draws and dishes to Theisen (three 3’s and scores 17 points). The team could have easily blown this one wide open by outleting (nw) rebounds off of Cambridge missed 3’s, but the Rebels bigs consistently looked backwards on rebounds and the wings brought the ball up court with their heads down missing wide open break outs by Fuller and Duberry who were releasing and running the court.
Around the 4-minute mark confusion set in, the team slows down, stops playing aggressively and looks confused at if they should continue to push the ball or hold the ball and run their offense which caused a number of unforced turnovers. They lose their momentum and Cambridge’s Mathson and Johnson start knocking down shots. Duberry and Theisen have to make crucial free throws to keep Cambridge at bay. Johnson then knocks down a deep 3 (after missing 2 straight) from the arch to tie the game at 67 to send it into OT. In OT Cambridge stays hot as the Rebels try to get going again but it looks to be too late as the team is out of sync now. With 7 seconds, left Cambridge misses a jump shot but gets the rebound and puts it in for the win at the buzzer.
The Rebels enjoy a comfortable 8 point lead thru out the 2nd half by pushing the ball up court. Duberry (6 assist) continually draws and dishes to Theisen (three 3’s and scores 17 points). The team could have easily blown this one wide open by outleting (nw) rebounds off of Cambridge missed 3’s, but the Rebels bigs consistently looked backwards on rebounds and the wings brought the ball up court with their heads down missing wide open break outs by Fuller and Duberry who were releasing and running the court.
Around the 4-minute mark confusion set in, the team slows down, stops playing aggressively and looks confused at if they should continue to push the ball or hold the ball and run their offense which caused a number of unforced turnovers. They lose their momentum and Cambridge’s Mathson and Johnson start knocking down shots. Duberry and Theisen have to make crucial free throws to keep Cambridge at bay. Johnson then knocks down a deep 3 (after missing 2 straight) from the arch to tie the game at 67 to send it into OT. In OT Cambridge stays hot as the Rebels try to get going again but it looks to be too late as the team is out of sync now. With 7 seconds, left Cambridge misses a jump shot but gets the rebound and puts it in for the win at the buzzer.
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