Davis & The Rebels Survive A Scare
The Rebels come out with a lot of energy and ready to avenge their earlier loss to the Cardinals by going on a 8-0 run, timeout Cardinals. The game comes to a screeching halt as both teams finished a very boring 1st half, 20-12 Rebels.
The 2nd half starts with the Rebels turning up the intensity on the defensive end as they get 3 straight stops and 3 layups (Jasper Duberry 2, Dillon Hager 1) 26-12 Rebels with 16:24 to go, timeout Cardinals. The game goes back to its first half lull as the Rebels lead 34-23 with 11 minutes left as Josh Pella pulls down all the Cardinals misses (11 boards for the game).
Torren Dowdy knocks down a 3 and attacks the basket for two more and its 37-31 Rebels with 9 minutes to go. The Rebels get a couple of scores from Kyle Zimmermann and 2 free throws from Jordan Reibling to push their lead to 43-34 with 7 minutes to go when things start to go the Cardinals way.
Zimmermann goes up for an offensive rebound when he comes down awkwardly on his ankle and leaves the game with 5 minutes to go. The Rebels who can’t make a shot finally get a couple of free throws from Duberry and Brandon Davis, 47-37 Rebels with 3:40 to go.
Dowdy and Malcolm Farley go on a 7-0 run for the Cardinals, 47-44 Rebels with 2 minutes to go. The Rebels who have gone ice cold at this point watch Dowdy as he knocks down another 3 pointer to tie the game at 47 with 17 seconds to go. The Rebels, who have not scored in the last 4 minutes, call timeout.
The Rebels work the ball around when Duberry hits Davis on the left wing who buries a 3 pointer, 50-47 Rebels. The game is delayed for a couple of minutes as Dowdy suffers a cut to his head from Duberry’s elbow on the last play.
The Cardinals work the ball around only to have their 3 point attempt swatted into the stands by Davis with 1.5 seconds left. Dowdy returns with blood on his shorts and is removed from the game only to quickly change into a teammates shorts. The Cardinals get the ball into Dowdy between the ½ court line and the 3 point line as his desperation shot is an air ball.
The Cardinals outscore the Rebels 10-5 (all by Davis) over the last five minutes of the game (35-30 in the 2nd half) but come up short in their rally as the Rebels hold on to win their 10th in a row.
Box:
Davis 9
Duberry 12
Hager 4
Pella 6
Reibling 5
Walker 2
Zimmerman 12
Coon Rapids: Dowdy 18, Eutenemer 2, Dulian 2, Farley 13, Lukitsch 6, Scharber-Pikula 6.
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