CP 73 - Park Center 62

The game of runs.

The Rebels jump out to a 6-0 lead before Justin Casey gets the Pirates on the board with a short shot. Dillon Hager knocks down a 3 pointer for a 16-10 Rebel lead with 12 minutes to go, timeout (TO) Rebels. The Pirates return to go on a run as Deric Paine’s 3 gives the Pirates their first lead of the night 17-16 as the Rebels answer with a Jordan Reibling free throw and a Brandon Davis (pictured right) 3 pointer, 20-17 Rebels. Brian Blackhawks 3 pointer ties the game at 20 with 6 minutes left, TO Pirates.

The Rebels return with Teddy Gibson in the lineup and proceed to hit three 3 pointers, Davis with two of them (one from NBA range) as Hagler’s makes the score 29-20. The Rebels get a free throw and go into a 2-3 zone as the Pirates end the Rebels run, 30-22 with 3 minutes to go. Josh Pella with his first basket of the game 32-22.

Jordan Lynn gets a quick 4 points and another Blackhawk 3 pointer gets the Pirates to within 33-29 when Terez Vanpelt adds another 3 pointer with 3 seconds left to end the 1st half with an 8-0 run, CP 33-32. Davis leads the Rebels at the half with 14 points and Hagler has 8. The most glaring stat, Kyle Zimmermann has not scored. Casey leads the Pirates with 12 points as Blackhawk has three 3 pointers for 9 points.

The 2nd half start with 2 quick Jasper Duberry (pictured left) breakouts off of Hagler steals and a Pirate 3 pointer is answered with a Duberry 3 pointer, 40-35. Duberry finishes the Rebels 6-0 run with a break out basket to push their lead to 46-35 with 14 minutes left. Kyle Zimmermann makes 1 of 2 free throws (1st point of the game) CP 47-40 11 minutes. The Pirates get a couple of questionable calls, 50-46, TO Champlin with 9 minutes left.

A couple of more bad calls (both teams KICKED the ball around the 1st half and nothing was ever called) are made on deflections when the ‘Josh Pella Show’ starts. Davis hits Pella (pictured below) on the wing for a breakout layup off of high glass, 55-50, 7 minutes to go. Pella breaks out for dunk and is fouled to complete the and1, 60-50, TO Champlin with 4 minutes to go. Pella with another dunk off the baseline that the Pirates answer, 62-52. Davis takes an ill advised (not playing the Pirates but the clock guys) 3 pointer when Duberry comes back down and knocks down an ill advised 3 pointer, two more Hagler free throws, 67-56 Rebels with a minute and a half left, TO Pirates.

The teams exchange a couple of baskets that leads us to the night cap. With 30 seconds left the Pirates return from the TO in a full court press. The Rebels bring everyone up to the foul line when Pella escapes to catch a full court pass, takes one dribble and dunks while being fouled; he makes the free throw, 73-62.

The win pushes the Rebels winning streak to eight games and they are now 15-4.

The Box:

Davis 18

Duberry 17

Hager 12

Pella 18

Riebling 1

Walker 4

Zimmerman 3

 

Park Center: Vanpelt 10, Blackhawk 9, Hooker 6, Casey 16, Asberry 1, Paine 3, J. Lynn 17.