Keep Rollin’
Posted by TTHS on January 15th, 2008
What a great win. GSU was smoking and up by 16 in the second half, yet the Tribe comes all the way back for a last minute winner. This team just does not give up, and I’m starting to believe they are going to do something special this year.
But NU is up next and that is all we are going to think about. The Huskies are 2-3 in the CAA and 6-9 overall. Ken Pomeroy has them at 160 with 158 in the RPI, yet gives the Tribe a small advantage for this game. Their conference wins have been against Drexel and GSU, with losses against GMU, Towson, and JMU.
Sophomore Matt Jannings returns, and I don’t say this about a lot of players, but this guy is awesome. Not all that big, doesn’t look like a basketball player at all, yet he is averaging 16 points per game and is shooting 47% from the field. He is also 80% from the charity stripe, and is averaging 3.1 rebounds per game. His only fault is he has a negative assist/turnover ratio - about 3/4.
Sophomore Nkem Ojougboh has also been putting up stellar numbers this season. The 6-9 center is averaging 11.1 points per game to got along with a very strong 7.7 boards a match. He is shooting 45% from the field and 67% from the stripe, but has a pretty high 43 fouls on the year.
NU is a solid team, but they are really struggling right now. These 2 teams are heading in exact opposite directions at this point, and it would take a heck of a game from NU to win. I see the Tribe keeping the winning streak moving.
W&M-70
NU-58