I'm very pleased with the win, though of course there was much frustration throughout. I'm not very good at judging talent, but UAPB looked much more talented than their Kenpom ranking (in the 300s). There were two or three guys on their team I'd be happy to see on ours.
The missed free throws were maddening. Thankfully, we hit them down the stretch, but sheesh, we missed a bunch in the first half and early in the second.
We missed so many shots at the rim (especially in the first half--we did better in the second). I was intrigued to see how buckets UAPB scored that came down from high off the backboard. Our shots on drives are generally more horizontal and too often fall short or rim out or get blocked. I don't know if those higher bank shots are generally a wise choice, but they sure worked for UAPB tonight.
The refs were not top tier. They badly missed several calls. That blocking call on Hill late-ish in the game was absurd. It should have been either no foul and a travel or a charge. No freaking way it was a block.
Great to Hill at his best and I was pleased to Sherfield bounce back in the second half. His free-throw stroke is smooth.