Kings vs. Wilmington

Kings got the tip and the first points of the game by Austin Copeland. Max Lerer passes to Ryan Anthony for a three pointer. Max Lerer goes to the line and hits his second shot. Brent Mathias drives in for an and one, scoring a three point play. Wilmington goes to the line and makes the second foul shot. Brent Mathias is sent to the line and makes both shots. Max Lerer steals the ball which later sends Ryan Anthony to the line and he knocks down both shots. Brent Mathias gets a steal and passes to Nick Handorf fro a lay up. Wilmington hit’s a shot in the lane. Michael King gets a steal but Kings is unable to score. David Hare steals the ball and quickly passes to Nathan Pucke for two points. The first quarter ends with the score 17 to 3. Wilmington gets the ball first but travels. Paul Beeson drives into the line for two points after a pass from Jacob Himes. Wilmington goes to the line and makes the second of two. Brent drives in to the basket and gets a and one. Wilmington goes to the line and misses both shots but rebounds for two points. Wilmington gets an inside pass and puts it up for two points. Nick Handorf drives in three feet from the basket and scores two points. The half ends with the score 24 to 10 Kings with the lead.

Wilmington goes to the line and knocks down the first of two. Wilmington scores again, followed by a Nathan Pucke two pointer. Wilmington scores two more points. Nick Wolf goes to the line and makes both shots. Wilmington scores four points in less then ten ticks off the clock. Wilmington scores again. Wilmington hit’s a three pointer. Wilmington gets a steal and a lay up. Max Lerer goes to the line and makes both shots. The end of the third was 30 to 26 Kings holding the tight lead. Ryan Anthony gets a steal which later leads to foul shots for Max Lerer, which he makes both. Max Lerer drives in for a two point bank shot. Austin Copeland passes to Ryan Anthony for a bank shot from the box. Max Lerer gets a steal and lay up. Brent Mathias passes to Max Lerer for two points. Ryan Anthony gets a lay up. Wilmington goes to the line and makes the second of two shots. Wilmington knocks down a two pointer. The Kings win with a final score 42 to 30

Stat Summary

Max Lerer lead the team with 11 points, followed by Ryan Anthony with 9 and Brent Mathias with 8. Nick Handorf and Nathan Pucke both scored 4 points each, while Austin Copeland, Nick Wolf and Paul Beeson each scored 2.

Coach’s Comment.

“We came out playing well early in the first, and got out to an early lead. We got a lot of easy buckets in transition off steals, and Wilmington really had a hard time with our press. We got a little stale in the 2nd and 3rd quarter, but really made a push in the 4th, when we had to. That win puts us at 8 and 1 in the conference, with a big game tomorrow against Walnut Hills for the conference title.”