BURN THE HORSE
Even in a losing effort last night, junior Will Neighbour stood out for
UALR. And it wasn’t just about his 19 points in the 74-62 loss to South
Carolina in the Hoops for Hope Championship game in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
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With Neighbour in the game, UALR led 44-42. With Neighbour out of the
game, South Carolina led 32-18. That makes Neighbour a +2 for the game on a
night when plusses weren’t common. Here’s the rest of last night’s top five:
- Kemy Osse +9 (29-20)
- Stetson Billings +9 (24-15)
- Ted Crass +2 (3-1)
- Josh Hagins -2 (31-33)
Obviously, Osse, Billings and Crass benefited from UALR’s rally after
the game was no longer in doubt.
More interesting was Hagins and John Gillon (-3). They were well into
the minus column separately, but +7 on the court together.
Neighbour averaged 16.5 points and 6 rebounds in the four games this
week. He was a +39 in those games. Keeping him out of foul trouble is a must. He seems to have recovered from the concussion and ankle injury that limited him early in the season. And his shooting stroke seems to be coming back just as Sun Belt Conference play begins.
