BURN THE HORSE
For the second consecutive game, UALR primarily played a
non-shooting guard at the shooting guard position and dominated.
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| James White |
Junior Leroy Isler filled that role nicely again in
Wednesday’s 78-56 victory over Jacksonville. He only scored 4 points. But he
shut down Jacksonville’s Keith McDougald, pulled down 10 rebounds, had 2
assists, 2 steals and a blocked shot.
Of course that’s made possible when UALR is getting the
production it was out of the 3 position. James White started and finished with
13 points and 8 rebounds. Taggart Lockhart was next and finished with 14 points
and 2 rebounds. That’s 27 points and 10 rebounds out of the 3 spot. Not bad.
And what about point guard production? John Gillon and Josh
Hagins combined for 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists on Wednesday. Again,
that type of output allows UALR to utilize Isler at the 2 position whether he
scores or not.
BURN BABY BURN
White finished with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocked
shots. One of those blocked shots was on a three-point attempt by McDougald.
White leaped and sent the ball into the first row of seats.
KEYS REVISITED
Paint Power: UALR dominated points in the paint with a 36-18
margin. Grade: A.
Let it fly: Jacksonville had held opponents to 23.7 percent
from three-point range. UALR went 7 of 18 for 38.9 percent. Grade: B+
Big start: UALR held a 42-27 lead at halftime. The Trojans
haven’t trailed in the second half at home this season. Grade: A.
STAT OF THE GAME
UALR had 19 offensive rebounds and turned that into 20
second-chance points.
THE GOOD
Josh Hagins went 3 for 3 from the field, including 2 of 2
from three-point range.
THE BAD
UALR had 18 turnovers which led to 15 Jacksonville points.
THE UGLY
Michael Javes was 1 for 6 from the field in the first half
with all five misses coming from about the one foot range.
VEGAS, BABY
Las Vegas never set a line for the game.
PREDICTIONS
Real Time RPI improved to 5-0 with the correct pick. Their
76-60 score was also the closest to being correct. The Sports Network remains
4-0 after mysteriously not making a selection. Jeff Sagarin and CBS Sportsline
are both 4-1.
UP NEXT
UALR travels to Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico, to take on SMU on Saturday night. SMU, now coached by Larry Brown,
improved to 5-0 with an 83-70 victory over Rider.
