Notes from UNCG Game

Final Score: College of Charleston 87, UNCG 69

Top Performers: Wiggins, Wiedeman, Hall and Monroe

Finally got a chance to check out the highlights and read some stuff on the game yesterday. Here's what I took away from everything:

• Drew struggled to find his shot. Rather than forcing the issue he displayed some of his passing skills and finished with 8 assists to go with just 12 points.
• The real stars of the show were the other four starters. They all finished with double figure scoring performances. Let's take a look at what each one did.
• Donovan Monroe- once again played the part of Robin to a tee. He also struggled to find the bottom of the net but finished with 13 points
• Trent Wiedeman- another great performance by The Freak. 18 points, 9 rebounds (5 offensive) and some athletic moves under the basket. He was getting fouled HARD all night but took it like a champ and made UNCG pay by shooting 10-11 on free throws. Had Greensboro not hacked him so viciously he could have finished with over 20 points.
• Willis Hall- The kid is gaining more and more confidence. Trent has been the focus of many people's attention since Jeremy went down, but Willis is quietly becoming a force now that he's helping out in the paint more. He stuffed the boxscore with 18 points, 3 rebounds, a steal, an assist and a block.
• Antwaine Wiggins- 'Twaine recorded a double-double. 14 points and 11 rebounds. He keeps playing well and surprised many by shooting 4-5 from the charity stripe. He also had 2 blocks. It's so awesome that he's finally taking advantage of his size on offense and playing like a real small forward.
• Carlton again looked good, having 6 rebounds and some hustle plays in his 19 minutes
• Second half defensive adjustments once again were the story of the game. Drew hit a ridiculous three to put the Cougars up at the halftime buzzer, but we rallied to make it an easy victory in the final 20 minutes.
• 4 Turnovers by the Cougars...for the entire game. 16 by the Spartans

Around the Socon

• I did get to watch the 2nd half of a very good Furman/Davidson matchup last night. Furman won, thus ensuring Davidson gets a 4 seed in the tournament.
• Western Carolina beats Samford 85-63
• Elon beats Citadel up the road- however, the Cougars will be facing a much more hostile crowd Thursday
• Wofford beats GSU by 8
• Appalachian State beats Chattanooga 78-68. The Mocs are in serious jeopardy of losing their number 1 seed in the North