CCIW in-game updates

[Gregory Sager]

Elmhurst timeout with 12:28 left.

EC 15, WC 11

Raymond is heating up.

[Gregory Sager]

EC 19, WC 15

9:19 left in the half.

The d3hoops.com PBP guy, Joe Davis, is really good.

[Gregory Sager]

EC 26, WC 19

Wiele just picked up his second foul. Hintzsche already has two.

5:26 to go in the half.

[Gregory Sager]

Wheaton timeout, the hosts' third thus far.

4:27 to go, still EC 26-19.

[Gregory Sager]

Raymond trey, Burks answers with a 25-footer.

Bainter has blocked two fast-break Raymond layups. He only had four blocks all season prior to tonight.

EC 29, WC 22

2:33 left in the half.

[Gregory Sager]

Ruch layup (he has 12 thus far, as does Raymond), Carwell layup waved off for traveling, EC miss, WC miss.

1:34 left. EC 31, WC 22

[Gregory Sager]

Two more traded possessions with missed layups, Strzemp floater goes in, Panner knocks down a trey at the end of the half.

EC 33, WC 25, as the teams go into the locker room.

[Gregory Sager]

The story of the first half was Elmhurst's defense. Not just those two how-did-he-do-it? blocks that Dustin Bainter made on Kent Raymond fast-break layup attempts, but just an all-around suffocating MTM defense in the halfcourt. There were at least three occasions in which Wheaton didn't get off a shot until there were five seconds or less in the shot clock. And there's very little double-teaming going on, as Mark Scherer seems to have learned a less from Wheaton's exploitation of NCC double-teams last night.

Stats at the half:

Ruch, 9 pts
Strzemp, 8 pts
Burks, 7 pts

Raymond, 12 pts
Wiele, 6 pts
Panner, 5 pts

The 'jyas are shooting 48% from the field, while the Sonic Atmospheric Disturbance is shooting 42%.

EC leads on the boards, 17-14

WC's turned it over six times, EC three times.

WC hasn't shot a free throw yet; this flies in the face of the fact that Raymond has averaged over ten FTA vs. Elmhurst throughout his career. Elmhurst, however, has only gotten to the line three times itself.

[Gregory Sager]

Wiele layup from McCrary, Strzemp missed trey, Wiele six-footer goes down, Ruch called for three-second violation, Burks fouls on rebound after Panner miss. WC misses two shots, gets the OR each time, Panner knocks down a trey.

EC calls timeout. 17:32 to go. Wheaton starts out on a seven-point run.

EC 33, WC 32

[Gregory Sager]

Raymond has just returned the favor to Bainter by blocking him on a fast-break layup attempt.

McCrary fouls Ruch on a putback attempt. Ruch knocks down both FTs.

EC 35, WC 32

16:24 left.

[Gregory Sager]

Ruch fouls Raymond on a layup attempt. It's Ruch's second foul. KR cans 'em both. Ruch responds with a dunk. Wiele responds.

EC 37, WC 36


15:14 left.

[Gregory Sager]

Acosta completes a three-point play. (Foul on Wiele, his third.) WC missed two shots.

EC 40, WC 36

14:11 left.

[Gregory Sager]

Ruch layup. WC miss, Carwell fouls McCurdy on an attempted eight-footer.

McCurdy converts both.

EC 42, WC 36

13:19 left

[Gregory Sager]

Teams trade misses. Raymond draws foul on Ruch, the third for the EC big man.

Raymond misses first FT, gets second.

Raymnond airballs a trey.

Missed some action (visitors showed up)

EC 49, WC 37

10:04 left.

[Gregory Sager]

Carwell called for tech.

Burks misses both of his FTs.

Carwell makes one of two FTs.

Pflederer trey!

Boyd with the hoop and harm!

EC 51, WC 41

Wheaton timeout, FT to come.

8:55 left.