University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

[studbucket]

Their guards got all their points and your frontcourt got all yours. By design with each team picking on weaknesses?

[Tovarich]

Quote: Originally Posted by studbucket

Their guards got all their points and your frontcourt got all yours. By design with each team picking on weaknesses?

Yeah, mostly, and I think they were strictly man to man the entire game, and the guards were rarely if ever open and weren't really doing anything when they were. Fullerton reminded me of my SMC legacy where every WCC team was just turning every game into a jumpshooting competition and it tended not to matter how well I defended any of the shooting. Sometimes I'm tempted to tweak the sliders, because I lead the country in FG % every year, but I also have the worst FG % defense in the country, so it evens out I guess.

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Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, AK

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
Jan 26, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Southeast Missouri State (13-9)	36	33	69
Alaska-Anchorage (22-3)	36	50	86

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Causwell	23	2-12	0-6	0-0	1	6	0	0	2	4
Hoskins	20	7-15	5-6	2-2	2	0	1	0	1	21
Nicholas	22	8-14	2-7	1-1	8	2	1	1	3	19
Parks	17	3-6	0-1	1-1	9	2	0	0	1	7
Vignale	17	3-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	2	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ford	5	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Toole	6	2-4	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Helms	9	2-5	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	4
Wallace	15	0-0	0-0	0-0	7	3	0	1	3	0
Vitelli	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Conroy	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Niparavicius	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		28-65	9-22	4-4	33	16	2	4	11	69
TEAM TOTALS		28-65	9-22	4-4	33	16	2	4	11	69

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Murry	23	2-5	1-3	2-2	4	1	2	0	0	7
Spears	23	1-8	1-8	0-0	3	5	1	0	1	3
Luz	21	5-11	3-8	3-4	4	1	2	0	0	16
Wilkins	20	9-10	0-0	11-12	5	1	3	1	0	29
Atkinson	20	7-11	0-0	2-3	10	0	0	1	0	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Herman	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Peavy	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	3	1	0	2	2
Borders	7	3-7	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	6
Taft	8	2-2	0-0	3-3	1	0	0	0	0	7
Scalzo	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marsh	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wagner	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		30-57	5-20	21-24	28	11	11	2	3	86

Tovarich: Rough start. Down 22-13 after 5 or 6 minutes. Couldn't rebound to save our lives. Couldn't hit a 3 to save our lives. Wilkins was amazing against the press. He was tough and finished down low. He drew fouls. He made a lot of foul shots. Incredible performance from him. The guards struggled again. I'm not sure what's up with them. Hopefully they'll shoot their way out of it in the return game here.

Reporter: What are the challenges of playing the same team twice in a row this week?

Tovarich: We know exactly what they'll do. They'll full court press us after every basket. Hopefully the refs are in the same kind of mood these ones were tonight. They'll play almost exclusively 2-3 zone. We'll perhaps give up on the 3's sooner if we're 1-10 at halftime like tonight. We know we need to rebound better. We know we need to cover their guards better. We know the bench may need to play some extra minutes if the pace gets out of control. It's nothing we didn't learn from playing them for 7 minutes tonight. We'll just see who plays better next game than they did tonight.

Reporter: Will a 3-2 road trip be good enough to get into the tournament?

Tovarich: I think so. We're in a strong position in the RPI. Joey Brackets hasn't put anyone out yet, so we'll see what he says. We were 20 or so spots away with 8 losses last year. Hopefully if we have at worst 5, that'll be good enough.

Reporter: What did you make of Borders struggling against the press compared to Wilkins?

Tovarich: He's probably leaving if I don't talk him into staying, so this wasn't a performance that really motivates me to try to talk him into staying. He often has this issue against the press. PF's are often not a big part of our halfcourt offense. We are in the 4-out so often that sometimes they're away from the basket where they're not much of a threat. So when the perfect scenario for a big game comes along for that position, they should take advantage like Wilkins did.

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Show Me Center
Cape Girardeau, MO

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
Jan 31, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alaska-Anchorage (23-3)	36	41	77
Southeast Missouri State (13-11)	25	39	64

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Murry	22	0-2	0-1	2-2	1	7	0	0	0	2
Spears	23	5-10	4-8	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	14
Luz	22	4-7	2-5	0-0	5	2	2	0	0	10
Wilkins	19	7-11	0-0	2-4	4	0	4	0	0	16
Atkinson	20	9-15	0-0	0-0	8	1	0	0	0	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Herman	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Peavy	10	2-2	0-0	2-2	0	1	3	0	0	6
Borders	7	2-5	0-0	3-3	1	2	1	0	0	7
Taft	9	1-6	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2
Scalzo	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marsh	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wagner	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		31-60	6-14	9-11	24	15	11	0	1	77

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Causwell	22	2-10	1-5	2-2	0	4	0	0	2	7
Hoskins	26	7-11	3-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	17
Nicholas	20	2-13	1-8	1-2	7	2	0	0	6	6
Parks	24	5-6	0-0	0-0	9	0	0	0	0	10
Vignale	19	5-7	0-0	0-2	13	4	0	2	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ford	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Toole	8	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	2
Helms	6	2-3	0-0	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	6
Wallace	11	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	4
Vitelli	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Conroy	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Niparavicius	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-57	5-18	5-8	35	17	1	2	12	64

Tovarich: Ugly game for a while there. We shot a little better as it went on. We certainly went backwards in rebounding. We shot 3's better...eventually, so that took some pressure off other parts of the game for sure. We've got to a lot better next time out. That kind of performance isn't going to beat DePaul.

Reporter: Earlier in the season, I asked if you play up and down to your opponents. Are you sure that isn't true?

Tovarich: We make it look like that because we do just enough to get by. But it's often because we just have to make it harder for ourselves by not rebouding, like today.

Reporter: So what was different today than Monday?

Tovarich: After starting the first 2 minutes without a basket, we picked it up a little, so we didn't dig ourselves another 22-13 hole. They struggled to shoot, so we had a 26-19 lead and they gave up on the press at that point, and didn't bring it back until about 5 minutes to go in the second half, so we were in a half court offense a lot. We started 1-8 on 3's, but we turned that around all of a sudden. The refs didn't call many fouls, so our 24-4 advantage last game was only 11-8. Our rebounding got worse, though just barely. They gave us some boards at the end of the first game on all their 3's. They were mostly hitting them at the end this game.

Reporter: Will this season be a failure if you don't make it to the tournament?

Tovarich: I don't think so. We're way ahead of schedule, but worst case scenario, we finish like 2-3, so 25-6? If that doesn't get in, you question if we're allowed in.

[Tovarich]

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 2, 2009
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Connecticut	19-2
2	2	Duke	20-2
3	3	Michigan State	18-2
4	10	Villanova	17-2
5	7	Stanford	17-3
6	4	Auburn	20-1
7	9	UCLA	18-5
8	5	Louisville	17-5
9	8	Washington	18-3
10	16	North Carolina	14-6
11	11	Notre Dame	16-5
12	12	Memphis	13-2
13	13	Arizona State	17-3
14	20	Southern California	15-4
15	6	Tennessee	16-5
16	15	Louisiana State	16-4
17	19	Providence	15-5
18	17	Georgia	17-4
19	18	Gonzaga	18-5
20	NR	San Diego State	17-4
21	22	Miami Florida	15-6
22	14	Arizona	11-6
23	24	Rhode Island	20-3
24	NR	Baylor	14-5
25	NR	Boston College	13-6

Mid-Major Poll

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 2, 2009
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	St. Mary's	18-3
2	Alaska-Anchorage	23-3
3	Western Michigan	17-3
4	Western Kentucky	16-5
5	Southern Mississippi	18-4
6	Southern Illinois	13-5
7	Wichita State	15-6
8	Butler	15-5
9	Marshall	14-7
10	Boston U	15-5
11	Illinois State	16-7
12	Middle Tennessee	14-6
13	Manhattan	13-5
14	Green Bay	15-5
15	Loyola Maryland	12-7
16	Cal Davis	13-6
17	Bradley	12-9
18	Little Rock	15-7
19	Pacific	13-7
20	Kent State	14-6
21	Vermont	15-8
22	North Dakota State	13-8
23	Pepperdine	12-10
24	Siena	15-5
25	Bucknell	15-6

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Allstate Arena
Chicago, IL

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves at DePaul Blue Demons
Feb 3, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alaska-Anchorage (24-3)	31	44	75
DePaul (15-9)	38	28	66

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Murry	23	2-4	0-2	0-0	0	6	1	0	1	4
Spears	23	4-7	3-6	1-1	1	2	2	0	0	12
Luz	23	2-9	0-5	0-0	1	3	2	0	0	4
Wilkins	21	6-8	0-0	3-3	5	2	2	0	1	15
Atkinson	21	10-11	0-0	7-7	2	2	1	1	1	27
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Herman	7	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3
Peavy	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Borders	7	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	6
Taft	7	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	4
Scalzo	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Marsh	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Wagner	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-49	4-15	11-11	13	16	10	1	3	75

DePaul Blue Demons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Forchion	23	6-11	1-4	2-2	0	8	1	0	4	15
Havens	26	1-7	0-5	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	2
Markovic, Vitor #10	21	8-10	2-4	0-0	1	5	1	1	1	18
Conn	21	4-5	1-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	11
Shakur	21	8-8	0-0	0-0	8	2	0	0	0	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Markovic, Vitor #31	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Jahnke	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Stevenson	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Skipworth	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	2	0
Sylla	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Head	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Vignale	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		29-46	4-15	4-4	17	20	2	3	10	66

Tovarich: That looked bleak down 22-9 early. We couldn't do much right at the beginning. They were killing us on the boards. 13-5 at the half. Rebounds were few and far between in the second half, but they cooled off some. Anyone in the paint wasn't going to miss much apparently. But once we stopped giving them all the second chance points, we came back.

Reporter: Is this team definitely in the tournament now?

Tovarich: I don't see how we can't be. Just can't fall apart at the end here.

Reporter: What are the odds of a team having two guys named Vitor Markovic even though one is from Montenegro and one is Serbian?

Tovarich: Crazy huh? Can't say I've seen that before. I assumed they were related until I saw they had the same first name too.

Reporter: Why is your team so good at free throw shooting?

Tovarich: No one has any funky wind up motions, no one's off to the side, no one's got one of those delays in their shot like a Japanese pitcher. Everyone's got a nice clean release.

Reporter: Why do you think both teams were so effective scoring in the paint?

Tovarich: They were in a lot of 2-3 zone, and they seemed slow reacting when we got it down low. In our case, we just constantly let them get behind us, or they had all those easy rebounds in the first half that lead to simple putbacks. Both teams struggled from outside. Just how it is sometimes.