Mike Lewis Coaching Legacy

[grismosw]

Terps too much in 2nd half

College Park, MD - The Maryland Terrapins (8-3) overcome a slow start to knock off the Eastern Illinois Panthers (5-5) by the score of 86-71. The Panthers were able to build an eight point lead in the first half before the Terrapins started to chip away and cut the lead to 31-30 heading into halftime.

The second half was all Maryland, as they cruised to victory led by super freshman Dupree Bell. Bell had 22 points on the night, he could score from almost anywhere on the court it seemed.

Up next the Panthers host Jacksonville State (1-7). The Gamecocks are led by point guard J.J. Wesley (12.3 ppg).

NCAA Scoreboard - Eastern Illinois (5-5) at Maryland (8-3)

December 26, 2008 1st 2nd F Eastern Illinois 31 40 71 Maryland 30 56 86 Top Performers Eastern Illinois - Stats Mike Robinson (18 pts, 5 ast) Romain Martin (17 pts) Maryland - Stats Dupree Bell (22 pts, 4 reb) Eric Hayes (14 pts, 7 ast)

Team Stats Comparison EIU MD FG Made-Attempted 23/54 29/54 3-PT Made-Attempted 9/18 9/18 FT Made-Attempted 16/21 19/22 Rebounds 24 30 Assists 13 21 Steals 5 6 Blocks 0 2 Turnovers 7 7 Fastbreak Points - -

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[grismosw]

November - December 2008 Recap

Team Leaders

Points per Game
Romain Martin, 19.5 ppg
Mike Robinson, 13.0 ppg
Dave Armstrong, 9.4 ppg

Rebounds per Game
Matt Dorlack, 7.4 rpg
Dave Armstrong, 5.6 rpg
Ousmane Cisse, 4.5 rpg

Assists per Game
Mike Robinson, 3.9 apg

Conference Leaders

Points per Game
Lester Hudson, UTM - 27.7 ppg
Mike Rose, EKU - 22.9 ppg
Drake Reed, APSU - 22.6 ppg

Rebounds per Game
Calvin Williams, SEMO - 9.1 rpg
Amadou Mbodji, JVST - 8.1 rpg
Daniel Northern, TNTC - 8.1 rpg

Assists per Game
Adam Leonard, EKU - 6.2 apg
Gerald Robinson, TNST - 5.7 apg
DeAndre Bray, JVST - 4.8 apg

Ohio Valley Conference Standings
1. Morehead State (7-6, 4-1)
2. Murray State (8-2, 3-0)
3. Eastern Illinois (5-5, 2-1)
4. Tennessee State (5-6, 2-2)
5. Austin Peay (8-6, 2-2)
6. Tennessee Tech (4-6, 2-2)
7. Eastern Kentucky (4-6, 2-2)
8. Tennessee-Martin (6-4, 2-2)
9. Samford (3-7, 1-3)
10. SE Missouri (2-8, 0-2)
11. Jacksonville State (1-8, 0-3)

Top 25 Poll
1. North Carolina (11-0)
2. Duke (11-1)
3. Wisconsin (12-0)
4. Stanford (12-1)
5. Connecticut (11-2)
6. Michigan State (11-3)
7. Texas (12-2)
8. Alabama (10-1)
9. UCLA (8-3)
10. California (12-1)
11. Marquette (11-2)
12. Villanova (10-2)
13. Gonzaga (12-2)
14. Tennessee (10-4)
15. Louisville (10-3)
16. Notre Dame (9-2)
17. North Carolina State (10-3)
18. Georgetown (9-4)
19. UAB (9-2)
20. Pittsburgh (8-3)
21. Dayton (10-2)
22. Arizona State (9-3)
23. San Diego State (12-3)
24. Maryland (9-3)
25. LSU (10-2)

Mid-Major Poll
1. Gonzaga (12-2)
2. Western Michigan (11-1)
3. Belmont (11-2)
4. Illinois State (12-2)
5. Davidson (8-3)
6. Pacific (10-2)
7. San Diego (11-2)
8. Ohio (8-3)
9. American (10-3)
10. UW-Green Bay (10-2)
11. Bowling Green (10-3)
12. Utah State (10-1)
13. Cal State Northridge (8-3)
14. Saint Mary's (7-7)
15. New Mexico State (8-5)
16. SE Louisiana (7-2)
17. Coastal Carolina (7-3)
18. Butler (9-4)
19. Cal Poly (7-4)
20. Creighton (6-5)
21. UALR (9-4)
22. Nevada (8-3)
23. Boston (9-3)
24. Siena (8-4)
25. Towson (7-5)

[hockeyplaya2724]

Ouch tough pair of losses there, 5-5 is still pretty good. Atleast you're at .500

6. Michigan State 11-3

[blakjak12]

5-5 is not bad at all starting out with Eastern Illinois.

[grismosw]

Thanks Gents, I'm certainly pleased but we've got a lot of work to do. Having a senior PG seems to go a long way and our next 5 games are winnable so hopefully we can jump out to an early lead in conference play.

[hockeyplaya2724]

Quote: Originally Posted by grismosw

Thanks Gents, I'm certainly pleased but we've got a lot of work to do. Having a senior PG seems to go a long way and our next 5 games are winnable so hopefully we can jump out to an early lead in conference play.

Starting out 10-5 would be quite the accomplishment, even if you can just get a winning record this first season it would be impressing. Good luck this season

[grismosw]

Strong defensive performance keys win for Panthers

Charleston, IL - The Eastern Illinois Panthers (6-5) survived a slow start to knock of the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (1-10) by a score of 71-53. The Gamecocks raced out to an early 8 point lead by dominating the paint on both ends of the court but when Amadou Mbodji picked up his 2nd foul momentum swung in the Panthers favor. EIU was able to go into halftime with the game tied at 31.

Less than 1 minute into the 2nd half and Mbodji picked up his third foul, freeing up the middle for the Panthers offense is limited the Gamecocks offensive options. The result, a decisive 40-22 margin in the Panthers favor and a +15 rebounding margin on the night.

The Panthers were led by freshman Dave Armstrong with 14 points and 9 rebounds.

Up next for EIU is Samford (3-7), the Bulldogs are led by PF Matthew Friday (8.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg).

NCAA Scoreboard - Jacksonville State (1-10) at Eastern Illinois (6-5)

January 1, 2009 1st 2nd F Jacksonville State 31 22 53 Eastern Illinois 31 40 71 Top Performers Jacksonville State - Stats J.J. Wesley (14 pts) Amadou Mbodji (6 pts, 6 reb, 2 blk) Eastern Illinois - Stats Dave Armstrong (14 pts, 9 reb) Romain Martin (16 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast)

Team Stats Comparison JSU EIU FG Made-Attempted 19/57 25/51 3-PT Made-Attempted 4/16 6/12 FT Made-Attempted 11/16 15/20 Rebounds 23 38 Assists 13 11 Steals 7 3 Blocks 4 3 Turnovers 4 9

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[blakjak12]

It's always good to see your team shut down an opponent. Plus, you didn't play a bad game offensively either.