It was too nice of a night at the Pete tonight not to comment!
The Panthers weren't the best team tonight. (Neither team earned that title, really) They certainly didn't play very good offense, nor did Towson. Certainly neither team shot it well.
But the Panthers came out victorious this day because they were the noticeably tougher team. And considering that Towson isn't a little softie, that's no small feat.
Perhaps, after all, defense and rebounding really do matter!
Because they were tougher, the Panthers played much more confidently in the final five minutes, and because of both factors, we only allowed 4 points in the final 5 1/2 minutes.
And when Kham Davis hit the three, and one, with three and a half minutes, I said to my neighbor, "We are going to win this!" I haven't said that down the stretch in too many close games over the last few years.
Before the season started, I counted this as a loss. Even four hours ago, I thought it would be. Sure glad to be wrong.
Before the season started, I figured we'd win either 7 or 8 OOC games. Glad it was the latter.
Nice win gentlemen!
The Panthers weren't the best team tonight. (Neither team earned that title, really) They certainly didn't play very good offense, nor did Towson. Certainly neither team shot it well.
But the Panthers came out victorious this day because they were the noticeably tougher team. And considering that Towson isn't a little softie, that's no small feat.
Perhaps, after all, defense and rebounding really do matter!
Because they were tougher, the Panthers played much more confidently in the final five minutes, and because of both factors, we only allowed 4 points in the final 5 1/2 minutes.
And when Kham Davis hit the three, and one, with three and a half minutes, I said to my neighbor, "We are going to win this!" I haven't said that down the stretch in too many close games over the last few years.
Before the season started, I counted this as a loss. Even four hours ago, I thought it would be. Sure glad to be wrong.
Before the season started, I figured we'd win either 7 or 8 OOC games. Glad it was the latter.
Nice win gentlemen!