*** 1A State Talk - Belle Plaine (24-1) Vs. Earlham (23-2) ***

[LukeFeddersen]

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[basketball777]

Earlham by 5

 

[LukeFeddersen]

Start of 2nd Quarter
Belle Plaine 11, Earlham 11

 

[basketball777]

a lot of missed shots early

 

[LukeFeddersen]

Halftime
Earlham 29, Belle Plaine 22

After falling behind by 7 in the 2Q, Earlham really finished the quarter strong. Team is dangerous

 

[LukeFeddersen]

Start of 4th Quarter
Earlham 47, Belle Plaine 38

 

[LukeFeddersen]

FINAL Earlham 63, Belle Plaine 50

 

[sarcastico]

Those Earlham guards sure are quick. They completely controled the game. Their big guy also dominated the post. I think they will give G-R a good game.

 

[Saywhat2]

Originally posted by sarcastico:
Those Earlham guards sure are quick. They completely controled the game. Their big guy also dominated the post. I think they will give G-R a good game.

The big guy did not dominate the post. Really ineffective until late. BP got beat on points off turnovers.. Points in paint were 30-26 I believe. GR will hammer them. Won't be close.

 

[sarcastico]

That may be but he really frusterated both BP post guys with his size and their offense often ran through him leading to good shots for other Earlham players. He was tripled teamed multiple times,so obviously he was doing something out there. He was definitely a big part in their win.

This post was edited on 3/9 6:01 PM by sarcastico

 

[Saywhat2]

Absolutely they wanted to run their offense through him. Who wouldn't. BP missed a number of shots at the rim that were just missed..they weren't altered. The turning point was in the second quarter when BP went up seven Earlham came out in a press and the BP guards did not handle it well. Totally turned the game in a span of a couple minutes. My guess is GR will not have trouble with a press. They win handily imho