RSEQ Week #6

Thursday @ UQAM

BU             26    18    18    23   -   85
UQAM      22    22    19    25   -   88

Defensively this may have been the worst we have been all season. Despite that we had leads as large at 8 points in the 3rd quarter, but could not put UQAM away. We are definitely a work in progress as far as being able to manage a lead and put enough distance between ourselves & our opponents to seal a victory. A big part of that is belief & confidence that you only get by having success in those situations.

With UQAM clinging to a 1 point lead we had 2 opportunities to go ahead on attacks to the basket in the last 30 seconds. Unfortunately we missed both attempts. The game was sealed with about 7 seconds to go on a very questionable call as we made a play for the ball while fouling, but got called for a flagrant foul that gave UQAM 2 shots and the ball back. It was hard to complain about the referees though as we did shoot 37 free throws compared to UQAM's 12.

Abdul...25-28 from foul line in 2 games! 

A disappointing loss, but not fatal with regards to the playoff race. Abdul led all scorers with 31 points. Yassin had 15 points playing a very good offensive game. Dave Belanger muscled his way to 13 points & 7 rebounds. Our best player for a good part of the game was Kevin Davis. In 17 minutes he had 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals & a couple of assists. He played well at both ends of the floor, but unfortunately tweaked his hamstring and had to sit the our game on Sunday.


Sunday vs. UQAM

BU             27    18    18    21   -   84
UQAM      18    17    24    18   -   77

Season high 24 points for Dave Belanger

This game was supposed to be played Saturday night, but it was postponed due to weather.  That gave us another practice to clean up some things defensively. Our defensive transition  was poor Thursday and we did not guard the ball well at all. That was much better in this game. Right now we are making some mistakes that we might normally make in September or October, but when you have 4 new guys in your line up that will happen.

After giving up 11 points in the first 2 minutes we tightened up defensively and rebounded the ball well. We again had opportunities to really extend leads, but could not put UQAM away as early as we would have liked. UQAM did take a brief 1 point lead early in the 4th quarter, but our guys played with poise and sealed the victory in the final few minutes.

Dave was outstanding scoring 24 points & grabbing 12 rebounds. Abdul continued his fine play with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Yassin played his best overall game as a Gaiter scoring 13 points, grabbing 4 rebounds & blocking 3 shots. Recently added freshman guard DJ Ngom was a spark off the bench with 5 points, 5 rebounds and a couple of assists. He is just a guy who brings a lot of positive intangibles and fits what we need.

That leaves us in 4th place 1 game ahead of UQAM for the final playoff spot. This Thursday we head to Concordia to play the 3rd place Stingers. Game time is 8 pm. Hope to see you there.
Rod