RSEQ Week #1

Saturday vs. UQAM

BU                    17       15       26       20   -   78

UQAM             12       27       18       18   -   75

We were not exactly sharp in this game, but all things considered we will take the win. We were playing without Nervens and 2 minutes into the game Joany came out with strained calf. He did not return.  That’s 2 of our starting guards not in the line-up! To compound that Zion dislocated his elbow halfway through the 3^rd quarter…he is our 6^th man and one of our top 4 guards. Our depth is pretty good, but that had us playing some line-ups that are a bit unfamiliar.

Kevin Davis - Sr Tri-Captain

After a solid 1^st quarter we fell apart for 10 minutes. Turned over the ball and made way too many gameplan/scouting report mistakes that led to easy UQAM scores. Fortunately our guys bounced back to play a strong 3^rd Q. After being down 7 at the half we regained the lead before the end of the quarter.  With about 3 minutes to go in the 3^rd Zion made an athletic attempt at blocking a shot, but while heading to the floor he lost balance and used his arm to help break his fall. It resulted in a gruesome looking dislocated elbow. He is OK, but will be out for the rest of the semester. Definitely a bit traumatic for not only Z, but also his teammates. The guys regained composure and came out the break with a nice read on O that lead to a highlight dunk by Jordan. See the video below. 

The 4^th quarter was tight, but we did maintain a small lead throughout pushing the lead to 7 in the final minute to close out the game. Kevin was outstanding with 19 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists (only 3 turnovers), 2 steals & 2 blocked shots. He certainly picked up the slack with the 2 other starting guards out. Abdul struggled, but still managed 17 points and 8 rebounds. Jordan gave us a nice boost off the bench with 13 points  and 2 blocked shots. Both Jordan & Yassin really stepped up in the 2^nd half of this game. Yass had 9 points, 6 rebounds & 4 assists.

Thursday we travel to McGill to face the Redmen at 8 pm before hosting Laval on Saturday night back in Lennoxville.