Wildcats? More like Mildcats

Jeez Louise. Sometimes you need a game like that, at the roof, to remind you of what BU basketball once was. After the last two games, I think we're getting back to that point again. By the time the tournament rolls around, our team will be pretty solid.

Here's a bunch of things in no particular order:

First of all, it was good to see Coblyn back in uniform. He had a rough first half, but it was good to see some real aggressive play in the paint.

Congrats to Ibe for scoring without touching the rim. Not only did he make a free throw, but he made a lay-up as well! He's proven his worth to me.

Hassan cannot miss, it seems. Although in reality he did miss a couple times, but after 6 minutes left, he was draining 3's just to be a bitch to the other team, and I like that. You could tell he wasn't trying. 18 points for the frosh.

Macon and BIG O are doing exactly what they need to do. Macon's makin jumpers (first three shots of the game) and BIG O's making almost all of his fade-aways. Stellar games by both.

We got to see time out of Marques Johnson and Brendan Sullivan, which I enjoyed. Johnson's got some moves, baby.

Great rebounding as a team, esp. from Ibe and BIG O.

2nd game in a row with 4 players in double digit scoring. This is a trend I'd love to see continue.

Though Gardner wasn't too dominant, you know it's a blow-out when he's pulled with more than 10 minutes left.

We've done a much better job of getting the ball inside, as a whole.

Only 11 turnovers, and only 1 by Macon??? That's very good news.

To be honest, I really didn't see much at all wrong with our play tonight. Chalk that up to the pretty sweet buzz I had going on during the game, or chalk that up to our great play. I choose the latter. This game made me feel a lot safer about our handling of the AE teams.


Player of the Game:

It's gotta be my man BIG O
Finally, we get to see him play the way we expected him to. I tell ya, he made fade away after fade away. This kid's gonna be dangerous down low. Another career high with 16, as well as 8 boards in only 20 minutes.