USC-Providence In-Game Blog
posted by Scott Hood on Thursday, December 06, 2007
9:02 - FT good. 67-66. USC must inbound. Archie fouled with 5.1 secs left. DA is not a good FT shooter. He's 6 of 6 tonight. DA misses the first FT. He has the make the second. Good. 68-66. USC calls t/o with 5.1 secs left. USC will try to set up a defense. No fouls right here. PC may try for a 3-point shot.
9:00 - USC gets the ball to DD. Smart. He's going to the FT line. He misses the front end of 1-and-1. PC has had several shots at the basket. None drop. 2 FT coming for PC. 6.1 secs left. USC calls t/o. 1 FT left.
8:55 - 33.6 secs left. USC 67-64. USC has trouble. DD calls t/o. 28.3 secs left. PC will try for a quick steal here.
8:50 - DD going to the FT line. PC will start to foul. FT good. FT good. 21 pts for DD. 67-61. USC has to block out!! Man. Tie-up. USC ball. PC will foul here. Steal by PC and a 3. Ouch! 67-64. That hurt. No turnovers, please!
8:45 - Here's the scene: 2:06 left. USC leads 61-59. PC has outlayed USC the last several minutes. PC misses a 3 for the lead. Archie fouled. FT good. FT good. USC needed those 63-59. DD steal! Open L/U! Wow, great play. USC 65-59. J by PC. 1:11 left. USC leads 65-61. PC calls timeout.
8:40 - USC's lead is slipping away. USC leads by just 2 pts. t/o. This would be another devastating loss for USC. The Gamecocks must find a way to hang on.
8:30 - USC leads 57-46 w/ 9 min. left. t/o by USC. BRR palmed the ball. Media t/o. 7:38 left. USC 57-48. ESPN announcers have been very kind to USC tonight. Very objective on both sides. 3 BY PC. Lead down to 6. 57-51. That's the closest PC has been in a while. Big hoop by ZF! Pullup in the lane. Hoop by PC. 59-53.
8:20 - Sheldon Brown on TV right now. USC leads 51-42. Nice 3 by BRR! He's a machine right now from 3pt land. 21 of 30 on the year got BRR. USC 54-42. Scramble for the ball. PC gets a basket. 54-46. 4 straight pts by PC. BRR another 3! 57-46. ESPN guy just said that's ridiculous! It is! But USC will take it.
8:15 - Steal and layup by Day in transition! Great play. There's the leadership Odom was talking about yesterday. USC 45-34. PC is at the line. 3 FT. 45-36. Bad pass by ZF. But he outfought a pair of PC players for a rebound. Floater by DD! That scrapped the ceiling. What a shot, 47-36. But PC responds with a basket.
8:12 - Media t/o. USC leads 43-34. Let's see if USC can hang on here.
8:10 - Great pass by DD to MH. MH fouled. MH hits both FT. 43-31. Another PC t/o. The Friars must be frustrated. 3 by PC. USC leads 43-34.
8:05 - 2H is underway. t/o by PC. 12th of the game. Dunk by MH! USC leads 39-29. USC having its way with PC's zone. Archie is fouled underneath. USC can build a double-digit lead. 2 FT good. USC 41-29.
8:00 - Downey leads USC with 9 pts at H/T. Fredrick has 8 and Holmes 6. Both ZF and MH have 4 rebs. USC is 4 of 7 on 3P. PC has 11 turnovers and 11 FG. That's good defense by USC.
7:45 - BRR drains 1 of 2 FT. USC has a 10-point lead at 32-22. 1:08 left. PC will go to the line. 2 FT by PC. 32-24. 3 By DD!! Nothing but net. Hoop by PC. 35-26. USC can hold for the final shot. DD misses the 3 from top. HALFTIME: USC 35, PROVIDENCE 26.
7:40 - USC calls t/o after a bad defensive sequence. It's 27-22 USC with 2:20 left. DD travels. PC can get to within 3 here. DD steals. Layup try. Holmes with the follow! Nice play by the freshman! He went up and over a PC player. It's 29-22. 2 FT by Archie. 31-22.
7:35 - It's still 25-15 with 6 mins. left in 1H. L/U by PC on the entry pass into the past. Nice block by PC. Than a basket the otehr way. Fredrick hits a J. USC leads 27-19 with 3:42 left. 4th media t/o.
7:30 - DD blocked on layup. 3 by Fredrick. 25-15. Great start by USC. 3rd media t/o of the 1H. USC leads 25-15.
7:25 - BRR draws the offensive foul. Great defense right there. USC is just 2-of-9 since the hot start. Make that 2 of 10. Downey fouled in transition. 2nd FT good. 19-15 USC. 3 by BRR! USC leads 22-15 with 8:47 left. PC calls t/o. BRR came in shooting nearly 70 percent from 3P range.
7:20 - Second media t/o. USC leads 16-11 with 11:45 left in the 1H. Hoop for PC. Muldrow will go to the FT line. 10:37 left. FT Good. FT Good. USC leads 18-13.
7:15 - USC leads 11-4 with 15:20 left. Hoop by Prov. Nice folloup by Archie. USC leads 13-9 after a hoop by PC. Great move by Downey! Aggressive move to the hoop. He drove through 3 PC defenders. That was a classic Downey move. FT good. USC leads 16-9with 13 mins left.
7:10 - 3 for Fredrick. USC is shooting the ball well early. 9-4 USC. Post move by Mike Holmes. Nice pass by Day. USC is playing well early. Media t/o. 15-1/2 minutes left. Good start for the Gamecocks! Hopefully, they'll be able to sustain this level of play for 40 minutes.
7:05 - We're underway. Day hits USC's first basket on a short jumper. It's 2-2. Great pass from Downey to Holmes for the dunk! ESPN's Bill Raftery called Holmes a "stud." That's accurate. Downey with the J. USC leads 6-2. 16:50 left.
6:55 - We're about 10 minutes from tipoff. The game is being televised by ESPN2. It's being played at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, home of the NBA's 76ers. The nightcap will feature LSU and Villanova. Both games are part of the SEC-Big East Challenge. The Big East won both games in Birmingham last night. Georgetown beat Alabama and West Virginia thumped Auburn. So, the SEC trails 0-2.
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9:05 - PC gets the ball upcourt. Foul on USC. 0.2 secs left. Bad play by USC. But he missed the first FT! He made the second by mistake. Inbound pass. That's it. USC WINS 68-67. HUGE VICTORY FOR THE GAMECOCKS. THEY HEAD INTO THE BREAK ON A POSITIVE NOTE. The next five game at home before the SEC schedule starts.
9:02 - FT good. 67-66. USC must inbound. Archie fouled with 5.1 secs left. DA is not a good FT shooter. He's 6 of 6 tonight. DA misses the first FT. He has the make the second. Good. 68-66. USC calls t/o with 5.1 secs left. USC will try to set up a defense. No fouls right here. PC may try for a 3-point shot.
9:00 - USC gets the ball to DD. Smart. He's going to the FT line. He misses the front end of 1-and-1. PC has had several shots at the basket. None drop. 2 FT coming for PC. 6.1 secs left. USC calls t/o. 1 FT left.
8:55 - 33.6 secs left. USC 67-64. USC has trouble. DD calls t/o. 28.3 secs left. PC will try for a quick steal here.
8:50 - DD going to the FT line. PC will start to foul. FT good. FT good. 21 pts for DD. 67-61. USC has to block out!! Man. Tie-up. USC ball. PC will foul here. Steal by PC and a 3. Ouch! 67-64. That hurt. No turnovers, please!
8:45 - Here's the scene: 2:06 left. USC leads 61-59. PC has outlayed USC the last several minutes. PC misses a 3 for the lead. Archie fouled. FT good. FT good. USC needed those 63-59. DD steal! Open L/U! Wow, great play. USC 65-59. J by PC. 1:11 left. USC leads 65-61. PC calls timeout.
8:40 - USC's lead is slipping away. USC leads by just 2 pts. t/o. This would be another devastating loss for USC. The Gamecocks must find a way to hang on.
8:30 - USC leads 57-46 w/ 9 min. left. t/o by USC. BRR palmed the ball. Media t/o. 7:38 left. USC 57-48. ESPN announcers have been very kind to USC tonight. Very objective on both sides. 3 BY PC. Lead down to 6. 57-51. That's the closest PC has been in a while. Big hoop by ZF! Pullup in the lane. Hoop by PC. 59-53.
8:20 - Sheldon Brown on TV right now. USC leads 51-42. Nice 3 by BRR! He's a machine right now from 3pt land. 21 of 30 on the year got BRR. USC 54-42. Scramble for the ball. PC gets a basket. 54-46. 4 straight pts by PC. BRR another 3! 57-46. ESPN guy just said that's ridiculous! It is! But USC will take it.
8:15 - Steal and layup by Day in transition! Great play. There's the leadership Odom was talking about yesterday. USC 45-34. PC is at the line. 3 FT. 45-36. Bad pass by ZF. But he outfought a pair of PC players for a rebound. Floater by DD! That scrapped the ceiling. What a shot, 47-36. But PC responds with a basket.
8:12 - Media t/o. USC leads 43-34. Let's see if USC can hang on here.
8:10 - Great pass by DD to MH. MH fouled. MH hits both FT. 43-31. Another PC t/o. The Friars must be frustrated. 3 by PC. USC leads 43-34.
8:05 - 2H is underway. t/o by PC. 12th of the game. Dunk by MH! USC leads 39-29. USC having its way with PC's zone. Archie is fouled underneath. USC can build a double-digit lead. 2 FT good. USC 41-29.
8:00 - Downey leads USC with 9 pts at H/T. Fredrick has 8 and Holmes 6. Both ZF and MH have 4 rebs. USC is 4 of 7 on 3P. PC has 11 turnovers and 11 FG. That's good defense by USC.
7:45 - BRR drains 1 of 2 FT. USC has a 10-point lead at 32-22. 1:08 left. PC will go to the line. 2 FT by PC. 32-24. 3 By DD!! Nothing but net. Hoop by PC. 35-26. USC can hold for the final shot. DD misses the 3 from top. HALFTIME: USC 35, PROVIDENCE 26.
7:40 - USC calls t/o after a bad defensive sequence. It's 27-22 USC with 2:20 left. DD travels. PC can get to within 3 here. DD steals. Layup try. Holmes with the follow! Nice play by the freshman! He went up and over a PC player. It's 29-22. 2 FT by Archie. 31-22.
7:35 - It's still 25-15 with 6 mins. left in 1H. L/U by PC on the entry pass into the past. Nice block by PC. Than a basket the otehr way. Fredrick hits a J. USC leads 27-19 with 3:42 left. 4th media t/o.
7:30 - DD blocked on layup. 3 by Fredrick. 25-15. Great start by USC. 3rd media t/o of the 1H. USC leads 25-15.
7:25 - BRR draws the offensive foul. Great defense right there. USC is just 2-of-9 since the hot start. Make that 2 of 10. Downey fouled in transition. 2nd FT good. 19-15 USC. 3 by BRR! USC leads 22-15 with 8:47 left. PC calls t/o. BRR came in shooting nearly 70 percent from 3P range.
7:20 - Second media t/o. USC leads 16-11 with 11:45 left in the 1H. Hoop for PC. Muldrow will go to the FT line. 10:37 left. FT Good. FT Good. USC leads 18-13.
7:15 - USC leads 11-4 with 15:20 left. Hoop by Prov. Nice folloup by Archie. USC leads 13-9 after a hoop by PC. Great move by Downey! Aggressive move to the hoop. He drove through 3 PC defenders. That was a classic Downey move. FT good. USC leads 16-9with 13 mins left.
7:10 - 3 for Fredrick. USC is shooting the ball well early. 9-4 USC. Post move by Mike Holmes. Nice pass by Day. USC is playing well early. Media t/o. 15-1/2 minutes left. Good start for the Gamecocks! Hopefully, they'll be able to sustain this level of play for 40 minutes.
7:05 - We're underway. Day hits USC's first basket on a short jumper. It's 2-2. Great pass from Downey to Holmes for the dunk! ESPN's Bill Raftery called Holmes a "stud." That's accurate. Downey with the J. USC leads 6-2. 16:50 left.
6:55 - We're about 10 minutes from tipoff. The game is being televised by ESPN2. It's being played at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, home of the NBA's 76ers. The nightcap will feature LSU and Villanova. Both games are part of the SEC-Big East Challenge. The Big East won both games in Birmingham last night. Georgetown beat Alabama and West Virginia thumped Auburn. So, the SEC trails 0-2.
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