USC-Alabama In-Game Blog
posted by Scott Hood, Saturday, February 16, 2008
8:55 - Downey hits the triple and he's fouled!!!! Unbelievable! 14.3 secs left. DD hits the FT. Bama has threball. Ball out of bounds! 0.2 secs left. Bama calls timeout. This has to be a catch and shoot situation.
8:53 - USC has the ball with 30.9 secs left. Bama leads 65-63 after hitting the second of two free throws. The shot clock is off. USC could take the final shot if it wanted. Here we go.
8:50 - USC missed a shot. But got the ball back on a scramble. Timeout with 1:35 left. Bama still leads 64-63.
8:48 - USC can't stop Mykal Riley. he has 28 pts, including a 3-pointer moments ago to give Bama a 64-63 lead with 2:04 left. We're at the fourth media t/o. Another game goes down to the wire. Let's see if USC can pull this one out.
8:43 - USC has scored 4 quick pints on a Holmes OR and a steal and layup by BRR to give USC a 61-58 lead with 3:45 left. Bama just called t/o.
8:40 - Third media t/o with 5:34 left. Alabama leads 58-57. Archie just tipped home a miss for a basket. He has 17 pts. DD has 25 pts. They have cobined for 42 of USC's 57 pts.
8:38 - The momentum of the game has changed in UA's favor. The Tide has scored 10 of the last 11 pts and now lead 58-55 with 6:15 left. USC needs to reverse things here quickly.
8:35 - USC leads 55-51 with 7:53 left. Bama just called a 30-second t/o after a player was triple-teammed near mid-court.
8:27 - Holmes slams home an alley-oop pass from DD. The crowd went wild on that one! USC leads 51-48 with 10:21 left. Bama calls t/o. Thi sis the best MH has played in a long time. He's finally showing the talent we all thought he had.
8:22 - Second media timeout with 11:51 left. Score is tied at 46-46. Archie just slammed home a miss by Fredrick, who is still scoreless. The score has been tied six times in the opening 8:09 of the 2H. It's a back-and-forth game right now. DD has 22 pts.
8:15 - First media timeout of the 2H with 15:43 left. USC leads 37-34. Archie just hit a 3 to snap a tie. Both teams have been sluggish offensively here in the first 4:17 of the 2H.
8:10 - The second half is underway. We've had 3 pts scored in the first 3 min. of the 2H. Both teams are struggling from the field.
8:05: Here are the halftime stats:
Team Shooting: USC 37.5% (12-32), Alabama 50% (11-22);
3-Pt Shooting: USC 28.6% (4-14), Alabama 62.5% (5-8);
FT: USC 3-4, Alabama 3-4;
Rebounds: USC 12, UA 21;
Assists: USC 3, UA 6;
Steals: USC 8, UA 2;
Turnovers: USC 3, UA 11.
Leading Scorers: USC, Downey 15, Archie 9; UA, Riley 17.
7:55 - They've just finished the ceremony honoring John Roche. It was very touching. Roche spoke to the crowd for a couple of minutes. The CC got pretty loud there. There were 10+ TV cameras on the floor filming the ceremony.
7:47 - We're almost at halftime. 25.5 secs left. Bama just called a 30-second t/o. USC leads 31-29. Foul with 10 secs left. 2 shots for Bama. Good. No Good. USC has the final shot. DD's three is no good. Halftime: USC leads 31-30.
7:42 - Another triple by DD! he has 15 points. USC leads 29-24 with 2:34 left in the 1H. We're at the fourth media timeout. Archie has 7 pts. ZF has 0 points for USC. He's missed several 3-pointers.
7:38 - Downey is taking over with a layup and 3-ptr. USC leads 24-19 with 4:22 left. Archie at the line for 2 FT. Good. Good. 26-19. 7 straight points by USC.
7:35 - Alabama has scored 4 straight pts. It's tied at 19-19 with 6:33 left in the 1H.
7:30 - We've reached the third media timeout with 7:59 left in the 1H. USC leads 19-15. This is turning into a slugfest with a lot of physical play. The refs are letting a lot of stuff go. DD has 7 pts, while Archie has 5.
7:25 - USC found its shooting eye in the second segment by hitting a pair of 3-pointers by Downey and BRR. Mike Holmes has also come to life with a pair of baskets. USC leads 14-12 with 11:33 left in the 1H. DD has 5 points, while Holmes has four.
7:20 - Back-to-back 3-pointers has given USC a 12-10 lead. The crowd is starting to get into it here.
7:15 - We've reached the first media t/o with 15:08 left in the 1H. Alabama leads 8-4thanks to a pair of 3-pointers. USC is struggling from the floor early on. Downey and Archie have the USC baskets.
6:45 P.M. - We're here in the press room for Saturday's SEC basketball game between USC and Alabama. This is a big night because John Roche will be honored at halftime. We just had a press conference with Roche in the media room at the Colonial Center. Frankly, I can't wait for halftime because the CC will get the loudest its been in several years when Roche is introduced. I know a lot of people have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Returning to the present, this is a big BB game for USC. They need to win this one if they have any hope of finishing .500 in the SEC.
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8:58 - Shot from the corner. No good. USC wins 67-65. DD had 29 points, including possibly the biggest shot of the season by USC. USC is 12-12. Huge win for USC. They needed this one.
8:55 - Downey hits the triple and he's fouled!!!! Unbelievable! 14.3 secs left. DD hits the FT. Bama has threball. Ball out of bounds! 0.2 secs left. Bama calls timeout. This has to be a catch and shoot situation.
8:53 - USC has the ball with 30.9 secs left. Bama leads 65-63 after hitting the second of two free throws. The shot clock is off. USC could take the final shot if it wanted. Here we go.
8:50 - USC missed a shot. But got the ball back on a scramble. Timeout with 1:35 left. Bama still leads 64-63.
8:48 - USC can't stop Mykal Riley. he has 28 pts, including a 3-pointer moments ago to give Bama a 64-63 lead with 2:04 left. We're at the fourth media t/o. Another game goes down to the wire. Let's see if USC can pull this one out.
8:43 - USC has scored 4 quick pints on a Holmes OR and a steal and layup by BRR to give USC a 61-58 lead with 3:45 left. Bama just called t/o.
8:40 - Third media t/o with 5:34 left. Alabama leads 58-57. Archie just tipped home a miss for a basket. He has 17 pts. DD has 25 pts. They have cobined for 42 of USC's 57 pts.
8:38 - The momentum of the game has changed in UA's favor. The Tide has scored 10 of the last 11 pts and now lead 58-55 with 6:15 left. USC needs to reverse things here quickly.
8:35 - USC leads 55-51 with 7:53 left. Bama just called a 30-second t/o after a player was triple-teammed near mid-court.
8:27 - Holmes slams home an alley-oop pass from DD. The crowd went wild on that one! USC leads 51-48 with 10:21 left. Bama calls t/o. Thi sis the best MH has played in a long time. He's finally showing the talent we all thought he had.
8:22 - Second media timeout with 11:51 left. Score is tied at 46-46. Archie just slammed home a miss by Fredrick, who is still scoreless. The score has been tied six times in the opening 8:09 of the 2H. It's a back-and-forth game right now. DD has 22 pts.
8:15 - First media timeout of the 2H with 15:43 left. USC leads 37-34. Archie just hit a 3 to snap a tie. Both teams have been sluggish offensively here in the first 4:17 of the 2H.
8:10 - The second half is underway. We've had 3 pts scored in the first 3 min. of the 2H. Both teams are struggling from the field.
8:05: Here are the halftime stats:
Team Shooting: USC 37.5% (12-32), Alabama 50% (11-22);
3-Pt Shooting: USC 28.6% (4-14), Alabama 62.5% (5-8);
FT: USC 3-4, Alabama 3-4;
Rebounds: USC 12, UA 21;
Assists: USC 3, UA 6;
Steals: USC 8, UA 2;
Turnovers: USC 3, UA 11.
Leading Scorers: USC, Downey 15, Archie 9; UA, Riley 17.
7:55 - They've just finished the ceremony honoring John Roche. It was very touching. Roche spoke to the crowd for a couple of minutes. The CC got pretty loud there. There were 10+ TV cameras on the floor filming the ceremony.
7:47 - We're almost at halftime. 25.5 secs left. Bama just called a 30-second t/o. USC leads 31-29. Foul with 10 secs left. 2 shots for Bama. Good. No Good. USC has the final shot. DD's three is no good. Halftime: USC leads 31-30.
7:42 - Another triple by DD! he has 15 points. USC leads 29-24 with 2:34 left in the 1H. We're at the fourth media timeout. Archie has 7 pts. ZF has 0 points for USC. He's missed several 3-pointers.
7:38 - Downey is taking over with a layup and 3-ptr. USC leads 24-19 with 4:22 left. Archie at the line for 2 FT. Good. Good. 26-19. 7 straight points by USC.
7:35 - Alabama has scored 4 straight pts. It's tied at 19-19 with 6:33 left in the 1H.
7:30 - We've reached the third media timeout with 7:59 left in the 1H. USC leads 19-15. This is turning into a slugfest with a lot of physical play. The refs are letting a lot of stuff go. DD has 7 pts, while Archie has 5.
7:25 - USC found its shooting eye in the second segment by hitting a pair of 3-pointers by Downey and BRR. Mike Holmes has also come to life with a pair of baskets. USC leads 14-12 with 11:33 left in the 1H. DD has 5 points, while Holmes has four.
7:20 - Back-to-back 3-pointers has given USC a 12-10 lead. The crowd is starting to get into it here.
7:15 - We've reached the first media t/o with 15:08 left in the 1H. Alabama leads 8-4thanks to a pair of 3-pointers. USC is struggling from the floor early on. Downey and Archie have the USC baskets.
6:45 P.M. - We're here in the press room for Saturday's SEC basketball game between USC and Alabama. This is a big night because John Roche will be honored at halftime. We just had a press conference with Roche in the media room at the Colonial Center. Frankly, I can't wait for halftime because the CC will get the loudest its been in several years when Roche is introduced. I know a lot of people have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Returning to the present, this is a big BB game for USC. They need to win this one if they have any hope of finishing .500 in the SEC.
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