USC-Vandy In-Game Blog
posted by Scott Hood, Saturday, February 09, 2008
6:50 - Doowney with the layup!!! 6 secs left. USC Leads 65-64! Vandy has called timeout. They'll have one final shot. Ogilvy missed the front ends of 2 1-and-1's to give USC a chance to take the lead.
6:45 - Baniulis is on fire! Another 3-pointer gives USC a 63-61 lead with 1:03 left. USC just missed a shot and Vandy rebounded and called a t/o. EB has 19 points. Oops! Foster just hit a triple for Vandy with 50.8 secs left. Vandy leads 64-63. They calkled t/o. Foster is a great shooter.
6:40 - We've reached the fourth and final media t/o with 3:47 left. The score is tied at 58-58. Downey and Fredrick have the last 2 baskets by USC. The conest has gone back and forth most of the 2H. The largest lead for either team in the 2H is 5 points. It's been a battle.
6:30 - It's look like this one will go to the wire. Vandy leads 51-49 at the third media timeout with 7:26 left in the 1H. They just hit a 3 to complete a 5-point run. USC needs to box out better.
6:20 - The crowd is on its feet. USC leads 46-43 with 11:54 Left thanks to 6 quick points. Downey just scored his first field goal of the game. The building is shaking right now. Now we've reached the second media timeout with 11:39 left. The 3-point lead is USC's largest of the game. EB had 13 points to lead USC. He's been on fire here in the 2H.
6:10 - The second half is underway and we've reached the first media timeout of the 2H with 15:13 left. Vandy leads 39-37. Baniulis has all 5 of USC's points in the second half. DD still has 0 points.
6:00 - The biggest news of the 1H is that Downey has 0 points for USC but the Gamecocks trail by just 1 at 33-32. Here are the stats:
Team Shooting: USC 44.4% (12-27); VU 43.3% (13-30);
3-Pt Shooting: USC 33.3% (4-12); VU 33.3% (5-15);
Free Throws: USC 4-5, VU 2-2;
Rebounds: USC 15, VU 17;
Fouls: USC 5, VU 5;
Turnovers: USC 5, VU 4;
Steals: USC 1, VU 2.
Leading scorers: USC, Day and Fredrick 8; VU Foster and Ogilvy 8.
5:50 - Halftime. Vandy leads 33-32. Foster hit a jumper with about 6 secs left. Entertaining 1H by both teams. There weren't many fouls to slow the game down. We'll have stats shortly.
5:48 - USC has taken its first lead since it was 2-0 on a pair of FT by Fredrick. It's 32-21 USC with 20.8 secs left in the 1H. ZF and DD have 8 pts apiece for USC.
5:40 - Fourth and final media timeout with 3:38 left in the 1H. Vandy leads 28-24. Fredrick just hit a stop and pop jumper. EB drilled his first 3-pointer of the game a few minutes ago.
5:30 - Third media timeout with 7:03 left. Vandy leads 25-18. The last two baskets by VU have been in the paint. The Commodores have some big boys. Day leads USC with 8 points. He's shot the ball well early.
5:25 - Second media timeout with 11:10 left. Vandy leads 18-14. The teams have traded triples in the last few minutes. Day has a pair for USC, while ZF has one. Day leads USC with 6 pts.
5:20 - First media timeout with 13:39 left in the 1H. Day and Fredrick have just hit 3-pointers for USC. Vandy leads 12-11. The biggest lead for either team has been 5 points. USC missed some early shots but appears to be warming up.
5:15 - Vandy leads 10-5 with just under 16 mins left. Ogilvy has six pts early.
5:05 - We're almost underway. The starters have been introduced. USC will gave Downey, Fredrick, Archie, Day and Baniulis on the floor at the start of the game. We'll see if they can stop Ogilvy.
4:40 P.M. - We're at the Colonial Center for today's key SEC basketball game between suddenly red hot USC and Vanderbilt. USC comes into the game with a two-game winning streak, having beaten UGA and Ole Miss. But it's been a week since USC has played, so we'll see if they've lost some momentum. Vandy has been a horrendous road team this season. If USC pulls this one out, they could very well be 6-4 in the SEC heading to Gainesville later this month.
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6:55 - Here we go. Vandy has to go the length of the floor. Wait. USC calls t/o. They have 1 left in case VU scores with time left. Here we go again. Drive to the basket. Layup good! USC has a timeout. But they don't use it! Vandy wins 66-65. Crushing loss for USC. Vandy led most of the way but USC fought hard to take the lead late. I thought they had it.
6:50 - Doowney with the layup!!! 6 secs left. USC Leads 65-64! Vandy has called timeout. They'll have one final shot. Ogilvy missed the front ends of 2 1-and-1's to give USC a chance to take the lead.
6:45 - Baniulis is on fire! Another 3-pointer gives USC a 63-61 lead with 1:03 left. USC just missed a shot and Vandy rebounded and called a t/o. EB has 19 points. Oops! Foster just hit a triple for Vandy with 50.8 secs left. Vandy leads 64-63. They calkled t/o. Foster is a great shooter.
6:40 - We've reached the fourth and final media t/o with 3:47 left. The score is tied at 58-58. Downey and Fredrick have the last 2 baskets by USC. The conest has gone back and forth most of the 2H. The largest lead for either team in the 2H is 5 points. It's been a battle.
6:30 - It's look like this one will go to the wire. Vandy leads 51-49 at the third media timeout with 7:26 left in the 1H. They just hit a 3 to complete a 5-point run. USC needs to box out better.
6:20 - The crowd is on its feet. USC leads 46-43 with 11:54 Left thanks to 6 quick points. Downey just scored his first field goal of the game. The building is shaking right now. Now we've reached the second media timeout with 11:39 left. The 3-point lead is USC's largest of the game. EB had 13 points to lead USC. He's been on fire here in the 2H.
6:10 - The second half is underway and we've reached the first media timeout of the 2H with 15:13 left. Vandy leads 39-37. Baniulis has all 5 of USC's points in the second half. DD still has 0 points.
6:00 - The biggest news of the 1H is that Downey has 0 points for USC but the Gamecocks trail by just 1 at 33-32. Here are the stats:
Team Shooting: USC 44.4% (12-27); VU 43.3% (13-30);
3-Pt Shooting: USC 33.3% (4-12); VU 33.3% (5-15);
Free Throws: USC 4-5, VU 2-2;
Rebounds: USC 15, VU 17;
Fouls: USC 5, VU 5;
Turnovers: USC 5, VU 4;
Steals: USC 1, VU 2.
Leading scorers: USC, Day and Fredrick 8; VU Foster and Ogilvy 8.
5:50 - Halftime. Vandy leads 33-32. Foster hit a jumper with about 6 secs left. Entertaining 1H by both teams. There weren't many fouls to slow the game down. We'll have stats shortly.
5:48 - USC has taken its first lead since it was 2-0 on a pair of FT by Fredrick. It's 32-21 USC with 20.8 secs left in the 1H. ZF and DD have 8 pts apiece for USC.
5:40 - Fourth and final media timeout with 3:38 left in the 1H. Vandy leads 28-24. Fredrick just hit a stop and pop jumper. EB drilled his first 3-pointer of the game a few minutes ago.
5:30 - Third media timeout with 7:03 left. Vandy leads 25-18. The last two baskets by VU have been in the paint. The Commodores have some big boys. Day leads USC with 8 points. He's shot the ball well early.
5:25 - Second media timeout with 11:10 left. Vandy leads 18-14. The teams have traded triples in the last few minutes. Day has a pair for USC, while ZF has one. Day leads USC with 6 pts.
5:20 - First media timeout with 13:39 left in the 1H. Day and Fredrick have just hit 3-pointers for USC. Vandy leads 12-11. The biggest lead for either team has been 5 points. USC missed some early shots but appears to be warming up.
5:15 - Vandy leads 10-5 with just under 16 mins left. Ogilvy has six pts early.
5:05 - We're almost underway. The starters have been introduced. USC will gave Downey, Fredrick, Archie, Day and Baniulis on the floor at the start of the game. We'll see if they can stop Ogilvy.
4:40 P.M. - We're at the Colonial Center for today's key SEC basketball game between suddenly red hot USC and Vanderbilt. USC comes into the game with a two-game winning streak, having beaten UGA and Ole Miss. But it's been a week since USC has played, so we'll see if they've lost some momentum. Vandy has been a horrendous road team this season. If USC pulls this one out, they could very well be 6-4 in the SEC heading to Gainesville later this month.
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