VU V BYU

[commadore]

Good start quickly goes to hell. Giving up three after three. Not going to get it. 12-0 run.

[admin]

Why is Pippen missing all these shots, including free throws?

[commadore]

I don't know, but if this continues I'm going to bed. Lost too much sleep last night and then was awakened early.

[admin]

The entire team is struggling now. Can't make a shot and turnover every possession.

[OldDude]

QMB ! Have to stuff that !

[wbl]

Nice effort by our guys…

[OldDude]

Man , I hope some of the incoming recruits can shoot.

[OldDude]

Too many hot dog plays and not playing with a lot of smarts. Our guys have some ability but often don't seem to keep their heads in the game . Being outshot and badly out rebounded.

[OldDude]

Pippen going berserk. Keep it up !

[Vandy6]

Solid effort tonight. QMB is getting better each game and Dezonie is becoming more and more comfortable. If we can get Robbins healthy in time for SEC play we’ll be competitive. Liam will force teams to protect the paint and allow our shooters more opportunities for open looks.

[wbl]

Great win!

[admin]

Really great game. Worth staying up to watch. Vandy 69, BYU 67 FINAL

[VUPKS]

Boom! Nice win!

[EagleDore]

I was able to start watching at about 10 min to go in 2nd half. QMB impressed me with his rim D and some good rebounds. Pippen moved from 7 pts to 23 pts and took over when we needed a leader. Overall D was quick and active - we turned them over 19 times. On offense I thought we moved the ball well. BYU is a good team and moves the ball well and they were shooting ok.

We got a 5 pt lead with 90 sec and they hit a 3. Pippen missed a backdoor layup and nobody to rebound! 2pt lead with 27 sec to go. After timeout - we foul (#6), then ball off Stute's foot, 16 sec and some righteous D and aggressiveness around the rim preserved the win! BYU got the shot from the lane but we made it happen and got the win. Credit to the coach and team!

[UltimateVUFan]

Awesome game. Great win! And anyone who says Stackhouse isn’t coaching this team simply isn’t watching the games. BYU is currently number 22 in kenpom with an adjusted offense/defense efficiency ranks of 27 and 28 respectively. VU’s defense was suffocating for much of the second half; they forced 19 turnovers against a team that averages 12. Winning this game without Mann, who is one of the team’s best rebounders/paint defenders is nice. As stated, if they can get the full roster healthy, including Robbins, they can surprise some teams.

[commadore]

Certainly glad I didn't go to bed. Just went downstairs and watched on a bigger TV! For all those who earlier in the year said QMB was a wasted scholarship, you need to tell him you are sorry. The last 4 games he has been just short of great at the rim, taking charges, passing the ball, and scoring with that short, soft hook.

Pippen, who looked horrible early on, closed with the type game we expect of him. Stackhouse said in his comments that his earlier injury had hampered him and that now he has a slight hamstring pull. If it will make him play like he did the last 7-8 minutes, they need to pull the other one too.

Very good win tonight. Anyone know anything about Stanford? Would like to get some payback for that football game.

[MrMemorial]

Stute's follow-up slam may have been a turning point, psychologically it seemed to really put some wind in our guys sails and a modicum of proof that the game was winnable. He had 14 points and 7 rebounds with only one turnover, 3 of 7 from deep (43%).

Without Stute and Thomas, the rest of the team was 3-14 from three (unofficially ...this is from an early box score) which is 21.4% and that is still a concern but proof positive that gritty hard nosed D can still get you a win over a quality opponent. Those guy were 10-2 with a blowout win over #12-ranked (at the time) Oregon.

[Versus75]

... then ball off Stute's foot ....

It's my understanding that a KICKED BALL is to be called when the ball is INTENTIONALLY KICKED!

The ball went off Stute's foot. I get that. But he didn't kick the ball or even kick at the ball. It went off his foot.

By rule: Play On.

But the refs usually take the easy way out and blow the whistle. Ball back to the offense.

[admin]

Pippen like put on a superman cape late in the game. Impressive. ANOTHER quality win.

[frstev17]

Stayed up to watch the whole game. Great effort, great win. As already posted, QMB continues to impress with his play…Stackhouse impressive in his coaching.