MBB: Norfolk State(4-3) at UC Davis (3-2), Monday Nov. 25 at 6:00 pm That second half was ugly. We made a nice run before the half to take the lead, finally playing in rhythm on both ends. Then, I’m not sure what happened. They were very physical which, surprisingly, seemed to affect us mentally - especially TY. There was a 5 minute or so stretch where it didn’t seem like we got a shot and they got hot, turning a 2 point lead into a 12 point deficit in no time. When we got the ball inside, we couldn’t get up a shot or lost the ball - their length and ability to leap seem to intimidate us a bit.
We obviously go as TY goes, and he was off all night. Sevilla and Leo both had solid stretches, but nobody else seemed to contribute. Rocek is going to have a tough go with basically no help down low. A team with athletic bigger guys, like last night, will get easy buckets and open up the outside.
Maybe Mani gets back out there and contributes; else, we’re gonna have many nights that look like that.