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Post by kylesingler on Feb 10, 2023 1:57:01 GMT -6
He needs to be buried in the G League where he belongs. I prefer Warras, but it’s hard to not be in awe of Antoine Davis. 42 points tonight with Markeith playing pretty good defense on him. He is a special player, and I don’t think more than 10% of the crowd tonight knew he was the #2 all time scorer. When he’s not facing us, he is sure fun to watch. He was the main reason Mercy made a 19 point lead disappear so fast tonight. If we are beat in the conference tournament I hope it’s by mercy and that they represent the horizon in the NCAA tournament. If we can’t watch the panthers it would be fun to see what Antoine can do. Id be curious to see how he compares to Oral Robert’s Max Abmas |
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Post by TBone on Feb 10, 2023 8:40:28 GMT -6
Kudos to KP for trying to push Rand out of the way in an effort to avoid a techinical. KP saw it coming but Rand's reaction was so quick it was too late. Could have sworn it was EJ and not KP? |
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Post by TBone on Feb 10, 2023 8:44:32 GMT -6
Man that's a bummer. But at least it isn't even worse. I sure hope we see more of Rand now, because we're gonna be short some athleticism without Browning. Rand plays according to how he starts the game. If he doesn't get a dunk, alley or big block in the first few minutes, he seems to have an off game. And coach seems to pull him 3 - 4 minutes in with the remainder of the game seeing spared minutes from him. If he makes a big play in the early game, he seems to be on for much of the game and sees a lot more time. Moral of the story - keep Rand from shooting 3's or 18 footers, keep him in the paint, have BJ drive and dish when he pulls a double. As for the bonehead plays he sometimes makes...one would think that as one of the oldest, most experienced players, he would be one of the most level-headed, but he seems to be the opposite. I don't however, blame him for reacting to being undercut. That's an extremely dangerous and egregious foul. |
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Post by Cactus Panther on Feb 10, 2023 8:52:19 GMT -6
With Detroit's Antoine Davis chasing down the all-time NCAA scoring mark, UWM came away with a much-needed win
Curt Hogg
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Antoine Davis seems hellbent on giving Pete Maravich a serious run for his money.
He sure gave UW-Milwaukee one Thursday night, too.
Davis, the nation’s leading scorer, caught fire in the second half and scored 42 points but the Panthers endured the furious comeback attempt he led for Detroit Mercy for a 94-89 win at the Panther Arena.
Antoine Davis chasing down Pistol Pete
Davis entered the day 268 points behind the legend Maravich’s longstanding NCAA career scoring record of 3,667 points. Early on, the Panthers hounded him on defense in an effort led by Markeith Browning II, not giving Davis, who averaged 26.6 points per game entering teh game, space off of screens and forcing him into contested jumpers.
“That’s the best game that I’ve seen Markeith play,” Panthers head coach Bart Lundy said. “He’s been really embracing that defensive stopper identity. We were all upset after last game and he was as focused as I’ve ever seen.”
Then Davis – and the Titans – caught fire.
Milwaukee saw a sizable lead of 56-39 evaporate within minutes midway through the second half. Davis hit 5 threes and Detroit as a team made eight of nine during a 30-11 extended run over a 10-minute stretch to take a 70-67 lead.
When Davis buried a three to go up 73-70, it marked 23 points for him in a span of seven minutes, 12 seconds.
“If you leave him, even for a second, he’s going to get the ball and shoot it,” Panthers guard BJ Freeman.
Milwaukee, which had largely struggled for two weeks and lost a deflating game to last-place Green Bay on Monday, refused to pack it in.
Big shots from BJ Freeman, Elijah Jamison lift Panthers
Freeman scored 26 points and dished out 10 assists to lead the Panthers, and came up with a myriad of big shots in the second half to fend of Detroit. He sunk a pair of triples consecutively during the middle of the Titans’ pendulum-swinging run to keep the Panthers afloat, then responded with his sixth three of the night to take an 83-80 lead with just over three minutes to play.
Four straight Titans free throws gave the lead back to the visitors but Elijah Jamison hit the shot of the night, canning a three from the wing on a pass from Kentrell Pullian putting the Panthers up, 89-87, with 1:44 to go.
“Elijah doesn’t get enough credit, but as a freshman coming into these games, I looked at his face before the game started and he had that warrior’s mask on,” Lundy said.
As it did for the final four minutes as Detroit failed to make a field goal, Milwaukee blitzed Davis on defense on the ensuing possession and got the ball out of his hands. Ahmad Rand blocked a shot – his school-record setting 55th of the year – and then Justin Thomas came away with a steal.
“We just started doubling them,” Freeman said. “I started on No. 2 (Kyle LeGreair) and just went to double team ‘AD’ because we knew every time he was going to get the ball and something was going to go up. He was going to chuck something up. So we just focused on him and No. 2, he couldn’t really shoot like that, so it was just executing what coach told us to do.”
Pullian hit a pair of free throws to go up by four and Thomas made another two at the line to ice the game with 15 seconds left.
Browning goes down with ankle injury
Browning was in arguably his best all-around game as a Panther when he came down and landed on a Titans player’s foot, appearing to roll his left ankle, with just over eight minutes to play in the second half.
Lundy said postgame he wasn’t sure of the injury’s severity.
Browning had 17 points on 7 for 10 shooting, six rebounds and six assists with no turnovers while also making life as tough as possible for Davis before going down.
Milwaukee gave up the lead for the first time since the game’s opening moments almost immediately after Browning left the contest and Lundy noted how the team responded promptly.
“I thought our guys rallied,” Lundy said. “I told them that their bottles got turned over and they found a way to pick them back up. Found a way to win. Made some big plays down the stretch.
How about that first half?
Milwaukee finished the game with an impressive 1.362 points per possession, its best showing against a Division-I opponent this season and third-best against a D-I team since 2008, according to BartTorvik.com.
The Panthers led 50-31 going into the break after shooting 70% from the field and 60% from three. They only turned the ball over five times. Browning led the way with 15 points while holding Davis to 3 for 11 shooting from the field.
“The first half, we were amazing,” Lundy said. “Sharing the ball, movement, player movement, ball movement.”
Things slowed down a bit in the second half as the Panthers shot 46.4% from the field and committed nine turnovers, but after Monday’s disaster, there would be no complaining from the hosts.
“We did just enough,” Lundy said.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Feb 10, 2023 9:29:15 GMT -6
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Feb 10, 2023 9:33:19 GMT -6
The officiating was terrible. It has been all season long. We need to get out of the Horizon League. Not only will it help the program's image, but maybe we can have some competent officials do our games. Leaving the Horizon League will not fix the officiating issue and the train of always going to the monitor. |
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Post by Cactus Panther on Feb 10, 2023 10:19:48 GMT -6
Kudos to KP for trying to push Rand out of the way in an effort to avoid a techinical. KP saw it coming but Rand's reaction was so quick it was too late. Could have sworn it was EJ and not KP? I took a look again. KP was the first to approach Rand. Then EJ, who was closer, stepped in and tried to finish the effort. So, kudos to both of them. They knew immediately that Rand's reaction was potentially detrimental to a successful game outcome. |
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Post by thetruth on Feb 10, 2023 11:16:12 GMT -6
The officiating was terrible. It has been all season long. We need to get out of the Horizon League. Not only will it help the program's image, but maybe we can have some competent officials do our games. Leaving the Horizon League will not fix the officiating issue and the train of always going to the monitor. The better the league the better the officiating. Doesn't mean the officiating will be perfect. But it will be better and more consistent. Simple as that. |
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Post by Spirit of Bruce on Feb 10, 2023 11:29:45 GMT -6
Leaving the Horizon League will not fix the officiating issue and the train of always going to the monitor. The better the league the better the officiating. Doesn't mean the officiating will be perfect. But it will be better and more consistent. Simple as that. This is a falsehood. These refs are independent contractors that work for numerous conferences. There is no such thing as "Horizon League refs." If you pay attention, like I have been for some time out of curiousity, you will see the same guys that ref our games reffing Big East games, Big Ten games, Pac-12 games, MEAC games, NEC games, what have you. They are all over the place. |
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Post by ghostofdylan on Feb 10, 2023 11:30:42 GMT -6
Nevertheless, how much crossover do we see from one league to the next. Doesn't Tim Higgins work six games a week? Those aren't all Big East games. You'll see many of these same guys crop up in the MVC, MAC, A-10, Summit and so on and so forth.
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Post by Petes on Feb 10, 2023 11:47:24 GMT -6
Leaving the Horizon League will not fix the officiating issue and the train of always going to the monitor. The better the league the better the officiating. Doesn't mean the officiating will be perfect. But it will be better and more consistent. Simple as that. When I think of the b10 I think of great officiating /s |
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Post by FTA1982 on Feb 10, 2023 11:57:12 GMT -6
Nevertheless, how much crossover do we see from one league to the next. Doesn't Tim Higgins work six games a week? Those aren't all Big East games. You'll see many of these same guys crop up in the MVC, MAC, A-10, Summit and so on and so forth. Hollywood Higgins rules. Those frosted tips are legendary. Who is the bald ref that worked last night? That guy has done numerous Milwaukee games and he has always been atrocious. |
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Post by thetruth on Feb 10, 2023 12:02:58 GMT -6
The tall white guy with dark hair always seems to work our games too.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Feb 10, 2023 12:21:09 GMT -6
Nevertheless, how much crossover do we see from one league to the next. Doesn't Tim Higgins work six games a week? Those aren't all Big East games. You'll see many of these same guys crop up in the MVC, MAC, A-10, Summit and so on and so forth. Hollywood Higgins rules. Those frosted tips are legendary. Who is the bald ref that worked last night? That guy has done numerous Milwaukee games and he has always been atrocious. Is it Kipp Kissinger, FTA? |
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Post by FTA1982 on Feb 10, 2023 12:48:09 GMT -6
Tony Meeks. Every guy last night was terrible though.
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