Pack Beats Pirates
The game against ectc tonight did not go the was Coach Sidney Lowe drew it up. However, in the end the Pack got what it came for, its 8th win of the season. The start of the game seemed to pick up right where the Cincinnati game left off. We did not blog about the Cincinnati game because of the holidays, but most of y’all know we had 32 turnovers and lost by 9. Anyway, early on the Pack was VERY sloppy turning over the basketball 11 times in the first half. Add to that some poor perimeter defense and the Wolfpack was down by as many as 15. A late rally in the first half got the deficient down to 7 at the break.
The second half saw a change at point guard with Courtney Fells taking the ball and have some success. We had only two turnovers in the second half and seemed to get better shots against the 2-3 zone of ectc. It was tight late but we hit some big shots and free throws and escaped with a 64-57 victory.
Once again we only played six players because of Engin’s groin and Trevor’s flu. Nieman only played 10 minutes with everybody else getting 35 or more. Here is a full box score for the game. The Pack takes the court again on Saturday against UNC-Wilmington.