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Team IZOD wins 2nd round playoff game at
iS8 The playoff
second round games, which featured Sports University v. Starret City,
Playaz (Seniors) v. Hillhouse H.S. and Panthers v. Metro Hawks, were held
Saturday at the iS8/Nike Fall Tip-Off Classic in Queens, NY.
M. Wingate
Derrick Williams |
Let's take a look at the
remaining hardwood action that took place this weekend at the iS8.
Sports University Takeout Starret City (108-91)
Sports University (NJ) appeared to be up against a grind-it-out team
with a helter-skelter style of play that still got the job done.
However, Starret City melted under the heat that Sports U. was firing
up.
Sports U. spent the whole first half preventing a bubbling Starret
City from offensively bucking up by forcing turnovers and picking
opponents pockets on the defensive end. Meanwhile on the offensive
side of the floor, Sports U. seemed to be having fun, with Rucker
Park-esque passes and high flyers to the rack.
At halftime, Sports University led Starret City 54-36, stifling the
offensive fluidity of Starret so much that not one player recorded
more than six points on the stat sheet at the break. |
Sports University continued
the trouncing into the third quarter, being up by as much as 25 points,
80-55, about a minute before the close of the period. In the fourth phase,
Starret tried to stage a late comeback, chipping the deficit down to as
little as 11 points twice down the stretch, thanks to the perimeter work
of Starret's Massiah Merritt (22 points, 17 in the second half alone) and
Eian Davis (24 points, 13 in the second half).
But, Sports University charged ahead with the strong, dominant effort of
Derrick Williams (29 points), Eli Carter (23 points) and Jayon James (22
points).
S. Davis
Fuquan Edwin
Sports University will face New Heights (Seniors/A) at 11:45 a.m. on
Sunday in the iS8/Nike playoff quarterfinal.
October 25, 2009
Deborah N. Harris
NYCHoops.net Staff Writer |
