14-3 at Break

Trap games, "games that are on the schedule that have hidden dangers". Playing NHSC on Thursday falls into this category, the last game before the semester ends is always tough. Guys looking forward to go home and see their families for the first time in for some 4 months.

We came out this game a bit tight, not ready to play at the level we are capable or expected to. The biggest lead in the first half was 53-43, however the halftime lead was only seven at 61-54. Both teams shot the ball well in the first half, NHSC shot 54% and hit 12 free-throws while the Jacks shot 50%, including 8-20 from three, and only five free-throws.

In the second half it was back and forth scoring wise a good portion of the beginning of the half. Over the first 5:12 of the second half, the Storm would chip away at the halftime deficit before am Orie Brown three pointer tied the game at 75. However the tie was very short lived as the Jacks would proceed to turn up the heat and take over. They would go on a 17-5 run of their own, started by a Kenric Twine free-throw and finalized with a Louis Williams three point make. The score would be 92-78 with 10:21 remaining. The rest of the game the Jacks would slowly expand the lead until it was at a high of 24, 128-104 with 2:29 remaining. The final would be 130-108, the 7th time this year we have broke 120.

Leading the way was Brian Egejuru, playing his first game back from an ankle injury. He had 29 points, 24 in the second half. He also added five assists. JJ Morris scored 25, 20 in the first half on 9-15 shooting and 6-11 from three. Louis Williams added 19 off the bench but also was efficient elsewhere with seven assists and five rebounds. Wesley Harrison added 13 points, while Eric Elliott added 11 and seven rebounds. Malik Jones was once again solid with a double-double of 11 points and 11 assists.

As of now the Jacks lead the nation in scoring points per game at just over 106. We are now 14-3 on the year and will be off until we go to Canada on January 4th.