The game wasn't much, and the attendance (3,254) at the Palestra wasn't either, but the end result was significant: Temple 64, Drexel 51.
The Owls hit seven of 16 threes to the Dragons' 2-of-10, and held Frank Elegar to 6-of-17 from the field. His 18 points and 12 rebounds are big numbers, but the Dragons clearly needed someone else to step up and it didn't happen.
Gerald Colds, who wore a face mask to protect a broken nose suffered at George Mason, was only 4-for-13 from the field and 2-for-7 from three. But no other Drexel player took more than six field goal attempts or made more than three.
The standout performance really goes to a guy who has rarely merited it before, but stepped up in a big way today when called on to guard Frank Elegar one-on-one. Sergio Olmos stole the show at both ends of the floor, finishing with this line:
Name |
Min |
FG |
FT |
3pt |
OR |
DR |
TR |
A |
S |
TO |
Blk |
PF |
Eff |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Olmos |
36 |
4-9 |
2-2 |
0-0 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
10 |
Mike Jensen and I will have more to say about the game on Monday's College HoopsCast. But for now, listen to the Temple and Drexel postgame press conferences, including some less-than-positive remarks from both coaches about their teams' performances.
Comments (1)
Jon-- I never thought I'd see the day when Serge earned your line of the day! He really did some good work down low, with Lavoy in foul trouble and all. A lot of what he did cant be seen in the stat sheet, and it's a shame there werent many Temple fans in attendance to see Serge's career performance.
But, lets see if he can string two good performances in a row.
Posted by Kris | December 15, 2007 10:47 PM
Posted on December 15, 2007 22:47