It wasn't the most aesthetically pleasing way to ring in the new year, but Saint Joseph's had little trouble in overcoming Drexel at the Palestra tonight, 69-51.
Drexel shot only 33.3 percent from the field, and continued its struggles from the perimeter with a 2-for-20 performance from three-point range. A big part of that fell on Tramayne Hawthorne's shoulders, who was 1-for-10 from the field and 1-for-8 from beyond the arc.
St. Joe's shot 53.2 percent from the field and 6-for-10 from three, and also had a 32-28 edge in rebounding.
The Hawks recorded 16 assists on 25 made field goals with 22 turnovers, while the Dragons recorded 12 assists on 16 made field goals and 17 turnovers. A good ratio, but all the numbers were lower than the Hawks' and there's the difference.
Drexel's big men had a good night against a St. Joe's defense that had been allowing only 44.2 percent two-point shooting. Randy Oveneke led the Dragons with 18 points on 6-for-12 shooting and 6-for-8 from the line, while Frank Elegar scored 17 on a perfect 6-for-6 night from the field and 5-for-7 from the line.
Because Drexel pulled down 12 offensive rebounds, there was a big differential in possessions. The Dragons recorded 66 and St. Joe's recorded 71. But St. Joe's averaged 0.97 points per possession to Drexel's 0.77.
In his postgame press conference, Hawks coach Phil Martelli praised his defense. Listen to his remarks here.
Bruiser Flint admitted that his team's shooting performance simply would not do, noting that while his team got some good looks, "you've got to make them, though."
But he politely reminded the reporters in the room after the game that his team is 7-6 heading into its CAA opener at home against UNC-Wilmington on Wednesday. Listen to his remarks here.
Line of the game goes to Pat Calathes for his double-double:
Name |
Min |
FG |
FT |
3pt |
OR |
DR |
TR |
A |
S |
TO |
Blk |
PF |
Eff |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Calathes |
33 |
7-9 |
5-8 |
1-2 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
35 |
20 |
With that, I'm taking the rest of the year off. See you all in 2008!
Comments (1)
Can you explain what the efficency stat is that you always include in these stat lines??
Posted by TU-fan | January 1, 2008 6:50 AM
Posted on January 1, 2008 06:50