Louis Orr Says....

And indeed it was.  And Coach says we have to put it behind us.  Which we do.

Just a couple notes, because there is not much analysis to do.  We got our butt kicked in every facet of the game last night.

With 7 minutes left to go in the first half, the game was 12-9 for OU.  A nice, slow-paced, low scoring game which seems to fit the BG tempo.  For the remaining 27 minutes of the game, OU outscored BG 71-50 to pick up a rout win.  71 points in 27 minutes is the equivalent of scoring 103 points for the game.

It is actually a little worse, because once the second half lead hit, oh, 30+ in the second half, they slowed up a little bit.  OU actually hit 75 points with 5:40 left, meaning they scored 63 points in 22 minutes of play.

It was the second time in three games that BG has had an opponent score seemingly at will for the equivalent of an entire half.  It was the second worst field goal % BG has allowed, only the 4th team to shoot 50% from 3, and the 6th most efficient offense we have allowed this season.

Meanwhile, we were poor on the other end of the floor too.

This is not Xavier we were playing.  This is a team with the same record we had that we beat earlier in the year.  Yes, at their place you might not be surprised to lose, but there is no reason to be completely embarassed.

A couple charts...

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Finally, before we move on, we did have one interesting individual performance.  Luke Kraus of Findlay scored 16 points in 18 minutes and only started one fight, all career bests.  He helps round out what appears to be a very strong guard position for us heading into the future, though I worry about the inside game (more on that once the season is over).  Scott Thomas had 17 points and 9 rebounds as well.

BG does get to go right back onto the court this Sunday in Kalamazoo.  WMU is not playing well of late, and BG should have beaten them earlier this season, also in Kalamazoo.  It certainly is a winnable game for us.  We brag on our resilience, and we are going to need it, because the team really looks tired and worn out to me.