Krutwig’s footwork and ability down low is something special. I can’t believe how great he is at getting to the rim, even on the rare chance he misses... when all is said and done, I hope he considers coaching because he could probably be great developing big men like him. Although, it looks like having Custer around didn’t work out... it looks like he was in Carbondale tonight.
Not sure what the deal was, but we did not see a lot of pipkins tonight. Was that just a strategy thing since Krut wasn’t having much trouble on offense?
Williamson did not have as quiet of a night as it felt. I’m pretty sure he scored 10+ and was huge defensively.
I really liked Frank in relief minutes.
This was the first game I was disappointed in Clemons. That flagrant was the result of him thinking Mosley purposefully came down on his head. The replay showed he was definitely trying to throw a punch. He’s lucky he didn’t get thrown out. That being said, I liked seeing a Loyola player willing to be scrappy- we haven’t had that in a while. Also, did anybody see the play on defense with about 30 seconds left in game? It looked like a Missouri State player pushed Clemons down with two hands in the backcourt, caught the ball, then took it in for a layup. Maybe I’m mistaken, but it was either an offense foul or Clemens faked it and fell to the ground.
MSU did not have a plan for Krutwig. It seemed like they were going to let him go, and hope nobody else would beat them. That plan failed. Great win against a top-half of the league team! Northern Iowa struggled with Bradley at home tonight. This league is going to be brutal every game for every team - whoever comes out on top at the end will have truly earned the title.
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