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The slow start in the first quarter was typical. However we also started the second half almost as slow scoring only 5 points in 5 plus minutes. It wasn’t as noticeable as we held Ohio to only 5 but we blew an ideal chance to get back even early in the second half. Thall played a great game for a freshman and almost won it for us. I have to hand it to Ohio as two of their best players played the last 13 minutes or so with 4 fouls. Had they fouled out we might have pulled it off with ease.

Watching the game I realized how much I’d like to see two rule changes. I hate when a coach calls a time out to bail a player out. They need to eliminate it. Also at the end of the game we only had 2 team fouls and it took three fouls to get them to the line. With only 2.4 seconds left we didn’t get them there (didn’t seem to try on the third one but there would have been tenths left by then anyway). Would like to see the NBA rule of second foul in the last two minutes sends the team to the line. At least in the 4th quarter.