First Game of 2010

Yesterday were had our first game of the new year againts Oldenburg in Oldenburg, who is currently in third place in our league. Oldenburg is normally 3hrs away but because of the snow storm that has hit it took us about 4hrs. Oldenburg has 2 Americans, a center and a guard, who are the main focus points of their offense. We felt going into the game that if we could control their 2 Americans we would have a great chance to win.

We started the game with great energy and intensity on defense, jumping out on them 11-2. However, Oldenburg battled back to cut our lead to one at the end of the 1st quarter 19-18. The second quarter Oldenburg really came out aggressive on defense and patient on offense, which helped them build a stong lead 29-40 with about 4minutes left until halftime. We battled back with our defense the last 4minutes and cut Oldenburg's lead to 5 points 35-40 by halftime.

The second half there was 8 lead changes with both team playing well and both team playing very poorly. I sprained my ankle in the 4th quarter and Oldenburg went on a 12-0 run and pushed their lead to 84-77. I came back in the game with 1:56 left to try and help us come back but it wasnt enough. We lost 84-89 but we could have easily won the game. After the game their coach told me that our team is better than our 1-10 record shows.

I finished the game with 18points on 7-13 shooting, 3rbs, 3ast and 4TO. I did however get a "first" in my basketball career, when I hit not 1, not 2, but 3 buzzer beaters. I hit a jumper with 1 second left in the 1st quarter. A 3 pointer with 1 second left in the 2nd quarter and another 3 pointer with no time left in the 3rd quarter. It was kind of weird cause we always had the ball when time was running out.

The pictures are of my sprained ankle and it hurts REALLY bad. Hopefully it will heal enough this week to play on next Saturday.