FOUR FACTORS
eFG%
Mocs- 52.0%
Savannah State- 54.9%
Advantage-Savannah State
TO%
Mocs- 18.8%
Savannah State- 31.3%
Advantage- Mocs
OR%
Mocs- 18.8%
Savannah State- 39.4%
Advantage- Savannah State
FTRate
Mocs- 38.0%
Savannah State- 25.0%
Advantage- Mocs
FT%
Mocs- 68.4%
Savannah State- 46.2%
Advantage- Mocs
3PtRate
Mocs- 56.0%
Savannah State- 40.4%
PLAYER RATER
Overall
1. Chris Early 33.3
2. Keegan Bell 31.2
3. Drazen Zlovaric 25.2
4. Omar Wattad 11.9
5. Dontay Hampton 11.1
6. Ricky Taylor 2.7
7. Jahmal Burroughs 1.5
8. Rico White 0.2
9. Drew Baker -0.5
10. Z Mason -2.3
Per 40
1. Chris Early 44.3
2. Keegan Bell 36.7
3. Drazen Zlovaric 31.5
4. Dontay Hampton 29.6
5. Omar Wattad 14.8
6. Jahmal Burroughs 5.8
7. Ricky Taylor 5.4
8. Rico White 0.3
9. Drew Baker -4.0
10. Z Mason -30.7
ANALYSIS
Sometimes, getting a win is enough. This may be one of those times.
It was a bad day for the Mocs in a lot of times. They did not shoot the ball particularly well, they did not defend the three point line well, and they did not rebound the ball well. Yet the Mocs found themselves with the win over Savannah State at the end of the date.
How did that happen?
It probably started with defense in a lot of ways. They forced twenty turnovers. Their zone defense disrupted the Tigers offense just enough to force a lot of turnovers and to win the game.
The Mocs continue to struggle shooting, though Chris Early (and to a lesser degree in some ways, Keegan Bell) started to find the range. Omar Wattad did not shoot the ball very well, but he did a very good job coming up with some rebounds and playing tight defense late in the second half.
Early has to be the story of this game, and in a lot of ways, and the Drew Baker experiment may be over. He played the first handful of minutes but did not play after that. He brought just enough energy to the game, but he also looked more outmatched against Savannah State. Early did not look overmatched. He made four of five three pointers.
Keegan Bell lead the team in scoring. He turned the ball over a little bit too much. Dontay Hampton did not have a particularly strong game statistically, but he played well. He brings a calming presence to the floor. The same can be said for Rico White. He continues to struggle statistically, but the team looks more calm with him on the floor.
Ricky Taylor had a disastrous game. He is reallty struggling right now. The Mocs desperately need to get him going in the right direction.
The Mocs need Early and Taylor, along with Bell, Wattad, Hampton, White, and Zlovaric, all playing well if they are going to get done what they want to get done.
I believe Zlovaric may be the team's best player right now. Wattad is struggling (I believe he is still suffering from some back problems), and Zlovaric can play solid defense, and has some nice touch. His hands are not great, but they are better than the Mocs had last year. I think he is the team's best all around player at the moment, though Wattad may be able to get that title back once he gets healthy. Bell, Early, and Taylor also could lay claim to that title if they can get going.
The bottom line is that a year ago, the Mocs would have lost this game. They fell behind by double figures early, fought back, fell back behind by double digits in the second half, and had to fight through a poor shooting night early in the night. But they did it, and they found a way to win the game. In the end, that's a positive for the Mocs.
There is still PLENTY to work on for the Mocs. They need to get better in all aspects of the game. But a win is a win. They need to move on to Sunday, and come up with a win over Gardner-Webb that day to get back to .500. The Mocs may be slowly improving. They need to improve more.
Great to win. Exciting win.
GO MOCS!
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