The wheels aren't coming off for the Mocs, but they are close. They are 2-6, but this was not a solid performance. They had been playing well until last Saturday's showing against Davidson, and then halfway through the second half of this one was a disaster.
The Mocs were down 56-33 late into the game. But then the Mocs went on a run to end it and lose by just eleven.
The problems were numerous in this one. It started with six turnovers before they even got a shot off. In the end, the Mocs only committed 21 turnovers. Given that they were on pace for 70 at the first TV timeout, that actually is not all that bad. Combine that with the fact that they forced 19 turnovers, and the turnovers turned out to not be a major problem.
The Mocs outrebounded Eastern Kentucky by just one. This was the second straight opponent that the Mocs needed to dominate the boards against. Their opponents in both games had struggled rebounding, and yet the Mocs were unable to dominate the glass against either team. So it was a real problem that the Mocs did not win the boards by more.
The problem, as chronicled Thursday on this blog, was that the Mocs allowed the Colonels to shoot 54% of their shots from three point range. The Colonels eFG% was 58%. That is just way too high for the Mocs to allow for them to win games consistently.The Mocs did make 11 of 15 from the free throw line in the second half, and shot a bunch of free throws.
This was a winnable game for the Mocs. But their early struggles took them out of the flow. The offense is terrible right now. It has nowhere to go but up. I thought Casey Jones looked improved in this contest. He went strong several times. Drazen Zlovaric scored 12 points on 5 of 6 shooting. He played pretty well.
What can the Mocs do? I have no idea. I'm at a little bit of a loss at this point. I am still hopeful of a turnaround in the near future, but I am starting to doubt my own beliefs at this point. Maybe it's just a bad night and I'll feel better in the morning.
Maybe there's still hope out there.
Maybe.
GO MOCS!
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