The game was back and forth and lived up to the billing of being the Game of the Week. It was a deeply intriguing game that ended with the Cougars surviving a late run by the Phoenix to win by two.
Willis Hall was the force in this game. He must have been mad that he got left out of the preview for the game or something, because he poured in 19 points with we rebounds. Adejhi Baru also came up with nine points and eight rebounds.
Austin Hamilton and Sebastion Koch did not shoot well, and that spelled doom for the Phoenix. Jack Isenbarger and Lucas Troutman just combined for 21 points. But the Phoenix, when they shoot 34% from the field and 24% from three point range, are not going to win too many games.
The Phoenix and the Cougars proved that they are the two teams right behind Davidson in the SoCon pecking order. Barring injury or drastic changes, it looks like those three will get byes in the SoCon Tournament, and the fourth bye is the one up for grabs. Elon and College of Charleston have earned that kind of respect now. This game helped to establish both of them as those teams.
The Cougars are better than the Phoenix right now. There's no mistaking that after that game. But the Phoenix are the best team in the North. They have also established that at this point.
The Phoenix have to shoot the ball better to win. There's no reason to think the Phoenix won't be hanging around the SoCon race all the way to the end. We already knew that about the Cougars. They will hang around to the very end. When they get Trent Wiedeman back from injury, they will be that much better.
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