Obviously, Staudacher, Selvig and AJ had terrific games. But, in the last 3.5 minutes Cherry scored 4 of our 7 points, had an important steal and had no turnovers. Only 11 minutes for him tonight. Staudacher's whole game, and especially the very important two three-pointers when NC started to open their lead, was excellent. Note that he was the inbounder on several inbound plays at the end of the game. UM outshot NC, including 3's and freethrows, in terms of percentages, but the 18 turnovers by UM were (almost) killers. 5 each by Selvig and AJ.
Looking at the shooting percentages, as well as a slight rebounding advantage, you would think UM would have won big. However, the 18 turnovers, including 7 steals by NC, as well as 9 more made free throws for NC, evened things out.
Great, great road win by the Griz, including coming back after NC took the lead in the second half. I don't think there is much more that could be asked or hoped for tonight, other than fewer turnovers. Hopefully, they can take down NAU, who is now even with UM in the standings. I hope Griz Nation is proud of the boys (and at least satisfied with the coaches).
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