A battle of Sectional 10 foes, it was a back and forth game until midway through the 2nd quarter when North Central stretched out to a seven point lead.  A four point Panther lead bounced to 12 by midway in 3rd.  North Central kept Crispus Attucks at arm's length for much of the 4th, but Attucks only had the ball once down on possession in the final two minutes.  

  • As Desmon Briscoe develops his game facing the basket, he can't forget what makes him so effective at this stage of his game.  It isn't that he didn't spend time in the post, but almost all of his post touches came outside the paint on passes from the wing.  (I have a post entry from middle 1/3 of the floor bias.)
    • Not all of that is Briscoe's fault, but he could go a long way by carving out space with both feet in the paint.  
    • He did make two game saving blocks in the 4th quarter, turning would be North Central daggers into easy Attucks point.  
    • He also had two fantastic passes out of the wide post to a cutting Eric Jackson for easy points.
  • The battle of guards landed in North Central's favor.  While Ron Rutland and Chris Hurt for Attucks made plays in transition, North Central's four headed-monster of Nijah Jewell, Jaxson Bell, Papi Rivera and Tim Williams all had productive games.  
    • Scoring on both sides was balanced, but North Central was better in the half court on both ends of the floor.  
  • Jewell's 8 point 3rd quarter was the propellent to their double-digit lead.  Bell and Williams both drove often and got to the line.  Rivera help seal the game up with a couple of 4th quarter shots.  

 

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