Playing without their starting point guard, Carmel jumped out to an 11-2 lead.  Stretching the lead to 16 points, the Hounds lost their other starting guard to injury and saw their lead chipped away down to six points.  Despite the comeback, North Central never had the ball down two possessions in the second half.

  • While neither had their "best" game, Peter Suder and Brian Waddell made plays down the stretch for Carmel.  There are times off the dribble when each are too unselfish.
    • Suder was more aggressive getting downhill, but he left some points on the glass.  As he was more under control toward the very end, he was able to finish plays, including a nice floater.
    • Waddell needs to be more aggressive, especially against favorable matchups.
  • Carmel's Charlie Williams continues to struggle.  Much of it is physical, but the defensive presence of Nick Frische (who started vs. NC) has helped.
  • Leland Walker is outstanding in ball screen action.  His pacing and decision making improves practically from game to game.  However, he still needs to punish teams for going under on ball screens.
  • As a whole, North Central isn't a great 3pt shooting team.  They connected on three deep shots in the fourth quarter, but as a whole they aren't (yet) gravity changing shooters.

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