Carmel gets back in the winning column after having their five-game winning streak snapped.  They pretty much led the entire game, never really getting comfortable but also not allowing Brebeuf to close to one possession.  

  • Every time Carmel needed a basket, Alex Couto, 5'10" junior guard, responded, usually from the behind the 3PT line.  His first three makes were clean looks as a result to his primary defender gambling in the passing gap.
  • Evan Harrell, who did struggle early, found a good grove moving without the basketball and finding space to finish.  His improving range was part of his scoring effort too, hitting second half 3PTer.
    • Harrell was one of three 3PTers from forwards for Carmel -- Quinn Murphy, 6'5" senior forward, and Aiden Dickerson, 6'3" freshman forward joined in.
  • Another game where Ryan Clevenger, 5'9" senior guard, scores late as defenses extend, and he showed again he's one of the better finishers in the state among guards.
  • Brebeuf's offensive star was Javawn Brooks.  The 6'4" senior did all of his damage in the paint and, subsequently, at the FT line, but he was a nice boost as Carmel geared a lot of resources toward Evan Haywood.
  • Speaking Haywood, the 6'5" senior guard showed enough of his talent as a shot maker to keep Brebeuf in the game, but there were times when he bailed his defender (Clevenger) out by settling for outside jump shots.  A few times he had Clevenger on his hip, only to bounce it out the 3PT line. 
    • Brebeuf's big offensive issues last night was any possession that resulted in a quick jump shot that didn't touch Haywood first typically resulted in an empty possession.  While Brooks and Reis Butcher, 6'4" senior guard, can both score, Haywood is the only true shot maker in their rotation.

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