• Logan Imes, 6'3" junior point guard, was sped up in the third quarter, and it bothered him at times.  He was turned over three trips in a short span.  BD's Ghakel Weathers, 6'0" senior guard, was physical with him.  No question Imes and the Zionsville bench felt he was fouled on a couple of them.
  • How did Imes respond?  Extremely well.  He came out in the fourth quarter, changed speeds more, used quarter pivots to protect the ball and was proactively physical himself on penetration.
  • The other way Imes responded?  He hit what amounted to being the game winner, rejecting a ball screen and hitting a floater off the glass.  
• Zionsville got mixed production from its bigs.  Isaiah Davis, 6'8" senior forward, is certainly showing his stretchability, and he hit a couple of deep 3pters.  He has to be accounted for, providing a great deal of space for Imes and Nick Richart.
  • Richart, 6'9" junior center, found low post scoring opportunities tough to finish.  Now, granted, BD has a great deal of size, especially in starting center, Zane Doughty, 6'8" junior center, and when Doughty is off the floor, they don't get much smaller.
• Zionsville needs to get more production on the glass from their bigs. 
• BD put a ton of pressure on Zionsville attacking the paint.  Sheridan Sharpe, Clay Butler and KJ Windham can all put up points.  Sharpe and Butler are juniors.   Windham, sophomore guard, being the best shooter of the three.  
  • They were excellent getting movement off the ball, and Windham was excellent in coming off pin screens and getting his feet set on the catch.
• Doughty is a good rim defender and good rim runner.  He brings a lot length and athleticism to the table.  Getting the ball from catch to shot still needs to improve.  He can seal to catch, but if he doesn't have an angle he has struggled to finish.  
  • However, his motor, he will battle on all misses, and he steals some points on second chance baskets.
• Shaun Arnold, 6'4" junior forward, and Jesse Faries, 6'7" junior forward, each bring good range to the power forward spot.  It's a nice three man rotation for BD up front.

The second half, BD’s defensive pressure didn’t relent, and BG scrambled to find shots on the perimeter.  They were getting good (though contested) shots at the rim throughout but were very rushed.  As BD got the game to one possession, it them awhile to get over the hump.  There are likely a few shots they’d like back.

BD turned defense into offense, and BG had little answer for BD in transition.  Still, with the ball under :30, BG got to the rim in transition, only to see the ball bounce out.  BD secured the rebound and iced it at the line.  BG had one final possession, but a deflected pass to Jadyn Curry threw off their possession.  They never got a shot off.

• Neither team was efficient, but BD is really young, which meant up front, while BD had length advantages, they didn’t have strength advantages.  
  • Both teams start multiple sophomores, and BD also played two freshmen.
• The first half was Jadyn Curry and Cameron Brown for Beech Grove.  The second half was Sheridan Sharpe and Clay Butler for Ben Davis.
  • Curry never really got going from outside, but he was able to penetrate and find people.  Brown hit 3 3pters in the first half, and Curry found Edward Taylor and Gavin Mitchell around paint.
  • Sharpe and Butler exchanged deflections in the second half, it seemed.  Either one was involved in the front end or finishing in the back end.  
• Zane Doughty was a big presence around the basket on both ends.  He still makes mistakes as he stretches farther out, but his motor was going last night.  
• Ben Davis didn’t get much scoring on the perimeter last night.  Sharpe hit a couple of 3s, and they were looking to get Butler involved more vs. BG’s zone.  There were a couple of others settling for or rushing shots, as BD was making their run.  Once that was curbed, BD was able to get over the hump.  
  • They let their defense do the work.