Nevada vs. Santa Clara: Live
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007 @ 8:08 pm
Game over - Wolf Pack 67- Santa Clara 54. The Wolf Pack dominated the second half, leading by as many as 18. Curry Lynch and Adam Carp got in the game for the closing minutes. Lynch got off one shot, but it was an airball.
Luke Babbitt, a potential McDonald’s All-American who signed a national letter of intent with the Wolf Pack on Wednesday, was in the stands to watch his future team.
4:00 Second Half - Welcome to the Marcelus Kemp explosion. Kemp’s scored 16 points in the second half and the Wolf Pack leads 59-44. The Broncos have had to work hard for every basket in the second half while the Wolf pack has spaced the floor and created some easy opportunities.
8:46 Second Half - A quick seven point run by the Broncos cut the Wolf Pack’s lead to 43-38.
14:04 Second Half - Kemp scored five quick points to give the Wolf Pack a double-digit lead at 39-27. The team really feeds of Kemp when he’s scoring.
15:18 Second Half - The Wolf Pack leads 34-17 and is suffocating the Broncos. Coach Fox gave his first floor-stomps of the home season and the Wolf Pack responded by forcing three turnovers and a couple bad shots.
Guard Brandon Fields is giving the Broncos real problems going to the basket and either finishing at the rim or dishing on the drive. He’s scored four points and set up another easy basket. Fields game is strongest when he slashing rather than settling for the jumper.
Half Time - Wolf Pack 26, Broncos 25
John Bryant hit a short jumper with eight seconds left in the half to pull the Broncos within one point. The Wolf Pack’s defense has been pretty tight, but the Broncos have converted whenever they’ve gotten open looks from deep. They hit five 3-pointers in the half.
The Wolf Pack struggled to find good shots on offense. Demarshay Johnson scored eight points to lead the Wolf Pack. Kemp scored seven in the first six minutes, but then didn’t score over the last 14 minutes. The Wolf Pack needs to get out and run in the second half to make things a little easier on the offense - the Pack just isn’t real efficient at scoring in the half court offene right now.
1:10 First Half - The Broncos just puled within 25-23 on a 3-pointer by Mitch Henke. The Wolf Pack is struggling to create good looks.
5:22 First Half - Wolf Pack leads 23-17. After scoring a quick seven points to start the game, Kemp has sort of disappeared. He’s missed a couple open looks. Kemp has really struggled from the field this season trying to adjust to his new role as the Wolf Pack’s go-to guy. It might take him a couple weeks to adjust to the extra attention he’s getting.
7:10 First Half - The Wolf Pack leads 19-15. Demarshay Johnson and Kemp both have seven points. The offense hasn’t found a rhythm yet - the Wolf Pack is taking a lot of contested, quick shots. Luckily, the defense is locking down the Broncos for the most part.
12:06 First Half - Curry time is over.
12:55 First Half - The Wolf Pack leads 15-8 and it’s Curry Lynch time. The student section is loving
15:54 First Half - Wolf Pack leads 7-5. Guard Marcelus Kemp hit his first 3-pointer of the game, which is a good sign after his first half struggles in recent games. The Wolf Pack has also picked up a couple offensive rebounds early and created some easy opportunities.
The Broncos will be a good challenge for the Pack, they actually have good size inside. The Wolf Pack is longer, but Demarshay Johnson and JaVale McGee are a few late-night Jack-in-the-Box runs short of of 7-foot, 275-pound Broncos center Josh Higgins. That’s a big boy.
About 20 minutes before tip-off. Santa Clara will be a good test for the Wolf Pack. Overall, the Wolf Pack’s schedule is much better than it was a season, and it has nothing to do with the Cal or North Carolina games.
The Wolf Pack has really strengthened the middle part of its schedule. Norfolk State has been replaced with teams like Central Florida, Colorado State, and Northern Iowa.
The Wolf Pack, if it can overcome its youth and get some early wins, will be in good position in march.
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