Path to the Hall of Fame (DDSCB2)

randy · May 15, 2015

Career Game #476

Feb 11, 2014: #1 UCLA (23-1, 13-0) @ Oregon (13-9, 7-6)

Scouting Report

Offense: very slow pace, balanced, motion
Defense: m2m, presses on occasion
Key Players: Jr SG Keith Brewer 15.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Notes: We won 72-58 in our previous meeting

1st Half

We were able to dictate the pace of the game, and not let OR grind this game to a halt.

Halftime: Up 45-34

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 53%, OR 64%
TOs: UCLA 8, OR 16

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 13 pts, 3 asts

2nd Half

We contested OR's shots much better in the 2nd half, allowing us to increase our lead to 28, and coasted along for the easy win

Final Score: UCLA - 87, Oregon - 69

Box Scores

Pettway 26, 3, 4, 4 stls, 4 tos, 6 3s (*)

Burton 16, 8, 0

Smith 12, 5, 0, 2 stls

Wright 9, 0, 7

Walton 7, 2, 3

McCutcheon 5, 1, 0

Lucas 4, 6, 1

Jones 4, 2, 0

Crayton 2, 5, 2

Cotton 2, 0, 3, 2 stls

Team Stats

FG: 56-52%

Rebs: +9

TOs: -7

Pts in paint: +24

2nd chance: +2

Fast break: +5

Post game observations

(+): We are averaging more than 87 ppg in our last 3 road games

Pac 12 Standings

UCLA, 14-0 (W14)
Arizona, 11-3 (W2)
Stanford, 7-7 (L1)
Oregon, 7-7 (L2)
California, 6-8 (L1)
Arizona St, 6-8 (W1)
USC, 6-8 (L3)
Oregon St, 6-8 (W2)
Colorado, 6-8 (W2)
Washington, 5-9 (W1)
Washington St, 5-9 (L4)
Utah, 5-9 (L2)

randy · May 15, 2015

Norton update

SG Mark Pettway remains as the front runner, in the list of Norton semifinalists

randy · May 16, 2015

Career Game #477

Feb 15, 2014: Arizona (16-7, 11-3) @ #1 UCLA (24-1, 14-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, 5 out
Defense: m2m, press about half the game
Key Players: Jr SF Ramon Williams 14.3 ppg
Notes: Closest conference game we had so far was against ARIZ in our previous meeting, when we won by just 6

1st Half

Fantastic ball movement, lots of assists, resulting in wide open shots

Halftime: Up 65-36

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 71%, ARIZ 48%
Asts: UCLA 14, ARIZ 10

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 20 pts, 3 asts

2nd Half

A little of of a slow down offensively in the 2nd half because of our turnovers, but our defense improved and did not let ARIZ establish any momentum

Final Score: Arizona - 64, UCLA - 98

Box Scores

Pettway 30, 3, 5, 6 stls, 3 blks, 3 3s (*)

Wright 13, 4, 5, 3 blks, 3 tos, fouled out

Burton 12, 11, 0

Lucas 12, 7, 0

Walton 11, 3, 1, 3 tos

Jones 8, 0, 1, 3 stls

McCutcheon 6, 0, 1

Smith 4, 2, 0

Cotton 2, 2, 4

Crayton 0, 3, 1

Team Stats

FG: 63-41%

Rebs: +20

TOs: -1

Pts in paint: +46

2nd chance: +10

Fast break: +12

Post game observations

(+): The ball movement allowed us to shoot more higher percentage shots, resulting in 62 points in the paint

Pac 12 Standings

UCLA, 15-0 (W15)
Arizona, 11-4 (L1)
Stanford, 8-7 (W1)
Oregon, 8-7 (W1)
USC, 7-8 (W1)
Colorado, 7-8 (W3)
California, 7-8 (W1)
Arizona St, 6-9 (L1)
Oregon St, 6-9 (L1)
Washington, 5-10 (L1)
Washington St, 5-10 (L5)
Utah, 5-10 (L3)

randy · May 16, 2015

Career Game #478

Feb 18, 2014: #1 UCLA (25-1, 15-0) @ California (9-15, 7-8)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, triangle
Defense: 1-3-1, presses on occasion
Key Players: So SF Derrick Burks 10.6 ppg
Notes: CAL on a 6 game home win streak

1st Half

CAL shot well from the outside, but had far less possessions because of their turnovers

Halftime: Up 41-33

Key stat(s)

3PT: UCLA 3-6, CAL 7-9
TOs: UCLA 6, CAL 17

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 11 pts, 3 asts

2nd Half

I'm trying to give distribute minutes across all players, but may have to ditch that objective as CAL keeps themselves close

11:58, Up 55-49

CAL able to ties the game earlier at 59.

3:09, Up 64-63

We scored our last 2 baskets via 2nd chance opportunities

1:14, Up 68-65

Chance to increase our lead to 5, but CAL steals the ball and scores on the break. Up 1. PF Chris Lucas scores inside. Up 3. CAL hits a 3, their 12th of the game! Timeout

0:33, Tied at 70

C Anthony Burton posts up, shoots, missed. Shot was too early. But PG Clint Wright was there for the offensive rebound put back!. Up 2. CAL calls a timeout. 0:19 left. We only have 2 team fouls. We give up a foul. 0:13 left. We give up another. 0:10 left. We have no more fouls to give, We're anticipating CAL would take a 3 to win the game outright. We defended the perimeter well. CAL can't get a shot. 0:03 left. They decided to dump inside to their center. Shot is rejected by C Anthony Burton! Ball is loose. Time expired. We escape

Final Score: UCLA - 72, California - 70

Box Scores

Lucas 22, 3, 0, 10-14 FG

Pettway 18, 2, 3, 3 stls, 2 blks, 4 3s (*)

Burton 12, 4, 0

McCutcheon 6, 4, 1, 2 blks

T Jones 4, 0, 1, 2 stls

Smith 2, 4, 2

Wright 2, 3, 3

Walton 2, 1, 2, 2 stls

Fuhs 2, 1, 0

Crayton 2, 0, 0

Cotton 0, 4, 0

Tucker 0, 1, 7, 3 tos

B Jones 0, 1, 1

Team Stats

FG: 47-55%

Rebs: -3

TOs: -12

Pts in paint: +18

2nd chance: +6

Fast break: +2

Post game observations

(+): Extra possessions produced extra offense for us; 14 2nd chance points, and 16 fast break points

Pac 12 Standings

UCLA, 16-0 (W16)
Arizona, 12-4 (W1)
Stanford, 9-7 (W2)
Oregon, 9-7 (W2)
Colorado, 8-8 (W4)
USC, 7-9 (L1)
California, 7-9 (L1)
Washington St, 6-10 (W1)
Arizona St, 6-10 (L2)
Oregon St, 6-10 (L2)
Washington, 5-11 (L2)
Utah, 5-11 (L4)

randy · May 16, 2015

Career Game #479

Feb 22, 2014: Utah (9-16, 5-11) @ #1 UCLA (26-1, 16-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffle
Defense: m2m, press as often as possible
Key Players: Sr SG Kyle Stafford 17.4 ppg, 2-time All Pac 12
Notes: UTAH on a 4 game losing skid. UTAH averaging 17.5 topg (4th worst Nat'l)

1st Half

We still built up a good lead despite UTAH's 11-11 FG start. UTAH had limited scoring opportunities because of heir turnovers

Halftime: Up 57-31

Key stat(s)

Fast break: UCLA 18, UTAH 4
TOs: UCLA 3, UTAH 16

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 18 pts, 4-4 3PT

2nd Half

Limited the minutes of our starters

Final Score: Utah - 52, UCLA - 94

Box Scores

Pettway 26, 0, 1, 4 stls, 3 tos, 6 3s (*)

Lucas 13, 4, 0

Burton 11, 7, 0

Tucker 8, 1, 2

Smith 8, 1, 1

Walton 8, 1, 1

T Jones 6, 2, 2, 3 stls

Wright 5, 0, 3

McCutcheon 4, 6, 1

Cotton 3, 1, 3

Crayton 2, 2, 1

B Jones 0, 2, 1

Fuhs 0, 0, 2

Team Stats

FG: 55-45%

Rebs: -3

TOs: -24

Pts in paint: +40

2nd chance: +6

Fast break: +13

Post game observations

(+): We committed only 4 turnovers, as compared to UTAH's 28

Pac 12 Standings

UCLA, 17-0 (W17)
Arizona, 12-5 (L1)
Stanford, 10-7 (W3)
Oregon, 10-7 (W3)
USC, 8-9 (W1)
Colorado, 8-9 (L1)
Washington St, 7-10 (W2)
Arizona St, 7-10 (W1)
California, 7-10 (L2)
Oregon St, 6-11 (L3)
Washington, 5-12 (L3)
Utah, 5-12 (L5)

randy · May 16, 2015

Career Game #480

Senior's Day

Feb 25, 2014: Oregon St (10-16, 6-11) @ #1 UCLA (27-1, 17-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, balanced, 5 out
Defense: m2m, only press in close and late situations
Key Players: Sr SF Idris Petersen, 1-time All Pac 12
Notes: ORST had 27 turnovers in our previous meeting, where we won 79-54

1st Half

Started all of our 4 seniors today, all of which played a key role in reviving this program which resulted in a national championship last season

Halftime: Up 48-27

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 52%, ORST 41%
TOs: UCLA 4, ORST 9

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 18 pts, 3 3s

2nd Half

Gave time to bench warmers. Even our 2 walk ons had a cameo appearance

Final Score: Oregon St - 51, UCLA - 87

Box Scores

Pettway 18, 1, 0, 2 stls, 3 3s (*)

Fuhs 12, 4, 0, 2 blks

Burton 10, 1, 0

Wright 9, 1, 5

Crayton 8, 7, 1

Walton 8, 5, 3, 2 stls

Lucas 8, 3, 0

McCutcheon 6, 3, 0

Tucker 4, 1, 6, 5 tos

B Jones 2, 7, 1

Smith 2, 3, 1

T Jones 0, 2, 0

Frazier 0, 0, 0

George 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 55-36%

Rebs: +17

TOs: -5

Pts in paint: +30

2nd chance: +5

Fast break: +4

Post game observations

(+): Freshmen C Sam Crayton and C Brian Jones played quality minutes

Pac 12 Final Standings

UCLA, 18-0 (W18)
Arizona, 13-5 (W1)
Stanford, 11-7 (W4)
Oregon, 10-8 (L1)
Colorado, 9-9 (W1)
USC, 8-10 (L1)
California, 8-10 (W1)
Washington St, 7-11 (L1)
Arizona St, 7-11 (L1)
Oregon St, 6-12 (L4)
Washington, 6-12 (W1)
Utah, 5-13 (L6)

randy · May 16, 2015

Norton Update

SG Mark Pettway is still #1 among the remaining 10 Norton candidates
Better news is none of our underclassmen, including Pettway, will leave this season!

randy · May 16, 2015

Career Game #481

Pac 12 Tournament

Mar 10, 2014: (8) Washington St (14-14, 7-11) vs (1) #1 UCLA (28-1, 18-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: very fast pace, balanced, princeton
Defense: m2m, only press in close and late situations
Key Players: Jr C Jabari Milford 14.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg
Notes: We beat them by 56 pts (!) in our only game in the regular season

1st Half

Close game at the start, but our defense started to tightened up at the latter part of the 1st half

Halftime: Up 46-30

Key stat(s)

Off Rebs: UCLA 9, WASHST 2
TOs: UCLA 2, WASHST 14

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 22 pts, 4 stls

2nd Half

It was 25 pt lead midway in the 2nd half. I decided to rest my key players the rest of the game.

Final Score: Washington St - 71, UCLA - 90

Box Scores

Pettway 32, 3, 0, 5 stls, 2 3s (*)

Burton 17, 8, 0

Lucas 13, 6, 1

Wright 8, 3, 3

Crayton 6, 6, 0

Tucker 4, 1, 4

McCutcheon 2, 2, 0

B Jones 2, 1, 1

Walton 2, 1, 0, 2 stls

T Jones 2, 1, 0

Smith 2, 0, 3

Fuhs 0, 1, 0

Cotton 0, 0, 1

Team Stats

FG: 46-44%

Rebs: +2

TOs: -16

Pts in paint: +38

2nd chance: +12

Fast break: +20

Post game observations

(+): We committed just 5 turnovers, and better yet, did not allow WASHST a single fast break point

randy · May 16, 2015

Career Game #482

Pac 12 Tournament Semis

Mar 11, 2014: (4) Oregon (17-11, 10-8) vs (1) #1 UCLA (29-1, 18-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: very slow pace, balanced, motion
Defense: m2m, presses on occasion
Key Players: Jr SG Keith Brewer 15.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Notes: We won both meetings, by 14 and 19 pts. OR had 21 turnovers in each of those games

1st Half

SF Andre Smith wil miss the rest of the conference tournament because of a slight injury, so we're using mostly a 3-guard lineup. Our speedier lineup created all sorts of problems for OR's deliberate style

Halftime: Up 53-22

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 62%, OR 28%
TOs: UCLA 4, OR 13

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 19 pts, 5 stls

2nd Half

Gave starters just 5+ mins of playing time in the 2nd half

Final Score: Oregon - 47, UCLA - 76

Box Scores

Pettway 23, 1, 1, 6 stls, 3 3s (*)

Burton 14, 5, 1, 7-8 FG

Lucas 7, 7, 0

T Jones 7, 2, 2, 3 tos

McCutcheon 6, 8, 0

Walton 5, 2, 0

Crayton 4, 2, 0

Fuhs 2, 4, 0

Cotton 2, 3, 3

Tucker 2, 2, 0

Wright 2, 1, 1

B Jones 2, 1, 0

Team Stats

FG: 49-37%

Rebs: +16

TOs: -9

Pts in paint: +30

2nd chance: +6

Fast break: +20

Post game observations

(+): Crashed the boards today, with 18 offensive rebounds

randy · May 17, 2015

Career Game #483

Pac 12 Tournament Finals

Mar 12, 2014: (3) Stanford (16-13, 11-7) vs (1) #1 UCLA (30-1, 18-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: very fast pace, balanced, triangle
Defense: m2m, presses on occasion
Key Players: Fr PF Khalid Miller 10.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg
Notes: STAN's 2 starters are out with an injury

1st Half

Some signs of complacency at the start of the game. LEading by just 2 at 11-9 approaching the midway part of the 1st half; no big runs, but we slowly built a good lead the rest of the way

Halftime: Up 44-26

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 49%, STAN 41%
Stls: UCLA 9, STAN 2

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 11 pts, 5 stls

2nd Half

Up by 23 with less than 7 mins remaining. That should do it

Final Score: Stanford - 61, UCLA - 88

Box Scores

Burton 17, 7, 1

Pettway 17, 2, 0, 5 stls (*)

Wright 9, 3, 2

B Jones 8, 2, 0

Lucas 7, 5, 1, 3 stls

McCuctcheon 7, 4, 1

Walton 6, 8, 8

Cotton 5, 2, 2, 3 tos

Crayton 4, 1, 0

T Jones 4, 1, 0

Fuhs 4, 0, 1

Tucker 0, 0, 0, 3 tos

Team Stats

FG: 50-48%

Rebs: +10

TOs: -12

Pts in paint: +40

2nd chance: +6

Fast break: +15

Post game observations

(+): We're ready for our national title defense

randy · May 17, 2015

2014 Selection Show

Rank: #1, RPI: #1

We're in the Midwest Regional (St Louis). Matchup:

(1) UCLA vs (16) Lafayette

Teams in the Midwest Regional

(1) #1 UCLA, defending champs
(2) #9 Auburn
(3) #16 Duke
(4) #13 Creighton
(5) #14 Gonzaga
(6) #11 Toledo
(7) Wake Forest
(8) Arizona
(9) East Carolina
(10) Illinois
(11) Syracuse
(12) Tennessee or Richmond
(13) Western Illinois
(14) Northeastern
(15) Eastern Kentucky
(16) Lafayette

Other Ranked Teams

East

(1) #2 Villanova
(2) #7 Oklahoma
(3) #15 Pepperdine
(4) #10 Indiana
(5) #23 Florida
(6) #21 Kansas

South

(1) #3 Maryland
(2) #18 Georgia Tech
(3) #4 Houston
(4) #20 St John's
(5) #24 Louisville
(6) #6 UNLV
(7) #22 South Carolina Upstate

West

(1) #8 Kentucky
(2) #5 Temple
(3) #12 Oklahoma St
(4) #17 Memphis
(5) #25 New Mexico
(6) #19 Southern Illinois

On Probation

Pac 12 Teams in postseason tournaments

NCAA: (1) UCLA, (8) Arizona, (11) Oregon, (12) Stanford

randy · May 17, 2015

Career Game #484

2014 NCAA Tournament 2nd Round

Mar 16, 2014: (16) Lafayette (18-11, 9-5) vs (1) #1 UCLA (31-1, 18-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffle
Defense:m2m, only press in close and late situations
Key Players: Jr C Frank Romano 14.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg
Notes: LAF led its conference in pts, asts, stls, and FG%

How they got here

Automatic selection (Champs, Patriot tournament)

1st Half

Started off slowly shooting 3-20 FG. Trailed 6-11. Our defense and rebounding got us back. We outscored LAF the rest of the 1st half, 35 to 6

Halftime: Up 41-17

Key stat(s)

Rebs: UCLA 22, LAF 11
TOs: UCLA 4, LAF 15

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 19 pts, 6 stls

2nd Half

A 12-1 run to start the 2nd half, to up our lead to 35. Game was virtually over at that point. Plenty of playing time for our reserves

Final Score: Lafayette - 28, UCLA - 72

Box Scores

Pettway 26, 4, 1, 8 stls, 2 3s (*)

Wright 7, 5, 3

Lucas 6, 14, 0

Burton 6, 7, 1, 2 stls

Tucker 6, 2, 3

McCutcheon 5, 5, 0

Crayton 4, 3, 1

Smith 4, 2, 0

Walton 4, 0, 1

B Jones 4, 0, 0

Fuhs 0, 2, 1

Cotton 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 43-23%

Rebs: +18

TOs: -16

Pts in paint: +34

2nd chance: +6

Fast break: +22

Post game observations

(+): Despite the early struggles on shooting, I am pleased with the defensive and rebounding performance. We had a +24 advantage in FG attempts

randy · May 17, 2015

Career Game #485

2014 NCAA Tournament 3rd Round

Mar 18, 2014: (8) Arizona (20-10, 13-5) vs (1) #1 UCLA (32-1, 18-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, 5 out
Defense: m2m, press about half the game
Key Players: Jr SF Ramon Williams 13.8 ppg
Notes: 1st meeting was close which we won by 6, but blew them out the next game by 34 pts

How they got here

At-large selection (2nd place, Pac 12 regular season)

1st Half

ARIZ had no answers against our incursions to the lane. SG Mark Pettway scored 8 pts in the last minute of the 1st half

Halftime: Up 50-29

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 58%, ARIZ 36%
FT: UCLA 11-15, ARIZ 5-6

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 16 pts, 3 rebs

2nd Half

We didn't exactly shoot well in the 2nd half, but our defense was consistent enough to keep us ahead by 20+ all the time

Final Score: Arizona - 58, UCLA - 80

Box Scores

Pettway 18, 4, 0, 3 stls, 2 3s (*)

Burton 13, 6, 1, 2 stls

Walton 9, 1, 1, 3 tos

Crayton 8, 5, 1

Smith 8, 1, 1

Lucas 6, 8, 2, 2 blks

Tucker 6, 4, 4, 3 tos

Wright 3, 3, 3

Cotton 3, 1, 0

McCutcheon 2, 5, 2

Fuhs 2, 1, 2

B Jones 2, 1, 0

Team Stats

FG: 48-34%

Rebs: +7

TOs: -7

Pts in paint: +26

2nd chance: +4

Fast break: +16

Post game observations

(+): Excellent transition defense again. In 2 tournament games so far, we have given up just a combined 4 fast break points

randy · May 17, 2015

Major upsets

2nd round

(11) Syracuse def (6) #11 Toledo

3rd round

(9) North Texas def (1) #3 Maryland
(7) Pittsburgh def (2) #5 Temple
(7) Wake Forest def (2) #9 Auburn

randy · May 17, 2015

Career Game #486

2014 NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Semifinals (Sweet 16)

Mar 23, 2014: (4) #13 Creighton (27-7, 13-3) vs (1) #1 UCLA (33-1, 18-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, heavy outside, high post
Defense: m2m, presses on occasion
Key Players: Fr SG Joe Murray 17.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 41% 3PT; Sr PG Eugene Stockman 19.0 ppg, 5.0 apg (tournament averages)
Notes: CREIGH riding high on a 16-game winning streak. They shoot well at 47.2% FG (#14 Nat'l), but thier perimeter defense gives up 39.1% opp 3PT (7th worst Nat'l)

How they got here

Automatic selection (Champs, MVC tournament)
(2nd Rd) Def Western Illinois, 84-67 (Stockman 22 pts, 6 asts)
(3rd Rd) Def #14 Gonzaga, 75-67 (Stockman 16 pts, 5 asts)

1st Half

CREIGH had difficulty breaking our pressure defense. We jumped off to a 29-5 lead, and never looked back

Halftime: Up 37-19

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 46%, CREIGH 29%
Stls: UCLA 8, CREIGH 0

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 15 pts, 5 stls

2nd Half

SG Mark Pettway went berserk scoring 18 pts in the 1st 7 mins of the 2nd half. Our defense remained air-tight despite our big lead, and that's what I wanted to see heading into to the more difficult matches of this tournament

Final Score: Creighton - 53, UCLA - 83

Box Scores

Pettway 33, 3, 0, 8 stls, 5 3s (*)

Burton 12, 6, 2

Walton 8, 5, 0, 2 stls, 2 blks

Lucas 6, 6, 1

McCutcheon 6, 6, 0

Wright 5, 2, 5

T Jones 5, 2, 0

Smith 4, 3, 2, 2 blks

Tucker 4, 1, 6

Crayton 0, 1, 0

Cotton 0, 0, 1

Fuhs 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 52-33%

Rebs: +8

TOs: -10

Pts in paint: +40

2nd chance: +1

Fast break: +20

Post game observations

(+): Very few easy baskets allowed to CREIGH; our defensive stats today include 7 blocks, 13 steals, and gave up just 4 fast break points to CREIGH

randy · May 17, 2015

Career Game #487

2014 NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Finals (Elite 8)

Mar 25, 2014: (3) #16 Duke (24-8, 14-4) vs (1) #1 UCLA (34-1, 18-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffle
Defense: m2m, only press in close and late situations
Key Players: So C Anthony Walker 15.6 ppg, 10.3 rpg (#5 Nat'l), 3.6 bpg (#1); Jr SG Matt Chambers 15.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Notes: We lost to DUKE in our season opener, the only that has beaten us the past 2 years. DUKE leads the nation in blocks at 6.5 bpg. Chambers is slightly injured, but he might play

How they got here

At-large selection (2nd place, ACC regular season)
(2nd Round) Def Northeastern, 70-50 (Chambers 19 pts, 5 rebs)
(3rd Round) Def Syracuse, 74-55 (Walker 23 pts, 3 rebs)
(Sweet 16) Def Wake Forest, 76-61 (Walker 18 pts, 10 rebs, 6 asts, 7 blks)

1st Half

We took advantage of our mismatches. SG Mark Pettway had an easier time against DUKE's SG Matt Chambers who is not 100% today. While DUKE's C Anthony Walker was busy defending against our centers, PF Chris Lucas able to get scoring opportunities on the other side of the post. Chambers only has 2 pts on 1-7 FG; Walker was held scores, although he was dominant on the boards with 11 rebs already to go along with 4 blks

Halftime: Up 37-16

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 52%, DUKE 26%
Paint: UCLA 22, DUKE 4

Key Players

UCLA: PF Chris Lucas 11 pts; SG Mark Pettway 10 pts, 4 stls

2nd Half

The only thing that worries me coming into the 2nd half is DUKE's offensive rebounding. So far, it hasn't been a factor

11:52, Up 50-28

SG Mark Pettway heated up from the outside. Our lead was 34 with 5 mins remaining. Game over. DUKE's offense out of sync today; SG Mat Chambers finished with just 7 pts on 3-13 FG while C Anthony Walker had 2 pts (2-10 FT), 15 rebs, 6 blks

Final Score: Duke - 39, UCLA - 80

Box Scores

Pettway 27, 5, 0, 6 stls, 3 blks, 2 3s (*)

Lucas 19, 2, 1, fouled out

Walton 8, 1, 2

Burton 7, 12, 2

Smith 6, 2, 1

Tucker 4, 2, 2

T Jones 4, 0, 0, 2 stls

Wright 3, 1, 3, 3 tos

McCutcheon 2, 2, 1

Crayton 0, 2, 0

Cotton 0, 1, 1

B Jones 0, 1, 0

Team Stats

FG: 56-33%

Rebs: +2

TOs: -10

Pts in paint: +26

2nd chance: +4

Fast break: +10

Post game observations

(+): Our suffocating defense not allowing easy looks for DUKE

randy · May 17, 2015

Major upsets

Sweet 16

(4) #10 Indiana def (1) #2 Villanova
(6) #21 Kansas def (2) #7 Oklahoma

Elite 8

(6) #21 Kansas def (4) #10 Indiana

randy · May 17, 2015

Career Game #488

2014 NCAA National Semifinals (Final 4)

Apr 1, 2014: (1) #1 UCLA (35-1, 18-0) vs (6) #21 Kansas (25-12, 11-5)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, princeton
Defense: 2-3, only press in close and late situations
Key Players: Sr C Mike Baily 15.1 ppg, 14.0 rpg; Sr SG John Townsend 18.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg; Fr PG Brian Bayyan 21.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 4.5 apg (tournament averages)
Notes: Townsend unlikely to play due to an injury. KAN ranks high in rebounding at 42.1 rpg (#1 Nat'l), and allows only 36.5% opp FG (#1). KAN is just an average scoring team at 67.8 ppg and shoots only 39.9% FG. The absence of Townsend would further affect their offense, but Bayyan is someone we should keep an eye on

How they got here

At-large selection (4th place, Big 12 regular season)
(2nd Round) Def Kansas St, 79-64 (Townsend 26 pts, 5 rebs)
(3rd Round) Def #15 Pepperdine, 60-47 (Townsend 28 pts, 5 rebs, 4 blks)
(Sweet 16) Def #7 Oklahoma, 65-56 (Baily 20 pts, 17 rebs, 4 blks)
(Elite 8) Def #10 Indiana, 71-58 (PG Brian Bayyan 31 pts, 7 rebs)

1st Half

Everything going right in the 1st half. We're scoring a lot of pts off KAN's turnovers. Unbelievable number of turnovers KAN has committed in the 1st half. By playing a 3-guard lineup most of the time, our outside shooting has helped neutralize KAN's zone defense. KAN also did not show their supposed-to-be advantage in rebounding

Halftime: Up 56-22

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 54%, KAN 36%
TOs: UCLA 6, KAN 22

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 29 pts, 9 stls; C Anthony Burton 10 pts, 5 rebs
KAN: C Mike Baily 2 pts, 6 rebs, 2 blks; PG Brian Bayyan 6 pts, 12 tos!

2nd Half

KAN must have felt like they were playing 4-on-6 whenever their PG Brian Bayyan was on the floor. Bayyan gives giving the ball to us, tallying a horrendous 26 turnovers! This has got to be one of the most lopsided games in Final 4 history

Final Score: UCLA - 113, Kansas - 44

Box Scores

Pettway 50, 5, 5, 19 stls, 4 blks, 3 tos, 5 3s (*)

T Jones 12, 4, 1, 5 stls, 2 3s

Burton 10, 9, 1

Smith 10, 1, 0, 2 3s

Lucas 8, 5, 0

Wright 8, 1, 2, 2 stls, 2 3s

Walton 5, 5, 1

McCutcheon 2, 7, 1, 2 blks

Fuhs 2, 1, 0

B Jones 2, 1, 0

Crayton 2, 0, 1

Cotton 2, 0, 1

Tucker 0, 1, 9

Team Stats

FG: 58-31%

Rebs: +13

TOs: -26

Pts in paint: +44

2nd chance: +10

Fast break: +34

Post game observations

(+): SG Mark Pettway's 19 steals is a new single-game record.

randy · May 17, 2015

Career Game #489

2014 NCAA National Finals (Championship)

Apr 3, 2014: (3) #4 Houston (32-6, 15-3) vs (1) #1 UCLA (36-1, 18-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: very fast pace, balanced, high post
Defense: m2m, only press in close and late situations
Key Players: Fr SG Russell Hobbs 20.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg; So SF Sean Robbins 12.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg
Notes: A very good defensive team allowing just 58.9 opp ppg (#14 Nat'l) and 38.7% opp FG (#5). They also force their opponents to 18.2 topg (#5).

How they got here

Automatic selection (Champs, CUSA tournament)
(2nd Round) Def North Carolina A&T, 79-64 (Hobbs 20 pts, 7 rebs)
(3rd Round) Def #6 UNLV, 66-55 (Hobbs 16 pts, 5 rebs)
(Sweet 16) Def #18 Georgia Tech, 79-73 (Hobbs 23 pts, 6 rebs, 3 stls)
(Elite 8) Def #20 St John's, 75-58 (Hobbs 26 pts, 4 rebs)
(Final 4) Def #8 Kentucky, 66-59 (Hobbs 23 pts, 4 rebs)

Comparison (tournament averages)

Points For: UCLA 86, HOU 73
Points Opp: UCLA 44, HOU 62
Rebounds: UCLA 38, HOU 36
Turnovers: UCLA 10.8, HOU 11.0
Steals: UCLA 15.2, HOU 9.2
Blocks: UCLA 5.4, HOU 4.8
3PT%: UCLA 33-78 (42%), HOU 28-106 (26%)

1st Half

Two teams that likes to play fast, but we're doing most of the scoring in the early goings. HOU's top 2 players, SG Russell Hobbs and SF Sean Robbins both on the bench with 2 fouls each.

11:14, Up 23-11

SG Mark Pettway also picked up his 2nd foul, forcing me to sit him much earlier than I would have wanted to. But our bench stepped up, and Pettway's prolonged absence on the floor did not hinder us. We also milked HOU's early situation. HOU's SG Russell Hobbs and SF Sean Robbins combined for just 3 FG attempts.

Halftime: Up 48-29

Key stat(s)

FT: UCLA 16-17, HOU 3-6
Bench: UCLA 27, HOU 8

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 10 pts, 2 stls; SG Dickey Walton 10 pts, 2 blks
KAN: SG Russell Hobbs 2 pts; SF Sean Robbins 1 pt

2nd Half

SG Mark Pettway "only" 13 pts so far, but his biggest contribution is on the defensive side against HOU's SG Russell Hobbs. Hobbs, who is averaging 22 ppg in this tournament, limited to just 2 pts so far on 1-6 FG.

10:19, Up 61-41

We got into penalty. HOU trying to build up momentum for one last push, down by 17 with less than 6 mins left. And then, SG Mark Pettway hits back-to-back 3s to quash away any hopes by HOU

4:40, Up 76-53

My 4 seniors were on the floor to finish the game. The players' commitment to defense the past 6 games has been nothing short of admirable, and I couldn't have asked for more.

Back-to-back national champs!

Final Score: Houston - 55, UCLA - 80

Box Scores

Pettway 19, 4, 1, 2 stls, 3 tos, 2 3s (*)

Walton 13, 6, 2, 3 blks, 2 3s

Burton 10, 7, 1

Lucas 10, 5, 1

McCutcheon 8, 3, 0

Wright 6, 0, 2

Tucker 5, 3, 3, 2 stls

T Jones 5, 0, 1, 4 stls

Smith 2, 4, 1

Crayton 2, 3, 0

Fuhs 0, 1, 0

Cotton 0, 0, 1

Team Stats

FG: 46-33%

Rebs: +3

TOs: -6

Pts in paint: +18

2nd chance: -2

Fast break: +2

Post game observations

(+): We put the clamps on HOU's top scorers; SG Russell Hobbs just 4 pts, 1-9 FG

randy · May 17, 2015

2014 Awards

National

Norton: So SG Mark Pettway
POY: So SG Mark Pettway
NCAA MOP: So SG Mark Pettway
DPOY: So SG Mark Pettway
1st Team: So SG Mark Pettway
I won my 5th National COY

Conference

POY: So SG Mark Pettway
DPOY: So SG Mark Pettway
1st Team: So SG Mark Pettway
2nd Team: Sr C Anthony Burton, So PF Chris Lucas
I won my 9th Pac 12 COY

randy · May 17, 2015

2013-14 Individual Stats and Rankings (Nat'l Rank)

Points

SG Mark Pettway - 25.3 ppg (#2)
C Anthony Burton - 10.9
PF Chris Lucas - 9.5
PG Clint Wright - 6.5
SG Dickey Walton - 6.0
C Bruce McCutcheon - 5.5
SF Andre Smith - 5.5
SG TJ Jones - 4.2
PG Eugene Tucker - 3.3
C Sam Crayton - 3.2
PG Troy Cotton - 2.0

Rebounds

C Anthony Burton - 7.1 rpg (#46)
PF Chris Lucas - 5.8
C Bruce McCutcheon - 4.0
SG Mark Pettway - 3.1
C Sam Crayton - 3.0

Assists

PG Clint Wright - 2.7 apg
PG Eugene Tucker - 2.4
SG Mark Pettway - 2.0

Steals

SG Mark Pettway - 5.8 spg (#1)
SG TJ Jones - 1.3
SF Andre Smith - 1.0

Blocks

SG Mark Pettway - 0.8 bpg

Turn overs

SG Mark Pettway - 1.9 topg

3pt shots made

SG Mark Pettway - 102 (#27)
PG Clint Wright - 41
SG Dickey Walton - 18
SG TJ Jones - 9
PG Troy Cotton - 7
PF Chris Lucas - 5
SF Andre Smith - 3
PG Eugene Tucker - 1

FG % (min: 30 FGA)

C Anthony Burton - 57.6% (147 of 255)
C Bruce McCutcheon - 53.2
SG TJ Jones - 52.9
PF Chris Lucas - 52.6
C Sam Crayton - 50.6
SG Mark Pettway - 49.5
PG Clint Wright - 48.3
PG Troy Cotton - 46.0
SF Andre Smith - 43.8
SG Dickey Walton - 38.3
PG Eugene Tucker - 38.3

FT% (min: 20 FTA)

PG Clint Wright - 96.3% (26 of 27)
SG Dickey Walton - 96.3
SG Mark Pettway - 83.2
C Anthony Burton - 80.9
PF Chris Lucas - 61.8
C Bruce McCutcheon - 59.5

3PT% (min: 10 3PA)

PG Clint Wright - 55.4% (41 of 74)
PG Troy Cotton - 41.2
SG Mark Pettway - 40.0
SG TJ Jones - 30.0
SG Dickey Walton - 25.7
SF Andre Smith - 13.6
PG Eugene Tucker - 7.1

Minutes

SG Mark Pettway - 27.4 mpg
PF Chris Lucas - 25.8
C Anthony Burton - 23.2
SG Dickey Walton - 19.9
SF Andre Smith - 18.8
PG Clint Wright - 15.6
PG Eugene Tucker - 15.4
C Bruce McCutcheon - 14.9
C Sam Crayton - 11.3
SG TJ Jones - 10.3
PG Troy Cotton - 9.2
SF Dave Fuhs - 8.8
C Brian Jones - 7.2

randy · May 17, 2015

2013-14 Team Stats, Rankings, +/- from last season

Team

Points: 83.1 (#1), ---
Rebounds: 34.7 (#23), -1.0
Assists: 15.0 (#94), -1.7
Steals: 12.9 (#1), +4.0
Blocks: 4.6 (#7), -0.7
TOs: 10.7 (#1), -0.6
FG%: 49.4 (#2), -2.2
3PT%: 38.0 (#43), -1.4
FT%: 79.1 (#15), +7.3

Opposition

Points: 55.9 (#2), -3.5
FG%: 39.8 (#19), +0.8
3PT%: 32.8 (#77), +0.8
TOs: 22.1 (#1), +4.2

Efficiency

Offense: 61.0 (#1), +0.3
Defense: 41.0 (#25), -2.4

randy · May 17, 2015

Graduating Players

1. PG Eugene Tucker

Regular season: 124 G, 4.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 13 3s, 41% FG, 83% FT
Post season: 21 G, 4.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, 3 3s, 44% FG, 83% FT
GPA: 3.3

2. SG Dickey Walton

Awards: Pac 12 1st Team (2012)
Regular season: 126 G, 10.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.7 apg, 117 3s, 42% FG, 87% FT
Post season: 21 G, 10.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.4 apg, 15 3s, 50% FG, 89% FT
GPA: 4.0

3. SF Dave Fuhs

Regular season: 101 G, 4.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.0 apg, 13 3s, 50% FG, 52% FT
Post season: 20 G, 2.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 29% FG, 87% FT
GPA: 4.0

3. C Anthony Burton

Awards: Pac 12 1st Team (2012), Pac 12 2nd Team (2014)
Regular season: 126 G, 9.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 61% FG, 83% FT
Post season: 21 G, 8.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 53% FG, 84% FT
GPA: 4.0

randy · May 17, 2015

Final Set of Recruits

HS Seniors

PG Sam Hendricks, 6-0, #23 (SCR: A, PAS: A, REB: A, STL: A, OVR: A)
SG Nick Butler, 6-5, #28 (SCR: A, PAS: B, STL: B, OUT: B, OVR: A)
C Idris Robinson, 7-1, #35 (SCR: A, REB: A, BLK: A, INS: A, OVR: A)
SF Jason Stinnett, 6-5, #278 (SCR: B, DEF: B, OUT: B, OVR: C)

randy · May 17, 2015

Coaching Stats as of 2014 (14 years)

Ratings

Offense: 80 (+7)
Defense: 80 (+7)
Recruiting: 60 (+4)
Scouting: 35 (+3)
Development: 80 (+7)
Reputation: 96 (+5)

Record

Overall W-L: 423-66 (0.865)
NCAA App: 14
NCAA Titles: 4
Final 4s: 5
Sweet 16s: 11
NCAA W-L: 44-10
Conf Titles: 8
Nat'l COY: 5
Conf COY: 13
20-Wins: 14

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