South Carolina 68 Vermont 50
I did not get a chance to watch this game so all of my opinions and observations are based purely on box score analysis. Vermont hung with South Carolina for a half and then got blitzed out of the locker room. South Carolina is a team on a roll and they showed why in the second half. This game will serve as a good experience and the Cats will be able to learn from their missteps. South Carolina's length forced the Cats into too many turnovers and turned them into a one on one team as evidenced by dishing out only 5 assists. Payton Henson had a second consecutive ineffective game. Teams are beginning to realize that he is a little turnover prone so they are ratcheting up the defensive pressure. I am sure he will make some adjustments. Anthony Lamb had an uneven game where he was the Cats leading scorer at 14 points but also had 6 turnovers and 5 fouls. The fouls are really starting to pile up for Lamb and he is going to need to make some adjustments because he is too valuable to be losing minutes. The one stat that is starting to stick out is Kurt Steidl's three point shooting Vermont is now 9 games into the season and Steidl is sitting at 30% from three. His previous three years were 49%, 37%, and 37%. He doesn't look comfortable shooting the ball right now and he is getting good open looks. He is still doing the dirty work and playing tough defense but he needs to find his shooting stroke. The Cats now get some more rest and have a nice three game homestand coming up. They can regroup, look at the tape, and get ready to put it all together during this homestand.
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