(12-0) #24 Furman @ LSU Friday Dec. 21st

[gofurman]

Compared to LSU we didn't have depth down low. I watched second half. Rafferty etc were WAY overmatched on block. LSU plan to beat Furman by 15+. -- Shoot. Miss. Grab O rebound. DUNK. WITH. AUTHORITY. We All coulda coached LSU to a win tonight.

they were just too big and strong in paint.

We are a smart and scrappy team but we are too small etc in paint for a team like LSU barring a great three point shooting night. At one point the rebound count was about 36 LSU to 20 Furman. Just too big a discrepancy. Too big and strong for us

Let's move on to SoCon

[apaladin]

Don't know if this makes me feel any better, but the other cinderella team this year Buffalo lost 103-85 or 18 points just like FU Friday.

[furpop16]

Don't know if this makes me feel any better, but the other cinderella team this year Buffalo lost 103-85 or 18 points just like FU Friday.

Woulda been fun to have been the lone Cinderella, but if our chariot had to turn into a pumpkin I'm glad Buffalo's did, too. Makes the bad news read more like fate https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college ... 6d23d.html

[Flagman]

Don't know if this makes me feel any better, but the other cinderella team this year Buffalo lost 103-85 or 18 points just like FU Friday.

Doesn't make me feel better.
On to conference play. Beat the bucs.

[soconjohn]

Not a conspiracy theorist....But go look at the play-by-play of the game...six of first seven fouls called on FU bigs in the first half, meaning Furman's Mounce, Gurley and Rafferty all had two first half fouls...Second half shows Mounce had four with 19:06 left I think.

[furman88]

Not saying ref's cost the game either but they did let the game go physical for sure and LSU's bigs definately had the advantage with their bulk. Rafferty was on the floor continuosly. We couldn't match up in the paint LSU owned that area.

[tya1]

We hurt ourselves with poor play. Some guys picked up pointless fouls that took them out of the game early. We didn't have that added patience when confronted with LSU's defensive pressure. We needed to make pass or shot fakes because they were very aggressive and would have gone for the fakes.

Their 6'11" and 6'10" starting big men combined for 19 points, which isn't overwhelming dominance inside. They did get 10 rebounds each but that is to be expected with our poor shooting. LSU had a huge rebounding advantage but most were defensive rebounds. There was only a 4 rebound advantage on the offensive boards. We are likely to struggle in any game where we shoot under 30% from three point range.

BTW, Kansas lost their first game of the year yesterday. They went on the road and were knocked of by Arizona State. Buffalo lost on the road too. Maybe there is a pattern.

[apaladin]

When the other team has 14 turnovers in the first half and you're still behind you're in trouble. We did not play well or or more importantly shoot well.