Nova SOTG

[wadesworld]

Morsell. Took over when the game was teetering Nova’s way.

Kolek and Lewis with solid games too.

[GoldenZebra]

Lewis or Morsell
Refs had fun trying to make it close. Some of those crunch time calls...
Most egregious one was when Prosper was leveled and the ref saw it and shrugged.

[Lighthouse 84]

Was going to be TK. Carried us in the first half. Could have been JFL. Consistently tough all night.  Good game by O-Max all game.

But foul out or not, gotta go with Darryl. Or maybe it’s his other brother, Darryl. I don’t know. But Darryl Morsell put the team on his back in the second half when Nova made a big run and said, get that weak sh!t outta here! Get organized!

DM for SOTG!

[IL Warrior]

DM. When Villanova closed the gap he put the team on his shoulders and pushed us to victory.

[GoldenWarrior11]

Morsell.

[tower912]

Morsell made some really sloppy plays.    But he put the team on his back when they were stagnant.   

[goldeneagle91114]

Morsell! Even though he fouled out. He took over a 3 min stretch when we needed it most.

[Daniel]

Daryl o we will miss you next year Morsell!

[Judge Smails]

Morsel. Stopped the VU momentum on both the offensive and defensive end. Totally took it upon himself and delivered. He was so frustrating in the first half, but I think we would have lost if he hadn’t stepped up in the second half.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Morsell stuck the dagger in Nova's heart and they lost composure

another stellar all-around from lewis  but I thought Kolek's  scoring and court sense ruled the night

[BLWarrior91]

It’s Morsell and it’s not even close.  When Nova got it close, he absolutely took over.  Veteran leadership right there.

[mileskishnish72]

This is like the '20 Dem primary - so many candidates!

Great game by OMax, with some great D on CG when we opened it up.
Justin with 19 and our rebounding leader, a full night's work.
Kolek as the usual igniter of our O with a productive night on his own.
The bench with 18 points, and decent D.

All worthy, but when this thing was on the line Darryl said no way and made the difference.

Number 32.

[MU82]

I really loved O-Max's game tonight but it's pretty hard not to give it to Morsell.

We were playing so poorly it was almost as if we were behind, and the energy had gone out of the building. And then Morsell just took over. Four straight buckets and a huge blocked shot ... and we were back in control. Finished with 15.

Obviously, nice performances by Lewis and Kolek, too.

[Dr. Blackheart]

I really loved O-Max's game tonight but it's pretty hard not to give it to Morsell.

We were playing so poorly it was almost as if we were behind, and the energy had gone out of the building. And then Morsell just took over. Four straight buckets and a huge blocked shot ... and we were back in control. Finished with 15.

Obviously, nice performances by Lewis and Kolek, too.

+1.  OMax's defense was a Renoir

[GooooMarquette]

Several solid candidates(OMax, Lewis, Kolek), but Morsell took over just as it looked like Nova was gonna pull a Nova.

#32

[GB Warrior]

I lied in the game thread.  Oso wasn't big down the stretch despite Kuath foul trouble.

Tough call tonight, but I think my vote goes as follows:

1. Morsell - no points bigger than the 8 straight when the lead was down to 3.
2. OMax - huge buckets down the stretch, but it was his defense on Gillespie that was the difference.
3. Kolek - found his shooting for a 2nd straight game

Lewis had 5 consecutive ridiculous points in the first half,but has anyone had a quieter 19 and 9 outing?

[forgetful]

I'm going to go with OMax. His defense led the team.

Morsell had his 8-0 stretch which was huge.

Lewis did what Lewis does.

Kolek was a one man crew in the first 1/2.

but OMax led the defensive intensity. They made their run when we shifted OMax off Gillespie.

And, OMax had his own huge 5-0 run when we needed it. So he gets the nod from me.

[DoctorV]

Darryl Morsell.

When I think of sotg the timing and context of the performance matters most imo.

I think Tyler Kolek deserved it if you balance and look at the entire game- 18pts and 6ast with 3 big made threes for him. Justin was right there with a super quiet and efficient 19&9 on 4/5 from 3- 4 of 5!!!

Darryl was third without the context of the game imo.

Then there was the stretch where Villanova tried to make the move to steal a solid road win, and there was Darryl.

He asked for the ball, he wanted the ball, he scored the ball at will.
He effectively locked down the win, both in the real game and in sotg

[Dr. Blackheart]

Gilespie's two worst games of the year were against MU and OMax. And it's not even close in the BE. Give it to the D and OMax.

[Elonsmusk]

Kolek or Morsell.  Darryl gets it for the absolutely CLUTCH 3 consecutive possessions with scores when desperately needed and a key defensive stop in that sequence.

Kolek was 3-8 from on 3P FG, he had 2 more that were virtually all the way in but rolled out.  Good sign..despite the one that hit the side of the backboard from the corner.  Shaka has preached and preached about how good of shooter Tyler is, and has been imploring him to keep shooting.  Gotta love a coach that sees the real potential despite in-game shooting woes.  Kolek starts hitting at a 40% clip from 3, this team is incredibly good/dangerous.

[Shooter McGavin]

Domino (stud) of the game was Morsell.

[MU82]

Gilespie's two worst games of the year were against MU and OMax. And it's not even close in the BE. Give it to the D and OMax.

Reasonable. This was a defensive win, and O-Max was the best defender on the floor for either team.

Still ... Morsell ... the game was in the balance right there and he tipped the scales to Marquette. Still my choice, but I loved O-Max's game tonight.

[Elonsmusk]

Reasonable. This was a defensive win, and O-Max was the best defender on the floor for either team.

Still ... Morsell ... the game was in the balance right there and he tipped the scales to Marquette. Still my choice, but I loved O-Max's game tonight.

O-Max is a huge X-factor on this team.  That drive that he finished with the left for the and-1 was special, as was the next one he finished along the baseline with the reverse.  His defense is insanely good.  Bright future.

[JakeBarnes]

Morsell. Team on his back for the stretch we needed.

Omax for the defense. Good God, Gillespie will have nightmares of him

[Dr. Blackheart]

Reasonable. This was a defensive win, and O-Max was the best defender on the floor for either team.

Still ... Morsell ... the game was in the balance right there and he tipped the scales to Marquette. Still my choice, but I loved O-Max's game tonight.

Love DM but Shaka played him 8:43 in the first when MU built their lead. Kudos to Shaka for calling the mismatch three straight times for DM in the 2nd but Shaka sat him in the 1st. OMax