(01-20-2018 10:13 PM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  That was just a draining game! Frustration all around for most of it. But man these guys hung tough. We came back from a double-digit deficit against a VERY tough opponent.

The refs, as terrible as they were, did us some favors tonight by calling it tight. You knew that if they did that, Towson would stumble into a ton of bad fouls, and they sure did.

My biggest takeaway tonight was we won a game where Talley didn't play great overall, and Cacok fouled out. The last, what, 2 minutes of regulation, plus overtime, were played without Cacok? And much of the game, both he and Talley were sitting for long stretches due to foul trouble. That was something many here didn't think we could accomplish, but we did tonight.

Big props are due to Marcus Bryan in that regard. He had some huge rebounds, hit a big open jumper, and some clutch free throws despite being a 48 % shooter entering the night. He also avoided picking up his 5th foul and forcing us to go very small or bring in Kalina. Without Bryan, we don't win this game. How often have we been able to say that so far in his career? Big minutes out of him, and of course Jacque.

All true. Bryan has improved his game loads this year. You can see the confidence in his game on offense and rebounding. He used to go up weak in the paint and get blocked or put up a shot that had no chance. He's playing strong now, and gets the shot and draws fouls. He deserves all the credit in the world, but so do the coaches. It's obvious Joe Wolf has been a huge asset in teaching him how to play as a big man.