2008 Woodie Awards
Rangers improve shooting, but lose to Lackland AFB 86-66
By Jeff Reese
Issue date: 11/21/08 Section: Pulse
Originally published: 11/20/08 at 1:38 PM CSTLast update: 12/8/08 at 12:56 PM CST
The Rangers suffered their second basketball defeat in three games as they took it on the chin from the Lackland Air Force Base Warhawks by an 86-66 count Nov. 12.
The loss runs the team's record to 5-3.
The Rangers fired at will from beyond the arc as they hit nine from downtown in the first half alone; they made only three the whole game against Our Lady of the Lake Nov. 5.
Coach Aaron Tavitas recognized the significant shooting improvement.
"This is probably the best shooting game we've had so far," Tavitas said. "The guys that can shoot, I thought they were in the right spots, I thought they were in rhythm, and we got the ball to them."
The Rangers played under a 35-second shot clock, the first time all season they have played a game with a shot clock.
Business freshman Mark Green helped lead the attack with three of the long balls for 11 first-half points.
Forensic science sophomore Johnny Taylor immediately made his presence known when he denied a Lackland dunk attempt and returned the favor with a high-flying jam of his own, both within one minute of entering the game.
The Rangers trailed only 47-44 at halftime, as neither team led by more than 6 points for nearly all of the game's first 27 minutes.
But things soon got out of hand, as Lackland went on a 12-0 run over the course of 2:34 and never allowed the Rangers to recover.
Tavitas said after the first half shooting rampage, the team lacked proper execution.
"The second half came around and we did not stay into what we were trying to and we didn't find them," Tavitas said. "We didn't stay within our offense because we didn't go out there and make our foul shots. Our guards are feeling like they have to do more than what is needed of them to get out there and do."
Lackland scored fewer points in the second half than the first, and kinesiology sophomore Nicholas Vincent said the Warhawks took a significant advantage in controlling the ball.
The loss runs the team's record to 5-3.
The Rangers fired at will from beyond the arc as they hit nine from downtown in the first half alone; they made only three the whole game against Our Lady of the Lake Nov. 5.
Coach Aaron Tavitas recognized the significant shooting improvement.
"This is probably the best shooting game we've had so far," Tavitas said. "The guys that can shoot, I thought they were in the right spots, I thought they were in rhythm, and we got the ball to them."
The Rangers played under a 35-second shot clock, the first time all season they have played a game with a shot clock.
Business freshman Mark Green helped lead the attack with three of the long balls for 11 first-half points.
Forensic science sophomore Johnny Taylor immediately made his presence known when he denied a Lackland dunk attempt and returned the favor with a high-flying jam of his own, both within one minute of entering the game.
The Rangers trailed only 47-44 at halftime, as neither team led by more than 6 points for nearly all of the game's first 27 minutes.
But things soon got out of hand, as Lackland went on a 12-0 run over the course of 2:34 and never allowed the Rangers to recover.
Tavitas said after the first half shooting rampage, the team lacked proper execution.
"The second half came around and we did not stay into what we were trying to and we didn't find them," Tavitas said. "We didn't stay within our offense because we didn't go out there and make our foul shots. Our guards are feeling like they have to do more than what is needed of them to get out there and do."
Lackland scored fewer points in the second half than the first, and kinesiology sophomore Nicholas Vincent said the Warhawks took a significant advantage in controlling the ball.
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