A game that was seemingly closer than it should be, the HHR came away with a 63-54 victory over Thee Money Team.
Money Team came into the matchup with a 2-7 record.
Three point shooting from the opposition kept them in the contest most of the night. TMT led 15-11 early, after making five three pointers to start the contest. The Reels held them to only two the rest of the first half which led them to the 36-30 advantage at halftime.
Yet after pushing the lead to double digits toward the middle of the second half, they began to flounder for the second time in two games. The defense gave up three straight three pointers and the offense came to a stop, giving TMT control of the momentum in the ball game.
A late timeout settled the good guys however as the Reels started to find open baskets and shot a season-high 26 free throws (19/26, 73%), most of them coming late in the contest, to seal the victory.
Although their schedule has been light as of late, the Reels are almost fighting themselves late in ball games. Hopefully the trend does not continue as the playoff push has begun.
The road however gets a bit tougher next week as the team will face off against Winking Lizard, who was 7-2 as of the latest standings. Winking Lizard actually leads the entire league in defense, allowing only 389 points in nine games, which is around 43 points per game.
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Kempf Reaches 100
A positive to take away from this past weeks game is Andy Kempf, who pulled down his 4th double-double of the season and has eclipsed 100 points for the the season. This is the first time in his career that he has totaled more than 100 points in one season. His next closest point total came during the Price is Right winter season where he totaled 90 points.
Kempf is averaging career bests* in both points (7.7) and rebound (10.9) this year.
* Kempf did average 13 rebounds in a shortened stint during the Price is Right fall season.
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Hunter Reaches 100
For the fourth winter season in a row, Brandon Hunter has reached the 100-mark in rebounds. Hunter only needs 42 points to also reach his fourth 300 point, 100 rebound season.
Hunter leads the team in scoring at 19.8 points per game and is third in rebounds per game with 8.4, which is a career best on the glass.
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