It may not have been pretty, but the Human Highlight Reels have moved back to playing .500 basketball.
A 60-49 victory over Panini's-Black this past Monday will hopefully get the ball rolling in the right direction for the team; a team that started to show a little consistency on the offense end with great ball movement.
Dressing a near full roster this past Monday, the Reels have seemingly begun to find some fluidity to their offense. Panini's was giving up a lot of open space in the middle of the key with their own version of the 2-3 zone and the good guys took advantage shooting 11 of 23 from the floor inside the arc, good enough for 48%.
Over half of the teams offense came from those baskets as well as the 11 free throws the team made (11/15, 73%).
Though the three ball wasn't falling at a great clip (9/28, 32%), they made some big ones when it was needed. Throughout the first half, the HHR relied a little more heavily on the long ball, taking 17 three pointers which left them with a 26-23 lead at the half.
But as the ball movement increased, the three point attempts dropped and the lead widened. The Reels only took 11 three pointers in the second half and started to convert more open looks under and around the basket, something that started to look for late in the first.
A large lead towards the middle of the second half quickly dropped to only four after a few turnovers and defensive letdowns. Yet a quick timeout by coach Jason Hunter settled the team down and the team pushed back out to a double digit lead by the end of the game.
Brandon Hunter led all scorers with 29 points; Andy Kempf led on the glass with 11.
The Human Highlight Reels will face Thee Money Team this coming Monday at 7:25. Thee Money Team currently stands at 2-7, slating them 7th out of 8 teams in Division III.
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