B2X TOOK ON MADISON MAGIC

In the first game it was B2X against Madison Magic. Making his first appearance of the pro am season is former Minnesota Gopher Vince Grier.

Both teams started off making most of their shots in the first half. Both teams started out playing physical from the start.

Rodney Williams looked well in the game he was able to make some solid passes and he was not afraid to make hard cuts to the basket. Blake Hoffarber looked well as he was able to make some nice moves.

At the end of the first quarter the score was B2X 30 and Pat Madison 29.

Neither team was able to go on a run in the first quarter. Vince Grier went up for a shot and he didn’t know if he was either going to dunk the ball or shoot it. He ended up shooting the ball and making a nice shot. Cameron Rundles made some nice shots to keep his team in the game.

B2X started to make shots and find there grove in the second quarter. They had a lead and they really played hard to protect it.

Vince Grier made some very pretty plays throughout the game. I never know if his shot is going to fall when he is making some of those shots but they usually go in. He has had a nice floating lay ups that he has converted into points.

At half time the score was B2X 61 and Pat Madison 56.


Each team played with a lot of intensity in the third quarter. Pat Madison went on a run to open the third quarter. B2X played mostly man to man defense. They applied good ball pressure and they were able to force Pat Madison to work hard for there shots.

Jamar Diggs has used a nice runner down the middle of the lane as one of the shots that he has had success with. He also played very nice defense during the game.

Pat Madison did a very nice job of creating shots that they knew that they could make. The score went back and forth in the third quarter. Neither team was able to go on a hand on to the lead in the third quarter.

The score was tied at 88 at the end of the third quarter.

Both teams continued to look to score in transition. That worked well for both teams because it created excitement for the fans. Rodney Williams continued to impress the fans in the crowd as he put on a shooting and dunking clinics.

Toward the end of the game both teams were really having fun. They were purposely letting the other team get to the basket. Even though they played a hard fought game B2X was able to come away with the 134-116 victory.