ARKANSAS WINGS ELITE 17U TOOK ON THE UTAH PUMP N RUN IN THE 2010 PUMP N RUN BEST BUY TOURNAMENT

The Arkansas Wings took on the Utah Pump N Run in 2010 Pump N Run Best Buy Tournament. Arkansas Wings started out the game in a full court press. They wanted to get the tempo early on in the game.

Utah Pump-N-Run started the game in a zone defense. They wanted to take away the guard penetration to the basket by the Arkansas Wings. They were successful doing that in the early goings of the game.

The zone defense that Utah Pump N Run applied frustrated the Wings players. They wanted to stay in the zone defense so the Arkansas Wings could have a tougher time shooting the ball.

For Utah Pump N Run Morgan Hesleph ran their offense He set up the play and he was the floor leader. Morgan Hesleph was also able to find his shot in the early goings.

The first part of the game was a defensive battle. Both teams contested the others shots. David Rivers crashed the boards for the Arkansas Wings Elite team. On the offensive end he looked for his shot inside the paint area. He had a nice little jump shot that he consistently made from the middle of the key.

Utah Pump N Pump Run went on a mini run late in the first half.

Rakeem Dickerson the point guard for the Arkansas Wings Elite found his jump shot late in the half. He was able to drop a few shots in a row and that gave he and his team confidence.

At halftime the score was Utah Pump N Run 34 and Arkansas Wings 24.

As the second half got underway the intensity picked up as each team continued to battle. Utah Pump N Run was able to string some quick points together to open the second half.

Utah Pump N Run’s Matt Sumsion made a few nice plays in the low block. He had a little slam dunk that gave his team motivation midway through the second half.

Arkansas Wings didn’t give up. They kept on battling throughout the game. They knew that they had to fight hard to contest the shots that Utah Pump N Run was putting up.

Ky Madden was able to keep his composure throughout the game for the Arkansas Wings Elite. He tried to run his team’s offense. He did a good job of handling the pressure he was under on the defensive end.

Lew Evans for Utah Pump N Run came up big as he was able to knock down three point shots. That really gave his team confidence.

David Rivers for the Arkansas spent a potion of the second half on the bench because of foul trouble. But when he returned to the game with 6:00 min left to go and the score was 54-40 he really gave them an emotional boost. Even though they were down he always kept a positive outlook on the game. He was very constructive on the court. He also played very hard when he was on the court.

The Arkansas Wings Elite went on a run late in the half. The score with 3:04 left to go in regulation was Utah Pump N Run 56 and Arkansas Wings Elite 52.

Utah Pump N Run went into a zone defense out of a timeout. They wanted to slow down the pace of the game.

The game came down to the wire. In the end Utah Pump N Run was able to come away with the 66-62 victory over the Arkansas Wings Elite.

I was joined by the Czar of the Twin Cities Boys’ Hoops. Check out his thoughts of the 2010 Pump n Run Best Buy Tournament.