Sunday, January 25, 2015

MACALESTER WENT UP AGAINST AUGSBURG IN A MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME

Macalester and Augsburg went up against each other in a basketball game on Dec. 10.

Augsburg moved the ball down the floor well. They used a lot of time off of the 35-second shot clock. Augsburg’s Brett Rasmussen was all over the floor. On the offensive end Rasmussen made his md-range jump shots. Augsburg guard Parker Hines was able to get the ball into the hands of Rasmussen. Hines also shot the ball well in the first half.

Macalester had a difficult time shooting early. They were not able to hit shots that they put up.

Augsburg’s Joey Sonnenfeld came off the bench and provided an offensive spark. His teammates did a good job finding Sonnenfeld. He looked to shoot mid-range jump shots.

Macalester looked to swing the ball around the three-point line as they attacked the Augsburg zone.

Macalester played man-to-man for most of the first half.

Macalester called a timeout with 7:50 left in the first half. The score was Augsburg 29, Macalester 14.

Augsburg’s Parker Hines came up with some huge shots from inside the 3-point line. He was also able to come up with mid-range jump shots.

Augsburg called a timeout with 3:48 left in the first half. The score was Augsburg 34, Macalester 16.

Augsburg continued to score layups in transition.

Macalester struggled to shoot the ball in the first half.

At halftime the score was Augsburg 40, Macalester 18.

As the second half got underway Augsburg continued to move the ball down the floor with ease. 

They did a good job of getting past the Macalester defense.

Macalester’s Dylan Kilgour came up with some huge shots throughout the contest. He found his mid-range jump shot.

Macalester called a timeout with 14:44 left in regulation. The score was Augsburg 46, Macalester 29.

Macalester used mostly a zone defense in the second half. It didn’t want to give up easy baskets to Augsburg. Augsburg was able to get to the basket off the defense.

Augsburg walked the ball down the floor. Macalester started their defense at half court. Macalester used a lot of time off the 35-second shot clock. They started to look for their shots with 15 seconds left on the shot clock.

Augsburg was a little quicker than Macalester. They were able to get to the basket and hit shots that they put up.

Augsburg’s Richie Perea was all over the floor. He was able to weave his way past defenders.

Augsburg came away with the 67-36 victory over Macalester.

The leading scorers for Macalester was Kareem Ismail with 12 points.

The leading scorers for Augsburg were Collin Olmscheid with 12 points and Parker Hines with 10 points.

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