Wow

That was a tournament game in everything but name. Incredible energy, if not execution, by both teams. I have to echo Coach Dickenman's feelings that it's a shame Tristan didn't have a big night on Senior Night, but Dannie Powell stepped up, and Joe was fantastic as well.

CCSU had way too many missed chances on offense, it was a night when very little clicked. The Blue Devils were a touch off inside as well. Q isn't that much bigger, it shouldn't have had that easy a time inside, though Central made a good adjustment and actually outrebounded Q from halftime on.

What can you say about DA? He did it a bunch of times wearing the home white in the building, and was spectacular last night. Forget the half-court shot to win the game, that's mostly luck. More impressive were the two or three daggers he hit previous to that, each of which could have won the game had CCSU not responded.

I still don't believe that teams that don't have legit second options don't go far in the postseason (for instance: right before Horton's three, we were discussing on press row who would take the shot and there was debate... there's never any doubt who's taking the shot for Q), but DA is a heck of a first option.

This is a season-definer for both teams. Does the Q take this momentum into the playoffs now that it knows it can win on the road? Do the Blue Devils bounce back, as Joe was insistent they would do, or is this the game that finally breaks this young bunch?

Finally, a quick answer from something I saw over at CCSUfans: Shemik got hit with an elbow with about 7 minutes left in the first half (somehow, he picked up his 2nd foul on the play). I'm no doctor, but he was awfully woozy when he left, and he appeared out of it when he came back to the bench. I do know he went to get tests done, but as of the time I left to get back to the office it was just a "facial injury". I'd be surprised to see him Sunday, but the kid is tough, he should be there for the NEC's.