From: ehlerswm@hackney.ecn.purdue.edu (William Mark Ehlers)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Purdue vs SW Missouri St
Date: 23 Dec 92 20:36:01 GMT
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Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

22 December 1992 - Springfield, Missouri

FINAL SCORE : PURDUE - 48  SW MISSOURI ST. - 45
SWMS      Mns   FG      FT      REB     A       ST      BK      PF      PTS
TEAM      200   20-53   2-7     29      7       8       1       21      25
                (3-12)

Purdue
Robinson   28   1-8     0-0     9       2       0       0       3       2
Martin     33   8-13    4-6     5       3       0       0       0       20
Stanback   32   4-6     1-2     3       2       0       1       1       9
Waddell    28   1-2     2-3     4       2       1       0       2       4
Painter    30   1-6     1-2     3       1       2       0       1       3
Williams   14   2-2     0-0     2       1       0       1       2       4
Dove        8   0-1     1-2     1       1       1       0       0       1
Roberts    16   1-1 1/1 2-4     2       3       0       0       2       5
Darner      6   0-1     0-0     2       0       0       0       2       0
McNary      2   0-0     0-0     0       1       0       0       1       0
Jennings    3   0-0     0-0     1       0       0       0       1       0
TEAM      200   18-41   11-19   35      16      4       2       15      48
                (1-1)

Turnovers : PU - 15  SWMS - 16          Attendence : 9,145
Officials : M Sanzere, R Drury, S Lickliter

You aren't seeing things folks, that's the final score 48-45.  And yes Glenn
only had 2 points.  Both offenses struggled in this game as a result of some
excellent defense from both teams.  At the 11:00 mark of the first half the
score was knotted at 6-6.  Purdue was down at the half 20-19.  Even though
he didn't score, Robinson helped his team win by playing good team defense and
pulling down 9 rebounds.  He just couldn't get any of his shots to fall.  Of
the 8 that he missed at least 6 spun around the rim before falling off.  Painterhad his first off night of the season shooting-wise hitting only one of his
shots.  Waddell also seemed to be a non-factor on offense.  How did Purdue
win this game by only scoring 48 points ???  They played really tough D.  In
addition, Martin stepped up and took charge of this game when it became
evident that Robinson was struggling.  He played perhaps his best game while
at Purdue.  Stanback also looked goodfor the Boilers.  Even though they really
struggled on offense, they still mangaged to win by playing extremely good
defense.  Roberts, stepped off the bench and continued to play smart basketball
while he was in the game.

Some observations :
1. Cuonzo Martin is a leader and a player.  He is becoming a go to money player
   for the Boilers.  I have been watching him play Defense this year and it's
   amazing.  For someone who plays that good of D for the number of minutes he
   is out on the floor, he rarely picks up a foul.  In addition, his eyes are
   always focused on the ball handlers waist -- just like all coaches tell you.

2. If Waddell and Painter aren't careful, they are liable to lose there jobs
   to Roberts and Dove.  Waddell may be more secure since he has a better
   outside shot than Dove and Dove will be able to give Zo a break.
 
3. Robinson is a complete team player.  There is no I in his name just TEAM.
 
4. Stanback seems to be thriving playing at center instead of a forward now
   that Robinson is here.  He is also benefiting from the double teams that
   Robinson sees and will continue to see.
 
5. Those double and triple teams on Robinson will not be as big a factor if
   Stanback continues to hit and Martin continues to play like he has lately.
 
6. If I needed a defensive stop late in a game -- here is my lineup:
        Roberts
        Dove
        Stanback
        Martin
        Robinson
 
Next up for the Boilers will be the Florida Gators on Monday night.  Tip off
is set for 11:00 pm EST. in the Sun Carnival Classic.  The first game features
Austin Peay and UTEP (the host).
 
until then....
 
Merry Christmas
                                        ----Mark