Rallies take game down to the wire

By By Michael Phillips (Contact)

Thursday, February 3, 2005

Editor’s note: Each week, The University Daily Kansan will cover an intramural contest. This week, in basketball, Sigma Chi took on Phi Gamma Delta, nicknamed Fiji, in the first of three games of men’s block play.

Sigma Chi sprinted to an eight-point halftime lead, then relied on defense to hold off a late rally by Fiji in a 39-36 victory Tuesday. It was the opening game of the intramural basketball season for both teams. The game was held Tuesday night at 9 p.m. at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center.

The teams drained the first three shots of the game, only to be followed by a five-minute scoring slump. Sigma Chi then stopped the drought by playing pressure defense that stifled Fiji’s struggling offense.

The Sigs forced turnovers and capitalized on them, putting up an 11-2 run right before halftime. Fiji began sending the ball inside to start the second half. By outmuscling the defense, they triggered a seven-point run.

With eight minutes left in the game, Sigma Chi’s Eric Adams, Tulsa, Okla., junior, broke the rally by delivering a behind-the-back pass on a breakaway for a wide open shot. Fiji regrouped after the play and chipped away its deficit. With 5:22 remining in the game, the score stood 35-33. Both teams tightened their defenses, as the game endured nearly five minutes of scoreless play.

With 39 seconds remaining, Sigma Chi’s John Patzkowsky nailed a right-handed hook shot from the corner, ultimately giving them the victory.

“Time was winding down, and we needed some points,” Patzkowsky, Enid, Okla., senior, said.

The Sigma Chi men shot 41 percent from the field, but their greatest advantage was at the free-throw line. They shot 50 percent from the line, while Fiji struggled at 17 percent. Two of those free-throws came in the final seconds, when it was still a one-possession game.

Both teams also would have been better off looking inside. The two teams shot a combined four-of-22 from behind the arc.

Sigma Chi won the game on the defensive end. They forced turnovers and kept open shots to a minimum for most of the game. Even with a victory, Adams said his team looked rusty at times. But it was only the first game, he said.

“We’ll come back strong and try to win some more,” he said.

n The game was officiated by Zach Houk, Des Moines, Iowa, sophomore, and Andy Hicks, Neodesha junior.

n Intramural block play will continue through next week, with each team playing three games.

Edited by Ross Fitch

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