Intramural game gets defensive in last minutes
Pharmacy grabbed the victory against Got It From My Mama, 54-49
The two intramural teams played an aggressive game Tuesday night. Pharmacy stayed on their toes and continued to play defensively up until the very end. Got It From Your Mama stayed close behind, but couldn’t pull off a victory in the last few minutes.
By Whitney Hamilton (Contact)
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
As Pharmacy and Got It From My Mama practiced minutes before last night’s game at the Student Recreation Fitness Center, each team got a sense of the competitiveness in the air.
By the time the first half began, the intensity of both teams made it clear that this wasn’t going to be an easy vicotry.
Even through the last minutes, the teams tried to put more points on the scoreboard. But, Got It From My Mama fell short and Pharmacy took home the 54-49 victory.
At tip-off Got It From My Mama player Jorden Bates, Hoisigton junior, grabbed the ball. But, a Pharmacy’s defensemen blocked passes and Clint Freeman, Osawatomie Kansas alumni, stole the ball.
With help and some blind passes from teammates, Michael Hansford, Topeka senior and Pharmacy player, drove down the court and scored a two point field goal. Its defense quickly moved to the other side of the court awaiting Got It From My Mama.
Got It From My Mama wasn’t going to let the defense stop it from making shots. The team made deep passes and used inside shooting to score field goals throughout the game.
With a two-on-one defense, Freeman was able to cross dribble through Craig Bates, Leavenworth senior, for an effortless layup.
By the end of the first half, Got It From My Mama had seven fouls, while Pharmacy only had two.
The first half ended with Pharmacy leading by 11. As both teams hydrated, they discussed the strengths of their opponent and how to better themselves.
For the next few minutes before the start of the second half, Matthew Morrison, Dodge City junior, told his teammates to keep pressing and block out to keep the lead.
Throughout the second half, Got It From My Mama kept getting fouls, which made some teammates very upset with the calls from the referees.
The game turned ugly when players from Got It From My Mama questioned the referees calls and taunted Pharmacy during its free throws.
Towards the end of the half, the teams had a three-point field goal showdown. Players from both teams took every opportunity to put up three-pointers. For each swoosh of the net Pharmacy nailed from behind the arc, Got It From My Mama answered with the same.
With only 28.6 seconds left in the game, Got It From My Mama called one last time out to set up one final play. Teammates told each other to shoot three-pointers any time they had the ball in an effort to send the game into overtime.
Got It From My Mama fell short as shots whirled on the rim of the basket but falling out. Pharmacy’s defense rebounded the ball and played keepaway while Got It From My Mama looked at the seconds ticking away on the clock.
Pharmacy stayed focused as they continued to score baskets and ended the game with a close five point lead on Got It From My Mama.
“Coming into the second half we picked up our defense to keep a steady lead,” said Shannon Cork, Dodge City graduate student and Pharmacy player.
Morrison added, “We had solid teamwork and hit each free throw down the stretch.”
— Edited by Mandy Earles
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