Owensboro Advances Over Collins

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Owensboro vs. Trinity

 

Owensboro defeats Collins in the the first matchup in the Kentucky Boy’s Sweet 16 with a trio of double digit scorers. #55 Justin Miller perfect from the field(6-6) lead Owensboro with 18 pts, 4 boards and 3 steals. #15 Darion  Morrow also had 15 pts and #32 Mr. Basketball finalist took the honor of  player of the game with 15 pts and 9 boards.

Collins was lead by #01 Brent Kidwell who had 11 pts, 3 assists, and 2 steals. #33 Mark Sorrels chipped in 9 points, 2 assists, and 1 block.

Keys to the Owensboro victory were great shooting, points in the paint, and points off turnovers and the fact Collins shot poorly from the charity stripe (1-3) and zero attempts in the 2nd half.

Owensboro shot an outstanding 48.7% (19-39) from the field compared to Collins poor shooting 35.6% (16-45) from the field 12% (1 of 8) behind the 3 point line.

Owensboro had 32 points in the paint compared to 14 by Collins. They converted 13 points off 15 Collins turnovers compared to Collins 2 points off Owensboro’s 12 mistakes.

Owensboro moves on to the elite 8 in the Boy’s Sweet 16 bringing their record to 28-4.

 

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