Fanatic Summation of the Plainfield vs Rice (NY) Game

Rice converted 22 shots below the arc to Plainfield’s 21. The Cardinals connected on 5 3-point conversions to Rice’s 4. This gives the Cardinals an advantage of 57 - 56 in total points.

Where did the Cardinals loose this game? Again from the charity line as Rice converted 17 of 27 free throws for a 63% clip. The Cardinals did not take advantage of Rice’s poor foul shooting by only converting 9 of 21 free throws for a 43% clip. The point advantage from the free throw line proved to be the difference. The turnovers also hurt the Cardinals in what was a close game until the final minutes. The Cards gave Rice 7 extra possessions turning the ball over 21 times compared to Rice’s 14. What kept Plainfield in the game was rebounding as they won the battle of the boards 34 – 22.

Cardinal Fanatic Efficient 5

1) Plainfield - Junior Sekou Harris 6’0” {ER-23}
Sekou scored a game high 26 points on 63% shooting below the arc and 50% shooting from the 3-point line. Harris also had a game high 4 steals.

2) Rice - Junior Melvin Johnson 6’3” {ER-20}
Melvin was deadly from deep. The pure shooter connected 1 for 2 from below the arc while connecting an efficient 4 for 7 from the 3-point line. Melvin also picked up 3 steals while committing 0 turnovers from his guard position.

3) Rice – Senior Richard Council 6’6” {ER-18}
Council was near perfect from the floor by connecting on 6 for 7 from the floor, committed only 1 turnover and hit 3 out of 5 free throws.

4) Rice – Senior Emmanuel Andujar 6’5” {ER-16}
Andujar prove to be the difference in the game. With the scored tied 56-56, Andujar scored 9 of the last 12 points for Rice to win the game. Emmanuel finished the game with a team high 16 points shooting 88% (6-7) from the floor and grabbing a team high 7 rebounds. Emmanuel also picked up Hoop Groups player of the game.

5) Plainfield – Junior Justin Sears 6’8” {ER-16}
Justin scored 11 points while grabbing a game high 14 rebounds to get his 1st double-double of the season. Justin also picked up 2 steals.