Union vs Plainfield

A Fanatic Summation of the Union vs. Plainfield Game

 

 

Plainfield was able to come out with the victory against Union by the score of 62-56.

Turnovers – Advantage (Union)

Union committed 16 turnovers compared to Plainfield’s 26. 9 of Plainfield turnovers were unforced.  Union did not take advantage of the extra 10 possessions from Plainfield’s miscues.

Steals – Advantage (Union)

Union picked up 15 steals while Plainfield picked up 8. 

Free Throw Shooting – Advantage (Union)

Union converted 13 free throws compared to Plainfield’s 12.  This gave Union a 1-point advantage on the scoreboard.

3-point Shooting – Advantage (Union)

Union connected on 5 treys while Plainfield connected on 2.  This gave Union a 9-point advantage.  Added on with the free throw shooting point advantage of 1, Union at this point has a 10-point scoring advantage over Plainfield.  Union’s Jaleel Chain led the game with 3 3-point conversions.

So where did the Cardinals pull out this victory?  The following statistical categories was where Plainfield did what was needed for the victory.

Assists – Advantage (Plainfield)

Plainfield dished out 11 assists while Union dished out 5 assists. 

Rebounds – Advantage (Plainfield)

This was a major advantage for Plainfield.  Plainfield grabbed 44 rebounds compared to Union’s 25 rebounds. 

Block Shots – Advantage (Elizabeth)

This statistical category was critical to preserve the victory.  Plainfield rejected 11 shot attempts compared to Union’s 1 rejection.  A potential 20 points was turned away for Union.

Points in the Paint – Advantage (Plainfield)

The scoring difference in the game was points in the paint.  Plainfield took advantage of their size and converted 22 field goals to Union’s 14 field goals in the paint.  This gave Plainfield a 16-point advantage and the final difference in the game in favor of Plainfield of +6 points.

 

The Cardinal Fanatic Efficiency Players of the game

1)      Plainfield - Senior Denzel Christian 6’6” – {ER-28}

DC gave his third consecutive impressive performance.  Denzel shot 62% from the field to score a game high 18 points.  Denzel also grabbed 13 rebounds to complete a double-double performance.  Denzel also dropped off a team high tying 2 assists (Jordan Sears also with 2 assists) and rejected 1 shot.

2)      Union – Senior Eric Loften-Harris 5’11” – {ER-14}

Loften-Harris shot 50% from below the arc to tally 15 points.  Eric also grabbed a team high tying 6 rebounds (Tarjay Adams also with 6 rebounds), picked up a game high 5 steals and dropped off a game high 3 assists.

3)      Plainfield – Sophomore Jachai Simmons 6’6” – {ER-13}

Jachai shot 50% from below the arc to score 12 points.  Simmons also grabbed 4 rebounds, picked up 1 steal, dropped off an assist and rejected a game high tying 3 shot attempts (Plainfield’s Ahmad Baker and Jordan Sears also with 3 rejections).

4)      Plainfield – Sophomore Ahmad Baker 6’8” – {ER-13}

Ahmad grabbed 5 rebounds, picked up a team high 3 steals, dropped off an assist and rejected a game high tying 3 shot attempts.

5)      Union – Junior Tarjay Adams 6’4” – {ER-13}

Tarjay grabbed a team high tying 6 rebounds, picked up 3 steals and shot 50% from the field.  Adams only committed 1 turnover for the entire game.

 

Other note worthy performances

Union – Junior Emmanuel Kema 6’0” – {ER-12}

Kema shot 67% from below the arc and 83% from the free throw line to score 12 points.  Emmanuel also grabbed 4 rebounds and picked up a steal.

Plainfield – Junior Jordan Sears 6’5” – {ER-11}

Sears grabbed 6 rebounds, picked up 1 steal dropped off a team high tying 2 assists, and rejected a game high tying 3 shot attempts.

 

 

The efficiency rating is base on points scored, shooting accuracy, foul shooting accuracy, rebounds, assists, steals, defensive intensity, and assist – turnover ratio.