IHSA Boys Basketball Class AA State Final Results

Aurora (West) 71, Mt. Vernon 53 (final)

Play-By-Play

Aurora (West)
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e           Action              Score   Clock    Score  ## Name           Action
tt Gamber      FG Made          2     1  5:13    0
t Williams     FG Made          4     1  3:57    0
(Coleone Hawkins Assist) Knoche        3Pt Made         7     1  3:18    0
                                7     1  2:50    2      21 Dustin Burrell      FG Ma
                      P1        7     1  P2                                         2:17    4      53 Vincent Green                                                            P3                 FG Ma
                                7     1  1:55    7      23 Travis Williams     3Pt M
(Kyle McClure Assist)n Cross        FG Made          9     1  1:34    7
                                9     1  1:04    9      21 Dustin Burrell      FG Ma
                                9     1  0:37    12     33 Jason Passley       3Pt M
(Coleone Hawkins Assist)n Maurer       FG Made          11    1  0:16    12
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t Williams     FG Made          13    2  7:40    12
                                13    2  7:21    14     21 Dustin Burrell      FG Ma
                                13    2  7:21    15     21 Dustin Burrell      FT Ma
eone Hawkins   FG Made          15    2  7:05    15
                                15    2  6:51    17     23 Travis Williams     FG Ma
(Jon Knoche Assist)n Maurer       FG Made          17    2  6:30    17
t Williams     FG Made          19    2  6:03    17
          BRADLEY UNIVERSITY  Basketball - PLAY BY PLAY REPORT (Scoring Only)   Page 2
                            Mt. Vernon vs.  Aurora (West)
             DATE: 03/21/1997    TIME: 1:45    SITE: PEORIA CIVIC CENTER
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e           Action              Score   Clock    Score  ## Name           Action
                                19    2  5:56    19     53 Vincent Green       FG Ma
                                19    2  5:40    21     23 Travis Williams     FG Ma
                                19    2  5:23    23     41 Andre Newson        FG Ma
                                19    2  4:23    25     23 Travis Williams     FG Ma
                                19    2  3:54    27     23 Travis Williams     FG Ma
                                19    2  3:11    29     53 Vincent Green       FG Ma
(Kent Williams Assist)n Maurer       FG Made          21    2  2:55    29
eone Hawkins   FT Made          22    2  2:37    29
t Williams     FT Made          23    2  2:15    29
t Williams     FT Made          24    2  2:15    29
                                24    2  1:32    31     33 Jason Passley       FG Ma
                                24    2  1:03    33     43 Byron Thompson      FG Ma
                                24    2  0:07    34     23 Travis Williams     FT Ma
                                24    2  0:07    35     23 Travis Williams     FT Ma
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                                24    3  7:53    37     23 Travis Williams     FG Ma
tt Gamber      FG Made          26    3  7:43    37
t Williams     FG Made          28    3  7:07    37
tt Gamber      FG Made          30    3  6:20    37
                                30    3  5:49    39     21 Dustin Burrell      FG Ma
                                30    3  5:23    40     23 Travis Williams     FT Ma
                                30    3  5:23    41     23 Travis Williams     FT Ma
(Kris Morgan Assist)t Williams     3Pt Made         33    3  5:04    41
                                33    3  4:44    43     33 Jason Passley       FG Ma
                                33    3  3:59    45     23 Travis Williams     FG Ma
                                33    3  3:46    47     33 Jason Passley       FG Ma
(Coleone Hawkins Assist)s Morgan       FG Made          35    3  3:37    47
                                35    3  3:05    48     45 Greg Miller         FT Ma
                                35    3  3:05    49     45 Greg Miller         FT Ma
t Williams     FG Made          37    3  2:41    49
(Kris Morgan Assist)t Williams     3Pt Made         40    3  1:54    49
t Williams     FG Made          42    3  1:05    49
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                                42    4  6:28    51     45 Greg Miller         FG Ma
                                42    4  5:20    53     43 Byron Thompson      FG Ma
                                42    4  4:51    54     33 Jason Passley       FT Ma
                                42    4  4:51    55     33 Jason Passley       FT Ma
                                42    4  4:11    58     33 Jason Passley       3Pt M
(Jon Knoche Assist)eone Hawkins   FG Made          44    4  3:58    58
                                44    4  3:29    60     21 Dustin Burrell      FG Ma
                                44    4  3:00    62     21 Dustin Burrell      FG Ma
t Williams     FG Made          46    4  2:53    62
t Williams     FG Made          48    4  2:07    62
                                48    4  1:55    64     41 Andre Newson        FG Ma
                                48    4  1:38    65     23 Travis Williams     FT Ma
                                48    4  1:38    66     23 Travis Williams     FT Ma
                                48    4  1:09    67     43 Byron Thompson      FT Ma
                                48    4  1:09    68     43 Byron Thompson      FT Ma
 Thomas        FG Made          50    4  0:58    68
(Kyle McClure Assist)n Cross        3Pt Made         53    4  0:31    68
                                53    4  0:17    71     11 Benjamin Winston    3Pt M
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                                   Scoring Summary
           Largest Lead:              Mt. Vernon  48    Aurora (West)  68   (20 Point
           Number of Ties:            5
           Number of Lead Changes:    5
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           Points off Turnovers:      Mt. Vernon  3     Aurora (West)  13
           2nd Effort Points:         Mt. Vernon  2     Aurora (West)  10

Box Score

                BRADLEY UNIVERSITY  Basketball - BOX SCORE
                       Mt. Vernon vs.  Aurora (West)
DATE: 03/21/1997    TIME: 1:45    SITE: PEORIA CIVIC CENTER    ATTENDANCE:  11
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VISITORS: Aurora (West)     * = Starter                --Rebounds--
##     Name             POS FG FGA 3Pt 3PA FT FTA PTS  ORB DRB TR  PF AST T
11   Benjamin Winston   g   1  1   1   1   0  0   3    0   0   0   0  0   0
13   Antwione Robinson  g   0  1   0   0   0  0   0    0   0   0   0  0   0
15   Kwasi Jenkins      f   0  0   0   0   0  0   0    0   0   0   0  0   0
21   Dustin Burrell     f   6  10  0   3   1  1   13   2   0   2   3  0   2
23*  Travis Williams    g   7  12  1   2   6  6   21   1   5   6   1  8   5
25   Monzell Townsend       0  0   0   0   0  0   0    0   0   0   0  0   0
31   Dan McGuire        f   0  0   0   0   0  0   0    0   0   0   0  0   0
33*  Jason Passley      g   5  9   2   5   2  3   14   2   2   4   3  1   1
35   Jason Paul         f   0  0   0   0   0  0   0    0   0   0   0  1   0
41*  Andre Newson       f   2  9   0   0   0  0   4    7   1   8   1  1   1
43   Byron Thompson     c   2  2   0   0   2  2   6    0   2   2   0  1   0
45*  Greg Miller        f   1  4   0   1   2  2   4    2   1   3   4  7   0
51   Aris Foster            0  0   0   0   0  0   0    0   0   0   0  0   0
53*  Vincent Green      c   3  5   0   0   0  1   6    2   1   3   2  0   0
55   Cordie Mendoza     c   0  0   0   0   0  0   0    0   0   0   0  0   0
Team                                                   0   3   3
                            27 53  4   12  13 15  71   16  15  31  14 19  9
Total FG      1st Half  15/29   51.7%      2nd Half  12/24   50.0%      Gam
3 PT FG       1st Half  2/6     33.3%      2nd Half  2/6     33.3%      Gam
Free Throws   1st Half  3/4     75.0%      2nd Half  10/11   90.9%      Gam
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HOME: Mt. Vernon     * = Starter                       --Rebounds--
##     Name             POS FG FGA 3Pt 3PA FT FTA PTS  ORB DRB TR  PF AST T
11   Kenneth Knox       g   0  0   0   0   0  0   0    0   0   0   0  0   2
15   Kyle McClure       g   0  0   0   0   0  0   0    1   0   1   0  2   0
21*  Scott Gamber       f   3  7   0   0   0  0   6    3   2   5   4  0   0
30*  Coleone Hawkins    g   2  2   0   0   1  2   5    0   1   1   2  3   1
31   Ryan Cross         g   2  2   1   1   0  0   5    0   0   0   0  0   2
33*  Kent Williams      g   10 16  2   4   2  3   24   0   1   1   3  1   1
34   Robbie Dobbs       f   0  1   0   0   0  0   0    1   0   1   0  0   0
41   Randy Odle         f   0  2   0   1   0  0   0    1   0   1   0  0   0
0    Jeremy Frerich     c   0  0   0   0   0  0   0    0   0   0   0  0   0
42*  Ryan Maurer        c   3  4   0   0   0  0   6    0   1   1   0  0   2
43   Kris Morgan        f   1  6   0   3   0  0   2    1   1   2   3  2   1
44*  Jon Knoche         g   1  4   1   3   0  0   3    0   2   2   3  2   3
53   Jon Thomas         c   1  1   0   0   0  0   2    0   1   1   0  0   0
55   James Wilson       c   0  1   0   0   0  0   0    0   1   1   1  0   1
Team                                                   2   2   4
                            23 46  4   12  3  5   53   9   12  21  16 10  1
Total FG      1st Half  10/18   55.6%      2nd Half  13/28   46.4%      Gam
3 PT FG       1st Half  1/2     50.0%      2nd Half  3/10    30.0%      Gam
Free Throws   1st Half  3/5     60.0%      2nd Half  0/0     0.00%      Gam
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                     AWHS    MVHS                          AWHS    MVHS
Pts off Turnovers    13      3         Total Rebounds      31      21
2nd Effort Points    10      2         Team Rebounds       3       4
Pts off Bench        22      9         Off Rebound %       57.1%   37.5%
3Pt Points           12      12        Def Rebound %       62.5%   42.9%
Free Throw Pts       13      3         Total Rebound %     59.6%   40.4%
Pts/Possession       1.00    0.83      Dead Ball Reb       0       1
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Technical Fouls      Aurora (West)   None
                     Mt. Vernon   None
Officials            Thomas Starr, Steven McGrath (Starr Injury 2nd half do
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                  Qtr 1  Qtr 2  Qtr 3  Qtr 4    OT 1  OT 2  OT 3  OT 4  Tot
Aurora (West)      12     23     14      22      0     0     0     0     7
Mt. Vernon         11     13     18      11      0     0     0     0     5

Notes & Quotes

Losing Coach Doug Creel, Mt. Vernon

"We knew it was going to be a tough ballgame, we knew we were decided underdogs coming in and we knew we had to play hard. We wanted to be a little more patient on offense than we were but you couldn't make three passes and shoot. There defe nse didn't allow for that."

"Their pressure hurt us. They put their three big guys up front and the two guards in back and it made quite a difference for us trying to move the ball."

"We had some opportunities where we cut it to five or six then we'd turn it over or take a quick shot. They are a great basketball team, big and physical. They are very well coached."

"It's not his (Kent Williams') career game. He had 42 against Belleville East in a Shootout and they have been rated in the state all year long. I've said it before and I'll say it again, i wouldn't trade Kent for anybody in the state. Some might think I'm crazy but he's the toughest kid "ive been around and he's a great competitor. He's been foing this all year long in southern Illinois and he's going to get better and better."

NOTE: Referee Tom Starr suffered lower back pain at the conclusion of the first half. Keith McClellan, who had worked the first game, finished the game for Starr.

Winning Coach Gordon Kerkman, Aurora (West)

Because of the number of sophomores they have, we thought we'd crack to see just exactly how steady they were. But for about five minutes, we didn't press...you can't press if you can't score."

"Once we got the ball into the basket, we were able to utilize our press. As the game went along, our pressure obviously got to them."

"We were lucky they were having some problems early in the game, too. We seemed to be jittery, and the first timeout I told them to just relax."

"I don't think you can come down here and press for three games, you'll wear yourself out. We had to press today longer than we wanted to, and I don't think we'll press as much against Boylan as we did today."

"The key against Boylan is to keep them off the board. They don't make as many passes as we do, and they put it up (earlier). But if we limit them to one shot, we'll be okay."