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Pilots Record: 4-3
All Time Record v LBSU: 7-0!
Best Win - Home v UC Davis 67-63
Most Comparable Game: at Home Beat CSUF 103-85
Bad Losses: 56-93 at Wyoming, 66-76 v St Thomas at home

Key Players / *Starter

*Joel Foxwell, 6-1 Fr from Australia, their version of Devin Askew
15.1 ppg, 37% 3 pts, 74% FTs, 5.4 rpg, 6 apg, 3.6 TO per game

Timo George, 6-8 245 Fr from the Netherlands, off the bench monster
12.6 ppg, 73% FG, not a 3 pt threat probably does a ton of damage inside, 66% FTs, 5.3 rpg

Mikah Ballew, 6-5 So also off the bench
12.3 ppg, 35% 3 pts, 84% FTs

*Cameron Williams, 6-8 220 Jr
10.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 77% FT

*James O'Donnell, 6-10 230 So from Australia
9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 44% FTs

*Garrett Nuckols, 6-6 Jr
7.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, not a 3 pt threat

Jermaine Ballisager Webb, 7-1 250 Sr from Denmark
6 ppg, 3 rpg, 83% FTs

*Matus Hronsky, 6-8 205 Sr from Slovakia
5 ppg, 2 rpg

Dante Censori-Hercules, 6-7 190 Fr Canada, best name on team
2 ppg, 3 rpg

Team Stats

49% FGs
30% 3 pt FGs
31% 3 pt FG defense
69% FTs
39 rebounds per game, 3.9 margin
19 Assists, 16 TOs per game

994 fans per home game


LBS 49ers Team Stats
42% FG
31% 3 pg FGs
34% 3 pt FG defense
68% FTs
35.5 rebounds per game, 1.0 margin
11.2 Assists, 13.2 TOs per game

Assessment
They seem to pass well and generate lots of good 2 pt FG looks. Only Foxwell and Ballew need to be guarded much beyond the arc. Foxwell is a stud, their pg, and dominates the stat sheet. He plays well, they will win. If he struggles, we play well, we could win. Seems like to make him struggle will require a special effort and scheme on defense.

The Pilots are pretty big and rebound well. We rebound well, just not as big or as much a margin. Their 2nd best player, Timo George, is their best big and it should be a war vs. Petar inside, on offense we should try and get many looks for Petar from beyond the arc.

We seem to have no way of beating the Pilots other than playing lights out for most the game on defense and doing a better job of generating team offense. If someone steps up big, like DMX, that would help. If our key guards have big games from deep, that would help keep it close. I think we have the potential to squeak out a win but its more of a pipe dream at this point. They are pretty young and maybe can have a bad game. They play next at Stanford.

Portland 88, LB 74