400

*I wasn't able to go to Saturday's game, but Brian was, so here's his recap.

-First let me say I didn’t see the whole game, I saw the end of the first half, and then finished the game. (I had prior obligations)
But I liked what I saw. The first couple of minutes I saw great hustle plays. That was the intensity I expected coming off of a loss at Utah.
-Wink Adams: I’d like to break down this man into two halves. Half #1, lit it up on the scoreboard. 19 points at half. I believe CSU had 16 as a team. Half #2, an assist machine. Even though CT had more (which we’ll get to later), Wink got the whole team involved in the second half, which can only help us. I give you a standing ‘O’ for that.
-Curtis Terry: Career high 11 assists. He’s turning more and more into the true point guard this team needs. CT will do whatever it takes to help this team win. And he is the leader because of it.
-Rene Rougeau: Absolutely exploded in the 2nd half. I don’t know what else to say about him that hasn’t been said before. It’s pretty well documented how much of a fan I am of his.
-Joe Darger: Cooled off a little bit, he had 8 points, but it’s the other things he does on the floor that I’m really impressed with. The kid has matured more than any player on our team in my opinion over the last year.
-Corey Bailey: What can you say about Corey Bailey. His defense has been stellar all year long, and he’s found his groove on the offensive end. I know 4 points doesn’t look like much, but the screen setting and ball movement are phenomenal. Oh, and not to mention, I see him throwing down an alley-oop pretty much once a game now.
In other news, there was a Troy Cage sighting (future favorite), and even a Scott Hoffman sighting. Cage got a point but not much else, there is a bright future for him though. I really like the kid. Scotty got into the box score with two fouls and a rebound. He missed the front end of a 1 and 1 though, so he came away with no points. Kendall Wallace looked a little lost out there tonight, but he’s young, he’s got 3 more years to develop into the player we all know he is. Marcus Lawrence drove the lane tonight, and attempted a reverse layup. I’m really glad he’s taking a little more initiative to get to the hole and score.
I’d also like to take this moment to say that I totally do not approve of the “Fire Sanford” cheers during halftime when the scholar athletes came on to the court. Keep it classy.
And finally, the man they call Lon Kruger amassed his 400th win today. I would have rather it came against Utah, but it’s cool that it happened at the Mack. I’m really pumped for you coach, you’re the man!