Lynn Burke
03-05-2011, 11:16 AM
We'll have periodic updates here for the game, which starts at noon.
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FIRST QUARTER
8:00 - Game has started
4:37 - Grafton leads 5-2
Grafton has had trouble getting the ball inside against a taller team so far, but Liberty hasn't shot well
1:58 - Grafton 8-7
1:01 - Grafton 10-7. Grafton is getting some open looks now
After 1Q: Grafton 13, Liberty 7. Two nice 3s by freshman Olivia Wilson
SECOND QUARTER
5:16 - Grafton was up 15-10, but 2 quick baskets, one on a turnover, makes it 15-14
3:30 - Grafton now up 21-16
2:13 - Liberty on an 8-0 run, leads 24-21
Halftime - It's 28-28. Grafton's Olivia Wilson has had success getting open and knocking down 3s, but Liberty's press has hurt That's what sparked a 14-2 run that turned a 21-14 deficit into a 28-23 lead.
Amazing first-half stat. Four of Liberty's starters are taller than their Grafton counterparts, but Grafton has outrebounded Liberty 20-10.
Scoring leaders:
Grafton
Olivia Wilson 15 (3 3s)
Sam Brown and Hannah Ollson 6 each
Liberty
Jazmon Gwatnmey and Ashlyn Lindsay 7 each
THIRD QUARTER
5:33 - Liberty up 32-28, much more aggressive against Grafton's weave offense, disrupting it
1:00 - Liberty now up 38-33
AFter 2: Liberty 41, Grafton 36. Nice long 3 at the buzzer from Liberty
FOURTH QUARTER
6:09 - Liberty starting to pull away, leads 48-36.
2:59 - 52-38 now
59.5 - 54-38
43.0 - same score
Final score: Liberty 54, Grafton 38
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FIRST QUARTER
8:00 - Game has started
4:37 - Grafton leads 5-2
Grafton has had trouble getting the ball inside against a taller team so far, but Liberty hasn't shot well
1:58 - Grafton 8-7
1:01 - Grafton 10-7. Grafton is getting some open looks now
After 1Q: Grafton 13, Liberty 7. Two nice 3s by freshman Olivia Wilson
SECOND QUARTER
5:16 - Grafton was up 15-10, but 2 quick baskets, one on a turnover, makes it 15-14
3:30 - Grafton now up 21-16
2:13 - Liberty on an 8-0 run, leads 24-21
Halftime - It's 28-28. Grafton's Olivia Wilson has had success getting open and knocking down 3s, but Liberty's press has hurt That's what sparked a 14-2 run that turned a 21-14 deficit into a 28-23 lead.
Amazing first-half stat. Four of Liberty's starters are taller than their Grafton counterparts, but Grafton has outrebounded Liberty 20-10.
Scoring leaders:
Grafton
Olivia Wilson 15 (3 3s)
Sam Brown and Hannah Ollson 6 each
Liberty
Jazmon Gwatnmey and Ashlyn Lindsay 7 each
THIRD QUARTER
5:33 - Liberty up 32-28, much more aggressive against Grafton's weave offense, disrupting it
1:00 - Liberty now up 38-33
AFter 2: Liberty 41, Grafton 36. Nice long 3 at the buzzer from Liberty
FOURTH QUARTER
6:09 - Liberty starting to pull away, leads 48-36.
2:59 - 52-38 now
59.5 - 54-38
43.0 - same score
Final score: Liberty 54, Grafton 38