Central Arkansas game thread

[JackrabbitGuy]

Re: Central Arkansas game thread

Scoring leaders
Callahan 21 pt game
Williams 20 pts ... 11 rebounds...nice stats!
Sargent, 15 pts

Sargeant has been good and very consistent in the few games so far this year. With Kai coming on now and Callahan playing great, this creates a solid top 3 scorers for this team. Nice.

[BTownJack]

Re: Central Arkansas game thread

Terry's write-up of the game:

Jacks edge Central Arkansas
Terry Vandrovec • December 1, 2008

CANCUN, Mexico - It was no day at the beach, but the South Dakota State men found a way to close out a game in the finale of the Cancun Challenge.

Less than 24 hours after squandering an 11-point lead, the Jackrabbits beat Central Arkansas 72-67 on Sunday at the Moon Palace Resort despite giving up chunks of points with what coach Scott Nagy termed "knucklehead plays."

SDSU allowed two four-point possessions in the second half and two three-point plays in the final 90 seconds. Certainly, there are better ways to protect a nine-point advantage.

"It's like we were trying everything we could do to give the game away," said Nagy, whose team picked up its first NCAA Division I win of the season. "But we got big shots when we needed them."

Juniors Garrett Callahan and Kai Williams were especially clutch. The 6-foot-6 Williams posted a second straight double-double, tallying 12 of his 21 in the first half to lead the Jacks (3-4) back from an early 7-0 hole. The 6-1 Callahan scored 19 of his 21 in the second half, going 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in the final two minutes.

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[Jacked_Up]

Re: Central Arkansas game thread

Belated congratulations to the Jacks for beating Central Arkansas. I wasn't able to follow the game, play by play, but the team apparently played with intensity during both games in Mexico. A solid core of players might be emerging just in time for conference play.