Pritchard fouls out with 4:35 left in the game. He finishes with 9 points and 4 rebounds. He had a lot of foul trouble, which reduced his minutes. Overall, it looks like a solid get for Sampson and the Hoosiers. Pritchard is not going to be a 5-star, All-American, Eric Gordonesque freshman, but he will likely see minutes next year as IU will be losing DJ White and Mike White to graduation.
Pritchard just tackles a Toledo player diving for a loose ball - picking up his 4th foul.
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Nice cross-court from Pritchard. His St. Edwards teammate misses a 3ptr, but Pritchard grabs the offensive rebound and sinks the turnaround hook.
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Pritchard misses another FT as the announcer says he shoots only 55% from the line. Something to improve on I suppose.
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My middle school basketball coach always said "catch it high, keep it high". Pritchard just did that as he caught a pass in the post and got fouled. He finished the three-point play with a free-throw. I, on the other hand, did not follow that advice, or any other coaching advice. Maybe that's why I got dunked on by Robert Vaden in 8th grade.
"I like this a lot," Eline comments.
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Nice tip in by Pritchard after missing a turn around hook. Sampson loves the fact that Pritchard is a lefty.
Bufford is going to be a solid Big Ten player - IU fans will learn his name quickly once the Hoosiers play the Buckeyes.
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The announcers contine their love-fest for the injured Delvon Roe. A highlight reel cuts off Pritchard's second consecutive FT miss.
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St. Edwards does not even try to get the ball to Pritchard. However, I must note that the Toledo Libby defender is playing hard post defense.
"Why does St. Edwards even have him in there," my friend Eline says.
St. Edwards trails 31-33 at the half.
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Pritchard takes a seat on the bech with 6 minutes left in the 2nd quarter with only 2 points. The Toledo defense is doing a good job forcing St. Edwards to shoot from beyond the arc.
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This St. Edwards team looks pretty solid even though they are playing without its two most talented players - Michigan State committ Delvon Roe and sophomore point guard and IU target Pe'Shon Howard. Roe is out for the season with a knee injury and Howard transfered to Oak Hill Academy.
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The announcer says that if would make a PF for Kelvin Sampson, he would make Tom Pritchard. I think that Pritchard will fit right in because he wears a giant T-shirt.
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No. 42 for St. Edwards is a black hole. Pritchard is trying to get post position, but is getting hacked.
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Star Watch: Pritchard and William Buford, who will be attending Ohio State next year.
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IU recruit Tom Pritchard will be on ESPNU Saturday at 5pm. I will be watching the game (hopefully all of it, but my roommates will want to watch the NFL playoffs I'm sure) and posting some thoughts.
