Utes Renew Rebounding Focus in Win
If there was one thing the Utes did to regain control after halftime of their 71-58 victory at Missouri State last night, it was rebound.
After getting handled on the glass during the first half and trailing by one point at the half -- "they were tougher than us," coach Jim Boylen said -- the Utes returned to the floor ferociously determined. They grabbed all nine available rebounds -- MSU did not get a single one, for the first eight minutes of the half -- and set the tone for another dominant second half en route to their fourth straight victory.
"We keyed on blocking out," forward Carlon Brown said. "Everybody was grabbing them -- Shaun was grabbing them, Luke was grabbing them, Kim was grabbing them and some of the guards were grabbing them. So as long as we all come on the defensive end ... we should be able to win a lot of rebound games."
Already, the Utes have done that.
They have lost the rebounding edge only once -- and only by one rebound, in an 83-72 victory over Ole Miss last week at the Glenn Wilkes Classic.
And against the Bears, everybody got into the act.
While center Luke Nevill was having something of an off game while getting caught up in the referees' calls, he still grabbed five boards, while forward Shaun Green and Brown each had six and forward Kim Tillie had seven after grabbing a grand total of one in two games after a 10-board effort against Wisconsin-Green Bay.
"Kim was one of the guys," Nevill said, admiringly. "He crashed the boards so hard. He played so tough those first few minutes ... and that really got us pushed in the right direction."
After getting handled on the glass during the first half and trailing by one point at the half -- "they were tougher than us," coach Jim Boylen said -- the Utes returned to the floor ferociously determined. They grabbed all nine available rebounds -- MSU did not get a single one, for the first eight minutes of the half -- and set the tone for another dominant second half en route to their fourth straight victory.
"We keyed on blocking out," forward Carlon Brown said. "Everybody was grabbing them -- Shaun was grabbing them, Luke was grabbing them, Kim was grabbing them and some of the guards were grabbing them. So as long as we all come on the defensive end ... we should be able to win a lot of rebound games."
Already, the Utes have done that.
They have lost the rebounding edge only once -- and only by one rebound, in an 83-72 victory over Ole Miss last week at the Glenn Wilkes Classic.
And against the Bears, everybody got into the act.
While center Luke Nevill was having something of an off game while getting caught up in the referees' calls, he still grabbed five boards, while forward Shaun Green and Brown each had six and forward Kim Tillie had seven after grabbing a grand total of one in two games after a 10-board effort against Wisconsin-Green Bay.
"Kim was one of the guys," Nevill said, admiringly. "He crashed the boards so hard. He played so tough those first few minutes ... and that really got us pushed in the right direction."
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