The University of West Georgia’s men’s basketball team literally and figuratively cleaned the court last Thursday night when they hosted the Allen University Yellow Jackets from Columbia, South Carolina." />
The University of West Georgia’s men’s basketball team literally and figuratively cleaned the court last Thursday night when they hosted the Allen University Yellow Jackets from Columbia, South Carolina.
Coming off a tough three-game losing streak, including a hard fought loss to Division I power Auburn on Jan. 5, the Wolves bounced back to a 77-52 victory in their 2010 home opener.
Starting the game for the Wolves were guards Vojin Svilar and Gavin Field, forwards Jeremy Smith and John Pringle and center Julian Jones. Allen Coach Timard Gates started with guards Martavious Wimberly, Karim Rodriguez, and Byron Littlejohn. Forwards Jeremy Crawford and Chavis Darby rounded out the Yellow Jacket starting lineup.
Allen won the tip-off, but struggled to make their first several baskets. Both teams traded rebounds up to the 12:07 mark, leaving the Wolves with a close 9-8 score over the Jackets. This one-point lead would be the Jacket’s closest all night.
West Georgia head coach Michael Cooney called the team’s first timeout of the half. The timeout proved effective as within two minutes the Wolves nearly doubled their lead to 16-8, due to a fantastic steal and resulting shot by guard Deion Sims, as well as a slam dunk by guard Justin Cummings.
Svilar, the Serbian junior, contributed tremendously to the passing game, including an assist to Field who threw the ball up for a lay-up. Svilar was also a part of two other spectacular passing plays resulting in points for the Wolves. At about the 6:09 mark, he kept the ball from going out of bounds with a backward pass to Pringle who threw it down court to Smith for a dunk. Later, Svilar passed to Smith who threw it to Cummings for another dunk. The speedy Serbian also assisted guard Chris Colvin for a two-point shot.
In addition to his passing, Svilar also aided the officials in wiping up certain damp areas on the court’s surface with a towel. The officials had called a timeout at the 7:33 mark to wipe up the moisture.
The Wolves led 37-22 as the first half came to a close. Pringle led with eight points by racking up four two-point shots. Cummings tied in second place with Smith at seven points apiece, and Svilar finished the half with six points comprised of two shots taken from downtown. On the Yellow Jacket side, guard Demetrice Terrell led with eight points.
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