49-20!! That was the score of the St. Louis-George Washington game yesterday. No, not the halftime score! The Final Score!!The 20 points scored by St. Louis is the fewest points scored in the NCAA since the arrival of the shot clock. Here are the stats from last night:
7-49 from the floor
1-19 from the 3 pt. line
14 turnovers (not too bad)
Tommie Liddel–1-12
Kevin Lisch– 1-9
Those numbers are astounding. What is even more amazing is the fact that Rick Majerus has coached this team to 9 wins in 15 games. I had an opportunity to watch them practice early in the year and thought if they could win ten games that would be a heckuva coaching job. They have no inside threat to speak of and their point guard is average at best. Kevin Lisch is a good shooter, but streaky and Tommie Liddell for all his hype is just an athlete who is still learning to play the game.
Coach Majerus has tried to slow the game down and play possession basketball. This is a tough thing to do when you don’t have an insider threat and a good point guard. I am sure there are writers and critics out there who will say Majerus doesn’t know what he is doing. Those are the guys who have never laced them up or called a time out in their lives. Afterall, the Billikens have beaten S. Illinois and Summit League leader IUPUI this season.
On Saturday the Billikens will face nationally ranked Dayton. Look for a tight game and if Lisch and Liddell play up to their preseason hype then St. Louis will not only score more than 20 points, but pull off the upset as well.
