Nature has poignant and elegant ways of depicting the end of the cycle of life. This...was most definitely not one of those moments.
The men's team had only one thing on their minds tonight: revenge. This is a dish best served cold, however it's also palatable if it comes in the form of a 34-14 halftime lead. Idaho State went rolling from the get-go, and held the Hornets without a field goal...for the first 14 minutes. The only points Sac State scored were free throws that this blog author generously granted them. Other than that, it was just an incredible show of domination. By the end of the night, Idaho State attained a few awesome things. First, all 11 Bengals scored (Tom Taylor added a lay-up with about 6 seconds left. Good job, Tom!). Second, Idaho State has clinched 4th place in the Big Sky Conference, meaning we get a home tournament game next Saturday night (it still hasn't been decided who we will play (it WILL be the winner of the MSU-Care Bears game). Finally, Idaho State has entered the record books: the 39 points Sac State scored is the lowest point total that Idaho State has allowed in its basketball history since the inception of the shot clock in 1954. 1954...hmmm, that's back when the majority of ISU fans were conducting under-the-table atomic bomb drills. Certainly, Sac State should have ducked and covered their necks from the immense heat of all the 3 pointers that were radiating from the basket (and it's amazing the rims never melted or disintegrated).
And now, to hand out some kudos for the game:
Kudos to the coaching staff for getting an incredible game plan put together. And more importantly, major kudos to the staff for getting the team ready to play and not overlook this team (like the last time, but we'll keep quiet about that. That's in the rearview mirror of the last car on the road, so it doesn't even matter).
Kudos to the entire team. Dunks, 3 pointers, fantastic defense (who let Angela Munger coach this team for a day?!) and a "kick ass, take names" mentality. Sac State didn't have a chance in this game when ISU stepped out onto the court.
Kudos to Sparky, Coach O'Brien's pet Tylosaurus. He did a fantastic job in intimidating the other team from doing anything that would have given them any life in the game (as evidenced when one absent-minded Sac State trainer tried to whack Sparky in the nose to shoo him away from behind the Sac State bench. Whether this ill-advised action was motivated by testosterone or absolute stupidity, we will never know. What we do know know is that Sparky didn't take that too kindly and well...yeah, the trainer is currently having a fun time exploring Sparky's digestive system).
Finally, kudos to Coach Brian Katz, who proudly displayed his plays on giant white cards with bold, black words on them. This was a great service and we are grateful that Coach Katz gave away his game plan on these signs. In fact, T-shirts displaying his signs (white cotton with black lettering) will be on sale soon (and in addition to commemorating his awesome deed, the T-shirts will also be on sale for the low price of 5 dollars).
Brian Katz: Deactivated
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