re: Montverde(Ben Simmons) plays in the Dick's High School National Tournament Today

Ok I don't remember the exact sequence of events now 2nd half: Basically same ole thing. Verde made virtually no outside shots (I think ended 2/22 from 3?), missed tons of FT's as well. A couple of turning points though, down 2, Simmons got a steal and a breakaway. A guy contested him and he did a euro step, got hacked, made the shot. The ref waved off the basket and foul and called travel instead. Coach D said he thinks it was the right call, but I thought it was pretty bad. Then Findlay got an easy layup coming out of the press, so instead of Verde up 1, they were down 4.

Also, in the last several minutes in OT, Simmons fouled a player trying to turn the corner out of the press...a full second to 2 seconds later, Marcel Ponitka for Verde reached in to try and steal the ball for some reason. The PG for Findlay who just got fouled, threw his arms up and created a little more contact, ref calls a Technical. At this point Verde was up 2. Boom, Findlay makes all 4 free throws with like 1:30 left to go up 2, AND they get the ball back. Well unexplainably, a player for Findlay (I believe someone said it was Khalea Turner?), bumps and I mean throws a solid shoulder into Ben while the teams are breaking their huddles from the bench to go back onto the floor. So technical. Now Simmons is shooting FT's, makes both and the game is now tied at 50 and Verde gets ball. Then amazingly, they hit one of their 2 3-pointers. Then I think Ben blocked a shot and Verde got it and got fouled and they eventually just made a few FT's.

5 players for Findlay fouled out. The reffing was truly atrocious and they virtually had no control over the game. I think Verde shot something like 46 free throws or so? Findlay shot upper 20's I think? Verde missed sooooo many free throws in the 4th quarter, couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat, yet still won. Simmons played all but 1 minute of the game. They zone the whole time, and double and triple teamed him. He scored 24, 15 rebounds, and I believe 6 assists. He also created about 15 wide open 3's and no one could make anything.

So yea, there's the game for you