Vince Lombardi once said, "Fatigue makes cowards of us all", and that is what happened to team Curtis J. Phillips in their first ever game versus the Titans Tuesday night in Lawrence, KS. The entire game itself was closely contested, feisty, emotional and filled with controversial calls accompanied with several rules being overlooked. Regardless of the Titans' superiority in overall athleticism, team CJP controlled the tempo for 37 minutes of the game and found themselves up by 5 with roughly two minutes to play. However, in the closing minutes of regulation the Titans' full court press, but more importantly physical fatigue caused team CJP to waver physically but mentally as well, as they couldn't combat the Titans' full court press. Thus the Titans' tied the score up with 46 all and sent this game into overtime. Unfortunately for team CJP, they were not able to overcome their fatigue thus cowardly falling to the Titans in overtime.
Game Quotes
"We played a great thirty-five minutes of the game. Unfortunately we got a little gassed during the last five minutes, and they forced some turnovers when they picked up the defense. Some of the best basketball we have played, however some mental errors towards the end came back to beat us." CJP guard Brett Goedeke
"Overall an ok game with the exception of turnovers and one mental lapse in the end allowing the game to go to OT. With our dedicated center in Charles this game would not have been anywhere close to what it actually was. We'll get them next time fellas, sorry about the knee." - CJP guard Chris Wallace
"We had plenty of chances to win this game but due to an overall lack of energy at the end, we gave it away." - CJP forward Daniel Sondreal
Game Notes
CJP center Charles Morris missed the game due to a delayed flight in Atlanta.
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