Good evening everyone,

The first round has come and gone...with a Pointer victory!  The Cornell Rams gave a valiant effort but ended up falling short as we pulled away at the end 61-53.  We came out with guns blazing, going up 8-0.  Our biggest lead of the night was twelve, as we went up 20-8 midway through the first half.  Cornell came roaring back, though.  Although they never lead throughout the whole game, they did knot it up at 53.  Tough defense and a couple key offensive rebounds down the stretch ended up being the deciding factors.

Khalif El-Amin and Matt Moses led us with 17 points each.  Mo also snagged 11 rebounds as he finished with a double-double.  Big Philly is proud I am sure.  (Phil is Matt's father.)

Up next is tomorrow's game against the host Tommies.  St. Thomas is currently 28-0 and ranked #1 in the country.  It's going to be a great atmosphere tomorrow night!

Special shout-outs tonight go to the fans who drove all the way up here to support us, especially the student fanbus, which ended up bringing 40-50 Point students to give us a taste of the home crowd.  It was a great first game...but we're not done yet!

Roommate Jared Jenkins and I are sitting in the hotel room watching a little NBA.  Bedtime is drawing near...I think it's time to get to know my eyelids a little better...

Until next time, God bless and Go Pointers!