PENNINGTON, NJ–On Tuesday afternoon, GMC Hoops traveled down to Mercer County again to take in its final scrimmage of the pre-season between North Brunswick Raiders and the Hopewell Valley Bulldogs. After taking a 28-20 lead at halftime, North Brunswick outscored Hopewell by three in each of the final two periods for a 61-47 overall victory. Below is play-by-play from the final two quarters:
First Half
North Brunswick won by a 28-20 margin
Third Quarter
7:32–NBT–Dion Rogers hits three from right wing for a 3-0 lead.
7:15–NBT–Rogers steals pass.
7:11–HV–steals ball after Iverson Fleming loses pass from Rogers.
6:42–HV–gets kind bounce on three pointer from top of the key for a 3-3 tie.
625–HV–swipes steal.
6:20–NBT–Fleming swipes steal, and dishes to teammate, who is fouled–
misses both FTs.
6:05–NBT–blocks shot.
6:02–NBT–swipes steal.
5:56–NBT–Fleming sinks jumper for a 5-3 lead.
5:44–HV–timeout after steal and drive for layup by Chance Gadsden for a 7-3 lead.
5:30–HV–three pointer from left corner for a 7-6 NBT lead.
5:22–HV–draws charge on Gadsden.
5:09–HV–carrying violation.
4:57–NBT–breaks trap, but misses layup.
4:40–HV–fouled on the drive–makes two FTs for an 8-7 lead.
3:23–NBT–Rogers knifes into HV defense, and dishes to teammate for layup, and a 9-8 lead.
3:21–NBT–timeout
2:53–NBT–knocks ball out of bounds off rebound–HV ball.
2:47–NBT–Rogers steal.
1:57–HV–hits floater from left baseline for a 10-9 lead.
1:50–HV–draws charge on Rogers.
1:45–NBT–draws charge.
1:23–NBT–Rogers drains triple from right wing for a 12-10 lead.
51.2–NBT–Rogers pokes away steal picked up by Fleming, who dishes back to Rogers for a layin and foul. Â Rogers misses FT for a 14-10 lead.
38.6–HV–buries three pointer from left wing for a 14-13 NBT lead.
26.0–NBT–Gadsden scores down low, and is fouled. Â Misses bonus FT–Khai Blackwell is called an over the back foul. Â NBT leads 16-13.
8.1–NBT–kick violation.
2.3–NBT–Fleming knocks ball out of bounds.–HV calls for 30 sec timeout.
0.0–HV–misses baseline jumper from right side at the buzzer.
Fourth Quarter
7:40–NBT—Rogers swipes steal.
7:26–NBT–Gadsden scores layup from left low block for 2-0 lead.
7:05–HV–draws foul, and makes 1 of 2 FTs for a 2-1 NBT lead.
6:40–NBT–cashes in on three rebounds with a putback for a 4-1 lead.
6:26–HV–hits three pointer off kickout for a 4-4 tie.
6:00–HV–drives left baseline for floater, and a 6-4 lead.
5:50–NBT–throws ball away–turnover.
5:32–HV–nice extra pass down low for a layup for an 8-4 lead.
5:24–NBT–Gadsden throws down one handed slam for an 8-6 HV lead.
5:00–NBT–Rogers forces steal that is picked up by Fleming, but he missed layup–Gadsden missed follow.
4:39–NBT–Rogers hits one handed shot for an 8-8 tie.
4:18–OFFICIAL–timeout for substitutions.
4:03–HV–blocks NBT shot on follow.
3:44–HV–changes zone defense, but Rogers still connects for three from left wing for an 11-8 lead.
3:25–HV–gets offensive rebound, and is fouled on follow. Â Makes both FTs for 11-10 NBT lead.—timeout.
3:15–NBT–Rogers fouled–misses front end of one and one.
2:23–NBT–nice touch pass while in the air by Rogers to teammate for layup, and a 13-10 lead.
1:20–NBT–Gadsden fouled on rebound–NBT–30 sec timeout–Gadsden makes both FTs for a 15-10 lead.
47.0–HV–good hustle for save attempt, but NBT gets ball and scores on Fleming layup off break for a 17-10 lead.
36.9–HV–layup underneath for a 17-12 NBT lead.
17.2–HV–fouled by Gadsden–makes both FTs for a 17-14 NBT lead.
0.0–NBT–runs out the clock for a 17-14 edge in the quarter, and a 61-47 edge in scrimmage.
GMC Hoops will be posting an article on this scrimmage shortly.