MONROE, NJ–On Thursday night, GMC Hoops took a long trip out to the Monroe Sports Center to take in some Mid-Jersey Basketball Spring League action between East Brunswick and Move Your Feet AAU. The Bears struggled early on as they trailed 21-6 with a little less than midway through the first half, and 38-25 early in the second half, but rallied behind a combination of full court pressure, and the shooting of Ryan Ward and Nick Fudali as well as the interior play of Tyler McNamara, Billy Donahue, and Matt Salvent. McNamara converted a three point play at the 3:08 mark of the second half to give EB its first lead at 49-48, and then scored on a reverse layup with two seconds left for the 56-54 win. East Brunswick is now 2-0 on the spring. Below are some game notes from the action.
First half
15:00–Arrive with EB trailing Move Your Feet by the score of 14-2.
14:30–EB–Nick Fudali–scores in the paint as he is fouled, but missed the bonus FT for a 14-4 Move Your Feet lead.
9:16–EB timeout–after a tip-in by EB’s Justin Sewnarine, Move Your Feet a three and putback by Move Your Feet for a 21-6 lead.
0:00–EB fails to score before the half, but end it on a 15-10 run including three treys by Nick Fudali to close the gap to 31-22 at the break.
Second half
14:54–Move Your Feet timeout–they lead 38-25 after a stl for a layup and two fts following another three by Fudali tha had closed the gap to 34-25.
10:03–EB rallying with a 9-6 run including a three by Ryan Ward and two baskets by Billy Donahue to cut the deficit to 40-34.
3:08–EB takes first lead at 49-48 on three pt play by Tyler McNamara. EB on a 24-10 surge thanks to full court pressure, and scores in the paint by McNamara, Billy Donahue, and Matt Salvent.
2:15–EB–Brian Schuld hits a pull-up jumper for a 51-48 lead.
1:50–Move Your Feet–hits three from right wing to tie score at 51-51.
1:35–EB retakes the lead at 54-51 on a three by Ryan Ward.
38.9–Move Your Feet–ties it at 54-54 on a three from the left side of the key.
26.0–EB–timeout.
2.0–EB–McNamara scores on reverse layup for a 56-54 lead.
0.0–Move Your Feet–fails to score as EB wins 56-54.