MONROE, NJ–In the first game of the Thursday night tripleheader at the 2016 Monroe Sports Center Fall League, the Monroe Falcons took on Holmdel in what turned out to be a very exciting contest that was decided in the final seconds. Holmdel first broke away from a 10-10 tie with the final ten points of the first half or a 20-10 lead at the break.
Monroe opened the second half with rally by scoring 18 of the next 23 points over a span of 8:10 to take a 28-25 lead. Mike Kides netted four of his five threes on the night during this stretch. Hassan Reid also chipped in with a couple scores. Holmdel retook control of the game again with an 11-2 spurt over the ensuing 8:30 for a 36-30 lead with less than three and a half minutes to go.
The Falcons fought back again though by scoring 8 of the next 10 points including a layup by Reid and two threes by Luke Patel including one with 23 seconds left to tie the score at 38-38. After Holmdel turned the ball over with 12 seconds to play, the Hornets managed to capitialize on a Monroe miscue on its own backcourt for a layup with five seconds left for the 40-38 win. Below are game notes from the action:
First Half
18:54–Arrive–Holm–leads 2-0.
15:57–MON–takes a 3-2 lead on a layup down low and one of two FTs by Hassan Reid
12:55–HOLM–scores for a 5-3 lead.
12:07–MON–AK Patel–scores in transition for a 5-5 tie.
11:30–HOLM–basket for a 7-5 lead.
11:02–MON–Kides three pointer for an 8-7 lead.
7:42–HOLM–timeout with MON leading 8-7.
7:25–HOLM–three point play for a 10-8 lead.
6:14–HOLM–scores in transition for a 12-8 lead.
5:30–MON–Jackson scores inside for a 12-10 HOLM lead.
4:55–HOLM–scores for a 14-10 lead.
4:20–HOLM–basket for a 16-10 lead.
3:02–HOLM–layup for an 18-10 lead.
2:28–HOLM–layup for a 20-10 lead.
36.2–MON–fouled–misses front end of bonus.
15.9–HOLM–turnover.
0.0–HOLM–misses heave at buzzer. Leads 20-10 at half.
Second Half
18:24–MON–AK Patel basket and foul, but misses FT for a 20-12 HOLM lead.
18:02–MON–Kides steal leads to Reid layup for a 20-14 HOLM lead.
17:32–HOLM–three point play for a 23-14 lead.
16:45–MON–Kides three pointer for a 23-17 HOLM lead.
16:03–HOLM–fouled and makes both FTs for a 25-17 lead.
15:19–MON–timeout after Kides three closes gap to 25-20.
12:49–MON–Kides knocks down trey for a 25-23 HOLM lead.
12:27–HOLM–timeout after another Kides three for a 26-25 MON lead.
11:50–MON–Luke Patel easy layup for a 28-25 lead.
8:55–HOLM–banks in floater for a 30-28 lead.
8:22–MON–Reid–reverse layup and the foul, but misses bonus FT for a 30-30 tie.
7:10–HOLM–scores for a 32-30 lead.
5:40–HOLM–fouled and makes both FTs for a 34-30 lead.
3:20–HOLM–layup for a 36-30 lead.
2:35–MON–Luke Patel hustles for offensive rebound leads to Reid layup from left side for a 36-32 HOLM lead.
1:35–MON–turnover.
45.1–HOLM–fouled and makes both FTs for a 38-32 lead.
36.0–MON–timeout after Luke Patel three banks in for 38-35 HOLM lead.
34.8–HOLM–fouled and misses front end of bonus, but gets offensive rebound.
32.0–HOLM–fouled, but misses front end of the bonus.
23.2–MON–timeout after Luke Patel knocks down another trey for a 38-38 tie.
9.2–MON–forces HOLM turnover.
5.2–HOLM–scores off MON turnover for a 40-38 lead.
0.0–MON–Luke Patel three attempt at the buzzer is off the mark for a 40-38 HOLM win.