The Huskies lost their third straight game on Wednesday night, this time in dramatic fashion.
After trailing by 8 with 1:43 left in the game, it looked bad for the Huskies. But Baptiste Bataille would lead the Huskies back, forcing a Georgia State turnover. Then with .8 seconds left, Bataille hit a long distance three-pointer to tie the game 68-68. The Huskies defended the Panthers well and knocked the ball away with 1.4 seconds left. However they could not complete the comeback, as the Panthers inbounded the ball from right in front of their bench, and threw a lob to a wide open Ousman Krubally who caught the ball and banked it home for the win, 70-68.
If there are any positives that come out of this game, it would be that the Huskies finally showed some fight and intensity in the last 2 minutes of the game. The only problem is that they needed that fight for the whole 40 minutes and for the past two weeks as well. Coach Coen let his team know that after the game. He told them he was proud of the comeback, but that it needed to be a constant fight instead of just a 2 minute one.
Matt Janning led the way for the Huskies with 15 points, but only took 10 shots. Chaisson Allen scored 8 points while grabbing 8 rebounds and dishing out 6 assists with only 1 turnover. Again, the Huskies allowed their opponent to score at will in the second half, as the Panthers scored 42. Georgia State also shot 55.8 percent from the floor and 47.4 percent from three-point land.
Someone needs to step up and take control of this team. Janning started to do that in the second half when he drove to the basket on consecutive possessions and was fouled on both, but he did not continue attacking. The dog days of February are upon us, and it is time to step up and take over. But who will it be?
It will be off to Dayton, Ohio for the Huskies. They will depart on Thursday for their Saturday morning showdown with the Horizon League’s Wright State Raiders as a part of ESPNU’s BracketBuster weekend. The Huskies and Raiders will tip-off at 11 a.m. on ESPN2.
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