Aloha, Chaminade! (That Means Goodbye and Good Riddance)

Jimmy Dykes can shut his trap now ("This is Chaminade's Super Bowl!"), because Maryland is increasing its lead nicely and a lot more quickly than they did in the first half... they pull the lead to 17 in just under 4 minutes of playtime.

Great... some of our key players are sitting the bench in foul trouble. Chaminade had THREE straight possessions that ended in Maryland fouls, and they are clawing their way into the Terps' lead. Gary looks like he's about to flip his stuff on the refs: foul calls up the wazoo against the Terps then a bad call that hands the ball right over to the Silverswords. I guess that study wasn't so much of a shock: refs do tend to make calls for the home team. Look at that, they just got their fourth foul in a row, and Maryland fans are screaming. Chaminade is in the bonus with more than half of the second half left. Thank God for make-up calls.

I think Chaminade is starting to run out of gas. The lead is now to 19 points, and hasn't waned at all since the beginning of the half. Not only that, but the commentators are actually talking about Maryland now, rather than kissing Chaminade's butt. Steven Bennett, aka Little Foot, is on the ground with a broken leg. Oh wait, it's just a cramp that is taking up too much time and delaying the inevitable loss they are about to suffer. Seriously, why can't this little guy just hop over to the bench? He's only 5'6"; why can't the two trainers sweep him off his feet and get him off the floor? Instead, he's getting a nearly full service massage there on the court. They finally get him off the floor, and he still being serviced. Jesus, get the kid some Gatorade!

Choi is a pleasant surprise in the last 5 minutes. He's had a nice assist, a good play to the basket (although he missed), and a steal. And on a more serious note... Bennett is now drinking Gatorade and seems to have regained his walking skills. Back to the game now. Pearman is in; the Silverswords should know they are getting worked now, in case the 30-point lead didn't tell them that already. Not only that, but Pearman scores! Silly Chaminade, thinking they had a chance with their two-point lead back when the score was 16-14. Maryland wins despite the appearance of the Chaminade little person (smaller than Bennett, if you can believe it) 79-51.

Fear the Honu.