Agreed. Little to no offensive flow. Still, the better team won. 5th region title to be decided between the best two teams al season. This loss don’t sting like the regional final against hated Taylor County did last year.
Stall the ball strategy for 3 quarters backfired on Adair. Adair was 16-51 shooting and 4-23 from three. Larue’s length bothered Zion Harmon. Only 19pts on 5-22 shooting.
I believe Adair could have won if they had attacked more and forced tempo in the first three quarters.
Hats off to Larue. Great defensive effort. Good luck against John Hardin.
I was gonna try to make that game but was unable to. Our radio guys said AC just looked flat in warmups and apparently stayed that way the entire game. Faulkner with 22 pts and 11 boards to lead a balanced Mercer attack that shot 60% for the game to 37% for Adair. Zion Harmon led the way for Adair with 19 pts which was half his average on the season. Corey Melton didn’t play for Adair. Not sure if he’s injured or if he’s even still on the team.