Jeremy Green came into Saturday\u2019s contest against UCLA with a sore ankle, a bruised finger bone and a pulled back muscle. The sophomore guard then proceeded to play one of the best games of his career.<\/p>\n
Green scored 30 points in 37 minutes for the Cardinal, who earned a solid 70-59 win over the Bruins at Maples Pavilion Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all good,\u201d Green said in regards to his injuries. \u201cI\u2019m all good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Green was definitely good\u2014the sophomore guard went 11-of-18 from the floor and seemed to make big shot after big shot when the Bruins were trying to get back into the game. He banked in a running three-pointer as time expired at the end of the first half to give the Cardinal a 34-33 lead going into the locker room.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was just a huge performance by a great player,\u201d sophomore center Jack Trotter said. He\u2019s really come into his own.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senior forward Landry Fields overcame a slow start to finish with 16 points and 7 rebounds. He didn\u2019t have the best shooting night of his career, but he found a way to get his points, both inside and out.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was as proud of any kid as I\u2019ve ever been,\u201d Coach Johnny Dawkins said of Fields. \u201cHe takes everyone\u2019s best shot every night. He\u2019s never once backed off a challenge. He got off to a slow start tonight, and the toughest thing for any good player to do is to be able to turn it around in that same game. For him to turn it around in the second half says a lot about who he is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Overall, it was a solid performance by the Cardinal, who led for nearly the whole game and pulled way from the Bruins in the final minutes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought we played well,\u201d Dawkins said after the game. \u201cI thought our guys worked hard, followed the game plan and were prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dawkins also had plenty of praise for Green.<\/p>\n
\u201cI give the young man a lot of credit,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s played through a lot of injuries. He contributes, he\u2019s competitive, and I\u2019m starting to think he [plays well] so he doesn\u2019t have to practice for me,\u201d Dawkins joked.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s got a big heart, he\u2019s a big competitor.\u201d<\/p>\n
The unheralded Cardinal big men\u2014Trotter and fellow sophomore Andrew Zimmerman\u2014also gave solid performances, finishing around the basket and making a number of hustle plays. Trotter, a walk-on, finished with ten points on 4-of-7 shooting.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought our big men were terrific,\u201d Dawkins said. \u201cThey grew even more tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
UCLA shot 54.6 percent from the field while Stanford only shot 47.2 percent, but the game was won by turnovers and free throws: the Cardinal shot 13 more free throws and turned the ball over ten less times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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