Jackrabbits sweep in frozen tundra over Aztecs
The atmosphere was not only freezing cold to begin game 3 of the finals but both teams were freezing cold as well. In a must win game for the Aztecs to force game 4 they played again without #1 pick Kyle McCloskey but looked over at the Jackrabbits without #3 pick Pat Reddington and #13 pick Dave Homsher, two of the teams leading scorers. The Aztecs came out motivated and lead 9-2 early, but a 9-0 run from the Jackrabbits to take the 11-9 lead began the back and forth for the game. No team lead by more than 9 points until the final 3-4 minutes of the game. With the freezing temperatures and frozen hands, no one was able to consistently hit shots and this was the ultimate defensive battle. Late in the game as the Aztecs cut it to 3, the Jackrabbits fed player of the game Brandon Feinstein in the post who hit a few very timely turn around jumpers to increase the lead to double digits. The Jackrabbits then fell asleep celebrating victory far too early as the Aztecs took a 13 point defecit and cut it to 4 with 35 seconds left. Clutch free throws by Blaze Cohen lead to the Jackrabbits sealing the deal and becoming the first ever COBRA champions in a 3-0 finals sweep.

Finals MVP - Brandon Feinstein

BOX SCORE F
San Diego State Aztecs 38
South Dakota State Jackrabbits 46

Date: November 14, 2018     Time: 8:00pm      Venue: TBA

SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS PLAYER STATISTICS
Name PTFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%PFSTLBLKASTDEFTOTTO
Duffy Barrett 11515.33303.00012.500411410104
Joe Bremme 0.000.000.000
Brian Cleary 007.00000.00000.0001003881
Mike Coia 0.000.000.000
Steve Donald 516.16713.33300.0003011554
John Gladwin 0.000.000.000
Eric Loughnane 849.44401.00000.0004600771
Kyle McCloskey 0.000.000.000
Frank Pratico 1479.77800.00000.0004201771
Total  381746.37017.14312.50016929373711
 
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS PLAYER STATISTICS
Name PTFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%PFSTLBLKASTDEFTOTTO
Alfredo Candeloro 0.000.000.000
Tyler Clawges 0.000.000.000
Blaze Cohen 826.33302.000441.0002101773
Brandon Feinstein 21816.50006.00059.556021122221
Josh Grundy 727.28617.14301.0000501555
Adam Haun 737.42901.00014.250021112122
Dave Homsher 0.000.000.000
Nick Jones 301.00013.33301.0001000550
Pat Reddington 0.000.000.000
Enoch Rim 0.000.000.000
Total  461537.405219.1051019.52631024515111

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