Oakwood overwhelmed a pretty good Stivers team 89-66. Senior guard Darren Rubin, the school's all time leading scorer had a night for the ages, which I described in a previous post on this site.
Rubin had 30 points in the first half and 38 overall on 13/18 from the field with 7/11 from 3 range, and 5/5 from the free throw line.. He also had 8 rebounds, 2 assists and though not credited with any steals, he was directly responsible for a few of the Tiger's turnovers. His first half was about as good as I have ever seen, including BJ MUllens 60+ night at FTTH and even back to Austin Carr's ( Notre Dame ) all time NCAA tournament scoring record of 63 (pre 3 point line folks) , which I was fortunate enough to watch live at UD Arena. Rubin's night actually overshadowed a 20 point/10 rebound/6 assist night by teammate Daniel Hu, which is ridiculous, and the fact that the team collectively hit 34/59 from the field, and were credited with an assist on 17 of those 34 made baskets. Not to mention, the Jacks pulled down 41 rebounds ( we all know shooting at the evilness that is Oakwood's famed/infamous PIT is difficult for visitors). Overall, second straight excellent effort from the Jacks, though this one was the best of the season to date. Rubin was just outstanding.