A green man, but looking like Greenman

• Coming out of a timeout with his team down 23-21, freshman point guard Schroeder is clapping his hands emphatically to get his team ready for the defensive possession. Loyola scores, but Schroeder's leadership and passion are already starting to look like a certain member of the basketball team's Class of '06 (hint: there was only one of them).
• Another Koncz three. Kid is three-for-three from downtown, all swishes. Plus, he just forced Schilb into an airball three-point attempt on the other end. To hear his teammates tell it, Koncz is the team's best perimeter defender. That play right there shows exactly why, getting in Schilb's face and making him look bad on an ill-advised long-range attempt. Koncz is not fast, but he's quick enough with his hands and long arms to be all over Schilb at all times.
• Tigers down 29-24, running down the clock to ensure the last possession of the half ... Gunn misses three from top of the arc. Down five at halftime
• Tigers head into the locker room having shot 8 of 19 overall and 5 of 12 from deep. Defense has been the problem, however. While Schilb still has only 2 points, Loyola is 11 of 21 from the field.
• Schroeder was the only player on either team to play all 20 minutes of the half, dishing out a pair of assists, but missing on all three field goal attempts. Over all, though, he and Gunn look excellent for their first game.
• Koncz finishes the half with 8 points and no missed field goals. Owings only played 8 minutes, which was a few minutes more than Savage. As great a shooter as Koncz is, those latter two guys are capable of similar things if given the chance. You wonder why the three of them were never on the floor together. Scott clearly expects a lot of Savage and Owings as upperclassmen and he is quick to illustrate that to them both by controlling their playing time.