Bookstore Basketball: Teams fight for final 16 spots
Book It and Lock It came in the favorite, and did not disappoint, dominating BrosLikeThisTeam.com for nearly the entire game and winning 21-12. Consisting of seniors Pat McHugh and Mike Bramante, junior Aaron Nichols and law students Kieran Pillar and John Romps, Book It and Lock It looked like a legitimate contender on the Bookstore courts Monday night. They had the inside-outside game and were knocking down the outside jumper — even on the shaky Bookstore rim — and rebounded and defended well over their opponents. BrosLikeThisTeam.com, made up of seniors Patrick Robb, Wes Howard and Joe Idaszak, junior Kevin Laughlin and freshman Mike Dobrovic, gave Book It and Lock It a good run, but were simply overmatched and had no help from the referees. BrosLikeThisTeam.com was visibly and audibly upset by some of the commissioners' calls, as their foul total climbed to eight in the first half, while Book It and Lock It had none. Book It and Lock It was pleased with its performance, and especially happy with the great performance of their standout player, Nichols. "I think we played pretty well, a lot better than our last game," McHugh said. "Aaron [Nichols] was pretty much unstoppable." The Bros, who wore lacrosse pennies with the names Brosemite Sam, Brosef Stalin, Brochocinco, Apolo Anton Brono, and Haranbrody across the back, knew they were not the favorite heading into the game, and just wanted to make a game out of it. "We knew we were the underdogs," Dobrovic said. "Coming in, we just wanted to play hard and keep it as close as possible." Dobrovic attributed the loss to a lack of production offensively, which was due in part to a stifling defense from their opponents. "We struggled offensively," he said. "They weren't letting us get to the hoop."
