Versatile Buffalo Grove shoots down Willowbrook
Buffalo Grove's offense struck early, often and from all over the place Monday at the Elgin Holiday tournament.
The Bison built a 20-point halftime lead and featured four players reaching double-figure scoring on their way to a 72-54 victory over Willowbrook.
"Offensively we were able to push the ball a little bit, and get the ball up the floor," said BG coach Ryan O'Connor. "It always helps when you make shots too."
Nick Prus scored a team-high 14 points, while Mike Cornely and Dan Recht each had 11.
"We've got a lot of weapons," said BG guard Kevin Mulligan, who scored 12 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 6 assists. "A lot of people can shoot. A lot of people can dribble. Our big guys are athletic and quick."
John Angotti added 8 points and 5 assists.
Buffalo Grove plays Fremd today at 5 p.m., while Willowbrook meets Glenbrook South at 8:45 a.m.
Buffalo Grove (8-2) played a very unselfish game with quick ball movement often finding the open man.
"We don't have any selfish guys on the team," Mulligan said. "It is nice to be on a team like that. It's fun to play with these guys."
Willowbrook (4-7) got a big effort from senior guard Eric Miller, who had a game-high 23 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome BG's balance.
"I thought there was one spot where they couldn't score from, and we're a team right now that can only score from one spot," said Willowbrook coach Tim Lavorato. "That's what you saw today. You saw a team that can score from four spots versus a team that can score from one spot right now."
Lavorato said the big first-half deficit was too much for his team to overcome.
"We're not the type of team that can get down like that early," he said. "They did a nice job shooting the ball, and I thought they were physical. I didn't think our offense was bad. I thought we played hard. We just can't get ourselves in a hole like that."
Chris Lynch had 10 points and 5 rebounds for the Warriors, and Ryan Rader scored 7 points while grabbing 6 boards.