The final buzzer still echoes in the arena, and courtside reporter Jenna Walsh clutches the Roarers' stat sheet, her brow furrowed. It's a mess of numbers, and she's stumped on who to interview.
Darius was out serving a suspension, but the other 11 players all logged minutes. Seven of them—not counting the Garbage Time Big Four of DeShawn, Brent, Jalen, and Omar—hit double figures, their point totals bunched so tight it's like picking a winner from a photo finish.
Ryan? Solid, but not dazzling: 19 points, 3 boards, 5 dimes. Lin's 22 points and Malik's 20 outshine him, but neither screams "must-interview."
Lin, the team's high scorer, went 8-for-17 from the field and 4-for-10 from deep, plus a couple at the line—decent, but hardly headline-grabbing.
Jenna scans the sheet again—and stops at Sloan.
The third-year benchwarmer.
Off the bench, he posted a pristine 15 points and 15 rebounds—a 15+15 double-double that demands attention.
