Farmington’s Pressure Too Much For Siloam Springs

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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Farmington did just wanted it wanted to do defensively Tuesday night against Siloam Springs.

The Cardinals dictated the game’s tempo and forced the Panthers into 34 turnovers in a 53-31 nonconference win in Panther Arena.

Siloam point guard Kyle Teague picked up four fouls in the first half and quickly fouled out just seconds into the third quarter with his team trailing 26-15.

The Cardinals turned on the heat from there. Using a mixture of fullcourt pressure and a 3-2 zone defense, Farmington forced 22 turnovers in the second half alone.

“Getting Teague in foul trouble was the whole key to the game,” Farmington coach Beau Thompson said. “We got lucky and got him out of the game there ...


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