NC GBBA: Day 2 of the VA Live Shootout

<h5>NCGBBA went 1-1 on Day 2 of the VA Live Shootout presented by CBG Live. Take a look at how things looked for them and The Miller School.</h5> <p><br /> [player_tooltip player_id="854913" first="Jakel" last="Powell"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1121048" first="Nigel" last="Okwakol"] were the early initiators for them on offense as they got things going for them. Okwakol started with 4 pts while Powell started the perimeter scoring for them with the first made 3-pointer.</p> <p>Fresh off the bench, [player_tooltip player_id="1275518" first="Nick" last="Quick"] got NCGBBA the lead with a thunderous dunk on the break. [player_tooltip player_id="1156050" first="Tichyque" last="Musaka"] brought the energy off the bench as well as a presence on the glass and finished around the rim.</p> <p>Okwakol kept them in the game as he led the way with some key plays on defense and offense to pace things with 6 pts in the first half.</p> <p>Steward School led things at the half 22-19.</p> <p>The second half started out much better for NC GBBA as a dunk from Musaka and fastbreak layup from [player_tooltip player_id="1104961" first="Caden" last="Bell"] gave them a 23-22 lead right away. An 8-2 run to kick off the first half made it 27-24 but Liberty signee [player_tooltip player_id="992529" first="Curtis" last="Blair III"] tied things up to make his presence felt.</p> <p>A fastbreak dunk from Powell would make it 33-29 as NC GBBA continued to battle. Powell showed his ability to lead in the 2nd half as he followed that up with a 4-point play to give them their largest lead at 39-34.</p> <p>NCGBBA really turned things up after that and led by 12 with 3:35 left in the game. Powell knocked down three 3-pointers and showed he could get others involved as well.</p> <p>Powell: 12 pts<br /> Okwakol: 10 pts<br /> Musaka: 11 pts</p> <p>53-38 Final</p> <p>In the second game of the day against Miller School, NC GBBA struggled a bit to get stops and knock down shots when needed. While Powell went cold shooting from deep, guys like [player_tooltip player_id="1104961" first="Caden" last="Bell"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1159135" first="Maleke" last="Green"] stepped up their play to keep them in it.</p> <p>Musaka had himself a productive game down low against top VA prospect [player_tooltip player_id="1259617" first="Eli" last="DeLaurier"] with 22 points of his own. DeLaurier finished with 13 points.</p> <p>It was [player_tooltip player_id="1403920" first="Jordan" last="Horne"] who stole the show down the stretch for Miller School, as he showed he could get to the free-throw line and make things happen with 16 points of his own. In the end, Miller School gave NC GBBA their first loss at the VA Live Shootout, 58-55.</p> <p>NCGBBA will be back in action at 9:30 against STAB and 11:50 to close out the VA Live Shootout.</p>