Francis has been playing at as high a level as anybody in the state entering the postseason, so while he slowed down a bit on Wednesday, his 18 points were still enough to stand out. The junior guard and recently-crowned league MVP showed no signs of backing down from the bright lights in his Palestra debut, coming out aggressive and setting a tone with his toughness defensively and on the glass. He knocked down a 3 to get started, his first of 3 on the night, which would help to set up his trademark downhill attack. Francis looked to run out of gas a bit late in a game that should prove to be a key learning point in his development.

Francis has been playing at as high a level as anybody in the state entering the postseason, so while he slowed down a bit on Wednesday, his 18 points were still enough to stand out. The junior guard and recently-crowned league MVP showed no signs of backing down from the bright lights in his Palestra debut, coming out aggressive and setting a tone with his toughness defensively and on the glass. He knocked down a 3 to get started, his first of 3 on the night, which would help to set up his trademark downhill attack. Francis looked to run out of gas a bit late in a game that should prove to be a key learning point in his development.