When Brandon Gilbeck walked onto the court an air of confidence surrounded him like an Armani cologne surrounds a douchey BMW driver. When Western Illinois point guard Kobe Webster drained his first three with a sweet and easy stroke, it was clear that this was going to be the first of many that he made.
Webster, in his Trae Young-esque way, launched up momentum building treys all throughout the first half. Gilbeck, after recording three emphatic blocks, sat most of the first half on the bench after picking up his second foul.
Those two alone set the pace for the Leathernecks tonight as Greg McDermott and his squad tinkered and toyed with the concept of “defense” and “offense,” which to some are the two primary pillars of sport, but to this team are just things they need to work on.