Austin Toros Sweep 2 Games From the Armor

Terrance Woodbury

(12/30/2011 - Cedar Park, TX) The (9-3) Austin Toros ran past the (7-7) Springfield Armor 104-92 in the second game of a back to back rematch.  Led by Terrance Woodbury with 23 points and Justin Dentmon with 21 points, the Toros bullied their way to their third straight win.

"We're super-excited to win 2 in a row against a real good Springfield team," say Austin Toros Head Basketball Coach Brad Jones.  "I thought our guys came out and had, for the most part, a really good effort all night long.  I thought our defense really took them apart, especially in the 2nd quarter."

The Toros outscored the Armor 29-12 with a dominating performance in the second quarter to go into halftime with a comfortable 53-38 halftime lead, thanks in large part to Jamarr Sanders' 11 point and 7 rebound effort in the first half.  The defense was was so punishing that with about 2 and a half minutes to go in the 2nd quarter, the Toros' had held the Armor to just 4 points.

"I thought that was the difference in the game.  I thought that (2nd quarter) kind of broke their spirit a little bit," continues Coach Jones.

Opposing teams don't want to give Coach Brad Jones the lead at half time.  The Toros improved their mark to 6-0 when leading at the half.

"It was a dogfight tonight.  I'm just glad we were able to pull it out," says Terrance Woodbury, who, along with Justin Dentmon, was awarded the Co-Player of the Game. 

Box Score Courtesy of the NBA D League

While the 2nd half never really seemed to be in any doubt, the coach still managed to express concern over his team letting a large lead 'slip away'. 

"We kinda let them back in the game, didn't we?  They got it within 9 points in the 4th quarter... I think our biggest lead was 23," says the Coach.  "Every time out, we kept imploring our guys to keep playing, keep playing."

It seems that all year long, Coach Jones has been preaching consistency.  Having the same roster for more than 2 consecutive nights will probably help.  But has all the roster changes had a negative impact on the Toros performance?  Terrance Woodbury doesn't buy into that.

"We've had a lot of guys coming and going, but that's the nature of the business," says Woodbury.  "We just have to make adjustments every single day in practice and try to bring it to the court and hopefully it works."

Watch the full Terrance Woodbury interview here:



The Toros next play at the Cedar Park Center this Thursday versus the Maine Red Claws, who just signed former NBA star Ricky Davis to their team.

"Even thought they (Maine) don't have a great record, they've got just about a brand new team, so it's going to be a great challenge for us" says Coach Jones.  "I'd like to wish all of our fans a Happy New Year...hopefully we have bigger and better things to come for us in 2012."

Watch the full Coach Brad Jones interview here:



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