Monday saw two exciting yet different games of intramural basketball in the Student Recreation Center, with Kane Is Able taking on Tune Squad in the men’s league and Arch Enemies taking on DZ What in the women’s league.

Kane Is Able vs. Tune Squad

After a 33-33 tie at halftime in the intramural basketball game between Tune Squad and Kane Is Able, most would think that the second half would be much of the same. However, in the second half, Tune Squad used their speed and athleticism to move past Kane Is Able by a score of 74-63.

The two began the game in fantastic fashion, trading buckets with each possession. After a hard-fought first half, both teams were tied up at 33.

Much of the same was seen in the first six minutes of the second half as well, as it remained tied with 14 minutes left in the game.

Alan Broaddus, a junior accounting major and member of the Tune Squad, said his team needed a way to make up for the size difference between the two teams.

“We just wanted to try to run them, because we’re all about 5-foot-8 and they were all a little bit bigger; so we figured that would be the best idea to try and score some points,” he said.

At that point, Tune Squad went on a 24-8 run, in part because of the three-point shooting by sophomore undecided major Josh Krummel.

“I’m basically a three-point shooter, so they know that I can shoot,” he said. “Today I was a little bit off, but yes, that is usually in the game plan.”

Another strategy that was in Krummel’s arsenal, only this time on the defensive end, was shouting in the face of the shooter.

“I am white and fat, so I can’t jump and block it; so what my idea is, is to just scare the crap out of them,” Krummel said.

In the end, Kane Is Able cut it close, but Tune Squad was too strong and a handful of late game free throws by Broaddus helped propel them to a 74-63 victory.

Arch Enemies vs. DZ What

On the women’s side, the top-ranked Arch Enemies handled DZ What in a 44-9 win that was called with 16 minutes left in the second half.

Arch Enemies’ intensity created turnovers and also allowed them to win the rebounding battle. Their conditioned fast break also allowed them to score fast and often.

Arch Enemies’ biggest factor in the win was their team chemistry and ball movement. “We’re all pretty much from different schools, and we’ve played against each other for so long that now it’s nice to actually play with each other,” senior marketing major and member of Arch Enemies Kristin Runde said. “We’re all just used to being from competitive schools, so we like to go hard.”

With Monday’s win, Arch Enemies improve to 5-0 and look to keep adding wins as the season progresses.

Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-7942 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.