During a game, Efton Reid faced tough defense from Will Jeffress, with Jeffress being physical and effective in guarding Reid. Reid was backed down by Federiko Federiko and drew a foul. When Reid went to the bench, the team struggled in the last three second halves on the road. Jeffress, praised for his mental strength, successfully guarded Reid in the final minutes of the game, limiting Reid's impact. Reid acknowledged Jeffress' strength but downplayed the effect on his performance. Jeffress' defense held Reid to 0 points, 3 rebounds, 1 turnover, and 2 fouls in the final 8 minutes and 13 seconds of the game.
Will Jeffress guarded Wake Forest center Efton Reid for the final 8:13 of last night's game. Reid's stat line in that stretch: 0/0 FG, 0 points, 3 rebounds, 1 turnover, 2 fouls And those 3 rebounds all came on one possession in the final minute.
Efton Reid on #Pitt's Will Jeffress: “I mean they probably just threw him in there to see what I would do and I handled it accordingly. He’s pretty strong. I mean, it really didn’t affect me, to be honest. Probably got one steal over the back, but they were doubling anyway so.”
Leggett on Jeffress: All credit to Will. He is mentally strong. He ceased the opportunity. His name was called and he made the most of it. We didn’t expect anything other than that from him, to come in and make that impact.”
Jeffress has been more physical with Reid in the last two and a half minutes than anyone else has all game. https://t.co/p1BMYOKkzn
Pitt just (intentionally) had Will Jeffress guarding Efton Reid, and I think the game plan might have been along the lines of, "Try to rough him up."
Efton Reid to the bench, things go sideways. Happened the last 3 second halves on the road
Efton Reid to the bench, things goes sideways. Happened the last 3 second halves on the road
Efton Reid has backed down Federiko Federiko on back-to-back possessions. First got a bucket. Second drew a foul.