Games Feb. 17-23

[nwhoopfan]

Drake beat Bradley 85-72 to move into 2nd in the MVC by 1/2 game.

 

[Plebe]

Drake beat Bradley 85-72 to move into 2nd in the MVC by 1/2 game.

That was a big game for both teams. Bradley trailed almost the entire game but briefly took a 1-point lead with under 4 minutes to go. Drake then closed on a 16-2 run. These two teams have now split their season series.

In another game with bubble implications, Old Dominion dropped a close game at Charlotte to fall to 22-4 and 12-2 in C-USA. ODU should still be in, for now, but this loss does reduce their margin for error.

 

[triaddukefan]

That was a big game for both teams. Bradley trailed almost the entire game but briefly took a 1-point lead with under 4 minutes to go. Drake then closed on a 16-2 run. These two teams have now split their season series.

In another game with bubble implications, Old Dominion dropped a close game at Charlotte to fall to 22-4 and 12-2 in C-USA. ODU should still be in, for now, but this loss does reduce their margin for error.

My 49ers

Just saw some highlights on the Nightly Sports News....... former Syracuse Player Jade Phillips had a big game.

 

[Centerstream]

Bump up time.

 

[triaddukefan]

Full day of hoops in the Big South and SoCon. I'll be making my way to the UNC-G campus to watch my 1st place Spartans play on Senior Night. UNC-G needs a win today to keep pace with Samford ahead of their matchup next Thursday. The Powerful Paladians of Furman come into town in hopes of ruining the day for a special class of Spartans.

 

[nwhoopfan]

My goodness, Florida-Gulf Coast @ NJIT, looks like there's about 50 people in the stands. FGCU coasting to an easy win.

Dayton in some danger of leaving the ranks of undefeated teams in conference. Trailing Fordham by 8 w/ 4 minutes left.

 

[Plebe]

In a critical Southland game, Nicholls holds an 8-point lead over Central Arkansas after 3Q (@LETTERL ). The Sugar Bears are the team that Nicholls needs to chase down for that coveted 8th place spot to qualify for the conference tournament.

 

[triaddukefan]

First time seeing uncg women in person. Can't beat the price.. Ticket and t-shirt for five dollars

 

[Plebe]

A couple of key Missouri Valley games:

Illinois State holds a 23-12 lead at Drake after 1Q. No nights off!

Bradley leads 20-16 at Northern Iowa in mid-2Q. Two bubble teams slugging it out here.

 

[nwhoopfan]

What's w/ Central Michigan? Up 2 inside the last minute against Northern Illinois. They seem to love close games, regardless of who they are playing.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Iowa having no trouble, leading Penn St. 49-26 at the half.

 

[Plebe]

What's w/ Central Michigan? Up 2 inside the last minute against Northern Illinois. They seem to love close games, regardless of who they are playing.

They're the offensively oriented version of last year's UCF team. Pulled out about a ton of close games, and did a great job of gaming the RPI, now at #18.

 

[triaddukefan]

I think I might have jinxed my Spartans by showing up

 

[nwhoopfan]

A couple of key Missouri Valley games:

Illinois State holds a 23-12 lead at Drake after 1Q. No nights off!

Bradley leads 20-16 at Northern Iowa in mid-2Q. Two bubble teams slugging it out here.

Both of these going down to the wire.

 

[triaddukefan]

Furman 22 UNC-Greensboro 19 at the half

 

[LETTERL]

In a critical Southland game, Nicholls holds an 8-point lead over Central Arkansas after 3Q (@LETTERL ). The Sugar Bears are the team that Nicholls needs to chase down for that coveted 8th place spot to qualify for the conference tournament.

Make that FOUR games in a row for the Colonels. 67-58 road win to take over 8th place in the Southland. Nicholls has become a dangerous team...one noone would want to face in the post-season. 8-16 on the year, 7-10 Southland. Just three games remaining. Geaux Colonels!

 

[Plebe]

Both of these going down to the wire.

Northern Iowa gets the win over Bradley.

The NCAA bubble is a hot mess and the Missouri Valley is a microcosm of that. Both of these teams might be in, or both could be out.

 

[Plebe]

Make that FOUR games in a row for the Colonels. 67-58 road win to take over 8th place in the Southland. Nicholls has become a dangerous team...one noone would want to face in the post-season. 8-16 on the year, 7-10 Southland. Just three games remaining. Geaux Colonels!

I think that the Colonels of Thibodaux might be the most lethal 8-16 team in the country. @triaddukefan will confirm.

 

[LETTERL]

I think that the Colonels of Thibodaux might be the most lethal 8-16 team in the country. @triaddukefan will confirm.

Young team...it took a while for the team to gel and for everyone to learn their roles and execute properly...but they have it going on now.

 

[triaddukefan]

My Spartans storm back in the third.. 43-36 headed into the 4th

 

[nwhoopfan]

In a game with probably no implications for the bubble and definitely not for a conference race, BYU with an inexplicable loss on the road to a bad USF team (West Coast edition).

In a potentially more costly game, Grand Canyon lost at home to Utah Valley.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Gonzaga with another ho hum win 64-50 over Pepperdine. I'm not really sure how good they are at this point, they've been beating bad teams for 2 months now, and sometimes struggling to do it.

 

[triaddukefan]

UNC-G's Seniors go out in style... with a hard fought 61-53 victory over a pesky set of Paladians from Furman. The crowd of 1,026 was spirited, even boisterous .... 1,026 might not sound like alot... but Fleming Gym only seats 1,800.... and the design really maximizes crowd noise. @LETTERL Jada Boyd's older sister plays for UNC-G. She's 6'2.... really the only interior size that they have.

In other SoCon action.... Chattanooga knocks off Samford...... so UNC-G is alone in first place with 2 games to go. In MEAC action..... NC A&T wins on Senior Night.... defeating the Howard Bison 60-55. In Big South Action.... HPU goes on the road to defeat the Radford Highlanders 64-63 in an absolute barnburner.

All in all..... a good day for the Division I North Carolina teams. All of them in action won.... except for Davidson... and the Catamounts of Western Carolina ECU, NCCU, UNCC, CU, UNCA, and GWU all got the W today.

In Division III ...... unfortunately my Pride of Greensboro College lost on the road to a powerhouse Berea (KY) squad... 86-63 in the USA South Conference Tournament. Their season ends at 15-11 Many tears were shed I'm sure.

 

[LETTERL]

Wake Forest leading UNC, 31-27, at halftime.

 

[LETTERL]

UNC and Wake Forest appear headed to OT...68-68 game. 3 seconds left.