Games Feb. 24 – Mar. 1

[Plebe]

Nicholls edged Houston Baptist, 57-53, temporarily taking over sole possession of 8th place in the Southland with 2 games remaining.

Whew. That was too close for comfort, playing at home against a cellar dweller. But a win's a win, and that makes 5 in a row for the Colonels.

The Southland has two dogfights going on:

1. The top 4 (SFA, TAMCC, SHSU, ACU) are separated by only 1 game. The top 2 seeds will get a double bye to the semifinals of the Southland tournament. Teams #3 and #4 only get a single bye.
2. Teams 7-9 (SLU, Nicholls, UCA) are also separated by 1 game. Team #9 will be left at home.

The tiebreaker procedures in the Southland are really elaborate. But the Colonels' upcoming home game vs. New Orleans is huge, as it could give them the tiebreaker edge over UCA.

 

[triaddukefan]

HUGE game in the SoCon tonight. UNCG plays at Samford. If the Spartans win.... they pretty much clinch the #1 seed in next week's tournament. Lose.... and they probably fall to #3. 7pm on ESPN+

 

[maccca3232]

Couldn't see a individual game thread so posted here.

Boston College can do themselves (and UConn fans that prefer to try to avoid Top 3 before FF by being in Top 5 overall) a favor by defeating Louisville today.

 

[Plebe]

Alabama with a 14 point lead over TAMU late in 2Q. If they win this game, they could snag a bid. And it could also take a hosting spot from the Ags

 

[triaddukefan]

Alabama with a 14 point lead over TAMU late in 2Q. If they win this game, they could snag a bid. And it could also take a hosting spot from the Ags

Bama snagging a NCAA Bid ?

 

[Plebe]

Bama snagging a NCAA Bid ?

RPI is already mid 60s. They’d have wins over MSU and TAMU. They’d certainly be in the mix for it. The bubble is not strong.

 

[triaddukefan]

RPI is already mid 60s. They’d have wins over MSU and TAMU. They’d certainly be in the mix for it. The bubble is not strong.

Might take Duke's bid at this point.

 

[triaddukefan]

UNC-G is down 34-26....... don't look good for My Spartans

 

[SECbbfan24]

Vandy leads LSU 27-26 at halftime.

High quality basketball in the PMAC tonight

 

[azfan]

Getting ready for NAU v Montana tip.

Watching on Pluto TV.

Big game for both squads.

 

[triaddukefan]

Miserable night of basketball for my household..... UNC-G falls on the road at Samford 69-57.... Conference Regular Season Title gone up in smoke

 

[azfan]

Nina Radford breaks a 2 month scoring slump with 7 to lead the Jacks to a 10 lead at the end of the first period. The Griz... referred to on campus as the LadyGriz are ice cold.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Nina Radford breaks a 2 month scoring slump with 7 to lead the Jacks to a 10 lead at the end of the first period. The Griz... referred to on campus as the LadyGriz are ice cold.

Meanwhile Grand Canyon is trying to lose in Las Cruces to a not good NMSU team.

 

[azfan]

Midway through the second quarter the Griz have 15 turnovers. 20-11 Jacks

 

[nwhoopfan]

Also in the Big Sky I'm fairly certain Montana St. will lock up the regular season crown if they hold their big lead against Sacramento St. Up 49-25, win would push them to 16-1 in conference.

 

[azfan]

So the Lopes collapse in the second half. Poor performance on the road.

And speaking of collapse the Jacks hold a one-point lead at the half as the Griz come roaring that from midway through the second quarter. Their superior height is beginning to show.

 

[azfan]

Also in the Big Sky I'm fairly certain Montana St. will lock up the regular season crown if they hold their big lead against Sacramento St. Up 49-25, win would push them to 16-1 in conference.

That is correct. I believe they already have the title sewed up. The Jacks visit Montana State on Saturday in what will be a very difficult game. Then they return home for their final game of the season March 4th against Portland State.

 

[azfan]

Rasheed leading scorer in Big Sky scoreless in the first half.

5:40 mark of the third quarter Rasheed hits her first bucket of the game. The good news is Radford continues to shoot the ball very well after breaking out of extended slump. She leads all scorers with 13.

Griz take their first lead on an 8-0 run.

 

[Plebe]

Upset alert in the Missouri Valley.

Illinois State leads Missouri State by 6 in mid-4Q. This would really hurt because MoSt had an outside chance at a hosting spot after TAMU's loss today.

 

[azfan]

Griz hit a 3 at the buzzer to give Montana a 46-42 lead. The Griz have all the momentum heading into the fourth.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Upset alert in the Missouri Valley.

Illinois State leads Missouri State by 6 in mid-4Q. This would really hurt because MoSt had an outside chance at a hosting spot after TAMU's loss today.

Missouri St. was down 13 at the half. They got within 3, but then Illinois St. built the lead back up. Down 12 inside a minute left in the game.

 

[Plebe]

Missouri St. was down 13 at the half. They got within 3, but then Illinois St. built the lead back up. Down 12 inside a minute left in the game.

Illinois State is another of those "pretty good" MVC teams in the 51-100 range. This figured to be a challenging game for the visitors (and it's why I boldfaced it in the listing).

 

[nwhoopfan]

Illinois State is another of those "pretty good" MVC teams in the 51-100 range. This figured to be a challenging game for the visitors (and it's why I boldfaced it in the listing).

Bradley had their hands full tonight w/ Southern Illinois but held serve 61-57.

Missouri St. has the tie breaker but I think this leaves the door open for Drake to catch up to them.

 

[triaddukefan]

Costly loss for Miss State

 

[Plebe]

Bradley had their hands full tonight w/ Southern Illinois but held serve 61-57.

Missouri St. has the tie breaker but I think this leaves the door open for Drake to catch up to them.

And next Missouri State plays at Bradley on Sunday. Won't get any easier for them.