Games Mar. 2-8

[Plebe]

McNeese leads Nicholls at halftime, 30-28.

I know DoBee and the ladies won't lose to McNeese..will they?

It's Senior Day at McNeese. That, combined with the fierce in-state rivalry and clashing cultures between Southwest Louisiana and Acadiana, and you have a triple throw-out-the-record-book game. Right Triad?

 

[triaddukefan]

It's Senior Day at McNeese. That, combined with the fierce in-state rivalry and clashing cultures between Southwest Louisiana and Acadiana, and you have a triple throw-out-the-record-book game. Right Triad?

I assume McNeese State is in Louisiana? Not sure what Acadiana is

 

[Plebe]

I assume McNeese State is in Louisiana? Not sure what Acadiana is

Acadiana is Cajun country, basically. Thibodaux (home of Nicholls) is definitely the heart of Cajun country.

McNeese is in Lake Charles, in the southwestern corner of the state, just a half-hour drive on I-10 from the Texas border. Lake Charles is on the fringes of Cajun country, but the vibe is just ... different.

 

[triaddukefan]

Well..... HPU wins at home vs Charleston Southern 71-55.... but alas... Hampton goes down to Buies Creek and defeats Campbell 49-40. With a win on saturday... HPU is locked into the 3rd seed....as the Radford-Hampton winner gets #2, and the loser will be the #4 seed.

 

[Plebe]

Central Michigan loses to Toledo, 76-67.

I really thought CMU was a lock, but I don't think they can afford 2 more losses like these last two.

 

[LETTERL]

Whew...Nicholls now up 10 on McNeese in the 4th quarter.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Losing to Ball State, a top 60 team, wasn't terribly bad

Ball St. turned around and lost to Northern Illinois today. MAC cannibalizing itself a bit at the end of the regular season?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Whew...Nicholls now up 10 on McNeese in the 4th quarter.

Nicholls is on fire! Going for their 7th win in a row.

 

[Plebe]

Ball St. turned around and lost to Northern Illinois today. MAC cannibalizing itself a bit at the end of the regular season?

Same thing with Ohio losing now four in a row.

 

[Plebe]

Nicholls is on fire! Going for their 7th win in a row.

Nicholls won it going away! A rousing 72-53 victory and the perfect springboard to the prestigious Southalnd tournament in lovely Katy, Texas.

I will say, they had a bit of an advantage over the team they beat out for 8th, Central Arkansas, due to the unbalanced conference schedule. Nicholls only had to play 5 games against the "Big Four" (TAMCC, SFA, ACU, SHSU), whereas UCA had to play 7 games against the Big Four. Both of them went a combined 0-12 against those four teams.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I will say, they had a bit of an advantage over the team they beat out for 8th, Central Arkansas, due to the unbalanced conference schedule. Nicholls only had to play 5 games against the "Big Four" (TAMCC, SFA, ACU, SHSU), whereas UCA had to play 7 games against the Big Four.

Unbalanced schedules are the scourge of college athletics. If only we could go back to the days of conferences having 8-10 members. Sigh.

 

[Plebe]

West Virginia up 32-27 at the half over Texas Texh. To say this is a must win for WV would be an understatement.

Gondrezick has 10 but Martin has zero. Where has Tynice’s game gone?

 

[enigmatic]

West Virginia up 32-27 at the half over Texas Texh. To say this is a must win for WV would be an understatement.

Gondrezick has 10 but Martin has zero. Where has Tynice’s game gone?

Seriously what happpened to Tynice Martin? She was on the verge of becoming something special after she single handily led WV to the Big 12 tournament championship in 2016-2017. I guess her foot injury which caused her to redshirt the next season and also her legal troubles off the court just really set her aback.

 

[Plebe]

Seriously what happpened to Tynice Martin? She was on the verge of becoming something special after she single handily led WV to the Big 12 tournament championship in 2016-2017. I guess her foot injury which caused her to redshirt the next season and also her legal troubles off the court just really set her aback.

Yeah it’s been a real disappointment. I was really high on her after that tour de force campaign. She’s shown flashes of that in the past couple years, but too few and far between.

I see WV just scraped by with a win today. They have a big opportunity when they host TCU on Saturday.

 

[LETTERL]

Nicholls won it going away! A rousing 72-53 victory and the perfect springboard to the prestigious Southalnd tournament in lovely Katy, Texas.

I will say, they had a bit of an advantage over the team they beat out for 8th, Central Arkansas, due to the unbalanced conference schedule. Nicholls only had to play 5 games against the "Big Four" (TAMCC, SFA, ACU, SHSU), whereas UCA had to play 7 games against the Big Four. Both of them went a combined 0-12 against those four teams.

Nicholls now guaranteed a spot in next week's conference tournament; they now sit in the #7 position. 8-seed Southeastern Louisiana has one game remaining, against 5th place New Orleans and current 6th place Incarnate Word takes on Abilene Christian. Outside shot for Central Arkansas to take the 8-seed...but too early in the morning for me to untangle all of the possible scenarios.

I do know that Dobee and company will be playing next week!

 

[Plebe]

Major upset brewing in C-USA. Old Dominion trails UAB by 8 in 4Q. This could hurt ODU’s chances of an at large big in case they don’t win the tournament.

Other mid major bubble teams in tight games:

Bradley up by only 1 over Indiana State at the half. This would be a TERRIBLE loss for Bradley. Indiana St is 5-23.

James Madison, another team very near the cut line, trails Elon by 2 at the half. Elon isn’t as bad as Indiana State, but they’re sub .500 and this would be very damaging to JMU’s resume.

 

[Plebe]

Old Dominion fought back to force overtime. One ODU player missed 2 FTs but she got her own rebound. Then her teammate was fouled and she sank her FTs. UAB missed their chance at the buzzer.

 

[Plebe]

Old Dominion lost to UAB in overtime, making that a season sweep by the Blazers. Maybe @triaddukefan has a meme of a sad monarch in his arsenal?

 

[triaddukefan]

Bad day all around for the NCA&T Aggies... first their womens team went down to defeat to arch rival Central. Then.. in the second part of the doubleheader.... the men's team lost the MEAC title to Central.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Drake trailing Northern Iowa by 9 at the half.

 

[Plebe]

Drake trailing Northern Iowa by 9 at the half.

Northern Iowa might have a sliver of a chance at an at-large bid, but this is a must-win for that to remain possible.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Northern Iowa is gonna do this. Up 11 w/ a minute left.

 

[nwhoopfan]

UNI wins 91-78.

 

[nwhoopfan]

We've got the battle of Idaho going on. Better throw out the record book! Vandals vs. Bengals.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Montana St. ended conference play at 19-1, just missed an unblemished record.