Brandeis falls to Amherst 65-55 in the rematch. Amherst will now play Ursinus in Salem, who outlasted by Coast Guard by 6 in OT.

The Cinderella run for the Coast Guard Academy comes to an end, but certainly not without a fight. Ursinus takes it 82-76 in overtime. Grant Johnson of CGA had 21 in the first half, but was held to just 5 in the second half. Ursinus moves on to take on Amherst in Salem.

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Quote from: OshDude on March 14, 2008, 11:25:42 PM
Funny how winning the boards by 13 and shooting 51% from the floor can be offset by 31 turnovers.

GREAT run by BV can't overcome sloppy play.

Yeah, and according to Pat and Q, the TOs were not even mainly due to Wash U defense - they were just carelessness.

Unfortunate end to a great season.

Even with the shooting and rebounding, it's almost a minor miracle that they were even in the game with 31 TOs, not even mentioning how they were up.

Quote from: Dave "d-mac" McHugh on March 14, 2008, 11:30:08 PM
Wow... no comments about the Rochester game, huh.

Coast Guard got it done in the second half, the Yellow Jackets did not play well, especially inside, in the second half. It wasn't about FT shooting, it was about every other aspect of the game!

What, I don't count? 

Quote from: Cards7580 on March 14, 2008, 11:15:09 PM
Brandeis IS the best team Plattsburgh played.

Including U of R.

They didn't play this year.

Wow, this is some game. I thought for sure they were done after the offensive foul.

Brandeis plays a great game and beats Plattsburgh 72-63, setting up what should be a great rematch with Amherst tomorrow night.

UR picked a tough time to have their worst game of the season. 10 minutes without a field goal in the second half will do that to you.

CGA - 57
UR - 48

Sad day for Uche, Jon, Dan, Jeff, and Rob. Thanks guys, I had a great time watching you through the years.

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Quote from: Jacketfan2011 on March 11, 2008, 02:19:43 PM
I believe that you could make the argument that UR lost all 5 games because of foul shooting.  Well, less so the Chicago game maybe, but the bigs making foul shots during the body of the game would have certainly prevented OT losses to Emory and NYU and likely the 'deis and WashU losses as well.  If you are saying the bigs missed foul shots at the end of games against WashU and NYU, I'll take your word for it as I wasn't there.

And I agree about Milbrand and Roberson.  There is going to be a LOT of responsibility placed on Roberson next year.  Though they are going after some LARGE kids for next years freshman class.

I wasn't at either game, but I did listen to them. NYU is the only one that really stands out to me that I can remember.

And I've heard from some decent sources that the recruiting class is pretty stacked. If we can get a few more like Lebanowski, we'll be in good shape for quite a while.

As good as Mike is, what they need are bigs.  Of the 7 freshman this year, 5 are guards, 1 is a 3/4 and then there is Roberson.  The guards are a nice mix and with Kaplan, Runco, Chely, and Cubit all coming back and with the experience Mike and Murphy are getting during this run, they should be pretty well set at the guard spot.  I know they have brought in guys from Fla, Olean, Syracuse, NC and Kentucky and they're all big.  There was 1 guard I believe, but they are pushing for bigs.  SHould know pretty soon I guess.

I didn't mean guards, I just meant athletic ability, skill, and intelligence-wise.

Quote from: Jacketfan2011 on March 11, 2008, 02:19:43 PM
I believe that you could make the argument that UR lost all 5 games because of foul shooting.  Well, less so the Chicago game maybe, but the bigs making foul shots during the body of the game would have certainly prevented OT losses to Emory and NYU and likely the 'deis and WashU losses as well.  If you are saying the bigs missed foul shots at the end of games against WashU and NYU, I'll take your word for it as I wasn't there.

And I agree about Milbrand and Roberson.  There is going to be a LOT of responsibility placed on Roberson next year.  Though they are going after some LARGE kids for next years freshman class.

I wasn't at either game, but I did listen to them. NYU is the only one that really stands out to me that I can remember.

And I've heard from some decent sources that the recruiting class is pretty stacked. If we can get a few more like Lebanowski, we'll be in good shape for quite a while.

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Quote from: ILive4This on March 11, 2008, 11:39:39 AM
As for everyone else, hmm lets see

At Ursinus, they have to defeat a conference foe again, which is always tough, but I will give them the advantage given that they are playing at home. Rochester will be playing cinderella Coast Guard which I love as a fun story this season, and with a local naval base they may get some good support, however, I am not sure they can match up with Rochester. HOWEVER, if the game is close and it comes down to free throws....well lets just say the coast guard will sink UR. Assuming a Rochester/Ursinus matchup....i really am not informed enough about Ursinus, but I want to assume a bit that given their location their win total is a little bit inflated. Perhaps they will get beat just like centre. As much as I did not think we would see Rochester in the Final Four this year, I think that they may have the bracket to do just that, because I do not see either of the other three teams really making it.

Just one thought about that.  I don't remember any games that were close at the end where UR's foul shooting cost them the game.  IF UR has the lead and the other team is forced to foul, Neer runs the offense/defense substitutions through the scorers table so fast it creates a breeze.  And IF Oniyiruka is on the floor when UR has the ball, he SPRINTS to the farthest end of the court.  If CG wants to foul Dominiak, Juron, Kaplan, Runco, Chmely...more power to them.  That being said, foul shooting DURING the game may make it a close contest at the end.  But even that is a double edged sword.  If your big is hacking JO or Ndibizu, he isn't going to be around too long.  And you really don't want to see what an unfettered JO and Uche can do to an opponant.

The NYU game comes to mind, as well as the game at Wash U., though not as much. If I recall correctly, they had chances against NYU to win in regulation if they made free throws and we both know how that turned out.

With that said, I think the argument about foul shooting for UR is much ado about nothing. Jon and Uche have had a game or two where they really were on from the line, so who's to say it can't happen again?

It'll be interesting to see how CGA can match up underneath with UR. Even if the four cancel each other out, UR still has Milbrand, who has really picked it up as of late, and the freshman Roberson, who has looked nothing like a freshman in recent weeks.

As far as the Plattsburgh region, Brandeis can get on a run and beat them all, but I think Amherst will come out of it.

Quote from: ILive4This on March 11, 2008, 11:40:55 AM
Is that a TI-89? while not as easy to use for statistics as the TI-83 or its successors the TI-83+, TI-83 Silver and now TI-84, the TI-89 is superior when looking to make calculus all the more bearable.

Definitely an 89. An engineer can tell from a mile away