MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[goldsoundz]

Caught the 2nd half of the Caltech-Chapman game.  Some home cooking by the refs, especially in the final 10 minutes when Caltech tried to take the lead.  The nail in the coffin was a blown shot clock violation that gave Chapman a wide open layup to go ahead 68-64 with a minute left.  This was probably the best 2 game stretch by Caltech in who knows how long.  If they keep it up they're bound to pick up a win.

[OxyBob]

La Verne 82 Oxy 74

Oxy led 42-40 at the half. ULV led 61-59 at 10:12 and then scored 10 straight for a 71-59 lead. The Tigers cut it to 75-72 with 2:40 left, but ULV's Jake Vieth immediately hit a 3-ball, and the Leopards made FTs to secure the win.

Oxy: Sam Stapleton 15, Conrad Liebowitz 14 and 9 rebounds, Eric Leider 13, Ryan Chong 13, Ty Cobb 10. Kris Montoya, the SCIAC's leading scorer (18.1 ppg) did not play because of a bad knee.
ULV: Ronn See 23 and 12 rebounds, Jake Vieth 22, Vince Bauer 10, Alex Volpe 10

Horrible FT shooting by both teams: Oxy 7-for-21 (33%), La Verne 5-for-14 (36%).

La Verne (5-12, 4-5 SCIAC) has won 3 of its last 4. The Leopards host UC Santa Cruz (6-12) in a nonconference game this Saturday. Oxy (6-11, 1-7) hosts Chapman (10-7) in another nonconference game.

Saturday's SCIAC games:
Cal Lutheran (7-11, 3-6) @ Caltech (1-17, 0-9)
Redlands (12-5, 7-1) @ Pomona (11-6, 6-3)
Claremont (13-5, 9-1) @ Whittier (8-9, 4-4)

OxyBob

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

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[OxyBob]

If anyone cares, Redlands will be featured on Hoopsville tonight.

Thanks for the tip. Will listen in.

OxyBob

[Gosox]

Watched the Champman / Caltech contest.  Good game with lots of energy by both teams.  Congrats to Michael Edwards on climbing his career points count to 1,501 career points. 

[OxyBob]

Saturday's SCIAC scores:

Whittier 84 Claremont 80

Whittier built a 15-point 2nd half lead and then hung on for the win. The Poets have won 4 straight. WC: Willie Mebane 25, Phillip Thomas 16, Tyree Landrum 10. CMS: Cody Mivshek 21, Jack Grodahl 21.

Cal Lutheran 66 Caltech 47

CLU got out to a 25-8 lead and never looked back. CLU: Michael Palmer 14, Jayvaughn Nettles 13. CIT: Pang Wang 10

Redlands 95 Pomona 86 OT

Pomona went 4 minutes without scoring in OT. With Claremont's loss, Redlands took over 1st place in the conference. UR: Alex Rudd 25, Josiah Brensdal 21, Eric Radford 12, Tristan Kirk 11, Brian Kuklok 11. Pomona: Michael Cohen 18, Jake Klewer 18 and 16 rebounds, Xayvr Moss 15, Kyles McAndrews 11

Nonconference:

La Verne 82 UC Santa Cruz 70

ULV led all the way. ULV: Jake Vieth 31, Alex Volpe 16 and 9 rebounds, Vince Bauer 10. UCSC: Trent Reeves 25, Spencer Wells 11, Jared Ponce 11

Chapman 65 Oxy 52

Chapman led 40-37, and then went on a 15-2 run to put the game away. Chapman: Justin Young 14, Colin Chadwick 12 and 10 rebounds, Colin Zavrsnick 12, Taylor Hamasaki 11. Oxy: Ryan Chong 18.

Wednesday's SCIAC schedule:

Whittier (9-9, 5-4 SCIAC) @ Cal Lutheran (8-11, 4-6)
La Verne (6-12, 4-5) @ Redlands (13-5, 8-1)
Oxy (6-12, 1-8) @ Caltech (1-18, 0-10)

Nonconference:

Claremont (13-6) @ Chapman (11-7)

Pomona is idle.

OxyBob

[dahlby]

Any CMS posters coming down to Chapman on Wednesday and/or Thursday please PM me.

[CMSfan]

Any CMS posters coming down to Chapman on Wednesday and/or Thursday please PM me.

I wish I could make it, but it doesn't look like I'll be able to get down there.

[dahlby]

CMS over Chapman 55-44.
Chapman led 23-20 at the half, but CMS came out very strong in the 2nd half and built around a 17 point lead midway thru the final period and cruised to the win after that.

[OxyBob]

Eyewitness report from Pasadena:

Oxy 70 Caltech 61

Entertaining game. Caltech fans all riled up, hoping for a win over Oxy like 2 years ago. Oxy got off to a 10-2 lead, but CIT came back and tied it at 31. Two FTs by Conrad Liebowitz gave Oxy a 33-31 halftime lead.

Back-and-forth for the first 10 minutes of the second half. Oxy led 45-44, then outscored the Beavers 14-5 for a 59-49 lead at 6:45. Caltech didn't get closer than 5 the rest of the way.

Oxy: Ryan Chong 18, Eric Leider 16, David Yetenikan 14 and 9 rebounds, Conrad Liebowitz 10. Oxy's leading scorer Kris Montoya (18.1 ppg) DNP because of a bad knee. Caltech: Andrew Hogue 17 and 9 rebounds, Kc Emezie 17, Mike Edwards 10.

Other SCIAC scores:

Redlands 67 La Verne 51 -- Redlands led all the way. UR: Eric Radford 16, Josiah Brensdal 15, Tristan Kirk 13, Matt Calhoun 10 and 10 rebounds. ULV: Jake Vieth 18, Vince Bauer 10.

Whittier 56 Cal Lutheran 55 -- Tyree Landrum's layup with 24 seconds left was the winner for WC. The Poets have won 5 straight. WC: Willie Mebane 19, Eric Goedde 10. CLU: Jeremy Sulker Hall 14, Martin Flowers 13, Corey Quintana 10.

Saturday's SCIAC schedule:

Cal Lutheran (8-12, 4-7 SCIAC) @ Oxy (7-12, 2-8)
Redlands (14-5, 9-1) @ Whittier (10-9, 6-4)
Caltech (1-19, 0-11) @ Pomona (11-7, 6-4)

Claremont (14-6, 10-2) is idle.

Nonconference:

La Verne (6-13) @ Chapman (11-8)

OxyBob

[OxyBob]

Saturday's SCIAC scoreboard:

Cal Lutheran 61 Oxy 56

Oxy led by 11 in the second half, but CLU chipped away and won it. Oxy: Sam Stapleton 15, Ryan Chong 13, Conrad Liebowitz 7 and 12 rebounds. CLU: Corey Quintana 20 and 9 rebs, Dan Wade 14, Jayvaughn Nettles 9 and 11 rebs.

Redlands 80 Whittier 79

Redlands led 80-70 at 3:40. Whittier came back to 80-79 and had the ball with 15 seconds left, but couldn't get the winner. UR: Josiah Brensdal 20 and 8 rebs, Alex Rudd 14 and 8 rebs, Tristan Kirk 10 and 9 assists, Brian Kuklok 10. WC: Phillip Thomas 25, Chris Barnes-Williams 20, Tyree Landrum 18, 10 rebs, and 6 blocks, Jacob Porter 12.

Pomona 72 Caltech 56

Game tied 52-52 at 7:20. Pomona outscored Caltech 20-4 the rest of the way. Pomona: Kyle McAndrews 18, John Weiss 17, Michael Cohen 12, Xayvr Moss 10, Joe Knight 10. CIT: Andrew Hogue 21, Mike Edwards 15, Kc Emezie 11.

Nonconference:

La Verne 58 Chapman 47

La Verne made an 11-point halftime lead stand up. ULV: Jake Vieth 22, Alonzo Young 11. CU: Colin Zavrsnick 16, Taylor Hamasaki 13.

Wednesday's SCIAC schedule:

Whittier (10-10, 6-5 SCIAC) @ La Verne (7-13, 5-6)
Oxy (7-13, 2-9) @ Claremont (14-6, 10-2)
Caltech (1-20, 0-12) @ Redlands (15-5, 10-1)

Cal Lutheran (9-12, 5-7) is idle.

Nonconference:

Pomona-Pitzer (12-7) @ Chapman (11-9)

OxyBob

[cmsme]

I am beginning to feel sorry for Caltech. They come so close but can't get over the hump.
I think teams must play harder against them than they do against whatever team is in first place.
Once Caltech get 5 wins and it is no longer front page news when they win, I am sure it is going to be much easier.
I was one of those people who couldn't understand why Caltech was in the SCIAC if it hadn't won a game in 20 years, but now, I am rooting for you.

Stag44--I am sorry you are coaching and can no longer give us your lengthy analysis of all the SCIAC teams.
Good luck in the tournament.

[WoostAr]

It all works out though: the other team may be working harder, but there have been a lot of chunked free throws against Caltech at end of game.  Notably the first game against Oxy and CMS in the second game.

[OxyBob]

Wednesday night's SCIAC scores:

Claremont 80, Oxy 63 -- CMS steadily pulled away in the 2nd half. CMS: Cody Mivshek 20, Kevin Sullivan 12, Nick Lund 12. Oxy: Eric Leider 16, Conrad Liebowitz 7 and 11 rebs.

Redlands 89, Caltech 52 -- UR led 14-12, outscored CIT 23-2 for 37-14 lead, led by 30 at halftime, everyone played. UR: Alex Rudd 21, Matt Calhoun 15, Eric Radford 13. CIT: Bryan Joel 14, Emezie-Edwards-Hogue 12 each.

La Verne 77, Whittier 69 -- Leopards have won 7 of 10. After 5 straight wins, Poets have lost their last 2. ULV: Jake Vieth 33, Alex Volpe 14 and 10 rebs. WC: Chris Barnes-Williams 25, Dylan Irwin 15.

Cal Lutheran was idle.

Nonconference:

Pomona 51, Chapman 44 -- Sagehens got a road win. Pomona: Jake Klewer 10, Donald Okpalugo 10. CU: Jordan Young 12.

Saturday's SCIAC schedule:

Oxy (7-14, 2-10 SCIAC) @ Redlands (16-5, 11-1)
La Verne (8-13, 6-6) @ Claremont (15-6, 11-2)
Pomona (13-7, 8-4) @ Cal Lutheran (9-12, 5-7)

Caltech (1-21, 0-13) is idle.

Nonconference:

Whittier (10-11) @ Chapman (11-10)

OxyBob

[OxyBob]

The first regional ranking are out. Not surprisingly, there's not a SCIAC team in sight:

West
1   St. Thomas 20-1 (in-region) 20-1 (overall)
2   Whitworth 19-1 20-1
3   UW-Stevens Point 18-4 18-4
4   UW-Whitewater 16-4 17-4
5   UW-Stout   16-4   17-4
6   Buena Vista 15-5 16-5
7   Augsburg   15-5   15-5
8   Luther 14-4 15-6
9   Concordia-Moorhead 15-6 15-7

OxyBob