MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[WoostAr]

If they need bulletin board material to get up for this game, they're in trouble.

Guess this is why they play the games!!....we will have to wait and see.

[stag44]

PP will not lose tonight, and it would be fitting for Caltech to break the streak at that Homecoming event.

CMS has struggled the past 2 weeks, but I think Pinson will have a big game Wednesday and they should take care of CLU at home.

ULV Oxy will go to Oxy. Newhall has his guys playing well and making a push for the playoff.

Whittier Redlands is a coinflip in my mind. Whittier is always a tough place to place, but it seems like Redlands is for real this year. Last year they were in a similar position and wound up out of the playoff.

[OxyBob]

(haven't been too impressed with Redlands this year)

I can certainly understand that. After all, Redlands is in first place and is 4-0 on the road.

Good bulletin board material for Pomona!

Someone from Pomona would have to read the message board first.

OxyBob

[WoostAr]

(haven't been too impressed with Redlands this year)

I can certainly understand that. After all, Redlands is in first place and is 4-0 on the road.

The Lakers have 36 wins and I haven't been impressed by them either.

But in the case of Redlands...10-10 record overall....lost to Oxy....16.4 turnovers a game...on average out-rebounded on the season...and on the season shoots a lower percentage than opponents.

So yes, they're winning, I'm just not impressed.

[greyskies]

An exciting night, I can't wait to see what pans out. 

[OxyBob]

Wednesday night's final scores:

Oxy 61 La Verne 49
Oxy: McCoy 16, Dockweiler 10, Copithorne 10
ULV: Hoyt 20, Napolitano 13 and 9 rebs

Redlands 73 Whittier 57
UR: Kirk 16, Santictores 13, Mills 11
WC: Preer 11 and 12 rebs, Davis 10

Claremont 57 CLU 47
CMS: Sullivan 14, Gaffaney 12, Pinson 11
CLU: Grimm 24

Pomona 60 Caltech 54

Redlands unimpressively won at Whittier and remained tied for first with Claremont. The Bulldogs are now an unimpressive 5-0 in conference road games. UR will take its unimpressive 8-2 conference record to CLU on Saturday. Oxy continued to improve, knocking off La Verne in the Super Tents. The Tigers have won 5 of 6 and evened their SCIAC record at 5-5 after an 0-4 start. Claremont overcame a 7-point halftime deficit, and held Cal Lutheran to only 12 second half points. Finally, Pomona prevailed over Caltech, CIT's 307th straight conference loss.

Saturday's schedule, all games 7:00 p.m.:

Redlands (11-10, 8-2 SCIAC) @ Cal Lutheran (10-11, 4-6)
Whittier (10-11, 5-5) @ Caltech (4-17, 0-10)
La Verne (12-9, 7-3) @ Claremont (12-8, 8-2)
Oxy (11-10, 5-5) @ Pomona (7-14, 3-7)

OxyBob

[CMSfan]

Stags 57, CLU 47
http://www.cmsathletics.org/sports/mbkb/2010-11/files/CLU-CMS.HTM

A tale of two halves in Claremont.  Cal Lu shot 61% from the floor in the first half and exploited several CMS defensive lapses to take a 35-28 lead into halftime.  Greg Grimm accounted for 16 of the 35

CMS opened the second half with a 27-6 run - though I suppose it's not really a run when it lasts 19 minutes.  Grimm hit two 3's in the final minute to spare CLU the indignity of scoring in single digits for the half.  CMS was sparked by a stretch of five minutes where Kevin Sullivan hit four 3's to take the Stags from down one to up by double digits.

Both big men seemed frustrated throughout the game by the officiating underneath, but Lacey managed to keep his temper from boiling over whereas Van Klaveren lost composure and fouled out on silly fouls on two consecutive plays.

Also of note was the absence of Cody Mivshek.  He was at the game, but not in uniform.  Not sure what the story is there.

[cmsme]

I hear Cody is hurt and may be back for the next game.  CMS needs him, but if there is any doubt, I would save him for the tournament.  (assuming CMS makes it.)

I asked my son what changes CMS made from the 1st half when Cal Lu scored 35 points and the 2nd half when they scored 12 points--he said the team played harder.     I wonder if it is just that simple.
During the Cal Lu audio, there was a point where you could hear the CL coach yell--That's just NOT RIGHT.  And then there was a long referee conference.  It had to do with a bloody nose.  Does anyone remember what happened?

Oxy Bob--I thought your prediction was going to come true.  But the horror of your prediction was probably enough to goose Pomona into a win.  If you can make mincemeat out of that Caltech student, god knows what you can do with a Caltech win/Pomona lose.

[CMSfan]

During the Cal Lu audio, there was a point where you could hear the CL coach yell--That's just NOT RIGHT.  And then there was a long referee conference.  It had to do with a bloody nose.  Does anyone remember what happened?

It happened under the CMS basket.  I didn't see exactly what happened because it was away from the main action.  CMS missed a shot and Joey Anderson came out of nowhere to grab the offensive board.  It looked like he was fouled on the put-back attempt, but the ref under the basket was paying attention to the Cal Lu guy bleeding on the floor.  I saw a CMS guy rubbing his head after the play, so my best guess is they collided his head was harder than the Cal Lu guy's nose.

[OxyBob]

If you can make mincemeat out of that Caltech student, god knows what you can do with a Caltech win/Pomona lose.

According to the game write-up in the Whittier Daily News, Caltech had plenty of chances to win:

http://www.whittierdailynews.com/sports/ci_17346868

OxyBob

[Hoopsallthetime]

I hear Cody is hurt and may be back for the next game.  CMS needs him, but if there is any doubt, I would save him for the tournament.  (assuming CMS makes it.)

I asked my son what changes CMS made from the 1st half when Cal Lu scored 35 points and the 2nd half when they scored 12 points--he said the team played harder.     I wonder if it is just that simple.
During the Cal Lu audio, there was a point where you could hear the CL coach yell--That's just NOT RIGHT.  And then there was a long referee conference.  It had to do with a bloody nose.  Does anyone remember what happened?

Oxy Bob--I thought your prediction was going to come true.  But the horror of your prediction was probably enough to goose Pomona into a win.  If you can make mincemeat out of that Caltech student, god knows what you can do with a Caltech win/Pomona lose.

I will tell you "What's Not Right"...is the fact that Cal Lutheran would have only scored 7 points in the second half if it wasn't for Grimms last 2 three's to end the game (which included one from half court at the Buzzer).

Let's hope Cal Lu can play a little better this weekend and come away with a big win against Redlands.

Upcoming games this weekend:

Redlands (11-10, 8-2 SCIAC) @ Cal Lutheran (10-11, 4-6) My pick: Cal Lu by 3
Whittier (10-11, 5-5) @ Caltech (4-17, 0-10) My pick: Cal Tech by 2
La Verne (12-9, 7-3) @ Claremont (12-8, 8-2) Mhy pick: CMS by 7
Oxy (11-10, 5-5) @ Pomona (7-14, 3-7) My Pick: Oxy by 2

[CMSfan]

Stags 53, ULV 46

Box Score: http://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/men/2010-11/boxscores/20110212_jxjj.xml

After three consecutive sub-par performances, CMS put together a nice all-around effort to hold off La Verne.  The first half was a defensive battle, with CMS holding La Verne to just 16 points and heading into the half with a 22-16 lead.  La Verne made a couple runs in the second half, and poor free throw shooting by CMS in the last two minutes let the Leos stick around, but CMS ultimately prevailed as La Verne's poor shooting prevented them from mounting a comeback.

This was my first look at La Verne and I came away impressed.  They reminded me of Whittier with their athleticism, but they played a more composed game and frustrated the Stags offense at time.  They also rebounded well.  Two things did them in. 1) Woodland had an awful game (1-13 shooting).  Credit goes to the Stags D (Joey Anderson!) for that, but Woodland also just seemed to have an off-night.  Had he performed better, ULV could have won this one. 2) 7-15 from the line, including several misses on the front end of one-and-ones.

Mivshek returned to active duty with a team-leading 15 points, thanks to 10-12 shooting from the line.  No other Stag had more than 7.  Alex Smith and Joey Anderson both fouled out.  Lacey struggled to get good looks and ended up 3-13 from the floor.

Wednesday's game at Redlands will be huge!

[OxyBob]

Stags 53, ULV 46

Elsewhere...

Whittier 70 Caltech 50
WC: Easterman 21 and 10 rebs, Perry 16
CIT: Elmquist 15, Edwards 12, Paluchniak 19, Cramer 10

Whittier outscored Caltech 12-2 to start the second half and never looked back.

Oxy 56 Pomona 49
OC: Hanley 20, McCoy 19
PP: Moss 25

Oxy trailed by 8 at the half but roared back to win its 4th straight and 6th of its last 7.

Cal Lutheran 72 Redlands 64

Wednesday's schedule, all games 7:30 p.m.:

Claremont (13-8, 9-2 SCIAC) @ Redlands (11-11, 8-3)
Caltech (4-18, 0-11) @ Cal Lutheran (11-11, 5-6)
Pomona (7-15, 3-8) @ La Verne (12-10, 7-4)
Whittier (11-11, 6-5) @ Oxy (12-10, 6-5)

OxyBob

[WoostAr]

Just a correction....Paluchniak only had 10....wish he had 19....

......Redlands manage to turn the ball over only 8 times this game as compared to twenty in their last win....Cal Lu with 21 turnovers and the win......somehow that stat seems like it should be backwards.

[OxyBob]

Wednesday's game at Redlands will be huge!

A UR win would give the Bulldogs a first place tie, a series sweep over CMS, and a big leg up for the top seed in the conference tournament.

Huge game also for Oxy and Whittier. The Poets and Tigers are tied for 4th. WC thrashed Oxy at Whittier. Oxy is the hottest team in the conference. The Tigers have won 6 of 7 (the loss in OT to CLU), including wins over the 3 teams ahead of them.

CLU is in 5th and cannot afford another loss. The Kingmen destroyed Caltech 80-45 in Braun. CLU will get an easy win at home against the Beavers.

La Verne is sitting pretty in 3rd place The Leopards will hold home court against Pomona, which ULV beat by 10 in Rains.

OxyBob