MBB: American Rivers Conference

Norsanity · February 04, 2013, 10:32:58 AM

Crazy week for Norse. I thought would be 2 easy wins against loras and simpson but almost was 2 losses. Shows how balanced conference is.
We need simpson and bv fans to post more.

Alfredeneumann · February 05, 2013, 03:16:26 PM

Should be a fun last 2 weeks of regular season. Top 3 teams all playing each other the last 3 games. BV and Luther have 3 home - 1 away, (Luther @ BV Sat) Wartburg & Coe 2 +2 facing each other @ Coe Sat. Luther gets Coe + Wart @ home to end season. BV goes to Waverly then has Coe @ home to end.

Does 11-3 win conference OUTRIGHT, does 10-4 get you a piece of title?
Your thoughts?

doolittledog · February 06, 2013, 10:59:02 PM

UD beats BVU 73-58 in Storm Lake to get revenge for
the Beavers OT win in Dubuque earlier in the season.

Wartburg beats Simpson 74-62

Luther beats Central 72-66 in OT

This seems like a very very very balanced conference this year. Anyone could beat anyone on any given night.

doolittledog · February 07, 2013, 08:00:34 AM

Luther 9-2 @BVU , Coe , Wartburg
BVU 8-3 Luther , @Wartburg, Coe
Wartburg 8-3 @Coe , BVU , @Luther
Coe 7-4 Wartburg , @Luther , @ BVU
Dubuque 6-5 Central , @Simpson , Loras
Central 2-9 @Dubuque, Loras , Simpson
Loras 2-9 Simpson , @Central , @Dubuque
Simpson 2-9 @Loras , Dubuque , @Central

Luther ends with the 3 teams immediately below them with the last 2 at home
BVU ends with the 3 teams around them in the standings with 2 at home
Wartburg ends with the 3 teams around them in the standings with 2 on the road
Coe ends with the 3 teams immediately above them with 2 on the road
Dubuque ends with 3 teams immediately below them with 2 at home
Central ends with 2 home games against the 2 teams they are tied with for the 6th and final playoff spot
Loras plays 2 teams they are tied with for the final playoff spot and away against their cross town rival
Simpson ends with 2 games AT the 2 teams they are tied for the final playoff spot and host Dubuque

Luther should feel cautiously optimistic about life
BVU should probably feel more confident than Wartburg with 2 of 3 at home while Warty is on the road for 2 of 3
Coe has a hard road to hoe finishing with the 3 teams above them and 2 of them on the road
Dubuque ends with the 3 bottom teams with 2 at home, should feel hopeful they might move up a spot in the standings
Central should feel like they are in the drivers seat for the final playoff spot playing the 2 bottom teams at home over the final 3 games
Loras has 2 wins against the top side of the conference...will 1 win get them the final spot or do they need 2?
Simpson probably on the outside looking in at this point...but you never know

Floyd in Iowa City · February 07, 2013, 05:15:47 PM

Quote from: doolittledog on February 06, 2013, 10:59:02 PM
UD beats BVU 73-58 in Storm Lake to get revenge for
the Beavers OT win in Dubuque earlier in the season.

Wartburg beats Simpson 74-62

Luther beats Central 72-66 in OT

This seems like a very very very balanced conference this year. Anyone could beat anyone on any given night.

Luther at the end of the 1st half was down 27-14! Big 2nd half and overtime kept them from dropping a game in Decorah.

The Norse are 5-1 against Simpson, Loras, and Central, but two of the wins were in overtime and almost all of the games were close. That says a ton about how the league has been this year.

The games on Saturday could be huge for the Norse if they break the right way.

It is going to be tough to win in Storm Lake.

Tyler Wedemeier had another big game with 22 points and 19 rebounds. The team shooting went from awful to good as the game went on. The offense needs to be there with the rebounding these last three games.

Central's Jacob Winkler had 34 with Tyler guarding him much of the time. What a game for him!

doolittledog · February 09, 2013, 08:53:17 PM

Tonight was the night for home team blow outs...

Dubuque beats Central 69-50
Loras beats Simpson 74-56
Coe beats Wartburg 79-44
BVU beats Luther 70-41

Not really sure what to make of the Coe/Wartburg and BVU/Luther scores.

Standings...

Buena Vista 9-3 @Wartburg, Coe
Luther 9-3 Coe , Wartburg
Coe 8-4 @ Luther , @BVU
Wartburg 8-4 BVU , @Luther
Dubuque 7-5 @Simpson , Loras
Loras 3-9 @Central , @Dubuque
Central 2-10 Loras , Simpson
Simpson 2-10 Dubuque , @ Central

Should be an interesting final week of the regular season.

Floyd in Iowa City · February 12, 2013, 12:26:38 PM

B.V. dismantled Luther in every way on Saturday. It was like the Central 1st half except that the Norse were playing a better team and it went on all game this time. The shooting numbers were a joke and it was hard to watch.

I think Luther was playing better as a team earlier in the conference season, but I have been concerned about the guard play consistency almost all season.

There are only two games left though and they are both at home. They have worked hard to put themselves in position to win it, so this should be fun for the Norse and for all four teams still in the race.

In fact, these last three years have been fun for Norse Basketball as they won it two years ago and came up one game short last season. Here we go again as the team gets Coe and Wartburg to decide how this season finishes. It would be great to have a Wartburg game with some meaning for both teams!

Alfredeneumann · February 12, 2013, 01:16:09 PM

If Wartburg and Coe go 2-0 against BV and Luther this week, the season will end with 4 way time for 1st. If this happens I would assume Wartburg would get first round by, since they will be 2-0 BV, 1-1 w/ LC and Coe.

If the Knights go 0-2 could be on the road in round one depending on what Dbq does.

Floyd in Iowa City · February 12, 2013, 02:35:19 PM

I am cheering for Luther and Wartburg on Wednesday! How many times has that been said in the 90 years of the IIAC?

Both teams need to bounce back from the drubbings they took on Saturday.

doolittledog · February 13, 2013, 11:07:46 PM

Central beats Loras 71-68
Luther beats Coe 60-54
BVU beats Wartburg 71-61
Dubuque beats Simpson 76-56

Central goes a long way towards securing the 6th, and final conference playoff spot tonight.
Luther is a home win against Wartburg from securing a conference title
BVU win on the road means they are also a home win against Coe from a conference title
Dubuque wins by 20 @ Simpson...Spartans are looking as tough as any team in the conference right now.

Standings...
Buena Vista 10-3 Coe
Luther 10-3 Wartburg
Coe 8-5 @BVU
Dubuque 8-5 Loras
Wartburg 8-5 @Luther
Central 3-10 Simpson
Loras 3-10 @Dubuque
Simpson 3-10 @Central

BVRnation · February 14, 2013, 02:27:11 AM

Noticed that BVU doesn't have a lot of posts on the IIAC boards so I thought I would join in the conversation. From my perspective I think that it has been a spectacular season as far as the conference schedule is concerned. Every game seems to be a toss up. With that said, no matter where BV, Luther, Coe and Wartburg get seeded, I could see any of them taking the tournament title. Every game is hit and miss. As a BV fan the Saturday will certainly be exciting and I cant wait to see how things turn out! We have been much more consistent as of late, but no team can be overlooked in the IIAC. Best of luck to everyone in the tournament as the tournament approaches!

Floyd in Iowa City · February 15, 2013, 02:08:12 PM

A couple of things on the Luther-Coe game on Wednesday:

-I was very happy to see the Norse win even though they were 1-12 from 3s. In fact, they did not hit a 3 until overtime. With the offensive firepower that Coe has had the past couple of years, I thought the Norse were really going to have to click on offense to win.

-54 of the 60 points scored by the Norse came from 4 inside players (Matos, Androus, Nnaoji, and Wedemeier). So there was a sort of offensive balance, I guess.

-Keep giving the ball to Tyler Wedemeier as he had 21 points, 16 rebounds, 6 blocks, 3 assists, and a steal!

-B.V. and Central scored lots of points inside on the Norse in the previous two games, but Wedemeier seemed to dominate inside on defense. Hopefully the Norse can play some defense on Saturday as well.

Here is hoping for a great senior day in Decorah!

Pat Coleman · February 15, 2013, 02:45:17 PM

Quote from: BVRnation on February 14, 2013, 02:27:11 AM
Noticed that BVU doesn't have a lot of posts on the IIAC boards so I thought I would join in the conversation. From my perspective I think that it has been a spectacular season as far as the conference schedule is concerned. Every game seems to be a toss up. With that said, no matter where BV, Luther, Coe and Wartburg get seeded, I could see any of them taking the tournament title. Every game is hit and miss. As a BV fan the Saturday will certainly be exciting and I cant wait to see how things turn out! We have been much more consistent as of late, but no team can be overlooked in the IIAC. Best of luck to everyone in the tournament as the tournament approaches!

Why didn't you stay?

Phred · February 16, 2013, 08:47:04 PM

With both Luther and BV winning, how is the tournament seeding determined?

doolittledog · February 17, 2013, 12:35:48 AM

Quote from: Phred on February 16, 2013, 08:47:04 PM
With both Luther and BV winning, how is the tournament seeding determined?

Tiebreakers:
Luther wins tiebreaker over Buena Vista (split H2H; both 1-1 vs. #3 Dubuque; Luther 4-0 vs. WAR/COE, BVU only 3-1). Wartburg wins tiebreaker over Coe (split H2H; Wartburg 1-3 vs. LUT/BVU, COE 0-4 vs. LUT/BVU) Simpson wins 3-way tiebreaker over CEN/LOR (H2H: SIM 3-1, CEN 2-2, LOR 1-3)