MBB: American Rivers Conference

[DBQ1965]

Dubuque with a 98-90 win over Alma. 

Who can tell me about Alma?  Great win?  Good win? Eh, a win?

Alma is 5-5 up to winter break.  I can't tell if they have any quality wins, but the like the IIAC/ARC, anything can happen with MIAA teams.  They face Finlandia in Hancock on Jan. 4 ... but what that will tell us no one knows.

[Goldy97]

#8 Nebraska Wesleyan at Loras tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully we're in for a good one, as the Duhawks have knocked off the Prairie Wolves each of the last two seasons in Dubuque. It'll be a much more senior lead NWU team against a younger Duhawk squad. Always exciting between these two.

[dunkin3117]

Intriguing slate of games across the board tonight

Simpson at NWU
Central at Luther
Coe at UD
BV at Loras

Current Standings
NWU (#10) 4-0
Loras (RV) 3-1
Coe 3-1
BV 2-2
UD 1-2
Simpson 1-2
Central 1-2
Wartburg 1-3
Luther 0-3

[doolittledog]

BVU comes back from 23 down in the 1st half to win at Loras in OT

https://bvuathletics.com/news/2020/1/8/mens-basketball-sesma-hits-game-winner-as-beavers-post-huge-comeback-win-in-ot.aspx

Luther snaps a 5 game losing streak with a 2 point home win over Central

https://www.luther.edu/sports/men/basketball/schedule/?event_id=868024&date=2020-01-08

Dubuque with the win over Coe.  62% from the field and 54% from 3 is a good recipe for success

https://www.dbq.edu/NewsandEvents/NewsArchive/2019-20/Mens-Basketball-Hold-Home-Court-Victory-Over-Kohawks.cfm

NWU handles Simpson

https://nwusports.com/news/2020/1/8/mens-basketball-10th-ranke-prairied-wolves-make-triumphant-return-home.aspx

[AndOne]

Big win for Buena Vista over Loras last night in the current battle for 2nd place. Loras has now lost 2 in a row to NWU and BV.
Perhaps the recruiting service, otherwise known as Loras' minor league Triple A affiliate team, that somehow seems to channel such a healthy percentage of their charges to the Duhawks, needs to send up a few more diaper dandies.

[AndOne]

Yikes. A 3rd loss in a row for Loras.
The volume of requests for aid from the recruiting service that seems so tightly associated with the Duhawks must be on the uptick recently. 

[dunkin3117]

You don't always have to win every game. You just have to win the right ones.

Loras with a much needed bye on Wednesday before a matchup with UD.

[Titan Q]

Word on the street is that Loras 6-6 F Jordan Boyd (12.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg) is out indefinitely.  Maybe gone, not sure.  Big loss. 

[Titan Q]

Word on the street is that Loras 6-6 F Jordan Boyd (12.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg) is out indefinitely.  Maybe gone, not sure.  Big loss.

Got confirmation he is officially gone.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

There are six weeks left in the regular season, but the grind of conference schedules can make it feel like the end is a long ways off.

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Thursday on Hoopsville, we chat with a few programs that are on top of their conference races (or were), but the standing could change in just one game. We chat about how teams deal with being everyone's target or how to survive the grind.

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[SpartyBlue]

Dubuque (124) @ Loras (104) in Key City Clash. 

Two teams separated by a mile with identical records of 10-5, 3-3.  Loras has lost three straight and is desperate for a win, almost a must have on their home court.  UD has yo-yo'd up and down in conference play, lost at Wartburg without starting point guard Mitch Burger and a good BV team at home, beat Coe and then Central in a game without stater Avery Butler. 

This could very likely be a close battle.  If Jordan Boyd is out as stated above that might really change game plans.  UD can be a dangerous offensive team, 2nd in ARC in made threes, 3rd in three percentage at 37.7 vs. Loras 32.7.  Both teams aren't afraid to gun and do turn it over at an above average rate.  This is a very close one to call on paper, Loras will have the obvious home court advantage. Thoughts?

[SpartyBlue]

ARC is heating up. Current standings:

NWU 7-0
BV 5-2
UD 3-3
Wartburg 3-3
Loras 3-3
Coe 3-3
Simpson 2-4
Luther 1-5
Central 1-5

NWU and BV have separated themselves a bit, but next five will battle it out for conference tourney spot and home court.  Every game matters!

Saturday

NWU  13 @ Central 305  Luther gave NWU a bit of a battle, so never know. Rough and rugged Central squad simply outclassed in this one

Wartburg 167 @ Coe 132  Pick em' type game, logic might say take home team, but Wartburg on a three game roll and I think the slightly better team.

Simpson  164  @ Luther 329  Simpson has been the surprise underwhelming team in the ARC so far coming in with high preseason aspirations.  Yet, despite very uneven play they are still in the thick of the conference race. 

Dubuque @ Loras  This one should be a dogfight.  Will go with heart here, UD gets perimeter game going early, steps up defensively and steals a huge road win. 

[doolittledog]

Dubuque (124) @ Loras (104) in Key City Clash. 

Two teams separated by a mile with identical records of 10-5, 3-3.  Loras has lost three straight and is desperate for a win, almost a must have on their home court.  UD has yo-yo'd up and down in conference play, lost at Wartburg without starting point guard Mitch Burger and a good BV team at home, beat Coe and then Central in a game without stater Avery Butler. 

This could very likely be a close battle.  If Jordan Boyd is out as stated above that might really change game plans.  UD can be a dangerous offensive team, 2nd in ARC in made threes, 3rd in three percentage at 37.7 vs. Loras 32.7.  Both teams aren't afraid to gun and do turn it over at an above average rate.  This is a very close one to call on paper, Loras will have the obvious home court advantage. Thoughts?

I'm glad the distance between these schools is 1 mile.  Games should go on as planned despite the heavy snow we are just starting to get (I'm 90 miles west of Dubuque) 

Loras will definitely come into the game with something to prove after losing 3 straight.  Home court advantage will favor the Duhawks.  My blue tinted glasses tell me the Spartans pick up the win.  I'll be watching from the comforts of my living room!

[dunkin3117]

Was able to sneak over to the game in Dubuque Saturday.  Loras was without Boyd while Dubuque was without Butler.  A close battle from beginning to end.  As Sparty pointed out, both teams have turned it over at a high clip, however, I thought both teams took great care of the ball.  Loras had 10 TO to UD's 6.  Loras secured the win on a dump off pass from JT Ford to Jackson Kolinski, who had a huge game for the Duhawks.  With 5.5 left in the game, Dubuque's Mitch Burger pushed the ball down the floor and had a good look that just missed long.

Don't know if anyone else caught the score, but Luther defeated Simpson 83-73 yesterday.  Simpson struggled from distance, going just 6-27.

Wednesday
Dubuque at Luther
BV at Central
Wartburg at Simpson
Loras at Coe

[SpartyBlue]

Was able to sneak over to the game in Dubuque Saturday.  Loras was without Boyd while Dubuque was without Butler.  A close battle from beginning to end.  As Sparty pointed out, both teams have turned it over at a high clip, however, I thought both teams took great care of the ball.  Loras had 10 TO to UD's 6.  Loras secured the win on a dump off pass from JT Ford to Jackson Kolinski, who had a huge game for the Duhawks.  With 5.5 left in the game, Dubuque's Mitch Burger pushed the ball down the floor and had a good look that just missed long.

Don't know if anyone else caught the score, but Luther defeated Simpson 83-73 yesterday.  Simpson struggled from distance, going just 6-27.

Wednesday
Dubuque at Luther
BV at Central
Wartburg at Simpson
Loras at Coe

Loras 88 UD 87

Defensive breakdown with :05 left led to uncontested layup.  I thought this was a very tightly called game.  Free throws mattered, Loras was +11.  Key stat: Loras 33/38, UD 22/27 from the line.