MBB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[AndOne]

Kalamazoo 75  Bluffton 66     
Hanover 60  Franklin 46       
Rose-Hulman 59  Manchester 29   
Transylvania 81  Earlham 57       

Was it 1 vs 5 in that game? One player scored 21 of the 29 for Manchester and the rest of the team shot 1 for 33 The teams combined to hit a FG every 75 seconds.

I had to see it to believe it..   http://www.manchester.edu/athletics/basketballm/stats/stats2012/12mbb07.htm 

The 1 shot was a three with 9:11 to play.   Manchester did not score a single FG from that point on and did not score a 2 point goal for the last 11 minutes of the game.

From the 7 minutes to go mark on, both teams combined to make 1 FG.

Perhaps the most remarkable stat of all may be that the second high scorer for Manchester had a total of THREE points!!!       

[kyballr]

HCAC Standings
Transylvania       3-0     6-0
Rose-Hulman       3-0     7-1
Hanover             2-1     5-2
Anderson (Ind.)   2-1     5-4
Franklin              2-1     4-4
Bluffton              1-2     5-3
Mt. St. Joseph     1-2     4-3
Manchester         1-2     3-6
Defiance             0-3     2-5
Earlham              0-3     0-9

Dec. 14 
Defiance           Adrian     6:00 PM
Mt. St. Joseph   Denison   7:30 PM
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Dec. 15 
Eureka              Rose-Hulman   7:30 PM 

[WAlum]

What are the biggest surprises (team or individual) and biggest disappointments (team or individual) so far this season?
Rose-Hulman is playing very well - surprised at their hot start.  Expected them to be solid but not 8-1.
Disappointed in the play of Defiance.  Good talent but now 2-6.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Standings at the end of 2011...

Transylvania   4-0     10-1   
Rose-Hulman    3-1      9-2   
Hanover        3-1      7-3   
Anderson       3-1      7-4   
Franklin       3-1      6-5   
Mt St Joseph   2-2      6-5   
Bluffton       1-3      7-4   
Manchester     1-3      3-8   
Defiance       0-4      4-7   
Earlham        0-4      0-11

Transy was tied for 34th in the latest (Dec 18th) poll but have finally fallen from the ranks of the unbeatens.
Franklin is off to a nice start in conference... after their next game @ Transy they'll play 6 out of 7 at home.
Earlham has played only 3 home games so far and have been within single digits just once. If/when will they pick up their first win?

[Darryl Nester]

The home teams go 4-0 in tonight's games.

Bluffton 73, Defiance 67 -- the only close game (and the only one I can report on firsthand).  A great defensive effort by the Beavers, holding Logan Wolfrum (18ppg) to 7 points on 3-9 shooting -- all scored in the first 5 minutes of the game.  FTs were the big difference: Defiance was 12-15 (6-8 in the second half), while the Beavers were slightly less efficient but had twice as many chances, going 23-31 (17-25 in the second half).  Bluffton's Nate Heckelman led all scorers with a career-high 18.

Elsewhere:
Anderson 74, Manchester 58
Transy 76, Franklin 55
Hanover 67, MSJ 46

[WAlum]

Transylvania   5-0     11-1   
Rose-Hulman    3-1      9-2   
Hanover        4-1      8-3   
Anderson       4-1      8-4   
Franklin       3-2      6-6   
Mt St Joseph   2-3      6-6   
Bluffton       2-3      8-4   
Manchester     1-4      3-9   
Defiance       0-5      4-8   
Earlham        0-4      0-1

Looks like a good race at the top but I foresee Anderson falling down the standings and it being a three team race between Transylvania, Rose-Hulman, and Hanover.  At the bottom, I think Defiance could pull an upset or two and should get to the middle of the pack by the end of the year.  Earlham could go winless for the season.

[dc_has_been]

Transylvania   5-0     11-1   
Rose-Hulman    3-1      9-2   
Hanover        4-1      8-3   
Anderson       4-1      8-4   
Franklin       3-2      6-6   
Mt St Joseph   2-3      6-6   
Bluffton       2-3      8-4   
Manchester     1-4      3-9   
Defiance       0-5      4-8   
Earlham        0-4      0-1

Looks like a good race at the top but I foresee Anderson falling down the standings and it being a three team race between Transylvania, Rose-Hulman, and Hanover.  At the bottom, I think Defiance could pull an upset or two and should get to the middle of the pack by the end of the year.  Earlham could go winless for the season.

You called that one about getting an upset. +1 to you!

[WAlum]

Thanks DC!  It was a good win for DC.  I can see them getting another "upset" or two yet this season.

[zander]

Big game on the road for the Panthers tonight. It should be a good match-up and a good indication just how serious Hanover is about staying on top of the league. Go Panthers!

[zander]

Transy, losing at half-time, came out and put on a defensive clinic taking over the game. Hanover needs to play with much more intensity if they hope to beat the better teams. They were flat against Bluffton but still pulled out the V- that's not going to work with teams like Transy and RH.

[WAlum]

Updated Standings:

7-1    13-2   Transylvania    
6-2    12-3   Rose-Hulman    
6-2    10-4   Hanover    
6-2    9-6     Franklin    
4-4    10-5   Bluffton    
4-4    8-7     Anderson (Ind.)
3-5    5-10   Manchester    
2-6    6-9    Defiance    
2-6    6-9    Mt. St. Joseph    
0-8    0-15   Earlham    

[dc_has_been]

      
Big night for the Griz if they want to stay in the mix of things at the top of the conference standings facing off against RHIT.     
      

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Franklin was up 7 at halftime, but Rose was on fire in the 2nd half. Grizzlies are still 4th in the standings and have a 2 game lead on three teams in 5th place. Next three games at home then they finish with 5 of 6 on the road.

We're now exactly halfway through conference play...

[WAlum]

Standings:
8-1    14-2   Transylvania   
7-2    13-3   Rose-Hulman   
7-2    11-4   Hanover   
6-3    9-7     Franklin   
4-5    10-6   Bluffton   
4-5    8-8     Anderson (Ind.)
4-5    6-10   Manchester   
3-6    7-9    Defiance   
2-7    6-10    Mt. St. Joseph   
0-9    0-16   Earlham

[WAlum]

Look who is creeping back towards the top spot - here comes Hanover!
Bluffton deals a severe loss to Rose's title hopes.
Franklin just keeps hanging around.
Defiance plays close but loses by 5 to Hanover. 
Earlham loses badly again.  Can the Quakers get a W this year or will they go winless?

Updated Standings:

9-1    15-2   Transylvania
8-2    12-4   Hanover   
7-3    13-4   Rose-Hulman   
7-3    10-7     Franklin   
5-5    11-6   Bluffton
5-5    7-10   Manchester     
4-6    8-9    Anderson (Ind.)
3-7    7-10    Defiance   
2-8    6-11    Mt. St. Joseph   
0-10    0-17   Earlham