MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

pbrooks3 · January 02, 2009, 06:40:47 PM

Good to be in the league portion of the season now. Rhodes is hosting Oglethorpe in a few minutes - I look for a competitive game. If Smith and Ollie are on their games, the Lynx can win this one.

pbrooks3 · January 02, 2009, 07:15:47 PM

OU up 18-8 with 11:30 to go in the half. Jared Hoskins is suited up and on the Rhodes bench tonight.

frank_ezelle · January 02, 2009, 07:35:43 PM

OU running away with the game at Rhodes, up 49-25 with a few ticks left in 1st half.

Moon hit Trinity's only successful 3-pointer of the first half with 2 seconds to go to give TU a 26-23 lead over Millsaps at the half.

pbrooks3 · January 02, 2009, 07:37:55 PM

Rhodes' out-of-conference scheduling is showing up tonight - OU is up 49-25 at the half. OU has had their way from the perimeter with about 10 made 3s. Rhodes is struggling with the press at the 1/2 court and seems listless on the offensive end.

frank_ezelle · January 02, 2009, 07:39:16 PM

Sewanee and BSC are tied at 24 at the half.

Hendrix over Southwestern 38-26 with 3:11 to go in the first half.

frank_ezelle · January 02, 2009, 08:00:54 PM

Trinity has taken control of the game with Millsaps. Earlier in the season Millsaps played really well against NAIA Belhaven, a game that was about 39-all midway through the second half. Millsaps went into a shooting slump, Belhaven scored 15 straight points, and that was the ballgame.

Tonight, Trinity scored the last 5 in the first half and the first 9 in the second, a 14-point run in a game that is now 41-28. There's still over 17 minutes to go in the game so there's time for a comeback, but it's this big runs by the opponents that Millsaps has to find a way to avoid.

Opps, my mistake. The play-by-play goes back to the top when it refreshes. There's now 10:35 to play and Trinity leads 45-36.

Ralph Turner · January 02, 2009, 08:04:13 PM

I wondered when Trinity would take control of the game.

Well it was 43-28 when I looked previously. Songy, (the scourge of UMHB), has just made it 45-42, Trinity.

pbrooks3 · January 02, 2009, 08:11:18 PM

A new game - OU up 10 with 8:40 to play. Oglethorpe not as sharp on the perimeter in the 2nd half.

Ralph Turner · January 02, 2009, 08:28:25 PM

Final -- TU 55, Millsaps 50

Millsaps came back in the second half to push TU.

pbrooks3 · January 02, 2009, 08:32:24 PM

OU up 80-74 with 37.5 ticks to go.

pbrooks3 · January 02, 2009, 08:39:00 PM

OU wins 85-78. Weldon had 21; Kennedy 18 for the winners. Ollie had 18 for Rhodes with Jared Hoskins pitching in 13 off the bench. Rhodes made a good run in attempting to overcome a 24 halftime deficit.

frank_ezelle · January 02, 2009, 08:52:57 PM

Looking at the team records, considering the fact that Millsaps was the road team, and that Millsaps hadn't played in 2 weeks while Trinity has already gotten back into the swing of things--I doubt that many people were expecting this to be a close game. I know that a loss is a loss, but this loss might have been a sign of things getting better for Millsaps as individuals get more experience and as the team as a whole gets more experience. If a few more players start finding the range on the offensive end, Millsaps still has a chance to be a factor at the SCAC Tournament.

Ralph Turner · January 02, 2009, 08:54:52 PM

Hendrix 81 Southwestern 76 Final

pbrooks3 · January 02, 2009, 08:59:45 PM

I would concur with Frank on the performance of the Majors in the Texas tonight. That's not an easy place to play and to give Trinity a 5-point game speaks well for the way they competed.

pbrooks3 · January 02, 2009, 09:02:31 PM

Hendrix got a nice victory tonight. Were Foley and King big contributors tonight? This team may be the sleeper in the west ready to slay some other good SCAC opponents.