MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

Ralph Turner · January 04, 2009, 06:33:48 PM

I checked in with about 5 minutes left. DePauw just pulled away at the end.

It is tough to win on the road in D3...too much parity. I suspect that Centre wins the rematch.

Honestly, I think that there may be 6-10 premier programs in D3 in a given year and then the next 50 teams settle out as to who is hot on that night!

jekelish · January 04, 2009, 07:49:15 PM

AC beat Dallas today 62-57. They were up big in the first half before Dallas came back to make it a game. Alade had 18, Sturtevant had 12 and 8 for the 'Roos, who have won four in a row.

brave heart · January 05, 2009, 11:48:06 AM

The DePauw/ Centere match up was a game of runs.Centere jumped out on top quickly,but Depauw recovered and took a nice lead.Centere was up for another good run and took the lead late in the second half.Free throws and timely 3pointers finished off Centere.Good scrappy play was the hallmark of this matchup.Mike Moore was hot with 30 pts and Tom Callen 20.Post play has improved alot for Depauw as well.THe rematch at Centere should be interesting.Centere took both last year from a strong Depauw team so who knows??

hendrixfan · January 05, 2009, 12:57:44 PM

Quote from: Walter17 on January 03, 2009, 09:19:39 PM
Trinity wins a "chippy" basketball game today in San Antonio against Hendrix, 69-53. Luke Caldarera had another monster game with 27 points and 10 rebounds. He was really the difference in tonight's game (19 and 8 in the first half). After 4 conference games, he is averaging just under 20 points and right above 10 rebounds per game.

Curious as to what you mean by "chippy"?
The box score shows that Trinity outscored Hendrix 12-0 to end the game. The Warriors have had a tough road trip - gone 9 days to Daytona, Orlando, Georgetown, and San Antonio. I expect the guys ran out of gas at the end.

pbrooks3 · January 05, 2009, 02:39:45 PM

Quote from: brave heart on January 05, 2009, 11:48:06 AM
The DePauw/ Centere match up was a game of runs.Centere jumped out on top quickly,but Depauw recovered and took a nice lead.Centere was up for another good run and took the lead late in the second half.Free throws and timely 3pointers finished off Centere.Good scrappy play was the hallmark of this matchup.Mike Moore was hot with 30 pts and Tom Callen 20.Post play has improved alot for Depauw as well.THe rematch at Centere should be interesting.Centere took both last year from a strong Depauw team so who knows??

Appreciate yours and Ralph's insights on the game at DePauw. I am looking forward to seeing how some of the games go when the East & West sides of the SCAC begin matching up against one another. At this juncture, there seems to be more parity in the East. But I am thinking Pat Cunningham may have the best team at this stage. When Caldarera, Moon and Houston all come at you strong, they are very good.

Walter17 · January 05, 2009, 04:14:31 PM

Well hendrixfan, when I say "chippy" it's solely based on what I saw from the stands. A lot of ticky tack fouls and complaining to the refs that fouls weren't being called. There were a few blatant moving screens from Hendrix once or twice. I could definitely see if Hendrix was "out of gas" from a long week of traveling. Hendrix/Trinity has always been a very emotional match up. Definitely not a lot of love between these two top West division teams over the years - which is funny because the next time these two teams meet is in Conway on Valentine's day.

Hendrix played very well in the first half with Houston playing very few minutes with 2 quick fouls. Caldarera carried the team to a couple point lead going into the half.

I expect the next meeting to be a great game.

Pat Coleman · January 05, 2009, 04:34:42 PM

Quote from: frank_ezelle on January 02, 2009, 06:16:42 PM
Thanks. When I looked earlier the top story was the one posted Dec. 31.

For future reference, it doesn't matter when the top story was last updated. The live scoreboard updates automatically every morning with the next day's games. Right now, for example:

Today's live games
Mon, Jan 5 men's games
Click team for schedule
LS=live stats V=Video A=Audio

etc.

hendrixfan · January 05, 2009, 09:38:40 PM

Quote from: Walter17 on January 05, 2009, 04:14:31 PM
Well hendrixfan, when I say "chippy" it's solely based on what I saw from the stands. A lot of ticky tack fouls and complaining to the refs that fouls weren't being called. There were a few blatant moving screens from Hendrix once or twice. I could definitely see if Hendrix was "out of gas" from a long week of traveling. Hendrix/Trinity has always been a very emotional match up. Definitely not a lot of love between these two top West division teams over the years - which is funny because the next time these two teams meet is in Conway on Valentine's day.

Hendrix played very well in the first half with Houston playing very few minutes with 2 quick fouls. Caldarera carried the team to a couple point lead going into the half.

I expect the next meeting to be a great game.

I see what you mean. Hard to get much of a flow in those "chippy" games!

brave heart · January 06, 2009, 11:48:30 AM

Pbrooks I am hopeful that DePauw is a deeper team than Trinity.If Moon and Houston can be held to under 30% shooting and Calderera isnt 10 for 13 shooting and 10 rebounds like the CC game then I like our chances

Walter17 · January 06, 2009, 01:47:38 PM

That's quite the statement, brave heart. I think it is quite the stretch to say that Trinity isn't a really deep team. I feel that their big men, Lewis and Polidoroff, are two very underrated posts. Also, you always have to worry about their deep 3 threats in Robinson and Lutz. If I recall, last season Robinson had a couple of SCAC weekends where he absolutely killed teams.

I would actually like to think that Trinity is the deepest team in the SCAC this season.

Ron Boerger · January 06, 2009, 01:55:40 PM

From SCACSports.com:

TAMPA, Fla. - Mike Moore had a game-high nine assists in DePauw's 76-56 victory over Drew in Monday's opening round of the Tampa Shootout. The nine assists give the senior 501 for his career, making him the league's all-time leader in the category.

Moore just missed a triple-double with 10 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.

Albert Johnson of Rhodes College (1992/93-1995/96) held the former SCAC career assists mark with 499.

Congrats to Moore, not only for setting the SCAC assist record, but for a fine overall game!

Walter17 · January 06, 2009, 01:57:22 PM

Besides, that (Moon and Houston being held to under 30% FG) has happened once this season (vs. Austin) and Trinity came up with the victory. Granted, Caldarera had a 15 and 15 game, but only shooting like 5-12.

Basically you are saying that if you hold Trinity's two top seniors (and each two time All-SCAC performers) to their collective worst game of the year AND contain their best player to a mediocre game, then you will win?

frank_ezelle · January 06, 2009, 02:01:53 PM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on January 05, 2009, 04:34:42 PM
Quote from: frank_ezelle on January 02, 2009, 06:16:42 PM
Thanks. When I looked earlier the top story was the one posted Dec. 31.

For future reference, it doesn't matter when the top story was last updated. The live scoreboard updates automatically every morning with the next day's games. Right now, for example:

Today's live games
Mon, Jan 5 men's games
Click team for schedule
LS=live stats V=Video A=Audio

etc.

Point noted. I should learn to go to the D3Hoops site for the info instead of going to the school's homepage and seeing if they have their website uptodate. I'll remember that in the future.

pbrooks3 · January 06, 2009, 03:50:15 PM

Congrats to Mike Moore on his assist record. He takes over for one of Rhodes College's fine players in the 90's - Albert Johnson. I had the pleasure watching Albert grow up in Memphis and compete hard on the basketball court for a number of years. He has returned to Memphis from his days in Europe playing pro basketball and is doing well. Johnson represents good company for Moore to join on the SCAC Assist leaderboard.

pbrooks3 · January 06, 2009, 04:09:42 PM

Walter17 and Brave Heart, good to have some friendly sparring over team depth. You may both be right about your chosen teams. What I like best about Trinity is the fact they are a veteran team (taking nothing aside from Mike Moore who is a key leader and veteran). I just like the various pieces Trinity has. I further like the way they defend. Throw in a great coach in Cunningham and Trinity to me seems like the team to beat. Granted 3 SCAC games do not make a season.