MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[D3Navy]

pbrooks3,

Admittedly, I have not been following the SCAC this season for basketball, but decided to check in on things.  I'm a Trinity alum and the results so far this year are atypical and a bit of a let down.  But I had to post, if for no other reason than to give some praise to you for your diligence despite the lack of response or apparent concern.  Keep it and I'm sure things will improve. 

If you post it, they will come.

D3 Navy

[pbrooks3]

Millsaps is administering a beating to Centre after 20 minutes, 30-15. Good defense on both ends of the floor. Problem for Centre is the Majors are making the shots they're taking and the Colonels are not. Centre went the final 12 1/2 minutes of the half scratching out nothing but 3 Jeff Mullaney free throws - no field goals!  Part of this is the result of good Millsaps defense, but a large measure of it is absolutely poor offensive execution. Weak passing, lack of movement, poor shot selection or no shot selection, little offensive rebounding.  For a Colonel fan, it was an ugly half of offensive basketball.  Bryon Ellis did make two early 3's; other than that I remember very little else.  Coaches certainly lose sleep and hair on nights like this.

Still despite the lack of offense, this tilt still has the feel of a closer game.  Let's hope the next 20 minutes has a few bright spots for the Colonels.  

[pbrooks3]

Centre made a good comeback tonight tying the score 52-52 with 7 seconds remaining before going down to defeat 53-52 at the hands of Millsaps.  Millsaps picks up its 5th in a row and erases Centre's 7-game winning streak. When the Colonels tied the game, it then got strange - the whistle blew with 2.1 seconds remaining as Danny Noll was called for an on the floor infraction against Blake Martinez fouling out.  Martinez made the 1st free throw before deliberately missing the 2nd. Centre pulled down the rebound & called timeout after what appeared to be about a second. Refs reviewed the time and marked the clock with 2 seconds remaining. Centre got a decent heave 2/3 of the way down the court & actually got a 25 footer off that drew iron before falling away at the buzzer. Exciting finish with some interesting late game officiating thrown in for good measure.  Hats off to Millsaps for hanging tough and playing some good combo defense tonight.  Colonels scrapped in the final 20 with Bryon Ellis totaling 18 on 6 3's, 4 in the final half.  

[frank_ezelle]

Millsaps wins by a 53-52 margin.  Centre closed the gap fairly early in the second half and the margin seemed to stay in the 6-9 point range for a while, then a little closer, and finally Centre tied the game at 52-all with 6 seconds to go.  Millsaps didn't call timeout, Blake Martinez was fouled with 2.1 second to go, a 2-shot foul.  He made the first, intentionally missed the second and Centre rebounded and called timeout.  The refs decided to put 2 seconds back on the clock.  

Centre through a long inbound pass from the end line to beyond midcourt, Centre put up a 30 foot shot, and the ball bounced off the rim at the buzzer.  An important win for Millsaps and now they need just as big a win over DePauw.  (pbrooks3 posted much of the same as I was writing)

[pbrooks3]

Saw Centre play a strong game this afternoon @ Hendrix, winning by 20. Danny Noll led the team with 19; others playing well were Josh Crawford and Alex Lloyd who pulled down 14 boards. Today was another good day getting contributions off the bench, with Dee Smith pitching in 3-4 from behind the arc. James Melloan had 8 and Matt Griggs 5.  

Colonels shot better than 50% from the field and outrebounded Hendrix by 13. Warriors did not play well on either the defensive or offensive end. Colonels held them to under 30% shooting. Hendrix is a team struggling to find chemistry at this time.

Centre returns home to play Trinity on Friday.

No real surprises among other teams playing today. Some might have thought BSC would sneak by Austin, but I had Austin winning at home.  Millsaps nearly pulled off another homecourt win before losing by 2 to DePauw.  

[brave heart]

Very nice weekend for Depauw I might add   Two very physically tough squads in Hendrix and Millsaps.To get away with a Sunday road win was great.Makes the 10 hr bus trip home much more bearable.The new floor at Millsaps is a very nice addition,even made the lighting seem better than I remembered.Hendrix still has the best facilities going.

[pbrooks3]

Very nice weekend for Depauw I might add   Two very physically tough squads in Hendrix and Millsaps.To get away with a Sunday road win was great.Makes the 10 hr bus trip home much more bearable.The new floor at Millsaps is a very nice addition,even made the lighting seem better than I remembered.Hendrix still has the best facilities going.

Brave Heart, is the floor @ Millsaps actually new or just refinished?

[brave heart]

Looked new to me... beautiful

[pbrooks3]

Still think Millsaps is a place most SCAC teams don't care to play. It is what it is, but I think it sets up well for the Majors if they make the tournament. I think they'll make it, too.

[brave heart]

After playing them this weekend I have no doubt we will see them playing in the post season in their own gym.They are very dangerous and will make some more noise this season.

[frank_ezelle]

Millsaps gets back Aaron Caldwell this week and that will add another big body to the mix.  Aaron is from London, was on the England U-18 national team, and had a 7 of 9 shooting night against the U. of Dallas early in the season.  That was right before injuring his foot and he has been out for the last 6 weeks. 

To be honest, I haven't seen Aaron play enough to make any predictions of what his return will mean for the team.  Plus, there's the question about fitness and being able to pick up the defensive scheme after being out for 6 weeks.  Hopefully his return will provide a boost and make Millsaps a little bit tougher team down the stretch.

[brave heart]

I saw the big young man sitting the game out on the bench.I was wondering why they didn't go with him to at least wear down our bigs.

[Patriot_Pride]

Brave Heart, is the floor @ Millsaps actually new or just refinished?

To comment on the floor, it is not new, simply sanded all the way down. There were about 6 coats of wax after yearly wear and tear, and this was finally time to redo it (so to say) because the SCAC Tournament is coming to town. It's about six years past due, but does add a nice feel. Now, if they can just fix the darn acoustics in there it would be a nice facility.

[pbrooks3]

Brave Heart, is the floor @ Millsaps actually new or just refinished?

To comment on the floor, it is not new, simply sanded all the way down. There were about 6 coats of wax after yearly wear and tear, and this was finally time to redo it (so to say) because the SCAC Tournament is coming to town. It's about six years past due, but does add a nice feel. Now, if they can just fix the darn acoustics in there it would be a nice facility.

How about lighting - has it been improved, too?

[hendrixfan]

It's a real shame that the tournament is in Jackson this year.  It appears Millsaps is being rewarded for having arguably the worst facility in the conference.
Unfortunately for the Warriors, it probably doesn't matter!!!