MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

pbrooks3 · January 27, 2009, 06:18:44 PM

Frank's comments are right on. I've seen a similar pattern with Rhodes. There were several games that Rhodes could have won in conference. Millsaps, however, has played consistently better ball than Rhodes. This weekend's match-up of these 2 could be a good one- each one needs a win.

Walter17 · January 28, 2009, 03:58:13 PM

Are there any predictions for this weekend?

pbrooks3 · January 28, 2009, 07:18:45 PM

Quote from: Walter17 on January 28, 2009, 03:58:13 PM
Are there any predictions for this weekend?

Here are mine:

Millsaps wins at Birmingham Southern by 4
Rhodes beats Hendrix by 4
Trinity wins in OT by 2 over DePauw
Centre over Southwestern by 11
Oglethorpe by 18 over Colorado College
Sewanee by 3 over Austin

Walter17 · January 28, 2009, 07:50:09 PM

ooo, I like the Trinity win prediction pbrooks!

Mine are:

BSC over Millsaps by 6
Hendrix over Rhodes by 8
DePauw over Trinity by 6 (I'm playing it conservative here, obviously I want the Tigers to win, but they haven't had much success in Greencastle)
Centre over Southwestern by 14
Oglethorpe over Colorado College by 12
Austin over Sewanee by 10

pbrooks3 · January 28, 2009, 10:37:38 PM

Any chance we'll see Frank Ezelle in Memphis Sunday for the Millsaps game?

pbrooks3 · January 29, 2009, 10:10:20 AM

Trinity's road weekend coming up is probably the most challenging pair of games for the Tigers to date this season. This weekend is a reminder for me of the same time last year when Centre went on the road to San Antonio and Georgetown undefeated in league play. As we all know, Centre pulled out a very fortunate OT win at Trinity that catapulted the team to the SCAC's first undefeated regular season for any men's team. Trinity finds itself in the same position this year. It will be difficult for Trinity to duplicate the Colonel's feat given the fact they they'll play 2 games within 24 hours at two of the most challenging venues in the SCAC. DPU and Centre represent the strength of the eastern division as well. Stranger things have happened so we might witness a Trinity surprise - who knows! Actually I think it's probably healthy for Trinity to take at least 1 loss before the SCAC tournament. I think the pressure mounts big time for an undefeated team to get through the SCAC tourney unscathed as evidenced by Centre last season. Of course, Millsaps was playing better ball than Centre at the end of the season, and they were the best team in the SCAC last year. Wish I could be at both of Trinity's games this weekend - they should be fun to watch.

Ron Boerger · January 29, 2009, 12:23:46 PM

It really amazes me that any of the teams from the west take this Fri/Sat option. Given the numerous close escapes the SA Tigers have had so far, you wonder if this is the weekend that the breaks go the other way.

pbrooks3 · January 29, 2009, 06:38:49 PM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on January 29, 2009, 12:23:46 PM
It really amazes me that any of the teams from the west take this Fri/Sat option. Given the numerous close escapes the SA Tigers have had so far, you wonder if this is the weekend that the breaks go the other way.

Centre had two narrow escapes last year as well against Trinity and Millsaps. You got a believe there's chance they could do it! Remote maybe, but still possible.

Ron Boerger · January 30, 2009, 05:52:34 PM

Oh, I always believe there's a chance.

Hope everyone gets to see some good action tonight - I'll be travelling and check in after I arrive late this evening.

Ralph Turner · January 30, 2009, 06:35:19 PM

Okay you TU-Tigers!

Y'all owe me one. I signed on to WGRE as Trinity was going on a 7 minute run in which they held DPU scoreless. As hard as I could yell, DPU could not score!

DPU scored 5 points at the end of the half to bring the score to TU 31, DPU 29.

Ralph Turner · January 30, 2009, 07:20:55 PM

Okay...

I had to leave for a few minutes.

DPU 55 TU 50 3:10 left.

Final DPU 61 TU 54

I yelled as loud as I could!

pbrooks3 · January 30, 2009, 07:37:11 PM

Hendrix leads 38-36 late in the 1st half.

Will be interested various takes on the DPU win over Trinity tonight.

Centre was in a dogfight with Southwestern early in the 2nd with the score knotted at 39.

pbrooks3 · January 30, 2009, 07:41:31 PM

Centre prevails 73-63. Hendrix leads 43-38 at the half.

Ralph Turner · January 30, 2009, 07:45:56 PM

Quote from: pbrooks3 on January 30, 2009, 07:37:11 PM
Hendrix leads 38-36 late in the 1st half.

Will be interested various takes on the DPU win over Trinity tonight.

Centre was in a dogfight with Southwestern early in the 2nd with the score knotted at 39.

Tough to win on the road in the SCAC, or any conference, for that matter.

frank_ezelle · January 30, 2009, 08:47:08 PM

Quote from: pbrooks3 on January 28, 2009, 10:37:38 PM
Any chance we'll see Frank Ezelle in Memphis Sunday for the Millsaps game?

While I would love 40 minutes of action under their lights, I'll be taking photos of some local bands till after midnight Saturday and sleeping in Sunday morning sounds like a really good idea.

Millsaps lost at BSC 68-60 this evening. Of the 13 Millsaps players, 12 played double-digit minutes and the other played 8 minutes. No one played more than 22 minutes. Even with that, Millsaps had a good chance to win except for the stat about 2 of 17 from behind the arc.