MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

pbrooks3 · February 22, 2008, 10:44:22 PM

If 20 minutes made a ballgame I'd have my upset call of the night - Colorado College is leading 31-29 at the half!

pbrooks3 · February 22, 2008, 11:22:35 PM

CC by 4 with 9:30 remaining.

d3allstar · February 22, 2008, 11:36:09 PM

SU down 5 with 5 min left...

pbrooks3 · February 22, 2008, 11:40:21 PM

CC leading 69-65 with 3:18 to go.

d3allstar · February 22, 2008, 11:44:03 PM

i feel like dumb for posting so much with live stats up. sorry guys.

d3allstar · February 22, 2008, 11:45:18 PM

http://www.coloradocollege.edu/athletics/webcasts/mbasketball/xlive.htm

Ralph Turner · February 22, 2008, 11:47:25 PM

Quote from: d3allstar on February 22, 2008, 11:44:03 PM
i feel like dumb for posting so much with live stats up. sorry guys.

Quote from: d3allstar on February 22, 2008, 11:45:18 PM
http://www.coloradocollege.edu/athletics/webcasts/mbasketball/xlive.htm

+1 and thanks for the link!

d3allstar · February 22, 2008, 11:50:25 PM

BUCS WIN!!!!

pbrooks3 · February 22, 2008, 11:52:25 PM

Tough, but good win for Southwestern in the mountains. Know you're happy about this one d3allstar! I think you'll beat Austin to finish the season and go into the tournament on a nice streak for a young team.

spfan22 · February 23, 2008, 12:04:55 AM

I was at the OU/Centre game.. very good game.. good atmosphere especially late in the game.. didnt think Centre played particularly well.. but i cant believe how many big shots they hit late in the game.. every time OU hit a basket to cut the lead to 2 or 3 points.. Centre responded with a huge shot with the shot clock winding down.. thats what great teams do.. they find a way to win close games on the road.. OU played a very tough game.. they played their hearts out.. hopefully they'll have enough left for Depauw on Sunday.. seeding in the tournament could be a huge deal in deciding how the tournament turns out..

also.. i think Thomason from centre is a heck of a player.. he is super athletic but he plays very poised and under control.. he is also very fundamentally sound and crashes the boards like he's 6'8 or 6'9

pbrooks3 · February 23, 2008, 12:09:28 AM

As I mentioned before the Colonels didn't shine tonight with their leading players. One player who played well tonight below the big stat line was Matt Nestheide. He only scored 5 points with 1-5 from the field. But he pulled down 8 rebounds and dished out 7 assists, no turnovers and 1 steal.

OLD STUDENT/ATHLETE · February 23, 2008, 08:39:40 AM

pbrook3-Player of the game for Centre should be Rob Matthews. Rob was one of the top Kentucky HS players when Centre recruited him, and he is showing his potential this year, and especially in the last month. At 6-4 who plays 6-7 or 6-8, he was 3-4 fg, 2-2 3pt., 3 reb. and 1 assist in 13 minutes against Oglethorpe. Congrats to Rob on a fine game;Centre will need him down the stretch!

vozdelospetrels · February 23, 2008, 09:17:52 AM

The Centre vs. Oglethorpe game last night was awesome; the atmosphere was great, and both teams played great basketball. I had not seen Centre play until last night but I was impressed. They're not physically imposing but they play some of the best team basketball I've ever seen. Every player on that team can step out and knock down the three, especially clutch 3's. I was pleased to see OU compete pretty well against them. Tomorrow should be a great game with OU and DePauw. I see that being another hard fought game...I'm not gonna make any other predictions though. Go Petrels.

pbrooks3 · February 23, 2008, 10:52:39 AM

Appreciate the perspective of you Stormy Petrels fans that were at last night's game. Hearing the game ain't exactly seeing the game! I think it was Wes Anderson that posted last week that what makes Centre tough is they almost always patiently take good shots. Doesn't mean all shots are going in the basket, but it increases the chances the ball is going down when you generally have a bunch of good shooters like the Colonels.

I think Thomas Britt likes to make clock-beating 3's for extra drama. Two of his three 3-pointers last night were of that variety. The first was a shot that just beat the 1st half horn giving Centre a 10-pt halftime lead. The other was in the late stages of the game when he hit a 3 to just beat the 35-second clock. These late possession 3's can really deflate a defensive unit when they've defended a solid possession and then BOOM!

The other point I'll make is OU played a good game, shooting the ball quite well in the 2nd half. They came out in the 2nd half and erased most of the Colonels lead in a matter of 3-4 minutes. It was deliberate, nip and tuck basketball from that point forward. I credit Coach Ponder on his defensive scheme - the zone and the deliberate style of play was OU's best shot at stealing a win, and only some remarkably timely shooting at critical stages by Centre kept Oglethorpe from achieving their goal.

pbrooks3 · February 23, 2008, 11:27:10 AM

Postscript to my earlier mention of the Centre-OU game. I wasn't being critical of the audio on the web from the Oglethorpe announcers when I said listening is not the same as viewing the game. You fellows calling the game actually were good eyes for those of us listening. Really just wanted to recognize the additional comments from those who were in attendance last night. Thanks to all of you.