MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[kiltedbryan]

Wabash 76, OWU 87

Tim Brady with 36, Wes Smith with 29.

This was a 1-point game at the five minute mark, and then OWU won the closing section of the game.

[ScotsFan]

As kb noted, OWU knocks off Wabash as the Lil Giants suffer a serious blow to their hopes of a conference championship.

Wabash cooled off significantly shooting in the second half as they finish the game at 37% after shooting over 50% in the first half.

[wooscotsfan]

All the NCAC 1/26 Final Scores:

Wooster 103  Kenyon 67

Wittenberg 82  Denison 54

Ohio Wesleyan 87  Wabash 76

Hiram 77  Oberlin 57

[wooscotsfan]

Current NCAC Standings with 1/26 Results:

1. Wooster 10-0, 19-0
2. Wittenberg 8-1, 13-5
3. Wabash 7-3, 15-3
3. Ohio Wesleyan 7-3, 11-8
5. Kenyon 4-6, 8-11
6. Hiram 3-6, 9-9
7. Denison 3-7, 6-13
8. Allegheny 2-8, 5-13
9. Oberlin 0-10, 1-18

[ziggy]

Wabash 76, OWU 87

Tim Brady with 36, Wes Smith with 29.

This was a 1-point game at the five minute mark, and then OWU won the closing section of the game.

This Calvin fan would like to thank the Bishops for their effort tonight.

[David Collinge]

The first two games mentioned in the poll are approaching, so I've locked the voting.  I'll immortalize the results, and we'll see if any of them came true.

OWU over Wabash, 1/26 -- 8 votes -- OWU 87, Wabash 76
Allegheny over Wabash, 1/15 -- 7 votes -- Wabash 80, Allegheny 58
Hiram over Wooster, 2/2 -- 6 votes
Denison over Wooster, 1/15 -- 3 votes -- Wooster 72, Denison 64

Thanks for participating!

[smedindy]

Oof, this hurts in rankings, but also Wabash trying for the "C". Plenty of time to recover, but they need to play better!

[imderekpoe]

Wabash 76, OWU 87

Tim Brady with 36, Wes Smith with 29.

This was a 1-point game at the five minute mark, and then OWU won the closing section of the game.

This Calvin fan would like to thank the Bishops for their effort tonight.

As a Wooster fan I have mixed feelings about this game.  I'm happy to see Wabash lose and minimize the chances that the NCAC tourney would be in Crawfordsville.  But I really would like to have seen 'Bash wait until next week to lose, to maximize their chances of being included in the regional rankings.

[seinfeld]

As a Wooster fan I have mixed feelings about this game.  I'm happy to see Wabash lose and minimize the chances that the NCAC tourney would be in Crawfordsville.  But I really would like to have seen 'Bash wait until next week to lose, to maximize their chances of being included in the regional rankings.

I think Wabash is still in decent shape ranking wise. The only teams that are probably ahead of them are Wooster, Hope and Marietta. Even though they lost to Witt, they have three more region wins and a couple of really good non-conference regional wins. Now, a whole host of teams are probably right on their heels (Witt, Penn St. Behrend, Thiel, Calvin, Capital, JCU), but Wabash will play Wooster and Witt probably three more times, maybe four. If they split those games, they will finished ranked. If they beat Witt at home, which I still think they will, they will likely stay ahead of Witt heading into the conference tournament. A lot of these teams still have to play each other at least one more time, and Witt still has to go to OWU. I don't remember the region being so in-flux after the top spot in a while.

[GoRed]

Nothing to say about tonights's Witt-Denison game other than that Witt was on fire and did everything they needed to win in about 15 minutes in the first half. 

Josh McKee saw action - answering the question about his red shirt.  Also learned Larry Farmer is red shirting and will return to the Big Red next year.

[bashbrother]

Let's call it like it is..... Wabash has lost it's shot mid-season.  

Cost them tonight against the Bishops.... and definitely at Witt.

They will find it again...but will it be in time.

WAF!

[David Collinge]

Also learned Larry Farmer is red shirting and will return to the Big Red next year.

Now there's some news!

[KnightSlappy]

As a Wooster fan I have mixed feelings about this game.  I'm happy to see Wabash lose and minimize the chances that the NCAC tourney would be in Crawfordsville.  But I really would like to have seen 'Bash wait until next week to lose, to maximize their chances of being included in the regional rankings.

I think Wabash is still in decent shape ranking wise. The only teams that are probably ahead of them are Wooster, Hope and Marietta. Even though they lost to Witt, they have three more region wins and a couple of really good non-conference regional wins. Now, a whole host of teams are probably right on their heels (Witt, Penn St. Behrend, Thiel, Calvin, Capital, JCU), but Wabash will play Wooster and Witt probably three more times, maybe four. If they split those games, they will finished ranked. If they beat Witt at home, which I still think they will, they will likely stay ahead of Witt heading into the conference tournament. A lot of these teams still have to play each other at least one more time, and Witt still has to go to OWU. I don't remember the region being so in-flux after the top spot in a while.

GL looks wide open to me right now. My opinion as it stands right now:

1. Wooster - safely
2. Hope - safely for now (@ Calvin on Saturday, if they lose then throw them in the mix below)
3. Could put Wabash or Thiel, or maybe Calvin (depending on result versus Hope). Marietta's ultra low SOS makes them look like a stretch to me, although they've done well versus regionally ranked.
4. See above
5. See above
6. Marietta / John Carroll / Adrian / PSU-Behrend

Basically, it looks like Wooster then a massive fight to the death for 2-6.

[smedindy]

As a Wooster fan I have mixed feelings about this game.  I'm happy to see Wabash lose and minimize the chances that the NCAC tourney would be in Crawfordsville.  But I really would like to have seen 'Bash wait until next week to lose, to maximize their chances of being included in the regional rankings.

I think Wabash is still in decent shape ranking wise. The only teams that are probably ahead of them are Wooster, Hope and Marietta. Even though they lost to Witt, they have three more region wins and a couple of really good non-conference regional wins. Now, a whole host of teams are probably right on their heels (Witt, Penn St. Behrend, Thiel, Calvin, Capital, JCU), but Wabash will play Wooster and Witt probably three more times, maybe four. If they split those games, they will finished ranked. If they beat Witt at home, which I still think they will, they will likely stay ahead of Witt heading into the conference tournament. A lot of these teams still have to play each other at least one more time, and Witt still has to go to OWU. I don't remember the region being so in-flux after the top spot in a while.

GL looks wide open to me right now. My opinion as it stands right now:

1. Wooster - safely
2. Hope - safely for now (@ Calvin on Saturday, if they lose then throw them in the mix below)
3. Could put Wabash or Thiel, or maybe Calvin (depending on result versus Hope). Marietta's ultra low SOS makes them look like a stretch to me, although they've done well versus regionally ranked.
4. See above
5. See above
6. Marietta / John Carroll / Adrian / PSU-Behrend

Basically, it looks like Wooster then a massive fight to the death for 2-6.

Probably lather, rinse, repeat for most of the regions in this wacky year where no one wants to be ranked under the Top 10.

[ScotsFan]

In case anyone might not have seen, Coach Moore was a guest tonight on Hoopsville.  I'm sure if you missed it, you can check out the arcives tomorrow.