MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  Witt 62  OWU 60  OT

Ugly shooting as both teams shot less than 35% from the floor.  Scott Masin led Witt with 24 points and 16 boards.

Witt is now 11-1, 5-0 NCAC

OWU is now 9-3, 3-2 NCAC

[ScotsFan]

And the comeback was completed by the Tigers in OT.

OWU led 45-22 with 16:19 left in the game and scored just NINE points the rest of the way.  Then OWU scored the first 6 points in OT only to watch Witt finish OT with an 8-0 run. Tough loss for the Bishops and it will be real interesting to see how they bounce back from this one.  And on the flip side, huge win for Witt as you need to hold the home court if you have aspirations of winning a conference championship. 

[smedindy]

The other conference game saw Denison beat Oberlin 71-60.

Going back a few days, congrats to the LGs for the weekend sweep. And to reward their efforts, they were stuck in Richmond coming back from Gheny!

[woolax]

How do Wooster and Wittenberg match up against each other?

[David Collinge]

Wingard is officially out of school for this semester.

Seinfeld, or anyone else in a position to have insight, what do you think happens to Wingard next? Do you think he will re-enroll at Wooster, and if so, might he play next season? Perhaps he will resurface somewhere else with a less demanding academic regimen? I hope he finds a way to get back into college and earn a degree, whether he plays again or not.

EDIT: I heard offline from someone who is pretty well-informed that we are unlikely to see Wingard re-enroll at Wooster. I wish him the best.

[wooscotsfan]

1/11 NCAC Final Scores:

Witt 80  Hiram 79  Surprisingly close since this game was at Witt
DePauw 62  Kenyon 54  Road win for the Tigers
Ohio Wesleyan 76  Allegheny 64  Road win for OWU and Gators still winless in NCAC
Denison 71  Wabash 54  Two wins this week for the Big Red
Cornell (NY) 77 Oberlin 55
Wooster was idle


Current NCAC Standings with 1/11 Results:

1. Witt 6-0 (12-1)
1. Wooster 6-0 (12-1)
3. DePauw 5-1 (10-3)
4. Ohio Wesleyan 4-2 (10-3)
5. Kenyon 3-3 (6-7)
6. Denison 2-4 (6-7)
6. Wabash 2-4 (3-9)
8. Oberlin 1-5 (4-9)
8. Hiram 1-5 (3-10)
10. Allegheny 0-6 (3-10)

[imderekpoe]

Witt 80  Hiram 79  Surprisingly close since this game was at Witt

Witt was ahead by 18 with about 13 minutes left I think. Hiram took a late lead, but Witt managed to pull it out again.  They've certainly had an interesting set of 2nd halves this week!

[wooscotsfan]

Witt 80  Hiram 79  Surprisingly close since this game was at Witt

Witt was ahead by 18 with about 13 minutes left I think. Hiram took a late lead, but Witt managed to pull it out again.  They've certainly had an interesting set of 2nd halves this week!

Yes, play by play shows that Hiram actually led 75-74 with just over 1 minute remaining in the game!  Let's hope that Witt plays sloppy again next Saturday when Wooster visits Springfield but somehow I doubt that will be the case. 

[wooscotsfan]

Update on the Wheaton team that Wooster beat earlier in the season:

Final Tonight:  Wheaton 66  #12 Augustana 63  OT    Wheaton is now 3-0 in the CCIW (1st place) and 10-4 overall

[kiltedbryan]

Remarkable early result: Witt 46, DePauw 72.

New Tigers simply dominate old Tigers at Neal Fieldhouse. Wittenberg only scored eight points in the final 14 minutes.

[wooscotsfan]

At the Half:  Wooster 50  Hiram 23   

This game is essentially over at the half as Wooster has played tough defense and Hiram has played virtually none. 

Wooster is being led by Xavier Brown with 12 points, Scott Purcell with 9, Kenny DeBoer with 8 and Doug Thorpe also with 8.  Scots shot 52% in the first half and made 6 three pointers while the Terriers shot 26% overall and made only 3 three pointers

It is hard to believe that this same Hiram team played Witt to a 1 point margin in Springfield last Saturday? 

[ScotsFan]

At the Half:  Wooster 50  Hiram 23   

It is hard to believe that this same Hiram team played Witt to a 1 point margin in Springfield last Saturday? 

Not after seeing that Witt/DePauw score...   

I've kind of felt all along Witt has been the beneficiary of a relatively soft OOC schedule and I think DePauw exposed that tonight.  Heck, OWU was exposing it last Wednesday until they forgot how to score in the 2nd half of that game... 

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  Wooster 94  Hiram 71 

Wooster was led tonight by Scott Purcell with 18 points (career high), Doug Thorpe with 18, Xavier Brown with 17 and Kenny DeBoer with 17.

Wooster is now 13-1, 7-0 NCAC     Next up is a big rivalry game at Witt on Saturday evening.

GO SCOTS!

[wooscotsfan]

At the Half:  Wooster 50  Hiram 23   

It is hard to believe that this same Hiram team played Witt to a 1 point margin in Springfield last Saturday? 

Not after seeing that Witt/DePauw score...   

I've kind of felt all along Witt has been the beneficiary of a relatively soft OOC schedule and I think DePauw exposed that tonight.  Heck, OWU was exposing it last Wednesday until they forgot how to score in the 2nd half of that game... 

ScotsFan -- good points made in your post.  Hiram played a better second half vs. Wooster but the Terriers are not a team that you should struggle to beat on your home floor. 

[wooscotsfan]

All the NCAC 1/15 Final Scores:

DePauw 72  Wittenberg 46
Wooster 94  Hiram 71
Kenyon 73  Denison 61
Oberlin 67  Allegheny 58
Ohio Wesleyan 80  Wabash 62