MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[woosterbooster]

Meanwhile:

Wooster SQUEAKED by Kenyon 93-91.  No comments from the Scots gallery?

Denison pounded Oberlin 90-68.

This section of the Wooster (peanut) gallery missed the game.  Prepared to watch it, but then my senior memory chose to ignore my wishes.  I'm amazed.  As much as a 27-point lead, and to give that all away?  Wooster did something like that last year in Phoenix, but that was a good team; this was Kenyon.  No answers here, and it's sure looking more and more like the tournament will be played beneath the eyes of Branch Rickey.

[woosterbooster]

Claude Gray against Wooster is like Stan Musial hitting in Ebbets Field against the Brooklyn Dodgers.  Except Stash was pretty good versus the rest of the National League too.

[David Collinge]

Kenyon had 62 second-half points and in one stretch scored on 18 of 19 possessions, taking them from 27 points down (13:35) to tied (1:29). Jumpin' Jehosephat. That kind of defense will not fly in March.

[wally_wabash]

Condensed version of Wabash/Hiram tonight....Wabash jumped out to a 30-15 lead.  Hiram wiped that out to make it 33-33 at halftime.  Hiram led for all of the second half, by as many as 8, and then Austin Burton threw in a 70-footer (not a typo) at the horn to give Wabash a 73-72 win.  That shot may have saved Wabash's home game in the quarters.  On to Meadville tomorrow! 

[Pat Coleman]

VIDEO!

Sorry -- hope someone will have the video clip.

[wally_wabash]

VIDEO!

Sorry -- hope someone will have the video clip.

I'm sure one is coming soon. We have a guy.

[wabashsid]

Should have it soon Pat. I think I am that guy.... 

[wabashsid]

And here we go....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OhGwdoa_pI&feature=youtu.be

[David Collinge]

Wow! What a shot!

and

Wow! Are those Hiram uniforms terrible!

Elsewhere, in the aforementioned Meadville, DePauw nipped Allegheny 60-56.

Current:
1. OWU 11-2/16-4
2.Wooster 10-3/16-4
3. Wabash 8-5/13-7
4. DePauw 7-6/14-6
4. Allegheny 7-6/10-10
6. Denison 6-7/12-8
7. Wittenberg 5-8/7-13
8. Oberlin 4-9/8-12
8. Kenyon 4-9/6-14
10. Hiram 3-10/9-11

Today:
Wabash at Allegheny
DePauw at Hiram
Denison at Wooster
Oberlin at Wittenberg
Kenyon at OWU

[smedindy]

Hiram could miss the tourney thanks to that shot.

Which serves them right - those SHORTS! UGH!

[woosterbooster]

Hiram could miss the tourney thanks to that shot.

Which serves them right - those SHORTS! UGH!

My least favorite uniforms, in any sport, are those that are all one color.  Especially bright colors.  I have nothing against bright red, yellow, purple, orange, or whatever.  But I much prefer when those colors are paired with either white or black tops or bottoms.  Just my opinion.  So, c'mon Hiram, fight back into the tournament, and help the 'cause to  keep Witt out of the NCAA dance.

[ettaexpress]

And here we go....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OhGwdoa_pI&feature=youtu.be

Should that have counted? Looks very close, and the horn would be after the lights.

[wally_wabash]

And here we go....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OhGwdoa_pI&feature=youtu.be

Should that have counted? Looks very close, and the horn would be after the lights.

I think that's just a low quality A/V situation. Didn't see anybody there question that shot when it happened.

[ettaexpress]

LOL well that doesn't say anything.

Just watched it several more times and I don't think there's any way he got that off even before the horn sounded. Sounded like it went off when it was still at his hip, even, not even close.

That ref in the foreground was probably already thinking about dinner.

[Li'l Giant]

That ref in the foreground was probably already thinking about dinner.

I'm sure he wanted to get out of there but it wasn't headed to OT if the shot didn't count. The game would have ended one way or the other. No need to make the shot count to make a speedy exit.

My first view of the video I questioned if it was late, too. After viewing it a few times I just think the video is just choppy. The ball goes from his hands to the half court logo faster than Andrew Luck would have gotten it there. If you asked me to decide based on that video to overturn a call either way, I would say I couldn't. I'll take it, though.