MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[wally_wabash]

Wabash is methodically pulling away...up 26 now with under 10 minutes to play. 

[blindwatchmaker]

Thanks!

[wally_wabash]

Final from Oberlin:

Wabash 91
Oberlin 66

Wabash was in control of this one after about the first five minutes.  Plenty of boxscore standouts today as you would expect with so many points being scored.  Six Little Giants reached double figures in this one. 

Wabash needs to bring this effort back home to Chadwick for the Wednesday's game vs. OWU. 

[jscwittfan]

Glad to see that Wittenberg won, but here's a scary stat:

Witt FT: 4-14 (28.6%)
Borchers: 0-3 FT
Russ: 1-5 FT

As a Wittenberg fan, that worries me a LOT.  Let's hope it's just a one-game slip-up.

[DenisonFan]

Witt was very good.  Don't worry about them. 
Denison had no way of matching up with them.

I do have to say these refs SUCKED!!  OK you play the #1 team.  That does not give them cart blanche to foul our guys.  Denison was not going to win this game but you must call obvious fouls.

My only question is WHY DOES DAN IZZO PLAY 18 MINUTES??  I got the impression Ghiloni forgot who was on the bench.  He pulled both Hodgkinson and Hern at the same time.   MISTAKE  He has a lineup on the floor that has NO chance of scoring.  It was the same crap I saw in the 2-8 run.   

Trust me, we were not going to beat WiTT.  But at least play the guys who can at least give us a chance.   

Congrats to Witt.  They are very good.

The Big Red has some HUGE games coming up.  And I have to say I think they are ready to run the table.  But let's play the guys who can win!!!

Izzo is soooooo much better than 18 minutes.  Mike Shea plays more??? HELLO!

[wally_wabash]

OK you play the #1 team.  That does not give them cart blanche to foul our guys.  Denison was not going to win this game but you must call obvious fouls.

You must be new to the NCAC.  I'm not sayin' Witt and Wooster get the benefit of the doubt a lot....I'm just sayin'.

[DenisonFan]

Wally...
You are just saying what??
If there is a foul call it.  I don't care who you are.
These refs were terrible.   I really thought Coach G was going to be t'ed up.

Hodgkinson was killed!!  Beat up and spit out.  NO CALL.

Witt is good.  We have complained about the refs all year.   Call the game both ways.

Again, Ghiloni plays 12 guys and we had no chance.  End of story.

[Li'l Giant]

Wally...
You are just saying what??
If there is a foul call it.  I don't care who you are.
These refs were terrible.   I really thought Coach G was going to be t'ed up.

I'm quite sure he's not defending it. He's just saying it's not a surprise to anyone that Witt would get the benefit of the calls against Denison.

[smedindy]

(Sigh...here we go again...)

Why wouldn't he play 12 against Witt?

Hern played 33 minutes and Hodgkinson played 36, in a 74-49 game. I mean, that's a lot for a blowout, especially since Borchers and Russ played a total of 49 minutes between 'em. What was it, stat padding time?

Hern played 17 minutes in the first half and Hodgkinson played 20 and it was 31-13. After first halves like that, I've seen coaches yank the entire starting five and get players in there who want to play. 13 points seems like a sad effort, even against Witt.

From the looks of it, no one except Danny Boy did diddly-poo, anyway, so why not play who ever is giving effort.

Looks like Borchers and Russ had their way with anyone and everyone, anyway. Oh, and Witt played 11 players in the first half and it looks like they did alright.

Again, nothing to worry about. In my analysis, this was a loss for Denison - and i still peg them at 9-7 in the conference.

[wally_wabash]

Maybe if Denison could have figured out a way to get all 12 of those players on the floor at the same time....nah. It wouldn't have mattered.   

[smedindy]

The Gators rise up and bop the Lords 80-72, and OWU tunes up for its big clash at Chadwick with a 121-70 trouncing of the evil Hiram Terries (oh, only Pfouts is evil, I forgot!  )

For Gheny - the Majzlik man had 16, and they had good balance, with four others in double figures and Hollihan added nine as well.

Formato had his usual good game (23 points) and Allen Bediako had 10 points, 18 rebounds and 8 blocks (hello, POW?? He's got 15 blocks in two games), but alas it was not enough. The Lords are really missing Yelvington.

[smedindy]

Hey, OWU, can you put a box score on your site? Thanks.

For the Bishops, no one played more than 21 minutes, 11 players played more than 10 minutes, and only four players hit double figures. They outrebounded the Terriers 55-39. Kyle Holliday had 20 and 9 rebounds.

[Pat Coleman]

Ghiloni plays 12 guys and we had no chance.  End of story.

C'mon, dad, you had no chance if he'd played just five. Or if he'd played your son all 40 minutes.

Your axe-grinding is getting old. I don't have to let you do it here, you realize. I'd be fully within the Terms of Service.

[earlhamalum]

Okay WoW Wooster really kicked OUR Butt's today.  I was looking at the Field Goals % for Wooster's top 3.  WoW 24-30 (Johnson, Cooper, Vander.)   Another Stat that jumps out at me... How do you shoot 63% from the Field... and still get 14 OF Rebounds!   Wooster you amaze me!

Okay now that a lot of these posters have seen Brandon Miller play for 4 years... and this season watching him play twice.  Does he have a chance at being POY?  Now I know the rule of having to Finish in the Top 3 in the NCAC to get it!  I was just wondering what you guy's thought of him as a player and his chances for ending his Great NCAC career with Individual awards?  

Sorry I was talking to Former New Comer of the Year for Earlham College, Brady Keaton on the phone earlier today and he said he thought he was one of the better indivual player in d3.  (* not NCAC)  I thought that might be pushing it, but i wonder what all of ya'll think!  

[smedindy]

I think he'll be in the conversation, for sure, but there are some excellent players on Witt and Woo that could get some consideration as well.