MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[DenisonFan]

Earlhamalum,
Have you been to Denison since they added the bleachers?  Very nice!! 

They are also taking the entire entrance to the gym down and redoing it as well.  New offices, new entrance to the gym.  It will be very nice when it is all done.

Good luck to everyone tonight!!

It is a bummer that the season is coming to a rapid conclusion.

[smedindy]

It is a bummer that the season is coming to a rapid conclusion.

Not rapid enough for Oberlin and their 8-man gang.

[DenisonFan]

Your probably right about that.  Not to jinx Denison but I hope their streak goes at least one more game.

[billy_pilgrim]

How extensive was the Denison renovation?

That was probably my favorite NCAC gym....it just needed new bleachers.

It always reminded me of a mini-Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Have I posted this before? Strange feeling of deja vu.

[DenisonFan]

They took out those old bleachers from when Christ carried the cross and put in real nice ones.  The seats on the home side are all individual seats with padding and armrests.  It really makes a huge difference.

Lou Mitchell who played for Denison back in the 50's paid for the whole thing.  He is also the "Mitchell Center".  It is also Lou who is doing the new entrance.   

People who have seen the plans say it is going to be awesome.

Nice to have alumni with major cash!!  Or in Lou's case, alum period.

Lou lives in the Granville area and comes to many of the games.  Very cool man.

[sac]

Scotsfan

Two words from the distant past.....

Farleigh Dickinson

[ScotsFan]

sac,

I'll assume that you are talking about the 1985 NCAA Tournament where FDU nearly knocked Michigan out in the 1st round?  Michigan then lost to Nova in the next round.  Michigan was the first giant to fall to the hands of the Wildcats on their improbable run to the national championship.  Wasn't Michigan ranked pretty high that year?  I thought they might've been #1 in the country heading into the tournament.  They were a #1 seed at the very least if I remember.  Ahh, what could have been for the Wolverines that year...

[jscwittfan]

Early update from Richmond:

Wittenberg 25
Earlham 20
5:04 left in the 1st Half

-Brandon Miller and LaRon Henry have picked up 2 early fouls each.
-8 different players have scored for Witenberg, 5 for Earlham.

[David Collinge]

Halftime from Wooster:

Scots 55
Gators 35

Scots were on fire from the arc early on.

[jscwittfan]

Halftime Score:

Wittenberg  30
Earlham  27

Brandon Miller now has 3 fouls (including a technical for screaming an obscenity in front of an official)

[billy_pilgrim]

Got a ballgame....halftime in Richmond:

Witt 30,
EC 27

Miller had two fouls and then picked up a technical after he thought he was fouled on a lay up attempt by Russ. Witt, who led by as many as 13 early, then scored 5 quick points to go up 30-20.

Earlham actually closed out the half with a prolonged 7-0 run.

Russ has 7 to, I think, lead Witt
Jewett and Gregory with 8 apiece for Earlham

[billy_pilgrim]

For the record, sounds like a classic case of NCAC officials losing control....

I've been listening to the Witt broadcast and Scott Leo has mentioned a few times the contact that is going uncalled all over the floor

Things evened up toward the end, but I believe Earlham was whistled for 8 fouls, while Witt had fewer than 7

[DenisonFan]

Denison up 30-19 at half over Oberlin.

[billy_pilgrim]

Miller fouls out a minute into the second half....

picked up his fourth......EC didn't get the sub to the table in time, Witt attacked him again and got his fifth

don't like where this one is headed......

[jscwittfan]

Update:

34-27 Witt

Brandon Miller has fouled out just over a minute into the 2nd half.

I guess the 5th one wasn't that good of a call.  Scott Leo even thought it was a clean block, but then the refs called it a foul.