MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[wally_wabash]

Halftime from Chadwick:

Earlham 30
Wabash 32

This has been a very good back and forth game so far.  I'm not keeping track of ties and lead changes, but there have been enough that it if I knew that number it would illustrate how good the game has been so far.  Wabash went on a little run at the end of the half to get a 5 point lead, but Henry drilled a 3 for Earlham with under 10 seconds left to stop the Wabash momentum and make it a two point game at halftime.  

Should be a great second half.  Go Wabash!

[WooMix]

Wooster 104
Hiram 43

10:00 minutes to go!

[wally_wabash]

7-2 Quaker run to start the second half...EC up 37-34 early in the second  half.

[David Collinge]

I'm surprised nobody has reported this.  I just got back from my day at the library to find Wooster being absolutely merciless on Mr. Pfouts and co.  The present score is 104-43 with 10:00 left.  It was 68-27 at the half.  Wooster has at least 6 players in double figures (Will has 9 unless he's scored any of the last 5 points): all of the starters except (amazingly) Cooper, plus Fulk and Johnson.  Wooster has made 20 three-pointers.  I think revenge must be a factor here.

[David Collinge]

The first set of regional rankings comes out tomorrow.  [...]
If I had to guess, I'd guess that the rankings come out like this:
1. Wooster
2. Hope
3. CMU
4. Baldwin-Wallace
5. Wittenberg
6. Calvin

This is in fact the GL regional rankings, as released today. 
See the post in the Daily Dose.

[wally_wabash]

Does beating Hiram by 80 points get Port his three weeks of missed games back?  Nope.  Seems a bit senseless to me....

[David Collinge]

Well, for whatever it's worth, the scrubs are in the game.  THey started coming in at about the 10:00 mark.  I think this is what happens when a great team with focus and determination plays as hard as they can against a terrible team. 

[wally_wabash]

It's been all Earlham so far in the second half.  48-38 Quakers...Wabash has been ice cold in the second half.  Not sure how much time is left, but we have to be around 10 minutes left.

48-41, 7:43 left in the game.  Wabash made a line change at the last timeout and have come out energized...the LGs might not be dead just yet.

[David Collinge]

Final from Wooster:

Scots Many
Terriers Few

Actually that was 129-67.  Seven Scots in double figures, two others with 9, everyone in uniform scored, Scots hit a school and conference record 22 treys.  Cooper had just two points, in play limited by the omnipresent "flulike symptoms."  62 point MOV without the team's leading scorer? 

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  Wooster 129  Hiram  67

Wooster got some revenge tonight because Hiram was the team that undercut Tom Port on a dunk when he broke his wrist.  

Wooster made 22 three pointers in this game and had 7 players in double figure points including Devin Fulk with 21, Andy Van Horn at 16, Kyle Witucky at 15 (5 three's), Tom Port with 15, Tim Vandervaart with 13, Marty Bidwell with 12 and Brandon Johnson with 10.

Wooster shot 57% from the floor and 50% on three pointers.

Wooster is now 21-1, 13-0 NCAC.  

GO SCOTS!!

[billy_pilgrim]

Sounds like the Little Giants have gone Giant.....could be tough match ups with Nick Welsh out with an injury and Joe Rihm in some foul trouble

[wally_wabash]

Wooster has to feel like they let one get away tonight.  They totally could have doubled Hiram up.   

[wally_wabash]

Under 5 minutes to go, Earlham leads 48-46.

Earlham stays cold as Jewett misses a three.  Wabash rebound to Stephens.
Wabash misses a three, but Simkus gets the rebound and the stickback.  Tie game.  Simkus is owning the offensive glass in the second half.  The crowd is going insane. 
Earlham ends their 3-minute drought with a basket.  50-48 Quake. 
On the other end, Coffey gets the entry pass in the paint and draws the foul.  He'll shoot two.  Makes the first.  Misses the second.  50-49 Earlham.

[wally_wabash]

To the other end now...Earlham draws a foul on Coffey.  Henry will shoot a pair.  He gets them both and gives Earlham a three point lead.  2:45 left to play.
L'il Earl Rooks hits a BIG three pointer for Wabash to tie the game!
Earlham answers with a three of their own.  HUGE shot.  Earlham back up by three.
Jimmy Owens fakes a three and drives to the hoop for Wabash.  He draws the foul.  Free throws coming.  Good and....no good.  Wabash trails by two.
Wabash plays a solid defensive possession here, gets a block but can't corral the ball.  Earlham gets fouled going back up with the loose ball.  Free throws are forthcoming.

[WoosterFAN]

Wally we need quicker updates 53.9 left 57-53 Earlham leading..