MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[Li'l Giant]

OWU is scary hot right now. Witt should beware.

[woosterbooster]

What was the final score in the Earlham victory?

[kiltedbryan]

Wooster quietly turned in a solid performance tonight.

There's very little thats quiet about a 52 point victory   I nominate this for understatement of the night.

True, on the scoreboard.  I should have said that it was quiet while Wooster was beating Kenyon by 52...because the Wooster crowd seemed pretty small and pretty calm most of the game.  The only real flourish was the early second half, and after that the game was decided.

Probably saving our energies for the weekend.

[billy_pilgrim]

I'd say this.

I could understand an 85-year old oldtimer with that old "this isn't how it used to be attitude."

But a student, probably knowing what his frat brothers are saying to those players or could at least imagine, shouldn't react the same way in my mind.

[WoosterBNel]

Russ and Borchers got nasty with some dunks, and witt was looking a little better in the half court. Hill and Howard combine for 25. I think Hodgkinsons mom wanted a few more foul calls but what can you say.

[Li'l Giant]

I'd say this.

I could understand an 85-year old oldtimer with that old "this isn't how it used to be attitude."

But a student, probably knowing what his frat brothers are saying to those players or could at least imagine, shouldn't react the same way in my mind.

I agree with that. But the only callout I heard was in reference to Jewett saying something to the Wabash bench. If that is what happened I'd say that merits comment.

[billy_pilgrim]

Fair enough on talking to the bench.

Still, he also mentioned the attitudes of Henry and Miller. Really, it only bothered me a little. Broadcast was great and it sounded like a super-charged atmosphere.

But speaking of Jewett......huge game for him on the road. And those free throws........the karma was traveling south from Evanston, IL (96/100 today).

[smedindy]

And, even when I was a student (mind you - it's been a while) I hated taunting and showboating, and I hate it now. It's abhorrent, and not 'fun' behavior. It's why I really can't stand the NBA.

[smedindy]

Earlham turned it up big time in the second half. Geez. They repeatedly broke through Wabash's press with no problems. They shot 69.6% from the floor in the second half and hit all five three-pointers.

Wabash played a good 2nd half on offense, but gave up 54 points. Yowza!

[Li'l Giant]

B_P

I'm glad that these games between Earlham and Wabash have been good. I like the rivalry with the Indiana schools. It kind of reminds me of the old ICAC.

Smeds

Boy are you right about the NBA.

[smedindy]

Ok - can anyone at the Witt game give me the Artie Taylor suit report?

Also, anyone at Wooster - please - I want daily updates on Friday and Saturday about the Artie Taylor suit.

I wish we had a regular Witt poster to give us the sartorial rundown every week!

[woosterbooster]

The winner, by a narrow margin, and despite getting no points for the OWU game (as did many others), Vanilla24COW!

As expected, the three people who correctly picked Earlham finished at the top of the list, but earlhamalum, who picked against his own ballclub, wasn't too far behind.  DC, the only man to pick against OWU and to miss two games still managed to finish in the middle of the pack.

Actual Finals
Wooster 96, Kenyon 44. Wooster by 52
Wittenberg 83, Denison 61. Wittenberg by 22
OWU 106, Allegheny 67. OWU by 39.
Earlham 78, Wabash 69. Earlham by 9.

Quarterfinal Picks

1 - Vanilla24COW
Wooster by 32 over Kenyon (5)
Wittenberg by 19 over Denison (22)
OWU by 9 over Gheny (0)
Quakers by 2 over Bash. (18)
Results: 45

2 - Hoops MacPherson
Wooster 92, Kenyon 59 (6)
Wittenberg 73, Denison 46 (20)
Ohio Wesleyan 76, Allegheny 68 (0)
Earlham 95, Wabash 94 (17)
Results: 43

3 - scotsbrod
Wooster over Kenyon by 30 (3)
Wittenberg over Denison by 15 (18)
OWU over Allegheny by 12 (0)
Earlham over Wabash by 5 (21)
Results: 42

4 - earlhamalum
Wooster by 42 (15)
Witt by 18 (21)
OWU by 14 (0)
Wabash by 11 (0)
Results: 36

5 - Ryder16
wooster by 35 [8]
witt by 21 (24)
OWU by 7 (0)
bash by 3 (0)
Results: 32

6 - jscwittfan
Wooster over Kenyon by 37 (10)
Witt over Denison by 26 (21)
OWU over Allegheny by 9 (0)
Wabash over Earlham by 4 (0)
Results: 31

7 - pennstghs
Wooster by 33 (6)
Witt by 23 (24)
OWU by 13 (0)
Wabash by 3 (0)
Results: 30

8 - David Collinge
Wooster by 33 over Kenyon (6)
Wittenberg by 24 over Denison (23)
Allegheny by 2 over OWU (0)
Wabash by 5 over Earlham (0)
Results: 29

8 - bishopsfan
Wooster by 39 over Kenyon (12)
Wittenberg by 35 over Denison (12)
OWU by 19 over Allegheny (5)
Wabash by 4 over Earlham (0)
Results: 29

10 - ScotsFan
Wooster over Kenyon by 34 (7)  
Wittenberg over Denison by 26 (21)
OWU over 'Gheny by 12 (0)
Wabash over the EC by 5. (0)
Results: 28

10 - WoosterFAN
Wooster by 33 over Kenyon (6)
Wittenberg by 30 over Denison (17)
OWU by 19 over Allegheny (5)
Wabash by 3 over Earlham (0)
Results: 28

12 - Wooster Booster
Wooster by 22 over Kenyon (0)
Wittenberg by 23 over Denison. (24)
OWU by 17 over Allegheny (3)
Wabash by 4 over Earlham. (0)
Results: 27

13 - imderekpoe
Wooster by 33 (6)
Witt by 27 (20)
OWU by 12 (0)
Wabash by 7 (0)
Results: 26

14 - zosobob
Wooster over Kenyon by 28 (1)
Witt over Denison by 21 (24)
OWU over Gheny by 13 (0)
Wabash over Earlham by 7 (0)
Results: 25

15 - Smedindy
Wooster by 29 (2)
Witt by 26 (21)
OWU by 9 (0)
Wabash by 4 (0)
Results: 23

16 - jimmychitwood15
Woo by 24 over Ken (0)
Witt by 18 over Denison (21)
OWU by 8 over Gheny (0)
Bash by 5 over Earl (0)
Results: 21

17 - andersdy
Wooster by 22 (0)
Witt by 16 (19)
OWU by 10 (0)
Wabash by 4 (0)
Results: 19

[smedindy]

Any reason why LaRon Henry didn't start for Earlham. Not that it mattered, he played 30 minutes.

[kiltedbryan]

Nice work, Wooster Booster.  Are you planning on doing the same thing for the semifinals?

[billy_pilgrim]

Any reason why LaRon Henry didn't start for Earlham. Not that it mattered, he played 30 minutes.

Speculation would be that he was late for a shoot around or practice...not starting is typically Justus' punishment.

And back to the press that you mentioned in an earlier post. Seemed like a strange strategy to me. Earlham, though they may have shot well tonight, is stricken with droughts as often as third-world countries. Sounded like a big mistake to force tempo and give Earlham a number of easy shots....you would have thought keeping it in the halfcourt (where Earlham had no answer for Zimmer) would have given Wabash the better chance at winning.