MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[TigerFan_1973]

I think I'll be there, I'll have to work out the work problem.  I had a great time in 96 the last time we brought the Orange to Springfield.
Should be a great matchup.  Witt allows 54 points, Hope 58.  Thats some great D.

I hope to see you there.

Does that mean Witt wins 58 - 54?  That's their kind of score.

[woosterbooster]

With Wittenberg now getting to play at home, I'm predicting that they make a solid move through that sectional.  They'll then knock off Amherst in one semifinal and meet Lincoln in the championship game.  That's a tough call, but I think Wittenberg will win it all.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Looking forward to a war on Friday.  I posted this in the MIAA room, and thought it might be useful here as well.  Here are the OFFENSIVE stats for both teams:

Team Stats	WITT	Hope
SCORING..................	2119	2331
Points per game........	70.6	77.7
Scoring margin.........	16.4	17.5
FIELD GOALS-ATT..........	776-1571	851-1824
Field goal pct.........	0.494	0.467
3 POINT FG-ATT...........	191-492	192-526
3-point FG pct.........	0.388	0.365
3-pt FG made per game..	6.4	6.4
FREE THROWS-ATT..........	376-527	437-637
Free throw pct.........	0.713	0.686
REBOUNDS.................	1120	1192
Rebounds per game......	37.3	39.7
Rebounding margin......	9.8	6.5
ASSISTS..................	409	400
Assists per game.......	13.6	13.3
TURNOVERS................	411	387
Turnovers per game.....	13.7	12.9
Turnover margin........	0	3.7
Assist/turnover ratio..	1	1
STEALS...................	215	280
Steals per game........	7.2	9.3
BLOCKS...................	112	112
Blocks per game........	3.7	3.7
WINNING STREAK...........	6	8
Home win streak........	4	18
ATTENDANCE...............	15833	52819
Home games-Avg/Game....	16-990	18-2934

[Flying Dutch Fan]

And here are the DEFENSIVE stats for both teams:

Team Stats	WITT	Hope
SCORING..................	1628	1805
Points per game........	54.3	60.2
Scoring margin.........	-	-
FIELD GOALS-ATT..........	578-1563	648-1680
Field goal pct.........	0.37	0.386
3 POINT FG-ATT...........	170-562	177-535
3-point FG pct.........	0.302	0.331
3-pt FG made per game..	5.7	5.9
FREE THROWS-ATT..........	302-437	332-500
Free throw pct.........	0.691	0.664
REBOUNDS.................	826	997
Rebounds per game......	27.5	33.2
Rebounding margin......	-	-
ASSISTS..................	270	300
Assists per game.......	9	10
TURNOVERS................	410	498
Turnovers per game.....	13.7	16.6
Turnover margin........	-	-
Assist/turnover ratio..	0.7	0.6
STEALS...................	207	208
Steals per game........	6.9	6.9
BLOCKS...................	60	81
Blocks per game........	2	2.7
WINNING STREAK...........	-	-
Home win streak........	-	-
ATTENDANCE...............	15469	21209
Home games-Avg/Game....	12-1123	9-1670

[TigerFan_1973]

I agree that this will be a great game.

Those attendance figures are amazing.

how big is the DeVos Building?

I saw some pictures on Hope's web site and it looks like a great facility.

Do Hope students have to promise to be Amway distributors?

[hope1]

dont get to kocky people this is probalby the best hope team you will see in a long time

[TigerFan_1973]

dont get to kocky people this is probalby the best hope team you will see in a long time

I have a feeling that goes both ways.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Following a great suggestion by TigerFan_1973, I created a new topic in the GL Region for discussing the upcoming games in Springfield.  Saves us from having to post in multiple places.

[goodknight]

dont get to kocky people this is probalby the best hope team you will see in a long time

A lot of people are hoping that you're right, hope1.

[Vanilla24COW]

Disappointing loss for the Scots but still a great season. Congrats to Witucky on an outstanding career, the kid is a winner through and through. Never thought I would say this but Good luck to Witt, heres hoping the Tigers can string together a nice run here, got to like the chances of getting to the Final 4 with hosting the sectional at the HPER, eerily reminiscent of the Scots run to the Final 4 a few years ago, aside from the fact that Witt has 2 dominating inside players and the Scots had a nice mix of outside threats to go with the beast in the middle.

[John Rusnak]

Just curious to know what this board things Witt needs to do in order to beat Hope?  And on the flip side, what does Hope need to do to beat Witt?

[smedindy]

I think Witt needs to take care of the ball - and Russ and Borchers need to stay out of foul trouble.

[Vanilla24COW]

Witt will need to pound it to the DR and the Great Dane each and every possesion which means they need to stay out of foul trouble. The guards need to play defense and not turn it over and hit an outside shot here and there. If I were the coach for Hope I would steal a page out of Calvin's book and doube team the post each and every time they catch it. Witt normally does a good job of dumping the post to post pass so Hope will need to cover down with the guards and hope that the Witt guards miss shots. The X factor in this game is going to be Kenny Brady, he seems to be playing his best ball at the right time.

[sac]

Hope doesn't double the post much, but they do help alot, but I wouldn't call it a double team.

[goscots]

Now that the Scots are out - Good luck to Witt and make the NCAC proud. It looks like the Hope-Witt game could be a championship caliber matchup.

Also my congratulations to Kyle Witucky on a great career at Wooster. His name will be all over the career achievement page of the media guide next year,(games played, 3-point percentage, 3 point made, assists, steals, points), but his real value was his leadership on the team, on and off the court. I wish him the best of luck with his future.

An exciting season for the Scots. I am sure they players are disappointed to be out of the tournament but if you step back and look at the how well they executed with the new style of play they should be proud.