MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[wooscotsfan]

At the Half:  Wooster 39  Wittenberg 30

Wooster is being led by Justin Hallowell with 12 points, Nathan Balch with 7 and Ian Franks with 5.

Wittenberg's top scorers are Clayton Black with 12 points, Alex Brandt with 8 and Chris Sullivan with 5.

Hallowell hit a long three pointer just before the halftime buzzer.

[wooscotsfan]

It appears that, as with last night, there will be no video feed from Timken tonight.

Some hosting job, Wooster.  

I am posting from Virginia tonight where we are visiting in-laws.  I agree that it is very disappointing that Wooster can't provide a video feed of the tournament championship game.

Thank goodness for Mike Breckenridge's excellent radio broadcast!

[David Collinge]

Thank goodness for Mike Breckenridge's excellent radio broadcast!

...and thank goodness I can actually get it to work tonight!

[smedindy]

Becker's loss to Elms may have popped Wabash's bubble and if Witt can't beat Wooster they may have to sweat if some others bubbles pop.

[kiltedbryan]

Becker's loss to Elms may have popped Wabash's bubble and if Witt can't beat Wooster they may have to sweat if some others bubbles pop.

And right now Marietta is losing by about 15 to JCU—if the Pioneers lose, it will further push Wabash/Witt out on the bubble.

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  Wooster 82  Wittenberg 68

Wooster won this game tonight by outshooting Witt and hitting 13 three pointers!  Ian Franks was unstoppable - great game!

Wooster's Top Scorers:  Ian Franks 25, Justin Hallowell 19, Nathan Balch 13

Wittenberg's Top Scorers:  Clayton Black 19, Alex Brandt 14, Chris Sullivan 9, Josh McKee 9, Seth Hill 9

Congratulations to Wooster's key seniors (Franks, Wickliffe, Balch) on winning both the NCAC regular season and tournament titles!

Wooster is now 26-2  ...and should get a very nice seed in the NCAA tourney!  16 NCAA bids in 17 years!

GO SCOTS!

Post game show:  Coach Moore complimented the seniors and especially the defense that Balch & Warnes played vs. Sullivan

[seinfeld]

Wooster should be ambarrassed with the tournament web site. The lack of updating and live vidio feed is unacceptable. I just checked the site for tonights info and yesterdays info is still there and sending regrets for not having vidio feed for yesterdays game.

Wooster's SID has never been on top of their game. Example: In prior years the media guide for the baseball team has been loaded to the web site as the team played in the NCAA regionals.
3 years ago, when Woo baseball hosted the Mid East regionals, the same thing happened. Info was a day late and a dollar short.

Nothing like Wooster fans who haven't been on this board the entire year come and run their mouth about stuff they know nothing about. If you want to find out what's wrong and do something about it, contact the President and tell him to make a financial commitment to doing this stuff right, and not have an IT department that snickers at the technology needs of the athletic area, including sports information, for a decade. Oh, and also check in with the VP of College Relations and ask why he doesn't attend any of the games. If he actually had a clue about what is going on, maybe he would help. This is his area.

[smedindy]

Witt may have been saved by Marietta's furious comeback win. Still doesn't look good for Wabash, but stranger "C" bids have happened!

[seinfeld]

This tiny detail probably won't make the difference, but you never know. Both Wittenberg and Wabash completed their regular season playing one less game than they could have. Wabash only scheduled 24 games (maybe someone pulled out on them, I don't know), and Wittenberg lost the Kenyon forfeit game as one that could count towards their overall record. When you take into account that Wabash lost in the semis, when the committee compares them with a team that reached the championship game of their conference tournament, they could possibly have played two less games, and be down two potential wins.

[wooscotsfan]

Witt may have been saved by Marietta's furious comeback win. Still doesn't look good for Wabash, but stranger "C" bids have happened!

First, it would be great for the NCAC if either Witt or Wabash got a Pool C bid.  Even better if they both did! (low probability)

Wabash was ranked #6 in the last NCAA regional rankings and Witt was not ranked.  Both picked up one more loss in the NCAC tourney.  However, Witt does have fewer in-region wins.  If I am correct, Witt now stands with a 16-6 in-region record and Wabash has a 19-6 in-region record.  So, Wabash appears to be in a better position than Witt on that one metric.  On the other hand, Witt won the head to head games 2 to 1.  What will be the deciding factor for the NCAA?

Because only one Great Lakes team can be reviewed at a time by the NCAA Selection Committee, both Witt and Wabash will probably have to wait for Penn State Behrend and Thiel to be considered first for a Pool C bid.  Both PSB and Thiel were ranked higher than Wabash in the last regional ranking and both lost in their tourney championship games tonight.

Good luck to both Wabash and Witt on their Pool C chances!

Note:  Augustana just beat Illinois Wesleyan minutes ago so Augustana gets the CCIW automatic bid saving a Pool C bid for someone else.

[David Collinge]

Less than two weeks ago, the NCAC boasted three teams ranked in the top 18 in the D3hoops.com poll.  Tonight, it looks (to me at least) like a one-bid conference.  It's been a tumultuous two weeks!

[drt]

Seinfeld, as an infrequent poster and a frequent lurker, as well as someone who has watched a lot of both Witt and Woo this season via the internet, I am curious what you think we can accomplish by contacting Wooster's President regarding their non-existent video coverage of this game.
It's the 21st century, and the technology needed to put video of this game on the web is already old.
You're saying it's some political b***s*** on campus?
And we don't know what we're talking about?
Basketball defines Wooster athletics.  Act like it.

[smedindy]

Of course, while it is important for College Relations to have the video feed going, there could be bigger fish to fry on campus. Believe me, what the 'outside' could think of as a minor issue is fraught with turmoil inside the walls of academia.

[seinfeld]

Seinfeld, as an infrequent poster and a frequent lurker, as well as someone who has watched a lot of both Witt and Woo this season via the internet, I am curious what you think we can accomplish by contacting Wooster's President regarding their non-existent video coverage of this game.
It's the 21st century, and the technology needed to put video of this game on the web is already old.
You're saying it's some political b***s*** on campus?
And we don't know what we're talking about?
Basketball defines Wooster athletics.  Act like it.

Read my post again and you'll get the answer to your question. Tell me what question you just asked that I didn't answer.

And yes, the post I referred was riddled with errors. First of all, how is he expecting tonight's information a 7:30 when the game started at 7 p.m.? Second, why don't you ask the other SIDs in the conference what they think of Wooster.? When you have that answer, come back and let me know. Third, Wooster baseball didn't host the Mid East regionals three years ago. The last time they hosted it was in 2007, and that wasn't even on campus. It was an hour away.

[drt]

OK, basketball defines Wooster athletics.  WHY doesn't the college act like it?
I don't think that question was answered in your post, or maybe I'm just obtuse.