MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[ohiofan1954]

I would love to see the Denison-Kenyon game tomorrow but the weather I think will keep me from making the trek to Gambier. Have to check out Marietta tomorrow night and see if they can give someone for the ncac a good game.

[sac]

I would love to see the Denison-Kenyon game tomorrow but the weather I think will keep me from making the trek to Gambier. Have to check out Marietta tomorrow night and see if they can give someone for the ncac a good game.

http://d3hoops.com/teams/Marietta/men/2013-14/index
Wooster 81 Marietta 78
Ohio Wesleayan 79 Marietta 74

Yes!

[wooscotsfan]

I would love to see the Denison-Kenyon game tomorrow but the weather I think will keep me from making the trek to Gambier. Have to check out Marietta tomorrow night and see if they can give someone for the ncac a good game.

http://d3hoops.com/teams/Marietta/men/2013-14/index
Wooster 81 Marietta 78
Ohio Wesleayan 79 Marietta 74

Yes!

Yes, Marietta is a very competitive team in the Great Lake region and they could be a factor in the NCAA tournament this year.  It is also worth noting that the two results posted by Sac both occurred on Marietta's home floor.

So, the NCAC teams notched solid road wins in those matchups. 

[MIAA in Exile]

OWU Marietta was at Defiance, not at Marietta

[wooscotsfan]

OWU Marietta was at Defiance, not at Marietta

Good correction -- thanks.  I looked quickly at Marietta's schedule and did not see the "at" next to OWU and assumed that the game was played at Marietta.  Should have checked the full stats tab.

By the way, Marietta is 9-1 at home this season (from their season stats) so Wooster is obviously responsible for that sole home loss.

[ohiofan1954]

thanks for the info on Marietta games.

[David Collinge]

Halftime in Springfield:
DePauw 30, Wittenberg 25

[wooscotsfan]

At the Half:  Wooster 41  Hiram 33

Xavier Brown leading the Scots with 20 points in the half

[David Collinge]

Wabash leading OWU 64-59 with 2:22 remaining. 

[David Collinge]

Wabash shocks OWU 77-66. The final score is inflated by 7 technical free throws with 0:11 left after a nasty fracas involving a body slam and two ejections, including Coach DeWitt. But they were going to win anyway.

[David Collinge]

Meanwhile, DePauw is hammering Wittenberg, 59-41 at some indeterminate time in the 2nd half.

Update: DePauw wins 71-49. Wooster will remain in 1st regardless of the outcome of their game with Hiram. Which, by the way, is very much in doubt, as the Scots lead by just 2 within the last 2 minutes.

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  Wooster 76  Hiram 71

Wooster squeaks out the road win over a Hiram team that shot ~50% from the floor.

Wooster top scorers:
Xavier Brown 28
Doug Thorpe 17
Scott Purcell 11 (three 3 pointers including a big one with 1:45 left)

For Hiram, Aaron Stefanov had 27 points and Chris Zurowski added 20 points.

Wooster is now 13-2 NCAC and has a 2 game lead over Witt, OWU and DePauw who are all 11-4 

[David Collinge]

Just for completeness' sake

Denison 75, Kenyon 68...you may not know that this is a huge backyard rivalry; a big statement win for the Big Red
Allegheny 73, Oberlin 61

[wooscotsfan]

Current NCAC Standings with all 2/12 Results:

1. Wooster 13-2 (19-3)
2. Wittenberg 11-4 (17-5)
2. Ohio Wesleyan 11-4 (17-5)
2. DePauw 11-4 (16-6)
5. Denison 7-8 (11-11)
5. Kenyon 7-8 (10-12)
5. Wabash 7-8 (8-13)
8. Oberlin 3-12 (6-16)
8. Hiram 3-12 (5-17)
10. Allegheny 2-13 (5-17)

[smedindy]

Wabash shocks OWU 77-66. The final score is inflated by 7 technical free throws with 0:11 left after a nasty fracas involving a body slam and two ejections, including Coach DeWitt. But they were going to win anyway.

I missed it. Was it the NCAC refs being NCAC refs or was it a legit hard foul and shenanigans? The Wabash highlights online didn't have that play.