MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[David Collinge]

Video is great, no problems at all...until 3:22 left, then I go to buffering hell. Grrrrrrr.

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  Wooster 78  Ohio Wesleyan 67

Wooster was led tonight by senior Kenny DeBoer who had a double double of 22 points and 11 boards.  DeBoer hit a huge three pointer with less than 1 minute left to put the game out of reach.  Other top scorers for the Scots were Xavier Brown 15, Doug Thorpe 13, freshman Dan Fanelly also with a double double of 10 points, 13 boards and Evan Pannell with 10.

Key factor in the win for Wooster was the rebounding advantage of 44 to 31.  Scots had 12 offensive boards (DeBoer especially with 2nd chance points).

Ohio Wesleyan is now 20-7 and barely on the bubble for a Pool C bid.

Wooster is now 24-3.   Next game tomorrow night is round #3 of Woo vs. Witt for the NCAA automatic bid.

GO SCOTS!

[David Collinge]

After a season of ups and downs, of four ranked teams, of upsets and blowouts, we end up with a regular season title in Wooster and a tournament final between Wittenberg and the Scots.

Everything old is new again.

[kiltedbryan]

Everything old is new again.

Yup, tomorrow we'll be partying like it's 2010-11, the last time the Scots and Old Tigers met to decide the NCAC Tournament Championship.

[kiltedbryan]

Video is great, no problems at all...until 3:22 left, then I go to buffering hell. Grrrrrrr.

I had video issues at about the same point, but was able to reload it and see the end of the game fine.

It was nice to be able to watch the first semifinal as well, though it's weird to watch a completely silent broadcast. I kinda wish that there were an ambient mic so you could hear the sounds of the game and crowd even if there's no actual play-by-play broadcast.

[David Collinge]

Everything old is new again.

Yup, tomorrow we'll be partying like it's 2010-11, the last time the Scots and Old Tigers met to decide the NCAC Tournament Championship.

Wooster and/or Wittenberg have won or shared every NCAC regular season title since 1989, and one or the other (or both) have played in every NCAC Tournament championship game in that span excepting 2008 (OWU def. Wabash), winning all but 3 of those games (OWU 2013, Allegheny 1998, Kenyon 1994.)

[GoRed]

Yawn.  Go Tigers.

Until next year . . .

[wooscotsfan]

Wooster has beaten 3 teams this season that are all one win away from securing a NCAA bid.    .....and they are:

Wheaton (IL) is 18-8 and the Thunder play at #4 Illinois Wesleyan tomorrow for the CCIW bid.  Wheaton has a strong SOS and also could get a Pool C bid.

Hanover (IN) is 19-8 and the Panthers play at Rose-Hulman tomorrow for the HCAC bid.  Hanover has a weaker SOS and is not a viable Pool C candidate.

Wittenberg is 21-6 and the Tigers play at Wooster tomorrow for the NCAC bid.  Wittenberg will be considered for a Pool C bid if they lose tomorrow.

There was nearly a 4th team in this category... if Marietta could have defended Malcolm Heard of Wilmington yesterday, they would still be alive for the OAC bid.

Summary:  Wooster played a tough schedule this year and hopefully it has prepared them for the NCAA tourney.

[kiltedbryan]

Here are my $0.02 on potential All-NCAC selections, which have not yet come out from the league, though they must be coming soon. Apologies in advance for anyone I mislabel positionally.

Player of the Year: Scott Masin, Wittenberg (runner-up Tommy Fernitz, DePauw)
Newcomer of the Year: Seth Clark, Ohio Wesleyan (runners-up Dan Fanelly, Wooster and David Meurer, Denison)

FIRST TEAM
G - Aaron Stefanov, Hiram (Sr.)
G - Alex Longi, Denison (Sr.)
G - Doug Thorpe, Wooster (Sr.)
G - Xavier Brown, Wooster (Jr.)
F/C - Brian Lebowitz, Kenyon (Sr.)
F/C - Tommy Fernitz, DePauw (Jr.)
C - Scott Masin, Wittenberg (Sr.)

SECOND TEAM
G - Ryan Stanko, Allegheny (Sr.)
G - Taylor Rieger, Ohio Wesleyan (Sr.)
G - Zach Leahy, Wittenberg (Sr.)
G/F - Pat Haggin, DePauw (Sr.)
F - Kenny DeBoer, Wooster (Sr.)
F/C - Reuel Rogers, Ohio Wesleyan (Sr.)
C - Geoff Simpson, Oberlin (Sr.)

HONORABLE MENTION
G - Kyle Aiton, Wabash (Fr.)
G - Seth Clark, Ohio Wesleyan (Fr.)
G/F - Dre White, Ohio Wesleyan (Sr.)
F - Brad Woolard, Denison (Jr.)
C - Randy Ollie, Oberlin (So.)

[woosterbooster]

Classic.  The Wooster video feed won't load.  No longer surprising.

[kiltedbryan]

I'm experiencing the same issue. Thankfully the WQKT.com feed with Mike Breckenridge is working great.

Edit: video feed seems to be up now.

[woosterbooster]

Will somebody please fire John Haviland?  Or tell him that gold has been discovered on some property of his in Idaho?

[David Collinge]

[in my best wooscotsfan voice; I'm assuming he's at the game]

At the half: Wooster 36, Wittenberg 30

Scots being led by Evan Pannell's 10 points off the bench. Sam Collins has 7 for the Tigers. Dan Fanelly has 8 for the Scots, and has held Scott Masin to 0 points and 2 fouls.

[David Collinge]

Kenny DeBoer is really having an excellent weekend.

[David Collinge]

Wooster, especially their defense, is totally dominating this second half. Scots lead by 21 about halfway through.