MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[David Collinge]

As Wally pointed out, it is a dark arena.  Especially so when Wooster plays there and the lights at the Scots end of the court are dimmed.  OWU: has the Ohio electricians union in its pocket.

LOL +1

[woosterbooster]

My off-the-cuff probabilities to win the tournament:

Wooster: 33%
OWU: 29%
Wabash: 23%
Depauw: 15%

[Ralph Lee Wilson]

Off the cuff probabilities to fight:
Wabash: 100%

[Bishopleftiesdad]

So Ralph, your predicting the other team wont.  +1 by the way.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

My off-the-cuff probabilities to win the tournament:

Wooster: 33%
OWU: 29%
Wabash: 23%
Depauw: 15%

I do not know nearly enough to make a prediction, So I will go with Boosters, with the slight change in flipping Wooster and OWU.

[woosterbooster]

An ugly first half.  The Wooster guards can't come close to making a shot yet continue to fervently avoid getting the ball inside.  The one time that they did, to third-string post Derek Schwarz, he made a nice pass back out for a good three by Pannell.  Clearly that was too easy, because they've never attempted it again.  Sigh.com

[wally_wabash]

Alternate take- tough defense both ways in the first half.  Wooster got a little something going in the last handful of minutes to get a quick lead.  Wabash got the last three points of the half to get a 25-23 lead at the break.  Offensive rebounding, oddly enough, is really keeping Wooster right in the game- 9 offensive rebounds in the first half for the Scots.  This is usually an area that Wabash dominates.  Set up for a tight second half here. 

[wally_wabash]

Wooster proves to be a tad more clutch than Wabash tonight as the Scots get a 68-55 win in the first semi.  This was a tight game until about 3:30 to go when Fannely and Williams hit a pair of three pointers.  Wabash didn't have the answer and the Scots pulled away with free throws.  The Scots did a tremendous job of smothering Purvlicis specifically and denying the post in general.  Against this iteration of Wabash, if you keep the ball out of the painted area, you win. 

Wabash was outrebounded 41-34 which never happens.  Kasey Oetting's absence really shows up here.  Credit to Wooster's big guys for an outstanding rebounding effort tonight. 

Wabash finishes the season 18-9...a whale of a bounce back season.  Wabash had won a total of 17 games over the last two seasons, so the turnaround here can't be understated.  Wabash is one of two teams in the league to have beaten every other team in the league this year (OWU is the other) and it seems clear that Wabash is back to being a very relevant piece of this league.  As sad as I am to see this thing end, 2014-2015 has been really refreshing.  Wabash hoops is back...and I think the end of Wabash's NCAA drought is coming soon. 

[wally_wabash]

Well rats. DePauw just beat OWU. Could have done without that.

[smedindy]

I think OWU is OK with a C. But if DPU beats Wooster, I dunno if we get three.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I think OWU is OK with a C. But if DPU beats Wooster, I dunno if we get three.

Why wouldn't you get three? I don't see Wooster or OWU falling behind Mount Union or John Carroll.

[woosterbooster]

I think OWU is OK with a C. But if DPU beats Wooster, I dunno if we get three.

Why wouldn't you get three? I don't see Wooster or OWU falling behind Mount Union or John Carroll.

This is what I was wondering about after the Depauw win last night: Does a loss tonight knock Wooster out?  I was going to ask the rocket scientists on here, but apparently it's already been considered by at least some.

Let me ask another question, then: With a Wooster win, is there any chance that they would host in the first round?

By the way, a personal pox should be placed on the official that called a T on Evan Pannell after his dunk.  Ridiculous.  There was a trailing defender, and anytime that's the case, hanging on the rim a bit is the safest play for all concerned.  You're not the show, zebra.  Step to the dimly lit corners of the B.R.A.

[Ohigy]

If DePauw beats Wooster, I think Wooster would be the third team since OWU swept the Scots head to head. 

[sac]

I think OWU is OK with a C. But if DPU beats Wooster, I dunno if we get three.

Why wouldn't you get three? I don't see Wooster or OWU falling behind Mount Union or John Carroll.

This is what I was wondering about after the Depauw win last night: Does a loss tonight knock Wooster out?  I was going to ask the rocket scientists on here, but apparently it's already been considered by at least some.

Let me ask another question, then: With a Wooster win, is there any chance that they would host in the first round?

By the way, a personal pox should be placed on the official that called a T on Evan Pannell after his dunk.  Ridiculous.  There was a trailing defender, and anytime that's the case, hanging on the rim a bit is the safest play for all concerned.  You're not the show, zebra.  Step to the dimly lit corners of the B.R.A.

Watching live I thought it was wrong too, until I rewound it and watched it again.  If Pannell just hangs on the rim he's fine, but he pulled himself up, that's a no-no every time unless someone is directly under them.  The trailing player stopped at the FT line.  In retrospect a pretty easy call I thought.  Pretty sure two refs called the T.

[woosterbooster]

I think OWU is OK with a C. But if DPU beats Wooster, I dunno if we get three.

Why wouldn't you get three? I don't see Wooster or OWU falling behind Mount Union or John Carroll.

This is what I was wondering about after the Depauw win last night: Does a loss tonight knock Wooster out?  I was going to ask the rocket scientists on here, but apparently it's already been considered by at least some.

Let me ask another question, then: With a Wooster win, is there any chance that they would host in the first round?

By the way, a personal pox should be placed on the official that called a T on Evan Pannell after his dunk.  Ridiculous.  There was a trailing defender, and anytime that's the case, hanging on the rim a bit is the safest play for all concerned.  You're not the show, zebra.  Step to the dimly lit corners of the B.R.A.

Watching live I thought it was wrong too, until I rewound it and watched it again.  If Pannell just hangs on the rim he's fine, but he pulled himself up, that's a no-no every time unless someone is directly under them.  The trailing player stopped at the FT line.  In retrospect a pretty easy call I thought.  Pretty sure two refs called the T.

How would Pannell, going forward, know how far back the defender is?  Hmm, tried to find the video, but can't.  Not on the OWU site (I don't think) or YouTube.