MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[blindwatchmaker]

Anyone else have some scores throughout the NCAC?

[billy_pilgrim]

Wabash 29
Earlham 25

less than 3 to go first half

[blindwatchmaker]

Port with his second two hand dunk with a foul to go laong with it.  Port getting up slowly though... have to wait and see.  Wooster up 55 -37.

[blindwatchmaker]

Port walked off and immediately went to see Tom Love...  don't know whats up

[blindwatchmaker]

Wooster cranking it up 63-39.  Starting to run away with it... on target for another 100+ game

[billy_pilgrim]

Halftime in Richmond: Earlham up 2 (33-31)

Neil Collins hit a pair of 3's and Tristian Gregory added another as Earlham overcame what was once a 7-point Wabash lead.

Miller playing well for Earlham with 10 or so...but was hit with a technical.

And for the love of God...will someone please tell Earlham's announcer that Wabash is not nationally ranked.

Early in the contest, he said that the Little Giants were No. 3 in the nation and just seconds ago said that Earlham would need to "keep playing solid defense to pull off another win over a nationally ranked opponent" ()

[blindwatchmaker]

Halftime- Woo 65-Hiram 45.  Woo started off cold, and were down by three with 12+ minutes left in the half and then just went on a run and never looked back.  Som esloppy play right before half and no word yet on Port.  He took a hard foul while going up for a dunk.  

[billy_pilgrim]

65-45??

Did Hiram break out the "system" for this one tonight?

Hope Port's ok....he's one of my favorites to watch in the league, plus I've always liked punters for some reason

[woosterbooster]

Trying to listen to two games here and doing a lousy job.

I had the Wittenberg game on and now all I'm hearing is something that's a cross between music and static.  It seems like it's halftime and the announcers just walked away, leaving the mike open.  I'd expect nothing less from Wittenberg.  At any rate, earlier, they were leading OWU 28-18.

That foul on Port in the Wooster game sounded dirty, again.  It's at least the second time that he's been fouled hard by a trailing player while leading the pack and going up for a dunk.  You'd expect that crap in the NBA but not in DIII.

Yep, that's what it was with the Wittenberg announces.  Bush league (no pun intended) at it's worst.  Just walked away from the mike...

[woosterbooster]

Wittenberg leads by 14 at the half.  They don't seem inclined to give the actual score.

Finally, 46-32.

Russ, 11.  Borchers 9.

Shires for OWU leads them with 7.

[WooMix]

Let me say that I am very much impressed by the play of Brandon Johnson.  13 points in the half at Hiram I believe.  He is listed as 6' 1".  How about him blocking the shot of the 6' 5" TC Spencer?  Have heard nothing but great things about this young fella.  Glad we gonna have him for the next three years.

[David Collinge]

It's 46-32 Witt.

Aside to WooBoo:  that's Captain Hilts.  (And Flying Officer Ives.) 

[woosterbooster]

Aside to WooBoo: that's Captain Hilts. (And Flying Officer Ives.)

Well, I thought that was a given.  Besides, you didn't give Annie's rank in your quote. 

[billy_pilgrim]

Just quickly, I don't think announcers walking away from the mic during the half is that big of an issue.

Unfortunately, most NCAC schools don't have the halftime programming that I know exists on Wooster's broadcasts. Similarly, it's often a one man production and ad-libbing throughout the entire 15 minutes.

Finally, I can't tell how many times I've seen announcers have to chase down their own statistics. It's not the easiest gig...especially when there's no studio to kick it back to or no pre-arranged halftime entertainment or interviews.

Meanwhile, Earlham up 4 early in the 2nd half.

[woosterbooster]

Geeze.  Port not expected to play in the second half, with two sprained wrists!