MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[wally_wabash]

I didn't use all caps.   

But seriously...Jeff Gibbs was a one man national championship.  Jesse Jean had a monster game against Hiram.  You can't fill the Grand Canyon with the gap between the two. 

[ScotsFan]

OWU had to work hard for the win, and they were spent by the end.  It will be interesting to see how well they can pull themselves back together for the early game Friday against Allegheny.  Then, if they should win that, they'd have a third game in four days on Saturday, and it would be against either an up-tempo team (Wooster) or a physical team (Wabash).  If OWU can pull this title out of their hat, I'll change my vote for Coach of the Year to my friend Mike DeWitt, because he'll have earned it.

I was just wondering, isn't this what they have to do to win the OAC and the MIAA, etc.?       The NCAC seems to be one of the few smart conferences that start their conference tournaments at least a day early to give teams an extra day of recovery.

[David Collinge]

OWU had to work hard for the win, and they were spent by the end.  It will be interesting to see how well they can pull themselves back together for the early game Friday against Allegheny.  Then, if they should win that, they'd have a third game in four days on Saturday, and it would be against either an up-tempo team (Wooster) or a physical team (Wabash).  If OWU can pull this title out of their hat, I'll change my vote for Coach of the Year to my friend Mike DeWitt, because he'll have earned it.

I was just wondering, isn't this what they have to do to win the OAC and the MIAA, etc.?       The NCAC seems to be one of the few smart conferences that start their conference tournaments at least a day early to give teams an extra day of recovery.

There's a wide variety in the scheduling of tournaments, ranging from the SCAC, ASC, and ODAC playing three games in three days, to the WIAC's Mon-Wed-Sat schedule this year.

What makes it different and difficult for OWU is that they have one fewer day of rest than the other three semifinalists, thanks to the postponement.

[woosterbooster]

These guys are 19, 20 years old!  How much rest do they need?  It just means one fewer day to party in between games.

[David Collinge]

Free live video, audio, and stats will be available for the NCAC tournament at Wooster.  Click here for information and access, as well as a preview of the tournament.

[Li'l Giant]

Wow. Just wow. Wabash Always Fights. I'm going to go get a drink now. Way to go, Little Giants!

[ChicagoHopeNut]

Wow. Just wow. Wabash Always Fights. I'm going to go get a drink now. Way to go, Little Giants!

That was a really impressive game from Wabash. A pleasure to watch. Also, the NCAC video feed was exquisite. Maybe the best I have ever seen at the D3 level.

[wooscotsfan]

NCAC Tourney Semi-Final Scores:

Ohio Wesleyan 79  Allegheny 63

Wabash 87  Wooster 63

Congratulations to the Little Giants on a very well played game!  Wabash shot 54% from the floor and held to Wooster to only 39%.

Aaron Brock led Wabash with 29 points (8 of 11 FGs, 4 of 5 three pointers, 9 of 9 FTs) and was unstoppable tonight.

Brandon Johnson rolled his ankle midway through the first half and never returned for Wooster.  Let's hope that Brandon's injury is not serioius so he can play in the NCAA tourney if Wooster gets an at-large bid.

So, the NCAC should get 2 teams into the NCAA tourney.  Good luck to the Bishops and Little Giants in tomorrow's battle for the automatic bid.

[jscwittfan]

What a shocker from Wabash - congrats to the LGs!  When was the last time we've had an NCAC Tournament Championship game without either Witt or Wooster? 

I would assume Wooster is still good for an at-large bid, but does anyone think otherwise?

[ChicagoHopeNut]

What a shocker from Wabash - congrats to the LGs!  When was the last time we've had an NCAC Tournament Championship game without either Witt or Wooster? 

I would assume Wooster is still good for an at-large bid, but does anyone think otherwise?

I think Wooster is safely in as a Pool C bid. A terrible host of things would have to happen across the country for Wooster to fall outside the top 17 C's.

[Li'l Giant]

When was the last time we've had an NCAC Tournament Championship game without either Witt or Wooster? 

It would have to be before 1999 because that's as far back as the archive on the NCAC site goes.

[pbrooks3]

Reporting from the SCAC tournament in Conway AR where the quarterfinal round games were played today. Most games followed the projected script - Centre and Millsaps won along with Trinity (TX) in a thrilling 2 overtime game over DePauw. In a mild upset the host school Hendrix defeated Oglethorpe in the late game. Attendance was generally 200-300 per early games this afternoon. The Hendrix-Oglethorpe men's game drew close to 600 tonight. Can't begin to compare with atmosphere at Timken in Wooster, but a better turnout than I expected. Hendrix should get another good draw tomorrow against Millsaps.

[David Collinge]

Reporting from the SCAC tournament in Conway AR where the quarterfinal round games were played today. Most games followed the projected script - Centre and Millsaps won along with Trinity (TX) in a thrilling 2 overtime game over DePauw. In a mild upset the host school Hendrix defeated Oglethorpe in the late game. Attendance was generally 200-300 per early games this afternoon. The Hendrix-Oglethorpe men's game drew close to 600 tonight. Can't begin to compare with atmosphere at Timken in Wooster, but a better turnout than I expected. Hendrix should get another good draw tomorrow against Millsaps.

Thanks.  I was interested in your report because the SCAC is playing at a quasi-neutral site (at Hendrix, pre-selected and not based on seeding.)  200-300, eh?  There were more than that at Kenyon tonight for the women's NCAC tournament.  I think this is evidence that a neutral site tournament would not work for us.  Thanks again for the report, pbrooks3!

[bashbrother]

Congrats to this Little Giants team on a tremendous win tonight in Wooster. 

WAF

[BashDad]

Go Bash! Terrific!

Let's get OWU!

WAF