MBB: Conference of New England

[dewcrew88]

Predictions for tonight's UC/GC game?

I'm guessing it will be a tight one until the last 6 or 7 minutes: My pick: Utica wins, 67-60.

Good luck to both teams tonight.

I think Utica will try and out-hustle Gordon. I think Utica wins 78-64.

[24/7/365]

Why don't we all agree that the team we have emotional, past or current ties to is going to win.  I will obviously be taking the GC Fighting Scots in this one.  Their inside/outside game will be in full effect, and I don't believe that GC can have back to back to back games shooting in the 30's.  Look for Marstaller to have a big game down low tonight, while Kaufman and Herr try to get the 3 point party goin early.  GC by 7 67-60

[gobombers15]

You picked the same score as me only with Gordon winning. Not fair, not fair!

[24/7/365]

Haha, my bad, didn't even realize that.  Okay, okay, I have to give a new one in light of that.  My pick still goes to GC, but with my new score of 71-65.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Maybe 67-60 is a good bet then.  Anyone know the Vegas over/under in terms of total points?

Oh wait, does Vegas even take bets on NCAA sports or do we have to work with offshore bookies for that?

[Maq Diesel]

I am kind of nervous about this game for a couple reasons, Utica's athletism scares me and Gordon's lay off scares me.  But the guys on the team want this game bad so it is a toss up.  I think Gordon wins if they can keep Utica to only two guys in double figures.  Another key will be turnovers and more specifically how well Gordon takes advantage when Utica turns the ball over, and Utica turns it over A LOT.  The battle of the boards is going to be Utica's to lose but that is not a huge deal Gordon rarely win the rebounding battle, but GC needs to keep it close.  I think this is going to be a sick game and my pick is that the winner of the GC vs Utica will be playing against Norwich or St. John Fisher next weekend.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I don't think the layoff will be a problem and its only two days more than Utica's layoff, so no big deal.

[24/7/365]

Hoops you goin' to the game?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

No, again I am stuck in the Midwest, hundred of miles from any playoff games.

I was working on a trip to the final four, but that may have to wait until next year as well.

[walzy31]

Thanks in part to the CCC

MCLA (MASCAC) to Duke (ACC)

MCLA beat Fitchburg St. by 4
Fitchburg St. beat Newbury by 4
Newbury beat Roger Williams by 20
Roger Williams beat Curry by 5
Curry beat Trinity by 5
Trinity beat Amherst by 3
Amherst beat Pomona-Pitzer by 19
Pomona-Pitzer beat Whitworth by 4
Whitworth beat Puget Sound by 24
Puget Sound beat UC Riverside by 4
UC Riverside beat Pacific by 8
Pacific beat Texas A&M by 7
Texas A&M beat Texas by 3
Texas beat West Virginia by 1
West Virginia beat Georgetown by 13
Georgetown beat Duke by 3

Duke is currently #1 (until Monday)

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

These two are more appropriate, I think:

2005-12-01  Gordon                  64  @ MIT                     59         
2005-11-20  MIT                     68   Geneseo St              60         
2006-01-13  Geneseo St              86   Rochester Tech          56         
2006-01-28 @ Rochester Tech          71   Utica                   62         

Transitivity proves that Gordon is better than Utica.
This 4 game conquering path predicts: Gordon over Utica by 52 points.

and

2005-11-30 @ Endicott                53   Bates                   52         
2005-12-06 @ Bates                   88   Bowdoin                 62         
2006-01-14 @ Bowdoin                 84   Tufts                   70         

Transitivity proves that Endicott is better than Tufts.
This 3 game conquering path predicts: Endicott over Tufts by 41 points.

[walzy31]

Hoopsfan,

How do you get that Massey Rankings site to work? What do you fill out for the three blanks and which of the three (wins, losses, schedule) do you select?

[gobombers15]

Utica over Gordon, 71-66. Sounded like a hard-fought game. Congrats to Utica and kudos to Gordon on a fine season. Believe me, they're not the first team to get beat by Ray Bryant this year.

[nescachoopsfan]

anyone see the tufts endicott game? no comments about the ccc champ getting knocked out in the first round?

[gobombers15]

Looks like GC did a nice job on Cichon holding him to 6 points, 4 of which came from the line in the final 10 seconds. But, as I said, to beat UC you have to stop Lucas and Herring because either Bryant or Cichon is going to have a big game. Lucas and Herring combined for 27 and Lucas really kept them in it early in the 2nd half when Gordon was on their run.

Again, congrats to Utica and same to Gordon for a fine season.