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The Commonwealth Coast Conference Pick'em - Week 1 - 11/15 through 11/21

After Week 1, the games concluded as follows:

Wednesday 11/18

Curry @ Babson
Husson @ Gordon

Friday 11/20

UNE @ UMass-Dartmouth (UMass-Dartmouth Tourney Round 1)
Endicott vs. Ithica College (Amherst Tip-Off Tourney Round 1)

Saturday 11/21

UMass-Boston @ ENC

As such, the standings after one week are as follows:

witfan: 5-0
GC Oldtimer: 4-1
scout: 4-1
yeahbuddy: 4-1
backboard: 3-2
CCC talk: 3-2
Hoops Fan: 3-2

Also, a reminder that since NEC played their game today at noon eastern, picks for this next week are closed. CCC talk was the only one that missed this week and we added hooktonhoops14 to the ranks.

Good luck everyone.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

NEC lost today at home to Suffolk 69-78.  Salado led NEC with 14 points.  Apparently Suffolk just drowned them in threes.

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To add in the other game that occurred Sunday night, Wentworth lost to Ramapo 75-53.

Tonight, only four TCCC teams are off... A number of very good games.

Anna Maria @ Clark
MIT @ Curry
ENC @ Lesley
Gordon @ Salem State
NEC @ Rivier
Nichols @ Fisher
Roger Williams @ Connecticut College
Salve Regina @ Suffolk
UNE @ Bowdoin
Keene State @ WNEC

I'm sure there are a number of gamecasts and video streams to look in on the games. If anyone is interested in watching the Gordon-Salem State matchup, there is a link to sign up for the stream on the bottom right side of the Salem State Vikings athletics homepage.

[hooktonhoops14]

Gordon's shooting well in the early-going.  Trigg and Bajema look like Trigg and Bajema.

Gordon 33 -- Salem State 27

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At the half, Gordon leads Salem State 43-39.

Trigg has 16 points (from my count).

I'll post other scores as I can find them.

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Fisher 81 - Nichols 66
NEC 81 - Rivier 80
Anna Maria 46 - Clark 54
UNE 64 - Bowdoin 80

At the half, WNEC leads Keene State 46-36.

[hooktonhoops14]

Gordon gets its first-ever win against Salem State.  Of course, I had to go back home tonight so I was only able to watch the broadcast.

Here's hoping that's not the first time Gordon does something it's never done before this season...

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Complete TCCC scores for the evening:

Fisher 81 - Nichols 66
NEC 81 - Rivier 80
Anna Maria 46 - Clark 54
UNE 64 - Bowdoin 80
Keene State 72 - WNEC 90
Salve Regina 71 - Suffolk 73
MIT 66 - Curry 56
ENC 57 - Lesley 71
Gordon 95 - Salem State    83
RWU 76 - Connecticut College 59

Recaps will be posted later.

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Fisher 81 - Nichols 66

Nichols allowed four players to reach double digits and the Fisher PG to hit 25. Rebounding was pretty even, but Nichols had no semblance of defense, giving Fisher 50% shooting on the night. Chris Paquin and Pete Atkins led Nichols with 13 points apiece.

NEC 81 - Rivier 80

NEC shot 63% from the floor, including 70% from the arc. They outrebounded Rivier and held on for a close win. Four Pilgrim players reached double-digits.

Anna Maria 46 - Clark 54

Anna Maria starts the season 0-4 as they shoot just 31% from the floor, and a meager 17% from 3. They went 0-10 from behind the arc in the first half. Derek Johnson was the only Anna Maria player to reach double digits (17 points).

UNE 64 - Bowdoin 80

UNE went perfect from the line, but only had six attempts. Meanwhile, Bowdoin shot 48% from the floor and outrebounded the Nor'easters by 20.

Keene State 72 - WNEC 90

Keene shot the ball, missed, got the rebound, shot, and missed again. Simply put, Keene shot 21% and 17% from behind the arc. End of story.

Salve Regina 71 - Suffolk 73

Pretty even matchup with each team hitting about 35% of their shots. Suffolk went to the line about 10 times more than Salve and that was pretty much the difference.

MIT 66 - Curry 56

Another pretty even game. Curry went 1-9 from three and hit only 42% from the line. Otherwise, pretty even game that free throws inflated the differential at the end.

ENC 57 - Lesley 71

ENC also goes to 0-4 on the season. They didn't appear to be aggressive, as Lesley only had nine fouls and ENC took six free throws. Lesley had an 18 board advantage. ENC seems to be playing on its heels.

Gordon 95 - Salem State 83

Bajema had 31 points. Trigg and Walker had 22 each. The Scots were torrid from the entire court... Shooting 53% overall, 53% from three and hitting 87% of their 36 attempts from the line.

RWU 76 - Connecticut College 59

Roger Williams continues to be a three point shooting machine. Gary Madison went 11-19 overall and 7-9 from behind the arc. His 30 points paced the Hawks. RWU also double Conn College on the boards. RWU will be a dangerous team for anyone this year.

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MIT 66 - Curry 56

Another pretty even game. Curry went 1-9 from three and hit only 42% from the line. Otherwise, pretty even game that free throws inflated the differential at the end.

When you mention the end of the game, about how many minutes are you talking here?  MIT never led by less than 7 for the final 12+ minutes of the game.  They led by 15 with over 8 minutes left in the game and they shot only 2 FTs in the final 3.5 minutes.   Also, Curry shot more FTs and made more FTs than did MIT, so FTs did not inflate any type of margin at the end.  To be honest, the outcome of this game wasnt really in doubt the final 12 minutes (when MIT lead by double figures for most of the time), so I wouldnt really call it a close game.  Curry did shoot 1-9 from 3, but they also committed 23 turnovers, which had a lot to do with MIT getting 9 more shots than Curry and therefore winning comfortably despite shooting a slighlty worse percentage.

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MIT 66 - Curry 56

Another pretty even game. Curry went 1-9 from three and hit only 42% from the line. Otherwise, pretty even game that free throws inflated the differential at the end.

When you mention the end of the game, about how many minutes are you talking here?  MIT never led by less than 7 for the final 12+ minutes of the game.  They led by 15 with over 8 minutes left in the game and they shot only 2 FTs in the final 3.5 minutes.   Also, Curry shot more FTs and made more FTs than did MIT, so FTs did not inflate any type of margin at the end.  To be honest, the outcome of this game wasnt really in doubt the final 12 minutes (when MIT lead by double figures for most of the time), so I wouldnt really call it a close game.  Curry did shoot 1-9 from 3, but they also committed 23 turnovers, which had a lot to do with MIT getting 9 more shots than Curry and therefore winning comfortably despite shooting a slighlty worse percentage.

You're absolutely right. I did these by looking at box scores, which don't provide a whole lot of context. I never truly said the game was close, just that the stats were relatively even. MIT had a little worse shooting percentage, but as you said Curry had more FT attempts and such. A slight give and take... MIT ended up on top, but I'm just saying it wasn't like their 40 point blowout of John Abbot. No slight toward MIT at all... They appear to have an incredibly balanced and talented team this year.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Roger Williams is looking very good early on.  They're 4-0 and have beaten two (admittedly weaker) NESCAC teams already.  They've got RIC, Wheaton, Coast Guard, Wesleyan, and Hobart coming up before a Jan 7th match-up with UMASS-D.  It's a strong schedule, if nothing else.  It's a fantastic schedule if they come out with a lot of wins.

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We have one more game for this week's TCCC pick'em, RWU and RIC.

Here are the games for week 3. Have your picks in by Monday afternoon.

The Commonwealth Coast Conference Pick'em - Week 3 - 11/29  through 12/5

Tuesday 12/1

Salve Regina @ Roger Williams
Elms @ WNEC

Thursday 12/3

Endicott @ Gordon
Wheaton @ Roger Williams

Satuday 12/5

Gordon @ MIT

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

The Commonwealth Coast Conference Pick'em - Week 3 - 11/29  through 12/5

Tuesday 12/1

Salve Regina @ Roger Williams
Elms @ WNEC

Thursday 12/3

Endicott @ Gordon
Wheaton @ Roger Williams

Satuday 12/5

Gordon @ MIT

[CCC Talk]

RWU, Elms, Gordon, Wheaton, MIT