MBB: Conference of New England

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Endicott seems to have been handled defensively, struggling to score.  Lance Green put on a good show, 12 and 10 with 8 FTs to pull out the win.  I'd love to get a first hand account to know what a team like Rivier did to slow EC down.  Makris had only 7 points and 3 boards.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

GC and MIT are tied at the half.  MIT hasn't hit a three yet, which is a big part of their game, especially with two starters still out recovering from off-season surgery.

Park Thomas is lighting it up to hold GC close.  The game is at Gordon, so there's a chance for a miracle.  I have a hard time believing MIT will play this poorly two halves in a row.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Live stats froze with 9:18 to play and MIT up one at Gordon.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Gordon falls to MIT 53-64.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Salve falls to Babson 62-74.  They were down really badly at the half, so a valiant comeback cut short.  16 for Pringle.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

WIT had a big lead most of the first half, but ended up down 30-32 at the break.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

WIT loses to Colby 61-74.  Therriault had a killer first half and a mediocre second.  Likewise Mayo played well, not great.  Very little contribution from the bench.

[Hugenerd]

Curry has a pretty tough week...at Amherst, at WPI, and at MIT.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Salve beats WIT in a non-conference contest in OT 83-78.  Colin Johnson had 20 for WIT, 15 from transfer Dailon Wilson.  Pringle had 23 for SRU and Smiley added 18.  It appears many of the CCC squads are deeper this season.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Nichols plays at Mass College tonight.

[uconn05]

Big win for Salve. While it doesn't count for the TCCC standings they must be encouraged with the result given their loss of Birrell. Collecting 13 steals wll help ease offensive concerns since most steals result in transition opportunities.

[Chantastic]

Gordon played a surprisingly close game with #1 MIT, losing 64-53.  The Scots were actually up 1 with about 10 minutes to play and if not for horrendous FT shooting by Dempsey (2-9) the game may have gone down the wire.

Both teams played man defense in the halfcourt the entire game, so the close game was not proof that Gordon's guards have gotten any better at dealing with backcourt pressure. 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Nichols took out Mass College on the road 94-83.  Sheehan and Kuntz both played in this one, so I guess it wasn't injury?  Did they show up late to practice too often?

Sheehan had 40, starting his bid for POY on the right foot - he also had 8 boards, 3 assists, and 4 steals.  Kuntz did not have a good night; we'll leave it at that.  They had 28 turnovers and a mediocre shooting night.  I'm not sure whether I'm too gunshy to hop on the bandwagon again or not.  Last year was a disappointment, but they certainly have a lot of potential.


Tonight:

WNEC @ Amherst
WIT @ ConnColl
UNE @ Mt Ida
CC @ WPI
ENC @ Suffolk
GC hosts Salem State
RWU hosts J&W

[Pat Coleman]

That's called writing, Gordon.

+1

[uconn05]

WNEC @ Amherst
WIT @ ConnColl
UNE @ Mt Ida
CC @ WPI
ENC @ Suffolk
GC hosts Salem State
RWU hosts J&W

What a great night of games for the TCCC. With the exception of the WNEC game I think all of these games will be very close. It's hard to predict college sports at the best of times, and nearly impossible at the beginning of the year, so these may all be incorrect.

I'm surprised that so many teams are playing tonight. Usually campuses are dead this week because so many students go home for Thanksgiving. If the school draws the majority of their students from the surrounding area, like Salem or Mt. Ida, the games could be well attended but usually the stands are more than half empty.