MBB: Ohio Athletic Conference

[billy the kid]

Looks like Wilmington rolling out to an early lead. The Quakers are riding high after knocking off JCU.

[ste24vie]

Look for Wilmington to continue their winning streak against the Gibbsless Cards. Last year ESPN Top 10 dunk by Justin Gaines still lingers.

[Toph]

Hell hath not fury like a JCU team on a two game losing streak, apparently.  The Streaks led by double digits for all but 3 minutes yesterday.

[David Collinge]

Not to be missed: Mt. Union at Transy is being videocast now, and the woman doing the play-by-play is eating a bag of potato chips while she's broadcasting.  It's hysterical, in a ridiculously unprofessional sort of way.  http://www.pennatlantic.com/

UPDATE:  Transylvania (munch, munch) holds off Mt. (chomp, chomp) Union, 72-63 (smack, smack).

[hasanova]

Hell hath not fury like a JCU team on a two game losing streak, apparently.  The Streaks led by double digits for all but 3 minutes yesterday.

Now that #9 JCU's got another 2-game losing streak and they're 7-4 versus DIII teams, will they even stay in the Top 25?  I suspected their preseason Top 2 spot was a bit inflated, but I don't think anyone expected them to have four losses before the season was half over.  Are there injuries or other issues in Univerity Heights that can explain the recent 4 of 5 dive?

[sac]

Bethany 85 JCU 63   

[David Collinge]

Bethany 85 JCU 63   

Denison took Bethany to double OT.  Denison!  My world makes no sense now.

[hasanova]

Not to be missed: Mt. Union at Transy is being videocast now, and the woman doing the play-by-play is eating a bag of potato chips while she's broadcasting.  It's hysterical, in a ridiculously unprofessional sort of way.  http://www.pennatlantic.com/

UPDATE:  Transylvania (munch, munch) holds off Mt. (chomp, chomp) Union, 72-63 (smack, smack).

Maybe they were computer chips.  Too bad they weren't playing F&M. 

[sac]

Wilmington 79 Heidelberg 66........Quakers now have a 2 game lead in the OAC.

[David Collinge]

It'd be nice to see Wilmington go on a good championship run, giving the townspeople something to cheer about.  That town has been as hard-hit by the recession as any in America, a real economic disaster area. 

[sac]

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4752321n&tag=related;photovideo

I once drove from Cincinnati to Columbus late at night, and was mesmerized by all the lights from jets heading into Wilmington.  Probably 3 dozen all over the air.

[sac]

John Carroll is certainly having an exciting few weeks.

JCU 99 Capital 93 OT

other scores,

ONU 67 Marietta 64
BW 60 Muskingum 58
Otterbein 63 Mt. Union 48

at the top of the OAC

Wilmington 7-0
John Carroll 5-2
Heidelberg 5-2
Ohio Northern 4-2


Heidelberg visits JCU Wed night.

[billy the kid]

Other than Wilmington at the top and Muskingum at the bottom....the rest of the teams are capable of beatin each other..

For example.......Mount Union beats JCU...JCU slaughters Otterbein.....Otterbein destroys Mount Union...

Nearing the midway of conference play....I got Brian Pollock, Kyle Meyer and Tyler White as the 3 best players in the conference. White plays rugged defense, very athletic and can score. Meyer has a very good inside game and Pollock is a big scoring threat every night.

[Dr. Acula]

Come on billy, don't underestimate MUC's ability to play to their opponent's level....like tonight when they brought Musky out of your "incapable of winning" group by losing to the Fish at home 83-77.  (Sigh)

[ste24vie]

Well, it truly does show how much parity exists in the OAC.  No one is unbeatable now with Cap knocking off Wilmington.  In a battle at the bottom of the conference, Coach Reynolds continues to think he can win with 6 players as Marietta hammers Otterbein in the second half. JCU continues their struggle with another conference loss.