MBB: St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[pantherpride]

At each game the home team is responsible for having an administrator on Game Management. In almost every instance that I have seen ,in 30 yrs. of watching college basketball, the head of the officials crew will go to the table to ask to have a fan removed. Game Management will conduct the rest.

Quite tonite with game reports.

When i was warned at Maryville, the official came and pointed me out.

[fcnews]

There is a difference in being told to have a seat and being ejected.

GC game shoots 62 fts and FU game both teams combine for 15 fts and only 20 fouls called.

[cam]

MU 77 - BC 55

Dominant performance from start to finish by Maryville. Jumped out to an early lead (17-5) and kept that distance the rest of the way. BC rallied, after being down 21 early in the 2nd half, to cut it to 11. But that was as close as they could get the rest of the way.

Hebl, Regan, Bash, Elwell, Smiddy, Klein (all seniors) played a very solid game collectively. Klein hurt his shoulder again in the first half, but came back and played well in the second half. Bash was clearly still a little hobbled, but was very tough to stop down low. He plays so well when he is double-teamed and kicked more than a few passes out to Hebl for 3's. Smiddy had a big three pointer at a key point when Blackburn was trying to claw back in it. Elwell just runs the team so well and was very much in control. And, Hebl and Regan are just so good. They absolutely took the game over early in the first half and made it a walk the rest of the way.

It was a great way to end it for those seniors. Nice lead allowed Coach Rogers to take them out with a few minutes left to get the thanks they deserved from the crowd. (Great crowd, by the way.)

Blackburn had a small contingent of enthusiastic guys in the stands. But their chants were continuosly drowned out by the strong MU students under the basket. One perplexing chant from the BC fans when the game was nearly over.........."Still in First Place, Still in First Place". I'm not 100% sure on the tiebreakers, but on the SLIAC standings website, Maryville is now on top.

Finally, congrats to MU Asst. Coach Gene Myers. After 15 years as MU assistant, he is hanging up the sweater vest at the end of this year. He has been the one constant through many ups and downs with the MU program.

Let's hope MU can stay focused and close out the season with wins at MacMurray and Prin. It would be much more fun watching the tournament in a college gym at MU as opposed to the grade school gym in Carlinville.

[hopefan]

Cam - good writeup on the game  -  saved me from having to do it.  Key to game along with Senior play were contributions off the bench from McCarthy, Andrews, and Turpin 

BC chant was correct - with the current 3 way tie, Blackburn has the tiebreaker by virtue of winning both games vs Webster, while Maryville split with Webster.

Saturday's Blackburn - Westminster game is now crucial - if MU takes care of business at Mac, and Westminster beats Blackburn, MU and Webster would be tied for 1st, BC and Westmin tied for third, and while I'm not sure who would get the tiebreak there, at least no one would have to play in Carlinville at the dome.

If we finish in a 3 way tie, Blackburn is No 1, and despite my one man write in campaign to the SLIAC Commisioner expressing disdain to the league commish over having a conference tourney at a substandard facility like Blackburn's, I'm afraid we'll have to go to Carlinville.

[hopefan]

FCnews  -  I saw Westminster when they looked unbeatable vs Maryville, you saw them when they were nearly beaten by Fontbonne.
Can Westminster who beat MU with bulk, compete with Blackburn's quickness on the small Blackburn court?  Can they defend Blackburn's ball movement?  What's your opinion???

[cam]

hopefan:
Thanks.

Re: Tiebreakers....
I guess that just goes to show you that painting your face, carrying silly signs, and shouting strange things in unison DOES NOT make you unintelligent.

Kudos Beaver Backers for knowing the tiebreakers. Very impressive.

I have to say I'm rooting very hard for the squad from Fulton this weekend.

[fcnews]

Hopefan - I saw to sides of WC last nite. Granted FU made some halftime adjustments. In the first half WC was 58% from the field and 7-11 from behind the arc. The 2nd half they shot 30% and 1-7 from 3's. Their bulk was Davis who had 14 pts., 10 in the first half, but he is under sized for most opponents. WC's perimenter players can play with BC at both ends. This will be a very good match up. But, I will definately take WC in this one. WC is much deeper then BC and just as quick. MU has to have the edge amongst these four because of maturity. This is basically the same MU squad that has been together for three years. You'd think this would be their year. Having said that I still question MU's squad that tends to disappear in some games.

BC will lose one of their last two games and barring a nightmare the tourney will go to MU.

It's just my opinion but I don't beleive any of these four have a chance to make much noise in the tournament. I have been wrong before, but this is not the year for a SLIAC run.

[hopefan]

FC  -   my main interest in my question to you is Saturday's Westminster at Blackburn game -  hoping that the result moves the conference tourney out of Carlinville.   I'm going to forgo the trip to Jacksonville where Maryville plays, instead goin up to Carlinville to watch that showdown between BC and Westmin.   I'll be a "neutral" observer   (anyone have an xtra Westminster College sweatshirt???      )

[fcnews]

Hope fan - I'll take Westminister on the road in that game. BC's two man show will have their hands full. Davis should have a heyday for WC.

[dynasty22]

Westminister will not have an easy game by any means. BC coming off the last few losses has some fire brewing in them now and WILL be prepared come game time.
Two more victories and the SLIAC Tourny is comin to the Beaver Dome.
Go Beavers!

[dynasty22]

As much as I agree that the facility is very sub-par, I do like the fact that the crazies of Blackburn are right there in the faces of the enemies where everyone can hear them.
I think this gives great meaning to home court advantage.
I think that's why it is difficult to win there.
Not cuz of the lighting or other poor excuses but because they hve the fans right there with nothing but support.

[hopefan]

Dynasty and other Blackburn "Crazies"  -  While no one but Blackburn fans want the tourney at the Dome, that isn't to say that fans of the opposition, like myself, don't thoroughly enjoy your antics.  I thought the callestetics prior to the Maryville game were hilarious - sorry to see them cut short by the Maryville awards presentation  (However, the thing I like most about you guys is the good clean fun, no trouble atmosphere  -  when you guys were asked to go back to your seats for the Maryville ceremony, you did with no questions asked   -  CLASSY)   you guys keep it up - it's great atmosphere for everyone -  look for the old guy with the Hope hat on tomorrow and say hi  -  REMEMBER, I'm going as a TOTALLY neutral fan tomorrow

[fcnews]

Totally Nuetral? Come on Hopefan. Your cheering for the same result all STL SLIAC fans are. But, give the Beavers their props, it will definatley sell out at BC and home court will be huge. Any word on how their doing to try and add seating for the games? Chairs, portable bleachers, SRO......

[hopefan]

FC  -  I think the only way to add more spctator viewing will be to put it on Closed circuit TV over in the dining hall next door   -    but Wait, there's no room in the Dome for any cameras!!!!

[fcnews]

I'm just curious if it was pre discussed, before the tournament was brought back, what is suitable facilities to host. Like a NCAA first round game your seating has to be 1200. Not 120.

They could always simulcast it back to STL. They got room for one more camera up on the dog house.