MBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Greek Tragedy · February 19, 2011, 08:52:18 PM

Yeah, really strange. I was following live stats too. They had a final score of 54-52. River Falls is really hurting. Four losses in a row. If they lose in the WIAC tourney, that will give them 6 in-region losses...borderline for the NCAA tourney.

UWRF · February 19, 2011, 09:05:14 PM

Quote from: Old School-Greek Tragedy on February 19, 2011, 08:52:18 PM
Yeah, really strange. I was following live stats too. They had a final score of 54-52. River Falls is really hurting. Four losses in a row. If they lose in the WIAC tourney, that will give them 6 in-region losses...borderline for the NCAA tourney.

I think they have to win it now... $:-\$

nwhoops1903 · February 20, 2011, 12:38:18 AM

Quote from: Old School-Greek Tragedy on February 19, 2011, 08:52:18 PM
Yeah, really strange. I was following live stats too. They had a final score of 54-52. River Falls is really hurting. Four losses in a row. If they lose in the WIAC tourney, that will give them 6 in-region losses...borderline for the NCAA tourney.

It would be strange to only see 1 WIAC school listed in the tourney. Is that even possible?

Greek Tragedy · February 20, 2011, 03:19:09 PM

River Falls could drop down to 7th in the regional rankings.

Overall records really don't matter, so I erased those. Records ONLY include games through Feb. 13. I posted the results of this week, but you'll have to do the math for the CURRENT records.

West Region
1 Whitworth 23-0 (NWC): LOST at Whitman 82-79, WON at Pacific 84-45; Plays Pacific Lutheran in NWC semis 2/24
2 St. Thomas 18-3 (MIAC): BEAT Concordia-Moorhead 64-51, BEAT Hamline 82-60, WON at St. John's 72-61; BYE into MIAC semis
3 UW-Stevens Point 19-3 (WIAC): BEAT Platteville 82-54, WON at La Crosse 79-71; BYE into WIAC semis
4 UW-River Falls 17-3 (WIAC): LOST at La Crosse 93-78, LOST at Platteville 62-58 in OT; BYE into WIAC semis
5 Chapman 14-1 (IND): BEAT West Coast Baptist 72-39, WON at West Coast Baptist 75-39; Plays at La Sierra 2/22
6 Carleton 15-5 (MIAC): WON at Bethel 72-60, WON at Macalester 72-68, BEAT St. Olaf 84-73; BYE into MIAC semis
7 Whitman 12-4 (NWC): BEAT Whitworth 82-79, LOST at Pacific 59-55, Plays Lewis and Clark in NWC semi 2/24
8 Lewis and Clark 11-4 (NWC): BEAT Puget Sound 89-85, LOST at Williamette 76-73; Plays at Whitman in NWC semi 2/24
9 St. Olaf 15-6 (MIAC): LOST at Hamline 79-76, BEAT Bethel 66-58, LOST at Carleton 84-73; Plays Gustavus Adolphus in MIAC quartefinal 2/22

John Gleich · February 20, 2011, 04:09:49 PM

Quote from: nwhoops1903 on February 20, 2011, 12:38:18 AM
Quote from: Old School-Greek Tragedy on February 19, 2011, 08:52:18 PM
Yeah, really strange. I was following live stats too. They had a final score of 54-52. River Falls is really hurting. Four losses in a row. If they lose in the WIAC tourney, that will give them 6 in-region losses...borderline for the NCAA tourney.
It would be strange to only see 1 WIAC school listed in the tourney. Is that even possible?

Not out of the realm of possibility... though since the tournament expanded four seasons ago, has only happened once:

2010: Point and WW
2009: Point, Platte, and WW
2008: Point and WW
2007: Point
2006: Stout, LaX, and WW (This was the year of the most recent tournament expansion)
2005: Point
2004: Point
2003: Point and Osh
2002: Osh
2001: EC (First year of the "Pool" system I believe)
2000: EC and Point
1999: Platte
1998: Platte and Osh
1997: Platte, Osh, WW, and Point (tournament was 64 teams this year)
1996: Platte, Osh, and WW
1995: Platte and WW
1994: Platte and WW
1993: Platte and WW
1992: Platte and WW
1991: Platte
1989: WW
1988: WW
1986: WW
1985: WW
1984: WW
1983: WW

badgerwarhawk · February 20, 2011, 05:12:30 PM

Phil Negri's third three pointer of the first half put the WARHAWKS in front 14-9 with five minutes gone in the first half. With the lead 23-19 Superior started an 11-0 run that gave them their largest lead, 30-23, with a little over two and half minutes remaining however the WARHAWKS closed out the half outscoring the Yellow Jackets 9-2 and two teams were tied 32-32 at half. Still tied 37-37 the WARHAWKS ran off six straight points to give them a lead they would hold the rest of the game. A 12-4 spurt took the lead to seventeen 68-51, the largest lead of the game. Superior would cut it down to eight points with a little over three minutes to play but Alex Edmunds scored to make it ten and the lead stayed in double figures the rest of the way. The final was 79-63.

Chris Davis recorded his thirteenth double-double of the season with game highs of 26 points and 10 rebounds. Davis also had a game high 3 steals. Phil Negri sank his first five three point attempts and added 15 points. Antone Bryd chipped in 11 points and had a game high 5 assists.

Jake Smith led Superior with 21 points. Marcus Helland added 11 points and Dan Curly scored 10 points.

John Gleich · February 20, 2011, 05:53:26 PM

So, I'm a bit confused...

Of my 8 scenarios, this is the one that happened...

Scenario H WW wins, and LaX loses and Platte wins
1. Point (14-2)
2. RF (12-4)
3. WW (10-6)
4. ~~Platte (9-7)~~ LaX (9-7)
5. ~~LaX (9-7)~~ Platte (9-7)
6. Sup (6-10)

~~WW is the 3, LaX and Platte are tied. Moving to criteria 2, cumulative record against teams above...~~

~~Platte 3-3 (1-1 vs. Point, 1-1 vs. RF, 1-1 vs. WW)~~
~~LaX 2-4 (0-2 vs. Point, 1-1 vs. RF, 1-1 vs. WW)~~

~~Platte is the 4, LaX is the 5.~~

Ah... LaX swept Platte. I think that a few or my scenarios were wrong...

Final Standings:

1. Point (14-2)
2. RF (12-4)
3. WW (10-6)
4. LaX (9-7)
4. Platte (9-7)
6. Sup (6-10)
7. Oshkosh (5-11)
8. Stout (4-12)
9. Eau Claire (3-13)

Compare this to the preseason poll:

2010-11 Preseason Predictions --Voted on by WIAC Sports Information Directors

	2009-10 Record
1. UW-Stevens Point (9)	12-4, 29-4
2. UW-Whitewater	13-3, 23-6
3. UW-La Crosse	9-7, 17-9
4. UW-Superior	7-9, 15-12
5. UW-Stout	9-7, 16-11
6. UW-Platteville	8-8, 14-12
7. UW-Eau Claire	6-10, 14-11
8. UW-River Falls	3-13, 9-16
9. UW-Oshkosh	5-11, 11-14
( )--First-Place Votes

Unbelievable stats of the year...

After starting the conference slate 2-0, Eau Claire ended the year 1-13 to finish 3-13.
After starting the conference slate 12-0, River Falls ended the year 0-4 to finish 12-4.

John Gleich · February 20, 2011, 06:00:59 PM

Here's the final plus/minus for the year...

Team	Overall	+/-	Home	Away
SP	14-2	+6	8-0	6-2
RF	12-4	+4	7-1	5-3
WW	10-6	+2	6-2	4-4
LaX	9-7	+1	6-2	3-5
Platte	9-7	+1	6-2	3-5
Sup	6-10	-2	3-5	3-5
Oshy	5-11	-3	3-5	2-6
Stout	4-12	-4	3-5	1-7
EC	3-13	-5	3-5	0-8

I think this really shows how difficult it was to win on the road this year!

chmarx · February 21, 2011, 01:22:39 AM

Point made me a believer Saturday. We gave them a good game, but they had too much. They were alternating Krull and a small black guard on Tony Mane, mostly one on one. He got his points, but it wasn't enough.

tomt4525 · February 21, 2011, 01:35:23 AM

Quote from: chmarx on February 21, 2011, 01:22:39 AM
Point made me a believer Saturday. We gave them a good game, but they had too much. They were alternating Krull and a small black guard on Tony Mane, mostly one on one. He got his points, but it wasn't enough.

DeVon Jackson was the small guard that defended Mane along with Krull.

Greek Tragedy · February 21, 2011, 08:32:38 AM

So Krull was the tall white forward?

badgerwarhawk · February 21, 2011, 10:42:53 AM

Badger's All Conference:

Tony Mane - LaCrosse
Chris Davis - WHITEWATER
Jake Smith - Superior
John Flanigan - Oshkosh
Shane Manor - River Falls
Louis Hurd - Stevens Point
Eric Hostetter - Stout
Jerrel Harris - Stevens Point
Nick Allen - Platteville
Jake Voeltz - River Falls

Honorable Mention: Marcus Ruh (EauClaire), Antone Bryd (WHITEWATER), Marcus Helland (Superior), Tyler Tillema (Stevens Point), Chas Cross (Platteville), Al Cherry (LaCrosse), Dan Tillema (Stevens Point), DJ Dantzler (WHITEWATER), Jontae Koonkaew (River Falls), Amadou Fofana (Eau Claire), Joe Allen (Platteville), Greg Schrimpf (Oshkosh), Eric Wall (Platteville), Jerrod Buchholtz (Stout), Alex Edmunds (WHITEWATER)

Player of the Year (Top 3)
Tony Mane **
Chris Davis
Jake Smith

** Player of the year

Coach of the year:
Jeff Berkhof - River Falls

cubs · February 21, 2011, 10:45:01 AM

I like your picks BW, but I doubt you see a guy who quit listed on any All Conference team (Joe Allen.)

cubs · February 21, 2011, 10:46:15 AM

A little ink about a fellow poster and former WIAC basketball player.....

http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20110221/APC02/102210487/Sports-Graphics-wins-St-John-s-championship

badgerwarhawk · February 21, 2011, 11:12:39 AM

Quote from: cubs on February 21, 2011, 10:45:01 AM
I like your picks BW, but I doubt you see a guy who quit listed on any All Conference team (Joe Allen.)

Good point, I wasn't aware of that. Another player I considered and didn't include because he didn't play the entire year was Mahlon Thomas from Stout.

An interesting story on Chris Davis in today's Wisconsin State Journal...http://host.madison.com/sports/college/state-and-regional/whitewater/article_b816944b-5561-5175-924a-68e27e8b5abd.html