MBB: American Southwest Conference

Ralph Turner · February 02, 2006, 10:51:55 PM

I try to do an objective job...even trying to record the technical fouls called on the coaches, too! $:-\$

McM ties at 5 and at 26. McM trailed by 9 at the half and then leads after a 7-0 run, at 63-61.

McM ties 75 and regains the lead at 3:23 and never relinquishes.

dballa · February 02, 2006, 10:52:11 PM

HPU 113 CUA 108 Final

CUA hit 18 of 35 3 pointers in the game. Just an unreal shooting exhibition from them tonight. Brandon Graves went crazy in the 2nd half. It's amazing they have the record they do.

For HPU Sean Wheeler another steller night 35 pts 11 rbs
Cliff McGwire 25 pts and 12 rbs.

dballa · February 02, 2006, 11:00:11 PM

Oh and as good as CUA's 3 pt shooting was...overall for the game HPU shot 67%. Definitely no lack of offense tonight from either team.

Aerie Head · February 02, 2006, 11:13:34 PM

Ozarks 73, LC 61.

It was close at halftime with Ozarks up by 32-29, but the lead stretched out to double figures early in the second half. LC made a little run with about 8 minutes to go, got the lead back down to 4 a couple of times, then Jake Sibley hit a 3-pointer with 5:35 to go to push the lead back to double figures for good.

Skluzacek had 22 points for LC. For Ozarks, Kareem had 16 points, Johnson had 15, and Joyner had 11.

dballa · February 02, 2006, 11:15:21 PM

off the scoreboard SRSU 77 UMHB 73 FINAL. McM is now a half game ahead of UMHB and HPU's lead is 2.5 games now if I'm not mistaken.

Ralph Turner · February 02, 2006, 11:59:37 PM

dballa, what is the magic number for HPU to host? 4 for McM and UMHB 3 versus HSU?

I still think you ought to get the construction crews into the Mausoleum to finish those executive skyboxes!

8)

Li'l Giant · February 03, 2006, 12:01:01 AM

I must confess that I pay much less attention to the rest of D3 hoops than I do to D3 football.

But I had the pleasure of listening to the Concordia/Howard Payne game tonight as I drove to San Antone from Lubbock this evening.

What a game! And the HPU radio crew is great. I make that drive pretty often so I hope to catch more action out there. It made my drive a lot more enjoyable.

Good luck to all of you.

Ralph Turner · February 03, 2006, 12:07:38 AM

Welcome to the ASC board, lil giant! It is great to have a veteran from the Great Lakes Region to post.

What did you think? You got to hear typical ASC uptempo basketball. HPU doesn't go quite as deep into the bench as Concordia does.

It is looking like the ASC Men's Tournament will be in Brownwood, Thursday thru Saturday Feb 23-25. I hope you can make it.

If you were to announce your coming, I am sure that there would be several volunteers to host you.

dballa · February 03, 2006, 12:14:40 AM

Li'l Giant, thanks for the kind comments about the radio crew. They do a great job every game. Dallas has been doing HPU and Brownwood games for many years and there aren't many better in the profession. I'm not just saying that because I know he gets on here to look at the messages either

Ralph as far as the magic number goes, being an accountant you would think i could easily figure that up huh. If HPU wins Saturday against UMHB they'll be 4 up on them and just need one more win to at least share the title with them and own the tiebreaker. If HPU wins their next 3 games they could cruise on into the tournament and be sleeping in their own beds. They could also be hosting by winning their last 3 home games and winning at least one game on the road.

Which it's a very tough road trip going to McM, a place HPU hasn't won in over a decade, going to HSU which might be HPU's best chance at a win and then going to Alpine. One thing that helps HPU out is McM and HSU going to CUA and UMHB that last weekend.

As for your skybox seat Ralph, I think there is still that old chair up in the rafters from the olden days...it's all yours

Ralph Turner · February 03, 2006, 12:19:56 AM

dballa, I have some ideas for those Brownwood Mausoleum Executive Skyboxes.

Install designer soft drink dispensers, you know those big top-opening ice boxes with the ice water in the bottom, filled with Dublin Dr Peppers and Mexican Coca-Cola in the old glass bottles (made with pure cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup).

In the back will be a special kitchen for catering by Underwood's Barbecue.

Over to the side put in a hot tub with special Lake Brownwood tap water, tiled with antique/vintage 1950's Santa Anna Tile Co. tiles.

Add some 56K baud high speed dial-up modems.

I think they would look really, really nice. 8)

Li'l Giant · February 03, 2006, 12:21:40 AM

Ralph,

Thanks for the welcome. I would have paid good money to actually watch that game instead of just listening to it.

HPU shot the lights out. 67%! And Concordia knocked down all those 3s.

HPU really impressed me going on that run after CU took the lead. And it was pretty impressive that CU took that lead after being down 13. What was the attendance? The crowd sounded pretty good.

Also, as a San Antonio native it was great to hear the name Stan Bonewitz again. I saw him play when he was in high school at East Central. That guy could ball! And the coaching is in the blood.

All in all it was a great D3 experience. I will definitely look into checking out the tournament. My roommate from Wabash lives in Austin and that sounds like our kind of road trip.

Plus, there was some place I ate at in Brownwood after a deposition a couple of years ago that had a great chicken fried steak. I need to find that place again.

dballa,

Dallas (and the broadcast in general) made me quite jealous. Wabash's games are broadcast by students, which is cool in it's own way, but nothing beats an experienced professional crew.

dballa · February 03, 2006, 12:24:17 AM

well if it was HPU's facility and they weren't just paying to play there i would be all for it

But with future possibilities of having their own place to play, no need investing money for another persons gains

now if HPU gets their own facility i will gladly put your ideas into to writing and see if they can't be implimented.

Saturday can't come fast enough.

dballa · February 03, 2006, 12:26:47 AM

Li'l Giant,

by all means if the tournament is in Brownwood come on down we'll gladly welcome you to what should be one heck of a tournament. It will be a fun environment whether it's in Brownwood, Abilene or Belton.

That chicken fried steak you had was either at Underwood's or it was at The Section Hand. The only way to figure it out is to stay the whole weekend and try it all

Ralph Turner · February 03, 2006, 12:27:40 AM

lil giant, CUA defeated UW-Platteville in Austin in December with the uptempo style.

Do you know if WIAC's are susceptible to intense uptempo styles of play? SRSU almost beat Larry U in the Sweet 16 at UPS in 2004 using the uptempo style. This is not a Grinnell style; it is more like Nolan Richardson's 40-minutes-of-hell style, intense defense, hurry up and score, and get back to playing defense.

Ralph Turner · February 03, 2006, 12:30:01 AM

Quote from: dballa on February 03, 2006, 12:24:17 AM
well if it was HPU's facility and they weren't just paying to play there i would be all for it But with future possibilities of having their own place to play, no need investing money for another persons gains now if HPU gets their own facility i will gladly put your ideas into to writing and see if they can't be implimented.

Saturday can't come fast enough.

dballa, we have a swim team at McMurry. Do you have "mixed bathing" at HPU or would the hottubs be a bit gauche? Nothing like the Cialis commerical tho'.