MBB: American Southwest Conference

bcal · February 24, 2011, 11:41:18 PM

Good luck to McMurry in Friday's game aganist Mississippi College. It has been an "up and down" year for coaches Garnet and Kemp this year. Lots of new players to bring up to speed. Some games the team was quite good and sometimes, not so good. The team finished the year strongly, and with focus for their last four games. Lets keep it up for three more games!

THE U - TD · February 25, 2011, 02:02:10 AM

Wow... That is interesting. Looks like he got thrown out in the last 7 seconds of the game. Played 38 minutes and had 38 points.

Excited for the tournament though!

dballa · February 25, 2011, 07:55:07 AM

Quote from: mcmfan on February 24, 2011, 11:08:14 PM
Today's Abilene Reporter-News says that HSU's Matt Addison was ejected from their last regular game and is suspended for the next one. Since the next one is the first round of the tournament, that sounds pretty serious. Does anyone know what happened?

Even though the game was already over and subs should have been in his coach left him in so he could get 40 points. He had at least 5 chances and because he kept missing or turning the ball over he apparently thought it was the refs fault so he had said a few things to them and got two quick technicals and thrown out. It showed very little class on his part.

mcmfan · February 25, 2011, 09:40:06 AM

Hmmm.

THE U - TD · February 25, 2011, 10:50:59 AM

That is disappointing. I was looking forward to watching that match up today.

Ralph Turner · February 25, 2011, 02:55:33 PM

Wow! McMurry 77, Mississippi College 69.

When was the last time the we beat MC twice in one season?

The wonderful thing about your beloved rivals is that they can get you to exceed your expectations and self-inposed limitations of how well you can perform.

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The last time McMurry defeated Mississippi College in the tournament
was in the championship game in 2001. Two free throws by Cameron
Quinton with 12:40 remaining made sure McMurry never trailed again at
47-46. However, until the final seconds, McMurry was never
comfortable.

The Sweet 16 season of 2001?
The Elite 8 season of 2000?

mcmfan · February 25, 2011, 05:23:41 PM

Now McM has to beat HSU three times in one season!

McM Blue Devil · February 25, 2011, 09:20:54 PM

I am nervous about this one!!

Ralph Turner · February 25, 2011, 10:18:10 PM

UTD has controlled the CTX game from the start. They are leading by 18 with 4:00 left.

Final 85 CTX 70.

McM vs HSU

UMHB vs UTD

THE U - TD · February 26, 2011, 12:24:07 AM

I could not believe HSU came back and won that game. ETBU looked like the superior team the first 25 minutes and had a 16 point lead in the second half. But then ETBU just fell apart on offense and all the credit to Hardin Simmons for fighting back. Lots of big plays were made. Great career for Josh Chambers.

As for the UTD game, I don't think the refs knew the goal-tending rule. The first half there were 3 shots that were clearly goal-tending and the refs didn't call it. Almost like they didn't know the rule changed a couple years ago. I think the head of officiating went in and talked to them at halftime about it. They made the correct call on the exact same play twice in the second half.

Also I saw the automatic intentional foul call enforced for the first time this season with the elbow to the face... but I didn't think it was applied correctly. I mean i know the rule says any elbow to the face is an automatic intentional foul, but does that mean if I run into a guys elbow that it is an intentional foul? Now that is not exactly what happened tonight, but in the play, Barnes did not swing his elbows at all and just threw an overhead pass. The guy was just pressed up close to him. It was weird to say the least.

Looking forward to 2 great match ups tomorrow.

The Abilene Rivalry and I think UTD - UMHB has turned into a little bit of a rivalry the last few years.

McM Blue Devil · February 26, 2011, 05:15:45 PM

McM advances to the ASC Final, with another great defensive effort. Anyone know why Addison only played about 20 minutes?

mcmfan · February 26, 2011, 05:25:16 PM

I was nervous, too. McM beat HSU at home with Riddle out; and then HSU upset ETBU yesterday with Addison out. So, with both Riddle and Addison in, I figured McM might have more to deal with than they expected. Luckily, I was wrong. Go Warhawks/Bison/Circuit Riders tomorrow!!!!

Ralph Turner · February 27, 2011, 04:50:49 PM

McM 72, UMHB 65.

Congratulations to Coach Matt Garnett, first year coach for McMurry!

First ASC Championship for us since 2001!

Wow! It has been a long drought!

mcmfan · February 27, 2011, 04:53:51 PM

McM 72, UMHB 65!!!!
Which raises interesting questions. Since none of the nationally-ranked teams made it to the championship, does UMHB get a Pool C bid and wind up playing McM all over again in the first sectional? Or maybe, remembering what the NCAA did a few years ago when the McM women won the championship, a sectional with McM, UMHB, UTDallas, and, to add some sort of outside flavor, Trinity?

Ralph Turner · February 27, 2011, 05:02:30 PM

Quote from: mcmfan on February 27, 2011, 04:53:51 PM
McM 72, UMHB 65!!!!
Which raises interesting questions. Since none of the nationally-ranked teams made it to the championship, does UMHB get a Pool C bid and wind up playing McM all over again in the first sectional? Or maybe, remembering what the NCAA did a few years ago when the McM women won the championship, a sectional with McM, UMHB, UTDallas, and, to add some sort of outside flavor, Trinity?

In 2006, we had McMurry, HSU, HPU and Trinity women in a bracket in Abilene.

UTD may be in a better position to get a Pool C bid, but I think that UTD is on the bubble.

McMurry is probably flown somewhere.