MBB: American Southwest Conference

[Bearkat00]

#21 Jarvis Christin - 95
LETU - 81

JC and LETU split season series with both teams winning their home games. 

[Ralph Turner]

I examine the impact on NCAA playoff possibilities if the ASC were to split into 2 conferences, what it would take and some of the possible outcomes.  Two Distinct Conferences

[gccfan]

Ralph, Great job laying out what would need to happen and what could have been.  I know Coach Deweese at UMHB touched on this in his interview, but I don't know if I see this happening even though I think it would be a good thing.  All of a sudden we would have a number of extra schools we could play out of conference and it would give us an extra bid every year.

[gccfan]

I was just looking at some stats and I think congratulations should go out to Joel McDonald from Concordia, by my figures he now has 1,001 points in his two year career.

[golden_dome]

What a great night of basketball in the ASC with the top two teams from each division playing. First the 7th-ranked Choctaws beat UT-Dallas 70-67 in a game they actually trailed 66-64 with two minutes left. Then I listen to the end of the UMHB/McMurry game where McMurry knocks off the 23rd-ranked Crusaders in overtime. Next week's tournament should be a lot of fun.

[mcmfan]

While it is nice for McM to be sharing first place with UMHB after the win tonight, my impression is that it has no practical consequence since UMHB has the point spread over McM in their two matches and so will still have the first seed in the West for the tournament just as they would if McM had lost.  The only way things would be different would be if UMHB lost on Saturday to HSU.  Is that correct?

[Ralph Turner]

While it is nice for McM to be sharing first place with UMHB after the win tonight, my impression is that it has no practical consequence since UMHB has the point spread over McM in their two matches and so will still have the first seed in the West for the tournament just as they would if McM had lost.  The only way things would be different would be if UMHB lost on Saturday to HSU.  Is that correct?

Yes.

I do like the chance to earn an ASC-West co-championship!  And CUA is going to the Tourney themselves.  They have something to prove, especially after the showing at HSU tonight, a 99-71 loss.  HSU is trying to get into Tourney shape as well.

[McM93]

I believe our McM team is showing what it is capable of.  Holmes has them playing for a good run in the tournament.

[Toby Taff]

Video Highlights from last nights game.  These are all shot in the last two minutes and OT.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HmtSPXjEaM

[Ralph Turner]

Video Highlights from last nights game.  These are all shot in the last two minutes and OT.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HmtSPXjEaM

Whooaaa!  That was intense!

Thanks for posting.

Ryan Burgart is big!

The McMurry announcers wondered if the UMHB guys were not shaving because of the win-streak.   

[golden_dome]

Big win for McMurry last night. I noticed that UMHB leading scorer Kevin Guyden fouled out with 2:51 to play and the Crusaders up by five. Tough break for UMHB. Looks like they went downhill from there.

That win by McMurry assures that we will only have one NCAA tournament team unless someone knocks off MC in the tourney. I thought UMHB would be a lock if they could have won this week and picked up one more win in the tournament.

[gccfan]

Looks like there were a couple of great games last night.  Next weekend should be super.  I can't wait to watch all the games.

[mcmfan]

Anybody figured out the possible seeding for the men at next week's tournament?  I'm guessing McM as 2nd seed from the west may actually have to play MC sooner than if they were the 3rd seed.  Maybe we should have lost last night...

[Ralph Turner]

Anybody figured out the possible seeding for the men at next week's tournament?  I'm guessing McM as 2nd seed from the west may actually have to play MC sooner than if they were the 3rd seed.  Maybe we should have lost last night...

Actually, we can be ASC-West Co-Champs if we win on Saturday!

[mcmfan]

Actually, we can be ASC-West Co-Champs if we win on Saturday!

Yes, but we can't both play in the same seed.  I'm thinking UMHB gets seeded first since they have the point spread over us.