MBB: American Southwest Conference

[Ralph Turner]

Can anyone explain to me how to access the live video feed of the game at UMHB today?
When I get to the website, there is a screen to join but I can't find the link to the game. Do I need to wait until closer to game time to get that?

Click here. The games are free.  Just register/log in with your email and password, and you can select the game.

I will appreciate your keen CCIW eye.  However, there are two UMHB players who are not at full speed, Matt Dickey (broken hand) and Jason Wagner (?knee?).  Dickey is 6'7" and very athletic.  Wagner is 5'10" extremely quick and excellent outside shooter.

[armywife]

Hi Ralph, thanks for the help.  I'm looking forward to watching the game. I know my daughter will be there cheering on the Cru.  Are you going to be watching on line, or will you be at the game?

[Ralph Turner]

Hi Ralph, thanks for the help.  I'm looking forward to watching the game. I know my daughter will be there cheering on the Cru.  Are you going to be watching on line, or will you be at the game?

I will be watching McMurry-HPU Women online.

[armywife]

I hope that McMurray Women win tody.  It's been fun watching the Cru on-line.  My daughter found a spot that she could wave to me from. 

[Ralph Turner]

Final UMHB 82, CTX 73.

[armywife]

Good game by the Crusaders today against Concordia.  I thought that Concordia's game plan hurt them in the end of this game. They played a very physical game, they fouled early and often.  By the end, they had quite a few players in foul trouble and they seemd tired from playing full court press for much of the game.  The Crusaders kept their composure for the most part and were able to pull away at the end. 

I'd love to see more of the starteing five for UMHB show more consistancy with their free throw shooting.  That would make the "foul early and often" game plan a lot more risky for the other team.

Fun game to watch. Congratulations to the Cru for winning their conference, their tournament, and a spot in the NCAA tournament. 

[CRUfan08]

CONGRATS CRU!!! Played a great game

[CUAfan]

Before you get your hopes up, don't forget that McM beat CUA both times they played this season, and McM didn't even make it to the tournament.

True, but then (after looking at McM's numbers) I think they're better than HPU, maybe better than HSU, just had less luck in close games.

I'd love to see more of the starteing five for UMHB show more consistancy with their free throw shooting.  That would make the "foul early and often" game plan a lot more risky for the other team.

It already is. I haven't done the math, but a quick look at their FT totals compared to the rest of the conference looks like they're scoring a higher percentage of their points off FT than anyone else. IMO, challenging UMHB's shots but trying not to foul them would be a better bet.

[Ralph Turner]

UMHB may have gotten a good game.  Fontbonne is from the SLIAC, a conference which has not won a game in the tourney.

Millsaps and Maryville will slug it out in the first round.

[JACKET84]

 
True, but then (after looking at McM's numbers) I think they're better than HPU, maybe better than HSU, just had less luck in close games.


I would have to differ, since HPU beat McMurry both times they played.

[CUAfan]

Here's why I think McMurry was the better team this year than Howard Payne:

1) HPU won those two games by a combined 8 points (5 in Brownwood, 3 in Abilene), hardly dominating and well within what could be caused by random variability in team performance.

2) McMurry averaged 72.48 points scored and 72.32 allowed, a (slightly) winning ratio; Howard Payne averaged 71.12/73.44, a losing one.

3) Dean Oliver's method of projecting winning percentage (from his book Basketball on Paper) gets McMurry a .504-.447 edge over Howard Payne.

4) McMurry was a better team on the defensive glass (71.9% of available rebounds to HPU's 65.0%), and the teams were an even 32.8% on the offensive boards.

If the season were played 1000 times over with the same players and schedules, McMurry would come out on top of HPU more times than not.

[dballa]

1) HPU won those two games by a combined 8 points (5 in Brownwood, 3 in Abilene),

That's all that matters.

[CUAfan]

Only as far as season record is concerned. That HPU won both games does not by necessity mean that they are the better team than McMurry overall, just that they were better that day. Of course, that's why they play the games, and I'm not trying to say that HPU is a bad team. Heck, they beat Missississippi College, and no bad team was going to beat them....but I don't hear anyone saying HPU is a better team than MC because of it. They played, HPU was better that day, and MC's season was over.

[Bearkat00]

I am still reeling from a disappointing LETU season.  B/c of our suprising season last year, it felt like we took everyone's best shots....

Three games will stick out to me....
1. The road loss to ETBU in which we had two chances to win/tie the game in the final .15 seconds but took bad shots and turned it over...
2. The 21 point lead we blew at Tyler
3. The 8 miss FT's at home against Tyler in the second half

Great season though and looks like the best team came out of our conference.....

Best of luck to UMHB......

[jmnaseum]

HPU went to the tourney and McM did not -- HPU beat McM twice
What is all the talk about?