MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[petemcb]

OK, I got over my laziness and looked around.  Here are the only links I could find:

http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/dbq.portal#    for the Elmhurst game

http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/loras.portal#   for the Wheaton game

I'm never sure if I do those links correctly but the addresses are right.  Enjoy.

[Titan Q]

Eureka 81
North Park 76


Eureka was 3-22 last year, and 2-14 in the SLIAC.

[Titan Q]

Dubuque 77
Elmhurst 63

Dubuque was 17-11 last year, 9-7 in the IIAC.

[petemcb]

Sounds like a long bus ride home.

[Titan Q]

Rockford 71
Millikin 52

Rockford was 10-15 last year, 6-10 in the NathCon.

[John Gleich]

D3hoops results page has Augie winning 102-68 tonight...

Corroborated by the Aurora website.

Aurora was picked to win the NAthCon South this year.

[Titan Q]

Augustana 102
Aurora 68

Aurora was 15-12 last season, 9-7 in NathCon.

[Titan Q]

Wheaton 87
Loras 62

Loras was 11-14 last year, 8-8 in IIAC.

[Gregory Sager]

I was texted by one of the coaches after the game tonight. Sounds like everything that could've gone wrong did go wrong -- missed FTs, defensive breakdowns, turnovers.

How in the world does anybody lose to Eureka, let alone a CCIW team?

This is beyond embarrassing.

Sounds like a long bus ride home.

Dylan should've made them walk.

[AndOne]

I was texted by one of the coaches after the game tonight. Sounds like everything that could've gone wrong did go wrong -- missed FTs, defensive breakdowns, turnovers.

How in the world does anybody lose to Eureka, let alone a CCIW team?

This is beyond embarrassing.

Sounds like a long bus ride home.

Dylan should've made them walk.

OUCH

I saw Benedictine play tonight. They play IWU,  EC, NCC. Nate Green is about 1/3 of their team. He scored exactly 1/3 of their points tonight vs. Knox. Without Green's shots, BU was 14 of 40 from the field. Green was 9/15. BU was out rebounded by a 46-39 margin by a not real big or real physical Knox team.   

[Titan Q]

Wheaton 87
Loras 62

http://athletics.wheaton.edu/custompages/mbball/mbbstats/mwhe1.htm


I watched this game online last night and I thought Wheaton looked absolutely phenomenal.  What struck me was the fact that every perimeter player on the floor seemed to have an aggressive scoring mindset.  When Jeremey Pflederer, Tyler Peters, Nate Serenius, and Aaron Garriott are open from beyond the arc, they don't think, they just shoot.  Wheaton teams of the past few years have always seemed to have guys on the floor that were not scorers, or at least strongly deferred to the Kent Raymond's and Tim McCrary's.  Not this Thunder team...at least last night.  When you go double McCrary, there are a bunch of good shooters on the perimeter waiting to catch and shoot.

I just now saw the boxscore and realized that Tim McCrary had 20 pts, 10 reb, and 5 assists.  If you asked me who had a good game, I would have listed him about third and guessed he had 12 & 5.  That is how good McCrary is I guess - a "quiet" 20, 10, and 5!

If Wheaton's perimeter players are as good as they looked last night (and coming into the year, I know Mike Schauer was very excited about his perimeter), then this is a Top 15 team.  (And note, projected starting guard Jon DeMoss did not even play...not sure if injured?)  Overall, I just thought Wheaton looked great last night.  Now, I want to see how Wheaton does vs a team with a couple legitimate low-post scoring threats...Loras has 6-9 Pawelski, but he is not great.  I still think post depth is a question with this Thunder team.

I will be shocked if Wheaton is not right in the middle of the CCIW title race in the final week of the season.  They are a well-coached team with a bunch of talent and interchangeable parts all over the perimeter.

[robertgoulet]

Regarding NCC (AO, you are probably the best one to answer this) - How are they going to replace the two quality players that they lost? Do they have freshmen/transfers that you expect to step in and be able to contribute?

[hopefan]

How in the world does anybody lose to Eureka, let alone a CCIW team?

This is beyond embarrassing.

See comments by me in SLIAC Room  Eureka Coach Chip Wilde had a trick (or 3) up his sleeve....

[Viking Blue]

I was texted by one of the coaches after the game tonight. Sounds like everything that could've gone wrong did go wrong -- missed FTs, defensive breakdowns, turnovers.

How in the world does anybody lose to Eureka, let alone a CCIW team?

I'm not sure I agree with you, Greg.  Without having seen the game, or the opponent, how can any loss on the road be deemed "beyond embarrassing"? 

Did you see the line for Mark Holmes?  Definitely something to look forward to....

[Titan Q]

IWU 99
Benedictine 70

* Jordan Zimmer: 19 pts (5-9 3-pt)
* Victor Davis: 15 pts, 7 reb (6-8 FG)
* John Koschnitzky: 15 pts, 2 reb, 4 steals
* Kevin Reed: 11 pts, 6 reb
* Nick Anderson: 11 pts, 3 reb
* Eliud Gonzalez: 4 pts, 7 reb, 9 assists

* Nate Green: 21 pts


IWU: 19-21 FT
IWU: 23 assists/12 turnovers

Rebounds: IWU 43 BU 25


The Titans took command in the final 10 minutes of the 1st half, and led by 18 at the break.  The game was never close in the 2nd.

Good start.