MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[Gregory Sager]

Then, I see they lost in overtime to Trinity International, who came into the game 0-5!

TIU was actually 1-5 going into that Lakeland game, having beaten Martin Luther in the consolation game of the Bethel (MN) tourney in their previous game. The Trojans are now 2-6 after a loss to Indiana Wesleyan on Tuesday night.

[mifflin]

  Smoked I'm afraid Muskies don't have a big gun this year and they don't play D like in the Grzesk days, Kris will have to hit the 3's, Danny needs to have a double - double, Pete will need  Rogers like numbers,Aaron will need to play like J.James at point and Sean needs to play like Danny and put his numbers on the board . Coach Brumett's day is right around the corner till then Go Muskies

[Greek Tragedy]

TIU was actually 1-5 going into that Lakeland game, having beaten Martin Luther in the consolation game of the Bethel (MN) tourney in their previous game. The Trojans are now 2-6 after a loss to Indiana Wesleyan on Tuesday night.

The boxscore on Lakeland's website had them at 1-5, so I figured that that was their record after their win against the Muskies.  Of course, I failed to recognize the fact Lakeland's record in the same boxscore was 0-1, which should've given me the hint that it was their record before their loss to TIU since they had already lost to La Crosse!  Duh.  Of course, TIU record improving from 0-5 to 2-6 doesn't change my opinion of Lakeland's loss to them much! lol.

Smoked I'm afraid Muskies don't have a big gun this year and they don't play D like in the Grzesk days, Kris will have to hit the 3's, Danny needs to have a double - double, Pete will need  Rogers like numbers,Aaron will need to play like J.James at point and Sean needs to play like Danny and put his numbers on the board . Coach Brumett's day is right around the corner till then Go Muskies

Oh, is that all that needs to happen for things to go well for the Muskies? lol...in that case, hand them the NathCon trophy!

I see Lakeland with a lot height, which is always a problem for Stevens Point.  Ehnert is 6'5", but a robust 215, while there is also Cobb (6'5", 230), Walker (6'7" 220), Jay Freeking (6'9"), and McKown (6'7"), though the latter two are freshman.  We also sometimes have problems with quick guards, so not sure if Lakeland has any of those.  Looking forward to tomorrow's game.

[from downtown]

2007-2008
vs. IIAC 4-1   .800
vs. WIAC 1-2   .333
vs. CCIW 1-2   .333
vs. SLIAC 0-1   .000
vs. MWC 3-5   .375
Total of those 5 (9-11) .450
vs. Big Ten 0-1
vs. Other 1-3
Overall (10-15) .400
2006-2007 (including MSOE and AU's NCAA game)
vs. IIAC 4-5   .444
vs. WIAC 0-8   .000
vs. CCIW 2-6   .250
vs. SLIAC 5-3   .625
vs. MWC 3-7   .300
Total of those 5 (14-29) .326
vs. Other 22-21
Overall (36-50) .419

Alittle too early to draw any conclusions.

[Greek Tragedy]

Very nice work, from DT. If I gave karma points, you'd get one! lol 

[mifflin]

Old School,
                 I don't know if is a height issue with the Pointers, when Lakeland beat the Pointers Danny was the tallest at 6'5, the pressure "D' Grzesk played made the difference and then he changed the offense a little and he had the PG bring up the ball quicker to throw off the press. James had more control and protected the ball better than Regal. Aaron has different qualities at PG than James one is bringing the ball up on an all out run, that's fun to watch as well as the new system Brumett has in place.

[from downtown]

MSOE beats LFC by 11. MSOE jumped out to a 10-7 lead in the first half, before LFC went on a 21-2 run. LFC was up by as much as 34-17 in the first half until the Raiders cut into the deficit. MSOE cut it to 3 at the half with back to back 3 pointers going into break 39-36. MSOE inched ahead in the second half and pulled away in the closing minutes. Ugly win; Several terrible passes, air balled free throws, and gave up too many open looks from the outside especially in the first half. 10 days until the conference opener so plenty of time to work on protecting the ball.

[from downtown]

Very nice work, from DT. If I gave karma points, you'd get one! lol 

Yeah ppg may have been more descriptive in showing any trends but my calculator is out of batteries and Im not getting new ones until next trimester

[Just Bill]

MSOE beats Lake Forest by 11.
Lake Forest beats Edgewood in OT.

Any conclusions to be drawn from that common opponent?  I've been thinking of this as a two-horse race with Aurora and Edgewood, but with EC's slow start and MSOE fast start maybe it's a three-horse race.

P.S. Pointers putting a hurting on the Muskies. 43-16 at the half.

[mifflin]

  W-SP may have put a hurt on, but guess what the Muskies lost by last year  38 pts. But the year before Muskies 63 W-SP 58, plus side of this they held the Pointers to 76 pts.

[WLCALUM83]

Other 11/23-24/ Men's NAthCon Finals:

11-23:  WLC 108, Bethany Lutheran 102. (Whew, Bethany Lutheran hoisted up 32 3-pt FG attempts and had 3 players foul out).
             Carroll 79, Concordia-WI 70.
             Anderson, IN 118, Rockford 80.

11-24:  Carroll 73, WLC 71. (This time it was the Warriors' turn to be in foul trouble. They had a last ditch chance to win it, but Lindberg's 3-point attempt was off the mark.)
             North Central, IL 72, Benedictine 69.
             Concordia-WI 88, Bethany Lutheran 78.
             IL Wesleyan 69, Dominican 67.
             Goshen 78, Rockford 61.
             

[mifflin]

  I saw Chris DeMarco was hurt in Edgwood's first game, any update on his injury I hope it's not serious he's a good player and an important part of the Eagles sucess.

[Greek Tragedy]

Maybe that's why they are off to a slow start.

[AndOne]

Other 11/23-24/ Men's NAthCon Finals:

11-23:  WLC 108, Bethany Lutheran 102. (Whew, Bethany Lutheran hoisted up 32 3-pt FG attempts and had 3 players foul out).
             Carroll 79, Concordia-WI 70.
             Anderson, IN 118, Rockford 80.

11-24:  Carroll 73, WLC 71. (This time it was the Warriors' turn to be in foul trouble. They had a last ditch chance to win it, but Lindberg's 3-point attempt was off the mark.)
             North Central, IL 72, Benedictine 69.
             Concordia-WI 88, Bethany Lutheran 78.
             IL Wesleyan 69, Dominican 67.
             Goshen 78, Rockford 61.
             

Minor correction, WLCALUM. Just in case someone is in a pool or something where point spread matters---otherwise no big deal.   

North Central defeated Benedictine 77-69 rather than 72-69.

[from downtown]

MSOE beats Lake Forest by 11.
Lake Forest beats Edgewood in OT.

Any conclusions to be drawn from that common opponent?  I've been thinking of this as a two-horse race with Aurora and Edgewood, but with EC's slow start and MSOE fast start maybe it's a three-horse race.

P.S. Pointers putting a hurting on the Muskies. 43-16 at the half.

Im not sure any conclusions can be drawn, especially since Edgewood blew a 7 point lead with under 2 minutes to play. Between WLC and Dominican some tough close losses for NAC teams against good competition. Anyway in case anyone cares an MSOE staff member takes pictures of select home games. Here is the Lake Forest game: http://edurant.com/pix/20071124msoeMensBasketball/

archeive of older photos: http://edurant.com/pix/