MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[WLCALUM83]

12/29 NAthCon finals:

MSOE 77, UW-Superior 72  OT (MSOE's Off--25 pts, Raiders outshot Superior 80% to 33% in OT --per MSOE box score)

Edgewood 67, U of Chicago 61 (Late 2nd half Maroon rally falls short--Edgewood--Wisniewski 24 pts, Barczak 16 pts--per U of Chicago box score.)

Benedictine 85, Loras 63 (IL Eagles --30 pts off Loras turnovers--Benedictine 54 2nd half pts on 62.5% FG shooting-Wow! (Grand Canyon Classic box score/analysis).

[WLCALUM83]

1/2/10 halftime score:

U of Chicago 37, MSOE 23 (Maroons shot 58% in first half)

[WLCALUM83]

Final: MSOE 64, U of Chicago 62 (Deacon and Meier had several baskets to spark a 2nd half Raider rally and Off came thru with a bucket and FT in last 1 1/2 minutes, and a potential last second game-winning 3 for the Maroon men missed, per stats and U of Chicago PBP acct)

[WLCALUM83]

Another final:  Rockford 88, Beloit 78 (Regents' Malone led 3 players in double figures scoring with 20 pts, they hit 8 from beyond the arc --both squads shot better than 55% from the floor for the whole game--per Beloit stats)

[WLCALUM83]

1/3/10 final:  Lakeland 75, Cornell 72 (Muskies took lead with 2 1/2 min. left and then hit their FTs to seal it-per Lakeland release. Schwarz and Regal had 31 and 17 pts respectively)   

[John Gleich]

Anyone have stats on the outcome of MWC/NathCon non-conference matchups for this year?

[Gregory Sager]

Anyone have stats on the outcome of MWC/NathCon non-conference matchups for this year?

MWC 9, NAthCon 6

[WLCALUM83]

1/6/10 final:

CUW 73, Marian 56 (Sabers trailed 30-29 at the half, but the Falcons used a big scoring run out of the gate in the 2nd --per Marian box score)

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Benedictine 91, Concordia-Chicago 72 (IL Eagles shot 73% from the floor in 2nd half--Snelling had a double-double--per CUC box score)

[wizbegs1304]

How does everyone think the regular season will shake out. Who is going to make the post-season tournament?

[WLCALUM83]

1/13/10 finals:

Marian 76, Lakeland 69 (Hudak 19 pts, Rankin 17 pts, 11 rebounds, per Marian release)

MSOE 62, CUC 53 (Meier a double-double 20 pts, 10 rebounds-Off 15 pts) CUC was held to 27% shooting from floor for the game--per MSOE stats

Edgewood 84, Rockford 76

Dominican 77, Aurora 75 (Patterson hit a jumper with 2 seconds left for the win--Spartan shoot 59% from floor in 2nd half --and still take a loss)  --source is Stars box score/PBP acct)

Benedictine 86, WLC 77 (IL Eagles shoot 60% from floor for the game-per WLC release)

[WLCALUM83]

How does everyone think the regular season will shake out. Who is going to make the post-season tournament?

While its' still early yet, with 1/13 results- Edgewood gave itself some breathing room in the North -- if Benedictine continues its' torrid shooting, that squad should come out of the South dogfight in good shape--and the South really turned into a dogfight with tonight's results (WLC & CUC losing)

[WLCALUM83]

1/19/10 finals:

Lakeland 72, CUW 66 (With the Falcons up 61-60, Andrews hit two straight 3s, and Regal got a bucket to spark a late run and put the Muskies ahead for good, per Lakeland box score)

MSOE 73, WLC 62   

[WLCALUM83]

1/21/10 finals:

Rockford 80, Lakeland 74 (Regents' Williams 22 pts led 4 Rockford players in double figures-per Lakeland stats)

Dominican 83, MSOE 76 (Stars erupted for 50 2nd half pts to erase a 7 point half-time deficit-Nelson scored 31 pts- per Stars stats)

[RFMichigan]

Thank you WLCALUM83 for keeping the board posted on results. (Even though everyone else is waiting for football season )

This league is mind-bogglingly evenly matched. Can you legitimately pick a favorite to win either division at this juncture or even say for sure who will make the playoffs? Nobody is safe at this point.

I had a chance to see the CUC-Marian game last weekend, a game CUC managed to pull out. It was a just a grind-it-out game for both teams; every possesion was precious and the intensity demanded 35 seconds of defense every shot clock possession.

A few observations from watching a few of CUCs games on the video stream:

- Either there are some really good shooters in this league or the 3 point defense is lacking. Aurora, Marian, and WLC just lit it up from outside. Are most teams this perimeter oriented?

- Most teams have a decent starting five, but in this league I think that depth just isn't what it is in other dIII conferences in the area.

Let's get this board going again!