MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[Greek Tragedy]

Yeah time to give the men's side some love here....

St. Mary's (MN) at Dominican: Two teams off to slow starts....Going with the MIAC team here.

Lakeland at Beloit: Lakeland's season started off with a bang in a thriller against Lake Forest....They go 2-0 vs the MWC here.

Coe at Rockford: Could be a close game here.

North Park at Wisconsin Lutheran: WLC seems to be better, but I can't get a good read on them.

Aurora at North Central: North Central pulls away in the second half.

Dominican 56 St. Mary's (MN) 53

Lakeland 92 Beloit 80 - Suprised it was a 12 point game, but it was only 4 at the break.  Beloit played Whitewater really well, so I thought this one really could go either way.  Lakeland is picked in the NathCon, so I guess the result was what was expected.

Coe 65 Rockford 61 - Your guess was perfect

WLC 67 North Park 52

North Central 84 Aurora 77

[Greek Tragedy]

Marian at Lawrence: Still not sold on Marian yet after they split their first two games against NAIA teams...I'll take Lawrence in a close game.

Lawrence takes it, 83-76.  Lawrence was up 10 at the break.  LU gave Stevens Point fits in the opener for each team.  I'm surprised Lawrence didn't finish them off by more.  DeWolfe is a monster inside and Siebert is pretty good too.

[ExBBaller40]

Take a look at my NAC predictions along with WIAC and Midwest predictions on my blog...I will also be updating with my thoughts on each conference throughout the season at http://diiihoopsblog.blogspot.com.

[Captain_Joe08]

Conference play starts up tonight!!!

11/27 games

Edgewood at Lakeland: Muskies open up conference play with a nice win over a solid Eagles team.

MSOE at Maranatha: The Raiders extends Maranatha's conference losing streak to 25.

Benedictine at Concordia Chicago: Benedictine pulls away in the second half.

Aurora at Wisconsin Lutheran: WLC dropped a tight one against Bethany Lutheran after allowing a late 10-2 run by the Vikings. Aurora may still have nightmares from when Demuth torched them for 29 points in a 84-81 Winterfest win. However I think Aurora's tough early schedule gives them the edge here.

Rockford at Dominican: Just a guess. Rockford has shown a little more than Dominican so far.

Concordia Wisconsin at Marian: Early test for the Sabres to see if they can hang with one of the better teams in the conference.

[FR_Sam]

Agree with Lakeland, MSOE, Benedictine, Aurora and CUW but wonder what the more Rockford has shown you.

[BadgerFan42]

Well WLC downed North Park 67-52 tonight at the Recreational Complex.

North Park has been known for being a powerhouse and coaching stability these last few years....

Lakeland over Edgewood by a lot
MSOE pulls out a close one
BU takes it to a bad CUC team
Aurora demolishes a BAD WLC team in what promises to be a poor shooting night for both teams
CUW wins a nail bitter against a tough Marian team

and as an upset Dominican over Rockford...(is that an upset?)

[ExBBaller40]

Lakeland over Edgewood: Muskies frontline scoring will be way to much for Eagles, LC by 10+.

MSOE over Maranatha: Raiders will win, but could be closer than people think, especially at the Crusaders gym, MSOE by 8-12.

Benedictine over CUC: My Alma Mater's experience grabs them a win, but expect it to be close in a gym that we've never played good in. BenU by 5-8.

Aurora over WLC: Spartans dominate Warriors with their size, experience and athleticism. AU by 12+.

Marion over CUW: Sabres pull out win over solid Falcons team at home for a great early season win. MU by 2.

Rockford over Dominican: Rockford slugs it out in a sprint against Dominican on the road. RC by 5.

[Captain_Joe08]

Three Non-Conference games tonight:

Maranatha at Grace Bible: Grace has won the last three meetings. They win this one over a struggling Crusaders squad.

Concordia Wisconsin at Elmhurst: Could go either way...

Wisconsin Lutheran at Cardinal Stritch: Cold shooting sunk the Warriors in the second half against Aurora. Stritch has a strong program over there. They continue their dominance against WLC here.

[ExBBaller40]

My midweek look at the NathCon, as well as the MWC and the WIAC. http://diiihoopsblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/midweek-blog-1-tis-season.html

[ExBBaller40]

Solid win for CUW tonight at Elmhurst 74-70. Pace with 15 for the Falcons who had four reach double figures

[Captain_Joe08]

WLC trails at Cardinal Strich 67-39 late in the second half. WLC once again endures a cold spell shooting wise in the second half after trailing 32-26 at halftime.

[ExBBaller40]

My take on Aurora-Edgewood and Lakeland-Benedictine as well as games from the WIAC and Midwest http://diiihoopsblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/weekend-analysis-1-good-start.html

[BadgerFan42]

Good slate of games scheduled for tonight:

Benedictine bounces back after tough loss to LU to take one from Dominican
CUC can't keep pace with Aurora
The Warriors travel to Rockford and take one from the Regents
Low scoring MSOE can't find the bottom of the net late and The Sabre's win

In the headlining game:

In a physical and pressure filled game, CUW continues to play well and pulls out a narrow win to hand Lakeland it's first loss of the season (seems like the games between these two always come down to the wire)

[ExBBaller40]

Benedictine over Dominican--Will be closer than expected and Eagles need to play better on defense
Aurora over CUC--Size, length, experience, depth, way to much for Cougars
Rockford over WLC-- Speed of game will tip the contest in Rockfords favor
MSOE over Marian-- Raiders do just enough at home to take down Sabres
Lakeland over CUW-- I really can't see CUW scoring with Lakeland or the Falcons being able to defend Schwarz and Ward

[Captain_Joe08]

Wisconsin Lutheran and Rockford are tied at 33 heading into halftime. Both teams shot better than 50% in the first half. Scott Suchy has a game high 13 points to lead the Regents while WLC is paced by Brett Lubbe's 8 points.

Lakeland 43
Concordia Wisconsin 38

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Benedictine 43
Dominican 36

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Aurora 41
Concordia Chicago 33

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