MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[Second Wind]

That's quite a record Lakeland must've set with a 99-point jump from one game (56, St. Norbert) to the next (155, Greenville). I know teams routinely score triple digits against Greenville, but still...

[RFMichigan]

I turned on the stream for the CUC-IIT game and noted that there was no sound and no one was on the court - seemingly halftime. The score: 19-19. I took a double-take and saw that, yes, it was indeed halftime. A check of the play-by-play revealed that CUC scored a field goal at the 17 minute mark and then didn't score again until they hit a free throw at the 8 minute mark. They didn't score another field goal until the 4 minute mark. 13 minutes without a field goal!

Fortunately for CUC, IIT was only able to build a 13 point lead by that point which CUC manage to erase by halftime. CUC went on to have a "normal" second half but IIT . . . didn't. CUC won the game 57-42.

[Second Wind]

CUC's first half was indeed a nightmare, and they were fortunate to even be in the game. Cougars were 0-15 on threes and also missed several layups. But defense kept them in it, holding IIT scoreless the final five minutes.

The Cougars found the three-ball after the break as Wilson, Hatten and Matthews built the lead to double digits. Freshman Elijah White gave CUC some quality minutes off the bench. The end result saw the Cougars improve to 6-0, 3-0 in conference.

Defense bottled up the Scarlet Hawks' top two scorers. Dugalic was in foul trouble and scored just four points. Reale had a rough shooting night and was held to seven points. Garrison Carter topped IIT with 14 points.

Good night for the home teams except for WLC falling to Edgewood. I was impressed by how St.  Norbert handled Aurora.

[itsnotmeitsyou]

The Lakeland Muskies might be the most balanced team the NACC has seen in a while. SIX different players now avg. between 15.2ppg and 10.1ppg. Five of them can really shot the 3!!

[sncdangler]

The Lakeland Muskies might be the most balanced team the NACC has seen in a while. SIX different players now avg. between 15.2ppg and 10.1ppg. Five of them can really shot the 3!!

Did you come to that conclusion before or after Lakeland scored 56 points against St. Norbert?

[itsnotmeitsyou]

The Lakeland Muskies might be the most balanced team the NACC has seen in a while. SIX different players now avg. between 15.2ppg and 10.1ppg. Five of them can really shot the 3!!

Did you come to that conclusion before or after Lakeland scored 56 points against St. Norbert?

Yes.

[Second Wind]

CUC 95, Marian 87. Cougars now 7-0, 4-0 NACC.

Cougars get a bit of payback after Sabres won in conference semifinal last season. CUC also handed Marian its first conference loss after the Sabres posted an impressive road win at St. Norbert earlier in the week.

Emanuel Wilson scored 26 points (possibly a career high), knocking down several clutch shots, both inside and outside. Jordan Matthews hit for 21, and 7-footer Liam Cameron hit all four of his shots in a three minute span of the second half. Cameron drove the crowd nuts when he blocked a shot at one end of the floor and then finished off an alley-oop pass from Justin Greenlee on the other end.

The Sabres were difficult to put away despite an unusually quiet night by David Britton (3 points, 1-4 shooting in 30 minutes). Josh Nicklaus and Carson Talbert each scored 20 and Tyler Gouin 18.  Nicklaus buried six of nine treys, and Marian was 15 of 27 from long range.

CUC plays at Benedictine next Saturday before conference play resumes in January.

[Greek Tragedy]

The Muskies blow a 24-point halftime lead and lose in OT to Aurora 97-92. Ouch.

[itsnotmeitsyou]

The Muskies blow a 24-point halftime lead and lose in OT to Aurora 97-92. Ouch.

"Holy Moses, Batman!!"  The number of things that need to go wrong sequentially to allow that to happens are exceedingly large.

[itsnotmeitsyou]

The Muskies blow a 24-point halftime lead and lose in OT to Aurora 97-92. Ouch.

I'm guessing allowing 32 points off of your 22 turnovers doesn't help protect a 24pt half-time lead!

[gbpuckfan]

SNC scored with :02.7 left to take the lead. UWEC can't make the 3 for the win and Green Knights get the victory.

[Second Wind]

CUC 87 at Benedictine 74, Cougars now 8-0, 5-0 NACC, they tie the 1978-79 team for best start out of the gates.

Cougars trailed by three at the half but outscored the Eagles 28-7 over the first nine minutes of second half. Emanuel Wilson and Brent Hatten hit threes to tie and then give CUC the lead for good. Jordan Matthews led the way with 20 points while Hatten and Wilson added 17 each. Justin Greenlee handed out 10 assists to go with nine points.

Next up for Cougars is two game trip to California to take on Cal Lutheran and Whittier Dec. 28-29. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all of you! Enjoy your fill of holiday tournaments!

[Greek Tragedy]

Yikes! After blowing a 24-pt halftime lead vs Aurora and losing in OT, the Muskies blow a 14-pt halftime lead at MSOE However, they outscore the Raiders 19-11 in OT and escape with a 97-89. They are now 2-2 in conference and 7-3 overall.

[RFMichigan]

CUC 87 at Benedictine 74, Cougars now 8-0, 5-0 NACC, they tie the 1978-79 team for best start out of the gates.

Next up for Cougars is two game trip to California to take on Cal Lutheran and Whittier Dec. 28-29. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all of you! Enjoy your fill of holiday tournaments!

By the way, after that 8-0 start, the 78-79 team was slightly under .500 for the remainder of the year.

[Second Wind]

at Cal Lutheran 79, CUC 61, Cougars now 8-1.

On paper, a ninth straight win for CUC looked favorable, but the Cougars were sub-par in a few key areas in suffering their first loss.

The Kingsmen won on the glass 37-26. Fourteen of those boards were on the offensive end, resulting in 19 second-chance points. The Cougars lost the turnover battle 15-12, with the Kingsmen holding an 18-12 advantage in points off TOs. Finally, Cougars shot a chilling 6-26 from long range.

Jacob Collicott was only Cougar in double figures with 14 points while Jordan Matthews had a quiet night with seven points. Normal starter Brent Hatten did not play tonight, and the Cougars missed his 12.0 points and 3.8 rebounds.

The Cougars will try to start a new winning streak tomorrow night when they play Whittier College.