Conference Tournaments

[magicman]

Marietta and John Carroll in a barn burner as they trade leads down the stretch. Marietta nails a 3 pointer with 4 seconds left to go up 88-85. It's a final Marietta wins it 88-85.

[magicman]

Augustana leads IMU 41-28 at the half . Augie was up 29-26 when Brian Desimone hit 10 sraight points for Augustana to give the Vikings a 13 point advantage. Sean Johnson with 16 points for the Titans in the 1st half.

[kiltedbryan]

Marietta and John Carroll in a barn burner as they trade leads down the stretch. Marietta nail a 3 pointer with 4 seconds left to go up 88-85. It's a final Marietta wins it 88-85.

Marietta comes back from a 21-point half time deficit to win its first-ever OAC Tournament Title. Tremendous game.

Congratulations to the Pioneers!

[magicman]

Marietta and John Carroll in a barn burner as they trade leads down the stretch. Marietta nail a 3 pointer with 4 seconds left to go up 88-85. It's a final Marietta wins it 88-85.

Marietta comes back from a 21-point half time deficit to win its first-ever OAC Tournament Title. Tremendous game.

Congratulations to the Pioneers!

That might be the biggest comeback of the weekend. Good for them!!

[magicman]

Randy-Macon leading Eastern Mennonite by 11 40-29 at the break.

[John Gleich]

Benedictine beats Edgewood 70-59 to take the NAthCon Tourney championship

[magicman]

Augustana defeats IWU 76-52 to win the automatic bid from the CCIW.

[magicman]

Randolph Macon defeats Eastern Mennonite 90-79 and will meet Randolph for the Championship tomorrow afternoon.

[Ralph Turner]

UMHB knocks out UT-Dallas to face McMurry in the ASC finals.

I think that UTD is in as the #3 Pool C.  McMurry (Never-ranked) and UMHB South #7 can win it all.

Emory just helped itself with their win over Rochester.  That win is almost like a tourney win.  The field needed Rochester to put Emory away.



Are VWC and UTD the Pool C bids from the South?

Does a Randolph win over Randy Mac knock UTD out of the tourney?

[John Gleich]

UMHB knocks out UT-Dallas to face McMurry in the ASC finals.

I think that UTD is in as the #3 Pool C.  McMurry (Never-ranked) and UMHB South #7 can win it all.

Emory just helped itself with their win over Rochester.  That win is almost like a tourney win.  The field needed Rochester to put Emory away.



Are VWC and UTD the Pool C bids from the South?

Does a Randolph win over Randy Mac knock UTD out of the tourney?

Here's what we've got in the South:


South Region
1 Virginia Wesleyan 20-3 22-3                    Lost in ODAC semi's
2 Randolph-Macon 20-4 21-4                        Playing in the ODAC final against Randolph 11/26
3 Texas-Dallas 19-4 20-5                          Lost in ASC semi's
4 Ferrum 18-4 21-4                                   Playing NC Wesleyan in USA South final 11/26
5 Eastern Mennonite 15-4 21-4                    Lost in ODAC Semi's
6 North Carolina Wesleyan 14-4 19-6             Playing Ferrum in USA South final 11/26
7 Mary Hardin-Baylor 19-6 19-6                   Playing in ASC final
8 Emory 18-5 19-5                                      ... didn't win the Pool A, waiting to see on the Pool C


I don't think that Emory really has that much of a spot... too many spots to leap over to even get on the board. 

[Ralph Turner]

UMHB knocks out UT-Dallas to face McMurry in the ASC finals.

I think that UTD is in as the #3 Pool C.  McMurry (Never-ranked) and UMHB South #7 can win it all.

Emory just helped itself with their win over Rochester.  That win is almost like a tourney win.  The field needed Rochester to put Emory away.



Are VWC and UTD the Pool C bids from the South?

Does a Randolph win over Randy Mac knock UTD out of the tourney?

Here's what we've got in the South:


South Region
1 Virginia Wesleyan 20-3 22-3                    Lost in ODAC semi's  First Pool C
2 Randolph-Macon 20-4 21-4                        Playing in the ODAC final against Randolph 11/26  Wins Pool A
3 Texas-Dallas 19-4 20-5 20-5/21-6                         Lost in ASC semi's
4 Ferrum 18-4 21-4                                   Playing NC Wesleyan in USA South final 11/26  Wins Pool A
5 Eastern Mennonite 15-4 21-4                    Lost in ODAC Semi's
6 North Carolina Wesleyan 14-4 19-6 15-5/20-7            Playing Ferrum in USA South final 11/26  Loses in USAS finals
7 Mary Hardin-Baylor 19-6 19-6  21-7/21-7 with a loss                 Playing in ASC final   Loses to McMurry and out or Wins Pool A
8 Emory 18-5 19-5  19-5/20-5                                   ... didn't win the Pool A, waiting to see on the Pool C


I don't think that Emory really has that much of a spot... too many spots to leap over to even get on the board.  

Thanks Point.

Consider this.  The above scenario probably brings them to the table.  

If McMurry beats UMHB for the ASC Pool A, McM has picked up three more wins this week.  Does this move McMurry into the (final) Regional Rankings for the first time this year.  McMurry beat UTD earlier in the season.  That would give UTD another loss a second loss against a regionally ranked team, in addition to the loss to UMHB today!

Emory, however, picked up a win against a regionally ranked opponent, Rochester.

Just asking for other opinions...

[Ralph Turner]

UPDATED 2/26

ASC will be hosted by East #1 UT-Dallas.

McMurry clinched the outright #1 for the West.

Louisiana College has clinched the East #4 seed.  They have one more game against Mississippi College, which is eliminated for the first time ever.  Louisiana College goes to Mississippi College on Monday night to play for the last slot.  If LC wins, then they finish tied for 3rd but UTT won the season series 2-0, the tie-breaker, to earn the #3 seed  If Mississippi College wins, then MC ties LaCollege for 4th but has the tie-breaker.

I do not have the times, but this is the unofficial bracket for the ASC Play-in Tourney and Championship.

East listed first.

#1 UTD vs #4 Concordia-Texas  (Controlled half court offense vs run-and-gun by the most athletic club in the conference.)   UTD 85-70
#3 UT-Tyler vs #2 UMHB  (Former MC asst. Kenny Bizot versus UMHB coach veteran Ken DeWeese)   UMHB 73-68
#2 ETBU vs #3 Hardin-Simmons (Both teams have athletes.  HSU road win 81-77 back on Dec 11).  HSU 72-71
#4 LaColl Mississippi Coll. vs #1 McMurry   (Dean of ASC Coaches Gene Rushing who has been at LC since 1985 versus rookie coach Matt Garnett.) (Or arch-rival Mississippi College vs McMurry) McMurry 77-69


Semi-Finals
McM #1-W  vs HSU #3-W (McMurry won both games in the regular season.)
UT-D #1-E   vs UMHB #2-W   (UMHB beat UTD 79-66 in Belton)

Coach Butterfield thought he had the toughest matchup of the first round just because of the CTX style of defense.


Finals McMurry vs UMHB at UTD 2pm CST

[Greek Tragedy]

GREEN is Pool C candidate (Lost in conf. tourney-UAA does not have a conf. tourney)
BLUE secured a Pool A bid (Automatic qualifier)
CROSSED OUT is the conference leader (reg. season)



Atlantic Region
1 Ramapo 19-3 20-5 (NJAC):  LOST to Montclair State 67-64 in semis 
2 SUNY-Purchase 21-4 21-4 (SKY):  BEAT Old Westbury 85-74 in semis; BEAT St. Joseph's (L.I.) 81-66 in final
3 Kean 17-5 18-7 (NJAC):  LOST to NJCU 75-61 in semis
4 St. Joseph's (L.I.) 18-5 20-5 (SKY):  BEAT Mount Saint Vincent 68-60, BEAT Mount Saint Mary 78-75 OT in semis; LOST to SUNY-Purchase 81-66 in final
5 Mount Saint Mary 18-7 18-7 (SKY):  LOST to St. Joseph's (L.I.) 78-75 OT in semis


East Region
1 Oswego State 22-3 22-3 (SUNYAC):  BEAT Potsdam State 64-50 in quarterfinals, LOST Brockport State 74-70 in semis
2 Ithaca 19-5 20-5  (E8):  LOST to St. John Fisher 88-75 in semis
3 Rochester 19-3 20-4 (UAA):  LOST to Emory 83-72
4 Stevens 19-6 19-6 (E8):  LOST to Hartwick 76-73 in semis
5 Hobart 19-5 19-6 (LL):  LOST to Hamilton 62-60 in semis
6 Buffalo State 15-6 18-6 (SUNYAC):  BEAT Cortland State 75-56 in quarterfinals, BEAT Plattsburgh State 87-79 in semis; BEAT Brockport State 67-50 in final


Great Lakes Region
1 Wooster 20-2 23-2 (NCAC):  BEAT Allegheny 62-57 in quarterfinals, BEAT Ohio Wesleyan 70-62 in semis; BEAT Wittenberg 82-68 in final
2 Marietta 19-3 22-3 (OAC):  BEAT Wilmington 84-73 in quarterfinals, BEAT Heidelberg 70-55 in semis; BEAT John Carroll 88-85 in final
3 Penn State-Behrend 22-2 22-3 (AMCC):  BEAT Medaille 58-51 in semis; LOST to La Roche 55-53 in final 
4 Hope 15-2 19-6 (MIAA):   BEAT Alma 110-77 in quarterfinals, BEAT Adrian 63-45 in semis; BEAT Calvin in final 72-67
5 Thiel 15-3 18-6 (PrAC):  BEAT Waynesburg 73-63 in quarterfinals, BEAT Thomas More 78-65 in semis; LOST to Bethany 74-67 in final
6 Wabash 18-5 19-5 (NCAC):  BEAT Kenyon 72-61 in quarterfinals, LOST to Wittenberg 65-63 in semis


Middle Atlantic Region
1 La Roche 22-2 23-2 (AMCC):   BEAT Hilbert 86-69 in semis; BEAT Penn State-Behrend 55-53 in final
2 St. Mary's (Md.) 18-3 20-5 (CAC):  BEAT Mary Washington 79-57 in semis; BEAT Wesley 97-65 in final
3 Cabrini 20-5 20-5 (CSAC):  BEAT Neumann 79-76 in semis, BEAT Gwynedd-Mercy 92-70 in final
4 Gwynedd-Mercy 19-4 20-5 (CSAC):  BEAT Keystone 85-65 in semis, LOST to Cabrini 92-70 in final
5 Keystone 21-5 21-5 (CSAC):  LOST to Gwynedd-Mercy 85-65 in semis
6 Lebanon Valley 17-6 19-6 (MACC):  BEAT Widener 58-56 in semis, LOST to Alvernia in final 57-55
7 Franklin and Marshall 18-5 20-5 (CC):  BEAT Haverford 71-62 in semis; plays Dickinson in final 2/27
8 DeSales 16-7 18-7 (MACF): BEAT Misericordia 78-69 in semis, LOST to Delaware Valley 79-58 in final
9 Wesley 15-5 16-9 (CAC):  BEAT Salisbury 75-74 in semis; LOST to St. Mary's (Md.) 97-65 in final


Midwest Region
1 Concordia (Wis.) 20-2 22-3 (NATH):  LOST to Edgewood 95-89 in semis
2 Augustana 21-2 22-2 (CCIW):   BEAT Wheaton 73-58 in semis; BEAT Illinois Wesleyan 76-52 in final
3 Manchester 18-5 19-6 (HCAC):  BEAT Transylvania 68-65 in semis; plays Hanover in final 2/27 
4 Hanover 18-6 18-6 (HCAC):  BEAT Anderson 62-50 in semis; plays Manchester in final 2/27
5 Anderson 15-7 17-8 (HCAC):  BEAT Bluffton 75-60 in quarterfinals; LOST to Hanover 62-50 in semis
6 Milwaukee Engineering 18-6 19-6 (NATH):  LOST to Aurora 72-67 in quarterfinals
7 Benedictine 17-6 18-7 (NATH):  BEAT Rockford 91-76 in quarterfinals, BEAT Aurora 71-60 in semis; BEAT Edgewood in final 70-59 
8 St. Norbert 18-5 18-5 (MWC):  BEAT Ripon 75-52 in semis; BEAT Grinnell in final 89-67


Northeast Region
1 Williams 21-1 23-1 (NESCAC): BEAT Trinity (Conn.) in semis 79-69; plays Middlebury in final 2/27
2 Middlebury 20-1 23-1 (NESCAC):  BEAT Amherst 67-67 in semis; plays Williams in final 2/27
3 WPI 21-3 21-4 (NEWMAC):  BEAT Coast Guard 62-51 in semis; plays MIT in final 2/27
4 Becker 22-3 22-3 (NECC):  BEAT Newbury 84-75 in semis; LOST Elms 79-65 in final 
5 Amherst 21-2 22-2 (NESCAC):  LOST to Middlebury 67-61 in semis
6 Western Connecticut State 20-4 21-4 (LEC):  LOST Eastern Connecticut State 94-70 in semis
7 Rhode Island College 17-7 17-7 (LEC):   BEAT Keene State 102-92 2OT in semis; BEAT Eastern Connecticut Sate 62-49 in final
8 Elms 16-6 18-7 (NECC):  BEAT Southern Vermont 88-73 in semis; BEAT Becker 79-65 in final
9 Eastern Connecticut State 15-7 17-8 (LEC):  BEAT Western Connecticut State 94-70 in semis; LOST to Rhode Island College 62-49 in final   
10 Brandeis 16-8 16-8 (UAA):  LOST to NYU 70-54
11 Roger Williams 17-8 17-8 (CCC):  LOST to Endicott 71-68 in CCC quarterfinals


South Region
1 Virginia Wesleyan 20-3 22-3 (ODAC):  BEAT Washington and Lee 98-78  in quarterfinals; LOST to Randolph 80-76 in semis
2 Randolph-Macon 20-4 21-4 (ODAC):  BEAT Roanoke 63-56 in quarterfinals; BEAT Eastern Mennonite 90-79 in semis; plays Randolph in final 2/27
3 Texas-Dallas 19-4 20-5 (ASC):   BEAT Concordia (Texas) 85-70 in quarterfinals; LOST to Mary Hardin-Baylor 77-69 in semis
4 Ferrum 18-4 21-4 (USAC):  BEAT Christopher Newport 87-81 in semis; plays North Carolina Wesleyan in final 2/27
5 Eastern Mennonite 15-4 21-4 (ODAC):  BEAT Hampden-Sydney 76-75 in quarterfinals; LOST to Randolph-Macon 90-79 in semis
6 North Carolina Wesleyan 14-4 19-6 (USAC): BEAT Greensboro 86-69 in semis; plays Ferrum in finals 2/27
7 Mary Hardin-Baylor 19-6 19-6 (ASC): BEAT Texas-Tyler 73-68 in quarterfinals; BEAT Texas-Dallas 77-69 in semis; plays McMurry in ASC final 2/27   
8 Emory 18-5 19-5 (UAA):  BEAT Rochester 83-72

West Region
1 Whitworth 24-1 24-1 (NWC):  BEAT Pacific Lutheran 74-63 in semis; BEAT Whitman 74-50 in final
2 St. Thomas 21-3 22-3 (MIAC): BEAT Hamline 78-70in semis; plays Gustavus Adolphus in final 2/27
3 UW-Stevens Point 21-3 22-3 (WIAC): BEAT Superior 84-52 in semis; BEAT River Falls 79-56 in final
4 Chapman 14-1 21-3 (IND):  BEAT La Sierra 61-56, BEAT Univ. of Dallas 73-43
5 Carleton 18-5 18-7 (MIAC):  LOST to Gustavus Adolphus 70-64 in semis
6 UW-River Falls 17-5 19-6 (WIAC):  BEAT Platteville 69-60 in semis; LOST Stevens Point 79-56 in final
7 Whitman 13-5 18-7 (NWC):  BEAT Lewis and Clark 79-76 in semis; LOST to Whitworth 74-50 in final
8 Lewis and Clark 12-5 18-7 (NWC):  LOST to Whitman 79-76 in semis
9 UW-Whitewater 16-8 17-8 (WIAC):  LOST to Superior 78-72 in quarterfinals

[Greek Tragedy]

Atlantic Region
Done

East Region
Done

Great Lakes Region
Done

Mid-Atlantic Region
#7 Franklin and Marshall vs. Dickinson in CC final

Midwest Region
#3 Manchester vs. #4 Hanover in HCAC final

Northeast Region
#1 Williams vs. #2 Middlebury in NESCAC final
#3 WPI vs. MIT in NEWMAC final

South Region
#2 Randolph-Macon vs. Randolph in ODAC final
#4 Ferrum vs. #6 North Carolina Wesleyan in USAC final
#7 Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. McMurry in ASC final

West Region
#2 St. Thomas vs. Gustavus Adolphus in MIAC final

[magicman]

#3 Middlebury takes down #1 Williams 63-54 to win the NESCAC Pool A bid. That may also give Middlebury the #1 ranking when the new D3Hoops Top 25 poll comes out. Middlebury has 4 guys in double figures, Nolan Thompson with 15, Ryan Sharry, who missed the 1st game against Williams when the Panthers suffered their only loss, had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Joey Kizel had 13, and Jake Wolfin had 11.

Williams was led by Troy Whittington with 13 and James Wang with 12.

Once again, Middlebury's defense was outstanding, as they held Williams to a season low 54 points.