MBB: Northwest Conference

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Here are my predictions for tonight:

LC over whitman big...96-70

Pac stuns WW 70-65

G Fox finally get on the board against Linfield 87-83

And Wilamette over PLU 79-74...this one might be more wishful thinking on my part.  But maybe Coach James has some tricks up his sleeves!

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Thoughts from anyone else?

[Pio20]

LC beats Whitman 90-83 (I hope, LC already has 4 points, only need 29 more points to top yesterday's performance)
WW beats Pacific 88-80
PLU beats Willamette 67-55
George Fox beats Linfield 92-84

[nwhoops1903]

Pacific has 30 with 9:26 to go....WW is for real. 

There's a difference between a prediction and a wish.

Go Bucs.

[Pio20]

Pios win 76-68. Started off slow but then found their stride. Tillery had 17, Robinowitz with 14. Rivera had 4 blocks. Still sounded like the Pios were giving up a lot of offensive rebounds but hopefully this will help them get back in the right direction.

[Pio20]

WW takes care of Pacific 61-44. Pacific gave up 19 offensive rebounds.
PLU beats Willamette big and Linfield squeaks by George Fox. Another tough loss for George Fox. 

[cawcdad]

Cats beat the Bruins 68 - 65. Listened to the last 5-6 minutes. GF had the lead and let another slip away. Man, I wish I could see some NWC games. Seems like most games are going to be tight.

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nwhoops1903, the jury is still out on WW. They have had one shakey weekend and one great weekend.  They are young and inexperienced.  WW's defense might have been clicking, but they really struggled on offense.  Shooting 38 and 40% from the field and around 30% from 3.

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Conference Standings through 4 games:

Puget Sound      4-0
Whitworth          3-1
Linfield                3-1
Pacific Lutheran  3-1
Lewis & Clark     2-2
Willamette         2-2
Pacific (Ore.)      1-3
George Fox       0-4
Whitman           0-4

[LCPios07]

The Pios got the win, but it was still far from the effort they will need to beat good NWC teams. Whitman was ahead by 5 midway through the second half and then the Pios went on a 19-2 run to take control. Hopefully the team that played the last 10 minutes will show up on a full time basis from now on.

[Pio20]

Standings through 4 games:                Coach's poll at start of season:
                                                             
Puget Sound      4-0                             Lewis & Clark         
Whitworth          3-1                             Puget Sound
Linfield                3-1                            Whitworth
Pacific Lutheran  3-1                             Pacific
Lewis & Clark     2-2                              Pacific Lutheran
Willamette         2-2                              Willamette
Pacific (Ore.)      1-3                              George Fox
George Fox       0-4                               Linfield
Whitman           0-4                               Whitman

Conference play is far far from over but it is definitely not shaking up like predicted. You never know what is gonna happen! LC travels to George Fox on Friday and if they can take that game then they have four games in a row at home. Perhaps the home court advantage they capitalized on last season (11 in a row at home) will spark them once again this season. As has been mentioned, the Pios are definitely in a hole, as the past eight NWC champions have finished 13-3 or better in conference. Losing more than three games probably won't get you a NWC crown. Definitely a long road ahead for a team that is last in the NWC in three point percentage and takes a ton of threes. 

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Conference play never does shape up like the predictions...thats why they play the games

Who has the tuesday game this week?

[Pio20]

Conference play never does shape up like the predictions...thats why they play the games

Who has the tuesday game this week?

Willamette (2-2) heads to Linfield (3-1)

[David Collinge]

Who has the tuesday game this week?

Schedules are among the many, many features of this website, apart from the message boards.
F'rinstance, you can find NWC men's standings and a composite schedule and results page here.
I encourage you to explore; you may find some very interesting and/or useful information. 

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Thanks Pio