MBB: Northwest Conference

[Browneagle64]

Dog Sled?----- Down in So. Cal we ride the waves were ever we need to go. 8)
Great game so far. Awesome job by the announcing crewing.

[bbaddict]

Sorry Browneagle --- the dog sled comment was in reference to someone on the SCIAC board saying that you needed one to get to Spokane!  I get confused about which board I'm on sometimes.

Castle is a really great announcer.  Wish I could be there --- it sounds exciting!

[LogShow]

Congrats to WW...great win at home.  Lets see how far the NWC can go.

[LogShow]

I wasn't able to listen, but I am sure NWhoops will give a very full and thourgh recap of the game

[LogShow]

Pretty suprised that UW-WW got beat on their home floor in the 1st round wow!  So who know where WW will end up

[LogShow]

The bracket isn't on the front page isn't filled out yet but Wheaton Ill beat Loras.  Should be an interesting game for WW.  Wheaton has really came on strong at the end of the season...just like WW, hopefully WW can keep it rolling

[LogShow]

Any guesses where WW will end up?

After looking at whos left in their pod...(Hope, Ohio Wesylan, and Wheaton)  I would assume somewhere in the Midwest.  It could very well end up at Hope, since I seriously doubt the Hope women will host because they host the women's final 4.  I think that would be the most logical place...and because Hope is #1 in the nation.  Logical is the key term though, and that is something the NCAA is not...

[sbaum]

You are definitely correct about the NCAA not being logical! I think the only thing we can be fairly confident about is that Whitworth will not be the team hosting next week. However, since the NCAA can be illogical, you never know! As a Hope fan, I would HOPE that it's here in Holland, but as you stated, the women have a legitimate shot at hosting as well. It will be exciting to see how it all works out!

[bbaddict]

Congrats to Whitworth on reaching the Sweet 16.  Now go and win over Wheaton, wherever it is that you have to play.  (Pretty sure it won't be in Spokane!)  Great game against Oxy -- they were a worthy opponent!

[sac]

2004 the NCAA sent Lawrence(WI), Stevens Point(WI) and Sul Ross State (TX) to Puget Sound.

Its not unprecedented.

[Pat Coleman]

Because UWSP and Lawrence couldn't host.

[sac]

This is true!

[NW Hope Fan]

Boy, If I knew that it might be two NWC teams meeting my Hope College men and women, I would have caught a few more NWC games. My one night at LC doesn't bring any scouting back to Michigan.

And here I was a few weeks ago dreaming about An MIAA/NWC challenge over a Christmas holiday. Even though I will not get to see the games... Christmas has come early! 

Good luck to Whitworth, Wheaton will be quite the challenge. I hope you get past them for a chance to meet up with my Dutchmen. And I realize this is the men's board (Pat  ), and with all due respect, good luck GF ladies (I think you'll need it...)

Maybe next year I'll catch a few more games.

[nwhoops1903]

From the stands:  Great Game for Whitworth.  Oxy played real tough in the first half and would not back down and took a 5 point lead into half.  Very good shooting from both teams but 7 3pt makes from Oxy kept them in the contest and find a nice lead after trailing 7-0 to start.  Oxy forced 6 TO's and only gave up 1.  WW did not play bad, but WW did give up their lead when Nakamura picked up his 2nd foul with 6+ min to go and sat down.  WW's offense wasn't clicking and Oxy hit some tough and very nice 3's to surge ahead.  38-33 at half.

Second half was all WW.  Oxy did fight, and very gamely, but it was simply to stay close and  when Nakamura hit his 3rd 3 to extend it to 14 and from there Whitworth held on and avoided some more 3 pt fg's by going perfect from the line once Oxy started fouling.  Whitworth was an impressive and record tying perfect from the charity stripe for the night 20-20.  WW also had no turnovers in the second half as Oxy turned up the pressure.  Nakamura improved his D3 best assist to turnover ratio by having an 8 A,1 TO night and 11 second half points.  Symes led the Pirates with 24 going 9-13 from the filed 2-2 from 3.  Willemson had 13 and 6 in the 2nd half and 9-9 from the line.

WW now faces Wheaton next round.

[nwhoops1903]

Here some sweet 16 info to toss around.  Illinois Wesleyan beat Wheaton 3x in 3 close games this season.  Oxy beat Illinois Wesleyan at Oxy in another close game.  WW beat Oxy in a battle.  Hope beat down Wheaton by 30.  Ohio Wesleyan is playing great basketball.  3 teams looking for a glass slipper going up against #1!