Summit League Regular Season Conference

[OldHare]

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I find it odd that on the USD website, it says fans can buy tickets by calling a phone number. This phone number is their ticket office number, so I don't know if they're selling their allotment of tickets? I'm just speculating, but no other team's ticket page has that option. So I don't know if by calling that number they refer you to the Arena box office or if they have their own set of tickets they are selling. Would be funny if state fans would call and buy up their allotment if that's the case.

Since I am a bit directionally challenged in the SF Arena,but the side across from the scorer's table I had heard that there was a section in the middle above the rail that was bought by USD fans on the first hours tickets were sold last March. We will see on gameday if that section is red on tournament day. I am across the way this year in Section C. I am in row 7 and I bought within the first half hour of ticket sales. I endorse the idea that the sponsors help bring this event to Sioux Falls and the Jackrabbit, yote , and bison fans have an advantage of travel. I have always bought tickets for this event on the first day available since I enjoy the 4 days of basketball and I do not take the chance of getting tickets somewhere on a game by game basis. I also show my support by buying those tickets so that I might enjoy the tournament rather than see it bid somewhere else regardless of how the team may perform this year. I am sure that the Summit League will consider any bid to host this event. Until another host is ready to match the Sioux Falls bid, I am more than ready to support the current venue. It is no question that the Dakota teams have the home crowd advantage with the potential crowd, but if you take a look at the rest of the conference support; the Dakotas could have that advantage at nearly any location if the team made it to the final. The basketball potential for the bison would yield more fans at a tourney game than Oakland would at a home game as demonstrated at Frisco for the football. I would speculate the Rabbits or yotes would be similar.. This event for the basketball tourney might be considered as the trophy game of the Summit League due to the atendance and the expanded exposure on TV. So when Coach Mo of WIU or the Grizz or even the bison are calling for a rotating venue for the event, what is the lure or bone that the conference will prosper? Will 7000 show up in Chicago, Detroit, Indianaoplis, Omaha, Kansas City, Denver, or Ft Wayne? This is about a strong conference. It is not about having the game rotate to have 2000 home fans come to town. Meanwhile, the ticket problem is a good problem to have!!!

[jacks1]

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Since I am a bit directionally challenged in the SF Arena,but the side across from the scorer's table I had heard that there was a section in the middle above the rail that was bought by USD fans on the first hours tickets were sold last March....

I heard the exact same thing...

[Southeast]

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I heard the exact same thing...

My seats are above the rail and opposite the scorers table (sect P) - hopefully not in the rumored USD area. Anyone else in sect P?

[OldHare]

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My seats are above the rail and opposite the scorers table (sect P) - hopefully not in the rumored USD area. Anyone else in sect P?

you may be able to throw things down to them. I was in p below entrance last year and the area may have been more in section O. If it spreads, you are first responder now.

[Southeast]

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Tonight is a big one in the Summit.

On the women's side you have #1 vs. #2. A win by SDSU brings USD back into the fold for a #2 seed.

We all know about what is happening on the men's side this week. We are going to find out what WIU is made of on this Dakotas trip. Can NDSU end thier losing streak to WIU? Who would you rather see win in Fargo tonight? My guess is that the loser of tonight's game in Fargo gets the #3 seed and the winner gets #2 (and a day off in Sioux Falls). High stakes.

USD has OU at home and could do all of us in the top-4 a favor by cooling them off and making sure they don't rise any higher in the standings. That game should be interesting.

Edit: After thinking about it a little more. A loss by NDSU tonight could instantly send them all the way down to #4. Oakland would own the tie-breaker if they beat USD tonight and NDSU loses to WIU. That would be quite a sudden change in the standings.

[YanktonJack7]

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At halftime: NDSU leads WIU 22-17

USD up on Oakland 42-34 at half. Bader has 3 fouls in 8 min played so far.

IPFW up on UMKC 26-22 with 3:55 left in first half.

Also, USD women lost tonight at Oakland by a score of 59-46.

[Southeast]

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Also, USD women lost tonight at Oakland by a score of 59-46.

Damn. I was hoping we would squeak out a win at IUPUI and USD would win at OU so that the coyotes would have a shot at #2 seed. I'd MUCH rather see us play them in the finals than this IUPUI team.

[YanktonJack7]

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Western Illinois up 28-23 with 11:47 left. NDSU has 1 point since halftime.

[Southeast]

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WIU up 30-27 with 9:38. Virtually the entire WIU team has 2-3 fouls so the Bison should have a good chance to pull this one out late. Bison go pretty much 9:00 with 1 point yet WIU can't pull away. At the very least I hope this one is a tense battle to the end (hopefully with plenty of overtime periods).

USD and OU are tied at 58. I am going to have to catch the end of this one on the radio.

[YanktonJack7]

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Not sure if they're playing with a shot clock up in Fargo. Leathernecks up 35-29. 4:34 left in that one.

[Southeast]

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Bison shooting 29% and 0-9 on 3's. Trailing by 8. It might as well be 80!

USD and OU tied with :57.

[Southeast]

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Cue the Bisonville meltdown. NDSU's position in the standing took a big after their offensively-challenged game tonight.

OU just won at USD. NDSU and WIU both have 4 losses and OU will have the tie-breaker because they beat WIU once (and NDSU got swept).

[YanktonJack7]

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Mondy makes a FT with 4 seconds left. Myles misses at the buzzer. Oakland wins 76-75.

NDSU loses 49-36 to WIU. NDSU and Oakland now tied in the loss column in the conference. Alexander was 2-15 on the night. Wow

[rabbitfarmer]

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So if SDSU wins the rest of our games and WIU does to besides losing to us who would win the regular season conference title? Would we win it outright or tie?

[goon]

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Wow oakland barely got by. Usd plays them well. Ndsu wow is all I can say. They just seem to struggle with western.