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Coyotes up 37-26 at half. Not a huge lead, but not looking great for a miracle upset tonight.
Coyotes up 37-26 at half. Not a huge lead, but not looking great for a miracle upset tonight.
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On the women's side ...
USD & SDSU are locked into the 1-2 seed. USD will be the #1 seed if they beat WIU tomorrow.
SDSU has already clinched at least a #2 even if they lose tomorrow.
There's a huge mess in the middle. Most likely, there will be a three way tie between IUPUI, WIU, and ORU. ORU hosts IPFW, IUPUI is at SDSU and WIU is at USD.
NDSU is locked into the #6 seed
DU is locked into the #7 seed.
IPFW is locked into the #8 seed.
It looks like SDSU will face Denver in the first round and then a potential rematch with NDSU/ORU in the second round because I believe ORU would win the three way tiebreaker with WIU and IUPUI if it comes to that for the #3 seed.Comment
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All pretty favorable match-ups for the Jacks if they stay this way. The only teams I don't want to see before the championship game are IPFW and IUPUI.Comment
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IPFW is locked into the #8 seed - I'm curious why you don't want to play them.Originally posted by SanDakotaState View PostComment
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Yeah i am more concerned with USD, IUPUI and western Ill. not concerned with ORU since i think we match up with them better then most, even those their center can put up huge stats, but we just seem to play them well overall. I think IPFW would be the easiest game. Denver worries me more, but not much. they did beat us and they made the finals last year, they are the reason we probably wont be the 1 see.Originally posted by bigticket1 View Post"The most rewarding things you do in life, are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.” Arnold Palmer
Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things.Comment
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Tons of shooters. They are just inconsistent and go game by game. Both games they played against USD were fairly close. Chris Paul will have his team ready to play. His players just have to execute.Originally posted by bigticket1 View Post
Same thing could be said about Denver, but having MW for that game will be a huge difference.Comment
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I agree that as close as the 3 through 5 seeds are , it doesn't really matter which team the Jacks would possibly face in the semis. So if the Jacks end up as #2 after tomorrow's games , so be it. Let USD go in with the pressure of being #1 with the target on their back.Originally posted by YanktonJack7 View PostComment
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The game between the Leathernecks and Yotes will air on ESPN3 starting at 1:30.For those who might be interested.Comment
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2015 Summit WBB
Tuned in on Midco until the Jacks' game starts. I'm not expecting help from WIU, but there's an outside shot. Maybe Luke can put up 30.
Luke starts with two offensive boards and a basket on the first possession. Keep it up.Comment
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USD looks nothing like a conference champ so far. Four turnovers and seven points in the first 7:30. Trailing 12-7. WIU has not been shooting a lot better. Luke, in particular, has missed a couple of nice looks. Plenty of airballs and bricks in this one so far.Comment
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Based on today's results, here are the seeds and matchups for the SL tourney.
#1 USD vs. #8 IPFW --- 12pm on March 7.
#2 SDSU vs. #7 Denver --- 2:30pm on March 7.
#3 Oral Roberts vs. #6 NDSU ---2:30pm on March 8.
#4 Western Illinois vs. #5 IUPUI --12pm on March 8.
Jacks face the winner of ORU/NDSU in the semis.
I like the fact USD may have to face WIU again. WIU nearly won today in Vermillion.Comment
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I agree -I would rather avoid both WIU and IUPUI . They both have enough firepower to go off at any time. To me , ORU is much more one dimensional with McIntyre.Originally posted by YanktonJack7 View PostComment
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I thought the same thing. Good to get revenge on denver who I feel is the reason we aren't the 1 seed.Originally posted by bigticket1 View Post"The most rewarding things you do in life, are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.” Arnold Palmer
Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things.Comment
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I watched the game replay on ESPN3 ,W. Ill is a scary team, they seem to be able to come back from sizable deficits and is someone you cannot safely assume are out of the game. Ashley Luke is too unselfish, she passed up a shot with Hemiller as the one guarding her, another time ,instead of taking a shot close to the hoop, she tried to throw it out and it went out of bounds. I'd be OK with her taking more shots if I were the coach, she's proven to be a pretty high percentage shot maker.I Laughed when Greg Steman pointed out that Coach Gravina was complaining about a .2 sec tie up not being called, right after a .1 sec tie up was called the possession before , giving the ball to the Yotes.I was wondering the same thing.Good game.Comment
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WIU clearly showed that they have a shot at knocking off USD next week. USD was on their home court and had everything to play for (including senior day) and WIU nearly got them.
I like the shape we are in going into Sioux Falls. Winners of 5-straight and 9 of 10. Winning by large margins. Doing most of it without a soon-to-return starter. We just faced the same two teams as USD and came out +49, compared to +19 for USD. The IUPUI coach said, "I think the team that's made the biggest improvement from the beginning of the year to now is SDSU. They're playing the best defense of anyone in our league".
Those road losses and the #2 finish have cast a certain light on this team that has probably subdued some positives. Let's be honest, I know it did not work out that way, but if our MVP does not miss those two games (which we lost by 9 combined points) we would be sitting at 14-2, alone in first place and feeling really good about the tournament. It's the same team either way.
Here's some perspective on how good this team has been at Frost. These are the average scores of home Summit games going back to the start of tournament eligibility. This was the best since the great 2008-2009 team. If this year's team feels even a little at home in Sioux Falls, we should be in really good shape.
eason Our avg. score Opp avg. score
2008-2009 84 53
2009-2010 78 56
2010-2011 69 56
2011-2012 74 53
2012-2013 75 55
2013-2014 76 63
2014-2015 82 56Comment
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