Summit League Tourney

[RowdyRabbit]

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Looks like a decent Oakland contingent of fans.

[RowdyRabbit]

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Scoring has slowed considerably

27-14 OU with 4:02 to go in the half.

[mango4]

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Maynard just threw one down, it's starting to get ugly. Oakland up 27-13

[RowdyRabbit]

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Under 8 TO

OU enlarging lead...Kangas has hit 2 3's I think

OU up 23-13.

[RowdyRabbit]

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IPFW hitting some 3's.

OU still getting easy buckets.

Under 12 TO

15-11 OU

[RowdyRabbit]

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Under 16 TO *edit - check that IPFW called a TO*

OU up 10-4

OU working the inside game. All the points in the paint.

NOW the medio TO with 14:17 to go....still 10-4.

[RowdyRabbit]

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Would love to see IPFW pull this game out, but I'm afraid Oakland is going to go off tonight.

Looks like a decent crowd on hand.

[RowdyRabbit]

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I guess I'm surprised SUU won. I figured IUPUI would handle them.

Kind of a shocker in my eyes.

[RowdyRabbit]

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SUU beats IUPUI 53-48.

[mango4]

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Southern Utah gets the win over IUPUI, Quinney ended up with 17 and Baker had 25 for the T-Birds. Avery and Patterson had 12 for IUPUI

[RowdyRabbit]

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SUU scores the first 7 pts coming out of the break.

IUPUI finally gets a bucket but are still down 32-29.

I believe SUU's Quinney has 18 of SUU's 32.

[RowdyRabbit]

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Updates on the games tonight are appreciated. I couldn't make it up there tonight and I'll be in the office.

Just tuning in to the SUU IUPUI game, its halftime and IUPUI is up 26-25, not sure of stat lines at this point.

[zooropa]

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Just to reiterate, even if Fargo builds the arena addition to the Fargodome, it won't be able to host the tourney because it will be NDSU's home court.

They could have it at the BSA!!!!!!

[jackmd]

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Updates on the games tonight are appreciated. I couldn't make it up there tonight and I'll be in the office.

[Hammersmith]

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Just to reiterate, even if Fargo builds the arena addition to the Fargodome, it won't be able to host the tourney because it will be NDSU's home court. We talked to the Summit officials about this during the 2004 site visit. As long as we don't play more than 40% or 50% of our home games on a particular court(not building), that court is considered neutral. Even if the arena were to be built, the main floor of the Fargodome would be considered a separate, and neutral, court.

There are several reasons we don't use the FD for games instead of the BSA. First among them is cost. The BSA is "free", the FD would require rent. Also, the FD is very busy for an events center. The facility has about 90-100 event-days per year; most of those on weekends. I haven't checked, but I bet there were conflicts on at least one third of this season's home games. Finally, the FD sucks as a BB venue unless it's reasonably filled; say over 6,000. Only ORU and SDSU would've brought in that kind of crowd even considering the 1,000 bump in attendance that would come from comfortable seats and better concessions and restrooms. Some have suggested moving one to three big games to the FD each year(as part of a 2/3 for 1 with a high major, perhaps), but that would negate most of the home court advantage for the team. From a shooting/comfort factor, it would be an away game for the Bison players.

The UP Center hosting the tourney isn't a bad idea, but it's a little small and out in the middle of nowhere in a way. There are tons of hotels in the area, and a few restaurants, but the only practice court nearby is in West Fargo's new 9th grade school. The next closest facilities are about 3-5 miles away(West Fargo middle school, WF high school, the catholic HS/MS, and Fargo's newest HS that will start construction this spring). The UP Center is literally on the opposite side of Fargo from NDSU.