Other Horizon League games

bbtds · December 21, 2016, 06:52:18 AM

UIC had their best non-conference win of the season after Dixon goes down with injury for the season by beating Northern Arizona by 10. Tai Odiase had 24 for the Flames. 2 Freshmen and a red shirt freshman also contributed 28 points collectively in the win (Boahen, Ottey, Matthews) as the Flames burned down the forest on the Lumberjacks (come on, that was so easy).

The Crusaders better have their fire retardant armor on for the match up at the Pavilion on Dec. 30 Friday afternoon at 5:00 p.m./4:00 p.m. EST/CST. This season will ring hallow if we lose so early to UIC.

UIC was stagnant on offense at the start, though it didn't last. Odiase muscled his way to five early points, but the Lumberjacks led at the first timeout, 8-5. The Flames sent in four fresh bodies to compete alongside Odiase and the second unit delivered. Dominique Matthews erupted for 11 points in a row to turn UIC's deficit into a 15-10 lead with 10:52 remaining in the half.
The score was later tied at 20-20 with 7:39 to go in the period after NAU's Jordyn Martin scored inside. On the next possession, UIC's Ferguson canned a 3-pointer that set off a nine-point run spanning just over two minutes to build a 29-20 lead for the home team.
Northern Arizona outscored UIC, 12-5, over the final four minutes of the half, but the Flames maintained a 34-32 lead as the teams retreated to the locker room at the half.
Still nursing a two-point lead with a shade over 16 minutes to go in the game, an acrobatic layup by Marcus Ottey launched a 14-1 run that was capped by a 3-pointer from Kyle Guice with 11:38 remaining. Guice's triple gave UIC a 50-35 lead, its largest of the game to that point.
The passing remained crisp like when Ferguson fed Odiase who slammed home the pass for two of his 24 points with 7:32 to go.
A few minutes later, Ottey took off through the trees for the dunk of the day, off another pass from his classmate Ferguson. That jam put UIC ahead by 17 points, 64-47, with less than five minutes remaining.
UIC's lead reached a game-high 19 points with 3:19 left in the contest when Michael Kolawole netted two of his seven points.
Northern Arizona trailed by 18 still with 64 seconds to go, but the Lumberjacks scored 10 unanswered points in the final minute, including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer that fell in off the glass.

talksalot · December 21, 2016, 09:24:22 AM

uh.... NAU is 2-10 with an RPI of 331.... their only wins are over #341 and #335... not a quality win at all!... the Flames best win is #221 DePaul and #224 CalPoly... They do get to warm up tomorrow night against Roosevelt University.

vu72 · December 21, 2016, 09:59:12 AM

We should have a pretty nice Valpo crowd at the UIC game which I will be attending!! Right now the Alumni site has sold 182 tickets for the game.

oklahomamick · December 21, 2016, 10:05:41 AM

I think UIC is better without Dekembe. They have put a nice winning streak together since he left early in the Depaul game. They will be tough.

bbtds · December 21, 2016, 10:20:11 AM

Quote from: talksalot on December 21, 2016, 09:24:22 AM
uh.... NAU is 2-10 with an RPI of 331.... their only wins are over #341 and #335... not a quality win at all!... the Flames best win is #221 DePaul and #224 CalPoly... They do get to warm up tomorrow night against Roosevelt University.

Ok, should have said "one of the best." What I was trying to emphasize was that they did this after Dixon was gone for the season.

valpotx · December 21, 2016, 01:09:38 PM

I don't think that UIC has any chance against us, without Dixson.

agibson · December 21, 2016, 04:55:14 PM

Quote from: vu72 on December 21, 2016, 09:59:12 AM
We should have a pretty nice Valpo crowd at the UIC game which I will be attending!! Right now the Alumni site has sold 182 tickets for the game.

That event was a lot of fun last year. I'm sorry to miss it.

It sounded like an even better deal this year!

bbtds · December 23, 2016, 11:22:25 PM

Dec. 29 EST/CST

Green Bay 76
Cleveland State 75 OT 7:00 p.m./6:00 p.m.

Milwaukee 87
Youngstown State 88 2OT 7:00 p.m./6:00 p.m.

Wright State 62
Oakland 81 7:00 p.m./6:00 p.m.

Northern KY 81
Detroit 70 7:30 p.m./6:30 p.m.

Dec. 30

Valpo 70
UIC 59 5:00 p.m./4:00 p.m.

Dec. 31

Green Bay 90
Youngstown State 77 12:00 noon/11:00 a.m.

Northern KY 65
Oakland 76 3:00 p.m./2:00 p.m.

Milwaukee 53
Cleveland State 62 3:30 p.m./2:30 p.m.

Wright State 85
Detroit 72 3:30 p.m./2:30 p.m.

talksalot · December 29, 2016, 09:27:55 PM

And so it begins

Dec. 29

Green Bay 76 Cleveland State 75 OVERTIME at Cleveland Edwards had 22 for the Vikings
Youngstown State 88 Milwaukee 87 DOUBLE OVERTIME at Youngstown Morse had 33pts for YSU, Including a 35' at the Regulation buzzer, Stull had 26 for Milwaukee
Oakland 81 Wright State 62 at Oakland Dorsey Walker had 25 for the Grizz; Alstork had 21 for the Raiders
Northern KY 81 Detroit 70 at Detroit-Mercy Cole Murray and Lavone Holland scored 21 points apiece for NoKy

After the HL games... the RPIs:

Oakland 1-0 133
Northern Kentucky 1-0 144
Green Bay 1-0 147
Youngstown State 1-0 228

Copied from the WarrenNolan website... don't say it...
Valparaiso 0-0 68 Illinois-Chicago 0-0 253

Wright State 0-1 135
Cleveland State 0-1 240
Milwaukee 0-1 293
Detroit 0-1 316

Kyle321n · December 30, 2016, 08:52:29 AM

The conference shot 63% from the free throw line last night and missed 63 free throws. I guess they're all not the 3rd best FT shooting team in the country.

bbtds · January 02, 2017, 08:26:01 PM

January 5 Thursday EST/CST

Cleveland State 51
Wright State 55 7:30 p.m./6:30 p.m.

Youngstown State 70
Northern KY 83 7:30 p.m./6:30 p.m.

January 6 Friday

Detroit 64
UIC 78 8:00 p.m./7:00 p.m.

Milwaukee 74
Green Bay 80 8:00 p.m./7:00 p.m.

Oakland 78
Valpo 66 9:00 p.m./8:00 p.m.

January 7 Saturday

Cleveland State 75
Northern KY 83 1:00 p.m./12:00 p.m.

Youngstown State 80
Wright State 75 4:00 p.m./3:00 p.m.

January 8 Sunday

Detroit 74
Valpo 81 1:00 p.m./12:00 p.m.

Oakland 58
UIC 57 5:00 p.m./4:00 p.m.

talksalot · January 07, 2017, 10:46:06 AM

HL RPI Update...Through Friday's games.

Valpo 64
Oakland 76
Wright 121
NoKy 139
Gbay 142
Cleve 229
Young 243
UIC 296
Milw 297
UDM 308

Tomorrow's game could have an interesting impact.

talksalot · January 07, 2017, 06:35:58 PM

Youngstown State 80 Wright State 75

How 'bout those guins! Nice road win; down 15 (14 at the half); shooting 61% in the second half.

bbtds · January 08, 2017, 08:01:36 AM

January 10, Tuesday EST/CST

Northern KY 71
Green Bay 80 8:00 p.m./7:00 p.m.

January 12, Thursday

UIC 59
Cleveland State 54 7:45 p.m./6:45 p.m.

Valpo 78
Youngstown State 62 7:45 p.m./6:45 p.m.

Wright State 61
Green Bay 78 8:00 p.m./7:00 p.m.

Northern KY 58
Milwaukee 68 8:00 p.m./7:00 p.m.

January 13, Friday

Detroit 93
Oakland 88 7:00 p.m./6:00 p.m.

January 14, Saturday

Wright State 70
Milwaukee 67 3:00 p.m./2:00 p.m.

Valpo 78
Cleveland State 67 3:30 p.m./2:30 p.m.

UIC 92 OT
Youngstown State 89 7:00 p.m./6:00 p.m.

valpotx · January 08, 2017, 06:25:29 PM

Darn, UIC almost pulled it out. I didn't see the play, but it sounds like Odiase had a last second inside shot blocked by Hayes.

bbtds · January 13, 2017, 08:28:10 PM

Detroit-Mercy 93, Oakland 88

Jaleel Hogan had 39 points against the Grizzlies who had nobody to stop him.

talksalot · January 13, 2017, 08:45:55 PM

Oh the humanity. AT Oakland,too. darn shucks, drat...gee a win on Saturday and Monday's game is for first place in the conference.

talksalot · January 13, 2017, 08:47:09 PM

Oakland's RPI fell 40 points...104.

IndyValpo · January 13, 2017, 09:08:16 PM

Quote from: bbtds on January 13, 2017, 08:28:10 PM
Detroit-Mercy 93, Oakland 88

Jaleel Hogan had 39 points against the Grizzlies who had nobody to stop him.

Is there a more overrated coach than Greg Kampe? This is why Oakland does not scare me in the tourney. No way that guy can win three games.

a3uge · January 13, 2017, 10:26:09 PM

Watched the last two minutes of that game. Wow. Some sloppy play by both teams and poor shot selection by Oakland. #4 on Detroit had two boneheaded turnovers while Oakland had a 10 second violation.

agibson · January 14, 2017, 12:11:37 PM

Quote from: talksalot on January 13, 2017, 08:45:55 PMgee a win on Saturday and Monday's game is for first place in the conference.

Will be a big game for sure. I guess it could put us into a three-way tie with Oakland and Green Bay? And give Oakland the realistic edge on tie-breakers?

agibson · January 14, 2017, 12:13:20 PM

Quote from: a3uge on January 13, 2017, 10:26:09 PM
Watched the last two minutes of that game. Wow. Some sloppy play by both teams and poor shot selection by Oakland. #4 on Detroit had two boneheaded turnovers while Oakland had a 10 second violation.

I saw the last bit of the first half. I think there was a dunk by each team in the last ten seconds. Blazing fast pace. Very difficult to watch televised basketball on that black court. (ESPN2 no less...)

I don't particularly remember Hogan from the game at the ARC. I guess he is their leading scorer, 15 PPG, 5 RPG. Fouled out against us. 8 points, but did manage 5 offensive boards for 8 total.

His previous career high was this season against Northern Kentucky, 22 points.

talksalot · January 14, 2017, 07:45:18 PM

Youngstown State and UIC 69-69 with 4:04 to go... Odiase just fouled out. Morse has 30+ again.

talksalot · January 14, 2017, 08:19:35 PM

in OT, Flames 92-89; Cameron Morse... 40 points for the guins.

This week's POW will be interesting !

I'm guessing Hogan because they beat Oakland on his great game.

(On personal note, I switched over to the Yale-Princeton game. I graduated from High School in that arena.... a long time ago... that scorer's table was my first as a HS Kid intern.

agibson · January 14, 2017, 08:48:41 PM

Quote from: talksalot on January 14, 2017, 08:19:35 PMThis week's POW will be interesting !

I'm guessing Hogan because they beat Oakland on his great game.

Probably so. Particularly if they come out on Monday (chance of a holiday delay?), with nothing this week to water down his numbers in average.