Game #7 Ball State @ARC Sunday 11/27/16 1:30pm

[oklahomamick]

Good to get that win.  Great 2nd half.  Will the ARC be full Tuesday?

[bbtds]

Good to get that win.  Great 2nd half.  Will the ARC be full Tuesday?

It shows classes start tomorrow on Monday, Nov. 28. My guess would be yes. We won a heavyweight belt for gosh sakes. It's time for someone to wear it at the game and show it off.

[oklahomamick]

When was the last time Valpo hosted a ranked team at the ARC, outside of Butler?

[justducky]

Really nice to see Williams game continue to improve

For the season he now has 19 assists vs 9 turnovers. That ratio isn't overpowering but his calm judgement, ball control, shooting and quick hands make him look like a 4 year starter which in some respects he mentally is. To this point he has been my most pleasant surprise just like he was coming out of nowhere as a freshman. Last year made me doubt that he could do this but I love to be proven wrong. 

[talksalot]

When was the last time Valpo hosted a ranked team at the ARC, outside of Butler?

Someone may argue.. but I found the 2006-07 matchup in the ARC with #9 Marquette...(we lost 65-62)... you can ask Tom Crean about it...  come to think of it, this is probably not a good week to bring that up.

[oklahomamick]

I thought a ranked SLU came to the ARC and escaped with a buzzer beater win.  I could have dreamt it...

[StlVUFan]

I thought a ranked SLU came to the ARC and escaped with a buzzer beater win.  I could have dreamt it...

They did, but I'm not sure they were ranked.

[bbtds]

I thought a ranked SLU came to the ARC and escaped with a buzzer beater win.  I could have dreamt it...

They did, but I'm not sure they were ranked.

SLU was tops in the A10 that year. Opposite of this year.

[wh]

I thought a ranked SLU came to the ARC and escaped with a buzzer beater win.  I could have dreamt it...

SLU was ranked that season, but not until after we played them. They broke into the Top 25 (coaches poll) for the first time in in Week-12 (20th). They were ranked as high as 8th (week-17), and finished 25th.

[vusupporter]

Purdue in the gray uniforms, 2010. Then we lost at Toledo the next game in the grays and never saw them again.

[EddieCabot]

Another nice win!  With the wins in Vegas, any chance Valpo starts getting Top-25 votes again this week or does that happen after a win over URI?

[vu72]

I think Lexus played as well or better than Keith Carter, at least in this game.  Smits was obviously very nervous and missed a few point blank shots--that will improve and possibly quickly.

As for Alec, I wonder if he new status with more scoring and rebounding on his shoulders has left he beat up or just worn down when it relates to his three point shooting. Those shots aren't all short or all long, they are missing in various ways which might be because he is trying to do too much. If Jubril continues to play like he did today I would think Derrik will earn more minutes.

[a3uge]

Purdue in the gray uniforms, 2010. Then we lost at Toledo the next game in the grays and never saw them again.

That's false. I distinctly remember those jerseys being framed and presented at senior night a couple years later.

[talksalot]

Purdue in the gray uniforms, 2010. Then we lost at Toledo the next game in the grays and never saw them again.

2010-11 season, 'dem Boilers beat us 76-58 (and Toledo on the road 75-72)... and we snapped out of those uni's and beat IPFW by 16.... but back to the question at hand... I don't know if Purdue was ranked when they came to the ARC.  We had already been blown out by Kansas earlier that season.

[wh]

I don't know if Purdue was ranked when they came to the ARC.

Valpo-Purdue Game at the ARC Dec. 7 Officially Sold Out
Friday, December 3, 2010

The Valparaiso ticket office announced today that the Crusaders' men's basketball game against #22/18 Purdue at the Athletics-Recreation Center on Tuesday, Dec. 7 is officially sold out.  No tickets will be available for purchase on the day of the game.

http://www.valpoathletics.com/mbasketball/news/2010-11/10313/valpo-purdue-game-at-the-arc-dec-7-officially-sold-out/

[valpotx]

That darn Marquette game, where Dominic James hit a 3-pointer from near mid-court to win.

[wh]

Lest we forget, the Butler Bulldogs came into the ARC ranked in their first run to the NCAA Tournament championship game:

2/26/10 – Butler at Valparaiso

Teams   1st Half   2nd Half   Final
BU              30             44           74
VALP              31             38           69

Butler Completes Unbeaten League Season Senior Willie Veasley scored a career-high 20 points and Butler pulled away in the second half to hand host Valparaiso a 74–69 setback and become the first team in Horizon League history to finish with an 18–0 record. The win lifted the #15/10 Bulldogs to 26–4 on the season.

[agibson]

We won a heavyweight belt for gosh sakes. It's time for someone to wear it at the game and show it off.

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Would be fantastic if they let him wear it to games.

[a3uge]

Lest we forget, the Butler Bulldogs came into the ARC ranked in their first run to the NCAA Tournament championship game:

2/26/10 – Butler at Valparaiso

Teams   1st Half   2nd Half   Final
BU              30             44           74
VALP              31             38           69

Butler Completes Unbeaten League Season Senior Willie Veasley scored a career-high 20 points and Butler pulled away in the second half to hand host Valparaiso a 74–69 setback and become the first team in Horizon League history to finish with an 18–0 record. The win lifted the #15/10 Bulldogs to 26–4 on the season.

Nope, that game did not exist. Jared Lloyd did not air ball the front end of a one and one.

[oklahomamick]

Lest we forget, the Butler Bulldogs came into the ARC ranked in their first run to the NCAA Tournament championship game: 2/26/10 – Butler at Valparaiso Teams   1st Half   2nd Half   Final BU              30             44           74 VALP              31             38           69 Butler Completes Unbeaten League Season Senior Willie Veasley scored a career-high 20 points and Butler pulled away in the second half to hand host Valparaiso a 74–69 setback and become the first team in Horizon League history to finish with an 18–0 record. The win lifted the #15/10 Bulldogs to 26–4 on the season.

Butler had to come to the ARC.  I'm asking when have we had a non conference foe who was ranked come to the ARC.

[wh]

Lest we forget, the Butler Bulldogs came into the ARC ranked in their first run to the NCAA Tournament championship game: 2/26/10 – Butler at Valparaiso Teams   1st Half   2nd Half   Final BU              30             44           74 VALP              31             38           69 Butler Completes Unbeaten League Season Senior Willie Veasley scored a career-high 20 points and Butler pulled away in the second half to hand host Valparaiso a 74–69 setback and become the first team in Horizon League history to finish with an 18–0 record. The win lifted the #15/10 Bulldogs to 26–4 on the season.

Butler had to come to the ARC.  I'm asking when have we had a non conference foe who was ranked come to the ARC.

My apologies. Would you prefer that I delete my post?