Valpo at Evansville game thread, Sat., Jan. 4, 2020, 6p CT

[valpotx]

Weird...I said it, and I am not laughing.  I remember tons of posters saying very similar things about Bryce and his clutch time coaching.  I also remember that I was one of the biggest complainers about how Bryce utilizes timeouts throughout a game.  You could even say that Scott Drew is a HC of the same cloth, in that they can all recruit, but x's and o's aren't their strongest traits.

[vu72]

What a win and this time Matt was the better coach.  As for Mileek, I suggest he read this board more often!  Great play against one of the best in the Valley. With out his effort we lose.

[wh]

Support this debacle?  There are only A couple Lottich lovers left.  Good ol WH and MLB.

Time to get happy, Mick.

[nkvu]

I was sure I was going to post that we were just good enough to lose close....again. Happy to post that we were just good enough to finally win a close one. Also nice to finally overcome the free throw disparity and win one in Evansville, first since my freshman year. 👏

[valpo64]

Great effort to win, finally!  First win in about 50 years at Evansville?  Amazing!  Lots of credit to the team and coaching staff for coming back  and staying composed after that lull with about 5 minutes to go in regulation.  I think this game will be a good learning experience for a young team.  Now lets get after SIU on Tuesday!

[VUGrad1314]

I hate to do this but how much do you think we lose by if the McCarty scandal hadn't taken him off the sidelines for Evansville?

[oklahomamick]

Very very few people in the college basketball weird would put Lottich and Bryce in same category.  I guess Tex is one.

I will give credit where credit is due.  Congrats to Lottich for winning in Evansville (without their coach) nonetheless it's something crusaders haven't done in many many attempts.  So congrats to Lottich.

[vu72]

I hate to do this but how much do you think we lose by if the McCarty scandal hadn't taken him off the sidelines for Evansville?

Zero.  Dude, we shot 46% from the 3!

[valpo64]

We would win by 15!

[valpopal]

Two ways to view this win: (1) stealing this one in Evansville balances the game stolen by Loyola at Valpo for 1-1, or (2) Valpo should be 2-0 and in first place. Either way, what a difference when hitting shots: 12 3-pointers made, and a real key to the win, 11-11 at the free throw line until Robinson's intentional miss at the end. One of those free throws missed and Valpo doesn't win the game.

[oklahomamick]

I know it's only a difference of a game but starting 1-1 is so much better than 0-2

[SanityLost17]

One note on the referees....

KJ Riley doesn't hit a single shot but scores 12 points from the free throw line.    Refs shouldn't let a guy play them like that for an entire game.   He deserved maybe 4 because a lot of those were 1and1's after we were over 7 fouls. 

That said...  I WISH WE HAD A GUY who could draw minuscule contact and sell it to get to the line.  Nice job KJ, can't fault you for getting away with it. 

[VUGrad1314]

I know it's only a difference of a game but starting 1-1 is so much better than 0-2

It is critical for a team that starts 0-1 to bounce back and get to 1-1 from a psychological and from a general competitiveness standpoint. This was a game we had to have. The upcoming game against SIU is another. It's a game we should win.

[vu84v2]

Regardless of how it happens, you can never be disappointed with a conference road victory.

[VUfan]

Great win in the River City first win in 51 years I must be getting old 

[vu72]

Great moment:  Mileek comes down the floor and stops--Williams runs into him and bounces off to the floor.  Don't mess with Mileek!

[valpotx]

Very very few people in the college basketball weird would put Lottich and Bryce in same category.  I guess Tex is one.

I will give credit where credit is due.  Congrats to Lottich for winning in Evansville (without their coach) nonetheless it's something crusaders haven't done in many many attempts.  So congrats to Lottich.

You guys are not getting what I am saying.  I am not saying that Lottich is currently at the same level as what Bryce achieved, or that he is about to rattle off several conference titles.  All I am saying is that both of them are better recruiters, versus in-game coaches.  Scott Drew is exactly the same, but gets super athletes to come to Baylor.  In that vein, they are the same TYPE of coach.

[Just Sayin]

Great win in the River City first win in 51 years I must be getting old 

They got trouble in River City when they play Valpo.

[Valpo Joe]

Seven of fifteen games decided by four or less points  a good sign of a competitive team. 

[VUBBFan]

So now we are in an eight way tie for second place in the Valley.

[Valpo Joe]

If my memory is still working one of Valpo's greatest coaches, Clean Gene Bartow won the game in Evansville back in 1969 

[vu72]

The record versus Evansville is slightly discorded  as we haven't played them in many years until we joined the Valley and most of those wins were in the ICC when they won five National championships.  Can you say Jerry Sloan and Larry Humes??

[M]

Mileek 3/4 from 3 and we won....sounds familiar. I only saw box scores but any win on the road is a good win in my book.

[Valpo Joe]

Remembering the tragic loss that the Purple Aces encountered when their plane crashed in Dec 1977. The entire team and coaches died in that tragedy. RIP

[justducky]

Mileek 3/4 from 3 and we won....sounds familiar.

Great prediction but that still only gets him to 26.4%.  .   

5 fouls in only 12 minutes! Is that his new record?