Too bad there's only 500 fans there to see it!
Go Flames!
Drake up 4 in triple overtime. If they don't hang on this might knock them out of an NIT bid. They would drop into the 50's in the NET. Pretty bubble-ish with the new anti mid major NIT bid criteria.
Tucker DeVries has scored 38pts, has 13 rebounds and 7 assists....... I'm not sure how that is possible because he plays way too many minutes. 😉 He averages over 35 minutes per game and XJ plays 36.6 per game.
Tucker DeVries has scored 38pts, has 13 rebounds and 7 assists....... I'm not sure how that is possible because he plays way too many minutes. 😉 He averages over 35 minutes per game and XJ plays 36.6 per game.
How has X’s efficiency trended late in the season with all those minutes?
X is hurt also. Bad right knee and bad left ankle. Although, the minutes definitely contribute to his drop in production. It's a bad combination.Tucker DeVries has scored 38pts, has 13 rebounds and 7 assists....... I'm not sure how that is possible because he plays way too many minutes. 😉 He averages over 35 minutes per game and XJ plays 36.6 per game.
How has X’s efficiency trended late in the season with all those minutes?
Drake wins 107-105 in 3 OT
Wow UIC had great chance to tie there.
Their best player Rivera couldn't hit squat in the OT.
So a win Sunday and it’s likely SIU-Belmont in the 4-5 game, a loss and likely UIC late Thursday in the 6-11 game, and winner gets Bradley on Friday night.
Yep, a giant difference. A rested SIU team playing in a good timeslot, albeit against a pretty good Belmont team or a late game Thursday and at best a late rematch with a rested Bradley team. We need to win Sunday in a very, very bad way!So a win Sunday and it’s likely SIU-Belmont in the 4-5 game, a loss and likely UIC late Thursday in the 6-11 game, and winner gets Bradley on Friday night.
Yep, a giant difference. A rested SIU team playing in a good timeslot, albeit against a pretty good Belmont team or a late game Thursday and at best a late rematch with a rested Bradley team. We need to win Sunday in a very, very bad way!So a win Sunday and it’s likely SIU-Belmont in the 4-5 game, a loss and likely UIC late Thursday in the 6-11 game, and winner gets Bradley on Friday night.
Not to mention UIC is plenty capable of causing heartburn in a Thursday matchup.
We're going to the UNI game - sure hope it's way better than the Drake game we went to.
Non-Valley but looks like Loyola might win the A-10 after beating Dayton tonight
Non-Valley but looks like Loyola might win the A-10 after beating Dayton tonight
Saw the second half of that game last night. Good game, great crowd, excellent victory for Loyola. Drew Valentine seems to be settling in nicely after a rough season last year.
Drake doing what they need to do to stay on the outer fringes of the NCAA bubble, up 43-29 on Bradley at the half. Indiana State up 11 on Murray State midway through the first half to keep their own at-large bid in place.
Drake's win over Nevada's still the best win for either school in non-con play, so that's why I still think they're on the outer fringes. They'll still need to get to the Valley final next weekend to keep that small at-large shot, so I won't call their chances dead yet.
The Sycamores better do the same and reach the Valley final, as we all know from past history how many times Valley teams get screwed over on Selection Sunday. If it's a Sycamore/Bulldog final next Sunday, that's the obvious best-case scenario for a two-bid Valley.
Braves are mounting a comeback here... it's 65-60 Drake with 4 minutes to go. Should Bradley come back and pull off the road win, I can safely say that both teams would likely be heading to the NIT short of winning the NCAA auto-bid next weekend.
Aces up early in Belmont, 8-2... so the Salukis could still back their way into a #5 seed. But being #5 or #6 really doesn't mean much a difference, IMO.
