Thursday, February 23, 2006

Post-game Remarks

ORU yawned at the Gold Dome and won 83-57 over Centenary, and the less said about that, the better. Some Senior night for the Gents.

IUPUI, meanwhhile, picked tonight to struggle, big-time. Greg Rakestraw was under the mistaken impression that Valpo could lock up the #1 seed for the Jags by beating UMKC. Maybe the team had the same bad karma going for it. Chicago State controlled the game, save for the middle of the 2nd half when IUPUI finally tied the score for first time since it was 15-15, but down the stretch, they just couldn't get it done this time. CSU wins, 74-66.

And of course, Valpo failed tot do what IUPUI thought was needed anyway, blowing two double-digit leads, thanks largely to Quinton Day's 30+ points, shooting lights out from the field, sometimes falling out of bounds. Berdiel tied the score with about 30 seconds to go by hitting a 3, so just like last year, Quinton Day hit's a 30 footer and UMKC wins, 73-70. UMKC clinches the #3 seed with this victory.

Oakland and SUU fought tooth and nail in Cedar City, with OU usually ahead. OU held on to win, 78-75.

Men's Updated Standings after tonight's games:

Conf. Overall Remaining Conf. Games
School W L Pct W L Pct Home Away

IUPUI 13 2 0.867 18 8 0.692 SUU
ORU 12 3 0.800 17 11 0.607 VU
UMKC 10 6 0.625 13 13 0.500 WIU #3 seed
Valpo 8 7 0.533 16 10 0.615 ORU
SUU 7 8 0.467 9 19 0.321 IUPUI
CSU 7 8 0.467 8 18 0.308 OU
Oakland 6 9 0.400 11 16 0.407 CSU
WIU 3 12 0.200 7 19 0.269 UMKC #8 seed
CC 2 14 0.125 4 23 0.148

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