1 MVC game tonight- Evansville at North Carolina

[DUBrave5]

How does Evansville get a game like this given the last couple of years they have had? I mean to play the #1 team in the country on their home court, even with the loss, this will still help their SOS and I guess their RPI because I don't see UNC losing any time soon, especially with Ginyard returning.

Watching this game kind of makes me wonder if Evansville will play like this when they play us or if they were just really hyped for the beginning of the game and that is why they were keeping up with UNC. I think UNC has put this game away now but I was surprised through the first half to see Evansville only a couple points behind. Wish I could see BU go somewhere and play the top ranked team in the country...

[Da Coach]

Partly because UNC has Tyler Zeller on their roster. He is likely redshirting his freshman season because of injury. He is from near Evansville, and UNC sometimes like to schedule games near the hometown of some of their top recruits.

[BUFAN]

Ely is just having a terrific game, very impressive...

[jasonpeoria911]

If anything, it appears Evansville can get the ball into the post with relative consistency. Lots of turnovers and bad shooting by Evansville but it's hard to evaluate if that's because of playing against NC.

Jason

[DUBrave5]

Partly because UNC has Tyler Zeller on their roster. He is likely redshirting his freshman season because of injury. He is from near Evansville, and UNC sometimes like to schedule games near the hometown of some of their top recruits.

That makes sense. Kind of like how BU was supposed to play in the Alaska tourney which is where WE is from. I think they should've played at Evansville so that me and my roommate could have made the drive and watched. That is if we could have gotten tickets given that it was TH big night.

[RedbirdFan21]

91-73 Final

Not a bad showing for Eville. The Len Elmore starting giving them a lot of credit throughout the game...

[Bradleyguy10]

yeah that was actually very impressive. Only an 18 point loss to the #1 team at their place, and kept them out of triple digits which UNC has been averaging in their last 6 games. EU should finish in the upper half of the MVC. I'm going to go out on a limb and say they finish 3rd.

[BUFAN]

Aces finished with 13 tos and they had 7-8 the first 4-5 mins. if it wasn't for the jitters they show very well...

[DUBrave5]

I thought Evansville played great. Make no mistake though that had UNC not put in their 2nd string, they would've scored over 100 points easily and Evansville might not have scored that many points. Evansville could be a force to deal with this year though.

[Bradleyguy10]

Fair enough...but I wonder how often their reserves got in in the last 6 games as well....something to think about, but I stand by statement...

[lefty]

I think Evansville will do well in the Valley. I thought they looked pretty good.

[tornado]

91-73 Final

Not a bad showing for Eville. The Len Elmore starting giving them a lot of credit throughout the game...

duh.....when?? All I ever heard was butt-kissing for Hansbrough, UNC, Phil Ford, and anything lite blue...it was getting a little sickening....even to the point that I wondered if the announcers even knew there was game going in front of them.

[mportsch]

I guess I should have put my money where my mouth is! Evansville had a pretty solid showing against an excellent team. Considering the fact that the Aces missed 8 of their 15 free throws, the margin could have been even closer. I think Evansville will be right there in the Valley race.

[lefty]

duh.....when?? All I ever heard was butt-kissing for Hansbrough, UNC, Phil Ford, and anything lite blue...it was getting a little sickening....even to the point that I wondered if the announcers even knew there was game going in front of them.

I thought he talked pretty favorable about Evansville in the second half.
He talked how they don't quit and they will be a force in the Valley. He said quite a bit really.

I'm guessing most announcers would say the same thing(and often) about any player who breaks the career scoring record at home when winning by 20-25 points.

[RedbirdFan21]

duh.....when?? All I ever heard was butt-kissing for Hansbrough, UNC, Phil Ford, and anything lite blue...it was getting a little sickening....even to the point that I wondered if the announcers even knew there was game going in front of them.

At the end of the half, right before they went to halftime, and their halftime summary they talked about how eville could have just come out and taken a beating but was fighting for every loose ball and playing there arse off... then towards the end of the game they talked about how this game will really help Eville in the MVC and they have a shot to compete this year. They mentioned how they only won 9 games all last year and they already had 7 this year...

Sure UNC got most of the attention... any reason they shouldn't have? Does the majority of the ESPN audience really care about Evansville at all?

I hate the East Coast and BCS bias as much as anyone... but ESPN is a business and their goal is to have the nation watch them... not to please 2% of the population who are Evansville/MVC fans...

There were plenty of examples... I guess some people just don't hear things they don't want to hear... selective listening I believe its called... or perhaps... you just changed the channel