Games of Interest, 12/31

[shaunguth]

Coming into today.......

Non-Conference Opponents (Div I): 66-48

SIU-Edwardsville: 3-11
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Michigan State @ Minnesota, 11:00am CT (B10)

UMKC @ IUPUI, noon CT

Creighton @ Indiana State, 1:05pm CT

Missouri State @ Drake, 2:05pm CT

Evansville @ Illinois State, 2:05pm CT

SIU-Edwardsville @ SEMO, 5:30pm CT

Richmond @ VMI, 6:00pm CT

Northern Iowa @ Southern Illinois, 7:05pm CT

[shaunguth]

7:56, 1st half

14 - Michigan State
6 - Minnesota

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Halftime

30 - Michigan State
29 - Minnesota

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14:55

38 - Michigan State
34 - Minnesota

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7:45

58 - Michigan State
45 - Minnesota

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4:17

64 - Michigan State
49 - Minnesota

[BUFAN]

I think the EU ISU game will tell a little story. I expect ISU to win by 10+ but if EU can hang with them they will be a contender.

[shaunguth]

FINAL

70 - Michigan State
58 - Minnesota

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Halftime

48 - illinois state
22 - Evansville

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Halftime
18 - Missouri State
27 - Drake

Final
79 - Creighton
61 - Indiana State

[shaunguth]

6:13, 2nd
38 - Missouri State
55 - Drake

10:35, 2nd
32 - Evansville
58 - illinois state

[RedbirdFan21]

Evansville 50
Illinois St. 80

FINAL

[RedbirdFan21]

There was 1 or 2 games this season that ISU had a 20 pt lead with 5-7 mins to go, only to give it up late and make the game close... Jank also talks alot about having his 5 best players on the court as much as possible, to get, and keep them in condition for the long conference run, and MVC tourney.

ISU had NO legs in the 30 point stomping by Drake in the MVC final last year. That is another reason he wanted to play in 2 "3-day" tourney's early in the year- get the players used to back to back to back games and playing 30+ mins a game.

I agree they were in a little long- but only a couple of minutes.

[BUBraves2006]

RF21, ISU is playing great and there's nothing that any BU fan should be trying to do to knock that. For years I've always felt that ISU had an inferiority complex, obsessing more about BU's failures than their own success.

To some on this board, that's how they are getting this season towards ISU. Whipping a team by 30 who has been playing very well is enough to get any team excited.

If BU can beat the Birds, then the smack talk can really begin. Otherwise, BU fans really have nothing to say yet except hiding behind the "ISU's schedule is garbage" argument.

[shaunguth]

RF21, ISU is playing great and there's nothing that any BU fan should be trying to do to knock that. For years I've always felt that ISU had an inferiority complex, obsessing more about BU's failures than their own success.

To some on this board, that's how they are getting this season towards ISU. Whipping a team by 30 who has been playing very well is enough to get any team excited.

If BU can beat the Birds, then the smack talk can really begin. Otherwise, BU fans really have nothing to say yet except hiding behind the "ISU's schedule is garbage" argument.

I completely agree. Also, those that are firm believers in the RPI have to be impressed that isu handed the #21 RPI team a 30-point loss!