Winona St Wins At Drake

[MacabreMob]

DU gets fouled on 3pt shot

FT's coming

[BradleyBrave]

DU gets fouled on 3pt shot

FT's coming

Hometown call!

[MacabreMob]

missed 1st

makes 2nd

2pt game

WS takes TO

[MacabreMob]

3rd FT missed

DU misses putback at the buzzer

(can hear pin drops in the background)

[BradleyBrave]

3rd FT missed

DU misses putback at the buzzer

(can hear pin drops in the background)

Winona St just did what BU hasn't been able to do in the Tom Davis era at Drake. Unreal.

[MacabreMob]

3rd FT missed

DU misses putback at the buzzer

(can hear pin drops in the background)

Winona St just did what BU hasn't been able to do in the Tom Davis era at Drake. Unreal.

You said it all BBrave.

Maybe JC will carry us to the Promised Land this year.

[BradleyBrave]

3rd FT missed

DU misses putback at the buzzer

(can hear pin drops in the background)

Winona St just did what BU hasn't been able to do in the Tom Davis era at Drake. Unreal.

You said it all BBrave.

Maybe JC will carry us to the Promised Land this year.

We visited the Promised Land last year. I'll take .500 and NOT playing on Thursday night.

[Da Coach]

Loved your play by play (almost), MM.

Gotta remember, Drake was without their key point guard, Al Stewart, who some people say they would take over Daniel Ruffin.

WSU has something to prove in these games. Look for them to be tough tomorrow.

Anyone know how many John Smith had?

[MacabreMob]

Loved your play by play (almost), MM.

Gotta remember, Drake was without their key point guard, Al Stewart, who some people say they would take over Daniel Ruffin.

WSU has something to prove in these games. Look for them to be tough tomorrow.

Anyone know how many John Smith had?

Smith had 18

Another guy had 28 though (Flowers, I think - he was everywhere).

4 players in double figures.

[DUBulldog]

Quick scouting report on Winona:

They'll spread it offense, and have 4 guys out there who can drill the '3'. Very physical on defense. You're success offensively will depend on how the game is called. Forearms in the ballhandlers side/back constantly. They're probably similar to Evansville in talent level, but more physical.

Drake was playing without Al Stewart, and without backup point guard Adam Emmenecker. Freshman Josh Young, who has only practiced at the point for 4 days, got the start. Young played well, scoring 21 points, but he doesn't really know the system yet. And....everytime Young came out for a breather...WSU went on a run. I guess that's what happens when you've got a 4th-string PG running things.

I'll be interested to hear your impressions after you guys play them tomorrow night.

[MacabreMob]

Quick scouting report on Winona:

They'll spread it offense, and have 4 guys out there who can drill the '3'. Very physical on defense. You're success offensively will depend on how the game is called. Forearms in the ballhandlers side/back constantly. They're probably similar to Evansville in talent level, but more physical.

Drake was playing without Al Stewart, and without backup point guard Adam Emmenecker. Freshman Josh Young, who has only practiced at the point for 4 days, got the start. Young played well, scoring 21 points, but he doesn't really know the system yet. And....everytime Young came out for a breather...WSU went on a run. I guess that's what happens when you've got a 4th-string PG running things.

I'll be interested to hear your impressions after you guys play them tomorrow night.

Was interested in your view on the game.

Was aware of the PG situation. That really hurts.

I think I heard there were over 4000 in attendance - not bad, IMO. What's your opinion on attendance (as expected - up or down)?

BTW, was it Flowers that got 28? With Smith and another All-American on the squad (I can't recall his name), was Flowers left to do his thing because the other two were being looked at more? Or is Flowers for real a TON?

[Da Coach]

The Winona fans are saying they were jobbed by the officiating over and over. And that with neutral officiating they would have won easily. I guess every fan sees things from their own perspective.

Here is a thread by the Wenona fans talking about the game--

http://www.d2football.com/board/index.php?showtopic=5175

D2 message board. Not much talk yet about the Bradley game--

http://www.d2football.com/board/index.php?showforum=25

[DUBulldog]

I think I heard there were over 4000 in attendance - not bad, IMO. What's your opinion on attendance (as expected - up or down)?

BTW, was it Flowers that got 28? With Smith and another All-American on the squad (I can't recall his name), was Flowers left to do his thing because the other two were being looked at more? Or is Flowers for real a TON?

Flowers had 28, and 8 steals. He was very good all night, both shooting the '3' and driving to the hoop. I don't know if he's always that good a shooter , but he was very good tonight.

I was very, very happy with the attendance for an exhibition game. There were some MVC games last season where Drake didn't have that many fans in attendance.

As for the officiating....it was horrific both ways. There were a total of 47 free throws shot in the second half.

[tornado]

Could Winona have some tired legs tomorrow night?

I think they are overlooking the Bulldogs since they are eyeing the Braves tomorrow night.

This is too bad, because now if BU can win Wednesday, there will be spin from the usual sources saying that the game was meaningless because Winona was playing back to back.
Mark my word on this one.

[wsufan]

Hello all, just popping in to talk about the game. I'm a third-generation Winona State student, so I bleed purple.

Quick scouting report:

John Smith - Un-flipping-believable. There is very good reason for him to be a pre-season all-american.

Zach Malvik - Broke a bone in his leg the night before the first round game in the tournament last year (broke his leg on a Friday). By Tuesday in the sweet sixteen (just 4 days later), Zach played. By the time the championship rolled around, he played 34 minutes. He is a great leader on the court.

Jonte Flowers - The student section gets a little extra hop when Jonte comes back into the game. Explosive player. Don't leave the ball anywhere where he can steal it.

Quincy Henderson - Quincy is a player that last year didn't do a lot that will never show up in a stat column, but was still huge for the team. Very skilled, I think he'll see more scoring this season.

The fifth position is one where a lot of Warrior fans are left wondering. Last night Joe Ingvalson started, but Josh Korth and Travis Whipple both saw more time then him.

On any given night, a different player will be called upon make plays for the Warriors.

On the bench, Josh Korth and Travis Whipple are both huge from beyond the arc. David Johnson (who you guys likely won't see a lot of) will be a very special player for the Warriors in years to come.