UNI-St. Mary's

[LittleBrave]

not true -- the game started before 1AM here - so it was just 11PM there -- and every college kid is just getting going at 10 or 11PM - that's the peak of their biorhythm!
Anyway you look at it - it's still a bad loss whenever you lose by 20 anywhere

Yes, a bad loss, but the ODU win helps their cause if they can improve down the line. Don't know about you, but when I was in college, I wouldn't have energy to play a pick-up game at 1 AM...maybe video game, but that is extremely late.

[LittleBrave]

From what I've heard from some UNI fans, there a big hole in post play this year, as the general fan could have expected anyways.
I was thinking they'd be the #3 team in the Valley this season, but I think that Indy St. has better frontcourt players. Then again, I don't believe ISU-blue will finish in the Top 3 anyways. So #3 team? Who knows at this point - Evansville who hasn't finished Top 4 in over a decade?
Missouri St. with a bunch of newbies and unproven players?
Illino...oh, never mind...I had a flashback 4 years ago - sorry!

Anyways, despite the Valley's early quality wins, the majority of teams are either short on depth, or lack post offense.
I really think Creighton has the upper-hand on everyone with their depth and strong post-play.

[TheAsianSensation]

First troublesome result for the upper level Valley teams this year. In the end, it's probably asking them too much to sweep @ODU and @St Mary's, so this isn't the disaster it seems on the sufrace. But this removes most of the margin for error for their upcoming homestand.

[Bravesfan]

Getting Killed

48-21.............

9 min left in GAME. embarrassing!

Well, UNI did outscore St. Mary's 20-9 the last 9 minutes to make the final score a bit more respectable, 57-41. So the loss shouldn't hurt them that bad.

[Bravesfan]

First troublesome result for the upper level Valley teams this year. In the end, it's probably asking them too much to sweep @ODU and @St Mary's, so this isn't the disaster it seems on the sufrace. But this removes most of the margin for error for their upcoming homestand.

The fact that they did split these two games though will help them greatly during tournament selection time, assuming the finish high in the Valley standings. Winning one of the two is certainly better than losing both. Sure they did not win both, but I don't think it will hurt them too much

I think the MUCH more troubling result in the Valley this year so far is SIU losing to Ohio Dominican! Wait until they start play actual competition! It won't be pretty!

[AZ BU Fan]

not true -- the game started before 1AM here - so it was just 11PM there -- and every college kid is just getting going at 10 or 11PM - that's the peak of their biorhythm!
Anyway you look at it - it's still a bad loss whenever you lose by 20 anywhere

Yeah, forgot goofy Az does not go onto/off of daylight savings time. We are on same time as West Coast during the Summer, then, 1 hour ahead of West Coast during winter...

So they started at 11 pm and finished around 1 am West Coast time, which is 3 am Iowa time.

Don't know about you, but I am guessing UNI players hadn't fully adusted to West Coast time and felt like game time start was 1 am Iowa time.

It takes me several days minimum to get my body clock on local time when I travel... Doubt UNI players were there long enough to get bodies fully in rhythm with West Coast time....that was my point....starting at 11 pm West Coast Time is bad enough, when your body still thinks it is 1 am, real bad.