MVC final- Illinois State vs. Creighton

[Bravesfan]

Or Wichita or Evansville

That wasn't even close

He probably meant regular season championships, but I highly doubt he had a clue!

[Bradleyguy10]

Wow this game is phenomenal...I'm sad there is only 2:30 left. I know CU is Dance worthy but ISU is also if they can sustain this play of the last 2 nights...

[Da Coach]

Final
ISU 79
Creighton 83

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320640156

Great game. Tough for ISU. Nick Moore and Tyler Brown played tremendously all weekend.
Why did Illinois State go away from Carmichael in the second half, and overtime?

[TPS1]

Who danced last: Gene Kelly or ISU red?

[Bravesfan]

Final
ISU 79
Creighton 83

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320640156

Great game. Tough for ISU. Nick Moore and Tyler Brown played tremendously all weekend.
Why did Illinois State go away from Carmichael in the second half, and overtime?

Great game, but a shame ISU couldn't quite get over the hump and give the Valley three teams in the Big Dance. The announcers were calling for ISU to try a three at the end of regulation. No guarantees that would have worked, but that probably wouldn't have been a bad idea as they were showing fatigue at that point.

Either way, Creighton and Wichita St. are going to be very tough teams to beat in the NCAA Tournament.

[Bravesfan]

Who danced last: Gene Kelly or ISU red?

ISU Red back in 1999 under Kevin Stallings. I think Gene Kelly danced last a lot earlier than that.

[AE Braves Fan]

Enjoy the CBI redbirds!!

Maybe you'll learn how to schedule some day...

[TPS1]

ISU's long history of losing the big game continues. I thought they would win this one but ran out of gas. Their fans have delighted in BU's recent failures so I'm glad they're not dancing!

[JMM28]

Final
ISU 79
Creighton 83

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320640156

Great game. Tough for ISU. Nick Moore and Tyler Brown played tremendously all weekend.
Why did Illinois State go away from Carmichael in the second half, and overtime?

Brown played completely reckless in the last 10 minutes plus OT of that game. While his first half play brought them back and kept him in, his second half/OT play cost them the victory.

[real fan]

Great game and shows us if you can get good players it does not matter if they are JUCOS or freshman, Moore was outstanding and so was Brown, I think ISU playing Wichita wore them down more because Creighton had such an easy game against Evansville that they were able to rest their starters a lot more which made a difference in overtime.
Creighton and Wichita are both good teams and it will be more about matchups in the NCAA as far as how each team does in advancing in the tour.

[Da Coach]

ISU Red back in 1999 under Kevin Stallings. I think Gene Kelly danced last a lot earlier than that.

Correction- it was 1998.

Unfortunately, Gene Kelly died in 1996, so every team in the MVC has danced since then.

[tornado]

I loved the way the announcers pronounced "Ickey" for Ekey...and Ekey sure couldn't stop Dougie - they made a mistake during that stretch when ISU was up 6 trying to hold the lead with Ekey playing McDermott...

BUT knowing the way the people on the selection committee are always inordinately impressed with just a couple games in March - then I'd have to think ISU may have played themselves into an NIT bid...

generally playing yourself into the NIT is a move down but in this case it may be better than what they were headed towards....

[Bravesfan]

Correction- it was 1998.

Unfortunately, Gene Kelly died in 1996, so every team in the MVC has danced since then.

Yes, my bad. 1999 was the year the Valley got 3 teams into the tournament, and the last time Evansville won the conference and even sniffed a good postseason tournament.

[Bravesfan]

ISU's long history of losing the big game continues. I thought they would win this one but ran out of gas. Their fans have delighted in BU's recent failures so I'm glad they're not dancing!

Interesting though that Jank has now finished in the Valley top 3 four times in his five years there. Compare that to Les who did not finish in the Valley top 3 in his nine years here which led to his firing thanks to many fans who wanted him out of here. Yet, how has that worked out for Jank? Not very well, and who knows how long Redbird fans are going to put up with great finishes against inferior opponents, particularly in the non-conference portion of the season without their team winning the big games.

Here's an idea for you Jank. You have a great team coming back next year. You will be a legitimate threat to win the Valley next year, or at least finish a strong second behind Creighton. Why not schedule to match that team?! Not that they would have had a chance for an at-large bid this year at 9-9, but with a strong non-conference schedule you might have at least been on the bubble this year. But you have a great team coming back next year, so schedule tough and embrace that schedule. It may actually pay big dividends down the line!

Anyway, enjoy your time at the NIT this year.

[lefty]

Brown played completely reckless in the last 10 minutes plus OT of that game. While his first half play brought them back and kept him in, his second half/OT play cost them the victory.

Both Brown and Moore seemed to try and do it all be themselves at times....but both are pretty good that's for sure.