5 MVC games Wednesday, Dec. 6

[YATittle]

Disappointed with the Birds record so far, but what would you think if the Bradley bench consisted of Martin, Gassman, Hein, and Litwiller, while a starter was shooting around 15% from the field? Hoping for a top four finish in the Valley but who knows? Weakest reserve strength I??™ve seen in decades. Consider yourself fortunate that BU has a fairly deep rotation.

[tornado]

but as I said - who is gonna help? I just can't see N'Diaye or Clarance adding much

[Da Coach]

Taylor Bruninga got hot from three in the 2nd half and ended up with a career high 20 points, all in the second half. Tinsley played only 2 minutes in the 2nd half, and he and Madison Williams ended up scoreless.

BYU held on for the 89-68 win-

https://byucougars.com/event-stats/m-basketball/box-score/121388

For some reason, the ESPN box score shows Bruninga with just 18 points, though the official box score had him for 20.

http://www.espn.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400986854

The MVC goes 1-4 tonight-

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/group/18/date/20171206

[YATittle]

Final post of the night because this old guy is sleepy....regarding Clarance, I am Intrigued by the prospect of a 6??™4??? left handed natural point guard. But I acknowledge he is a freshman and will be prone to mistakes and may suffer re-injury. N??™Diaye is merely tall and not an offensive threat at all, but may alter shots and pull a few rebounds while occupying space in the middle. Romine remains a mystery. I will however, trade you Tinsley and Hein for your Elijah Childs.

[Da Coach]

I think Bradley fans will pass on your generous offer.

Despite Loyola's huge upset at Florida, with the other 4 losses, the MVC drops to 7th in conference RPI-

http://warrennolan.com/basketball/2018/conferencerpi

[MacabreMob]

I initially thought Loyola would be contender for the MVC title.... many thought UNI would run away with it... some thought Mo St will win it.... I think Bradley can be in the mix... but THIS Loyola win shows they are a team ready and poised to contend for the Valley title.

This game - they passed well and shot well and defended well. Someone got hurt in the game, he turned an ankle... thought it might hurt them down the stretch, but didn't.

[Da Coach]

Clayton Custer is their starting point guard who left the game with an ankle injury. It was one of the worst looking turned ankles I have seen. I'd be surprised if he doesn't miss quite a bit of time, and that could hurt them. He was their leader in assists, their top free throw shooter, and one of their top 3-point shooters. He also lead the league by a wide margin in assists to turnover ratio. Loyola already lost Ben Richardson, another point guard, with a broken hand. He won't be ready to return until the end of December or early January.

[cpacmel]

BYU held on for the 89-68 win-

https://byucougars.com/event-stats/m-basketball/box-score/121388

Way to rub it in Da Coach! BYU won 80-68.

[Da Coach]

Ooops, I knew that. Sorry for the typo. ISU did make a nice comeback, lead by Taylor Bruninga's hot shooting. But they had dug too deep a hole.