MVC tourney

[Da Coach]

I think the higher seeded team (the "home" team") gets the choice which bench they have. It could depend on where the bulk of Drake fans are seated. From last night's game, it appeared the Drake fans were mostly located behind the bench in front of section 104, which was the same bench Bradley had in the late game.

[bigjimmy]

Game 9 ISU Blue vs UNI. They only played once this season and the Sycamores won in Cedar Falls by 11. The Panthe are playing a lot better right now and I expect a tough hard nosed struggle.

[bigjimmy]

Might be the biggest ISU crowd I’ve seen in my years coming to Arch Madness. UNI’s crowd about half of ISU’s

[Mikovio]

The upper bowl is opened up so presumably the lower bowl is sold out.

[bigjimmy]

Robbie Avila getting off early as he’s made 4 3’s in the first 5:00 as ISU Blue leads 17-8.

[bigjimmy]

Isaiah Swole has 3 more 3’s for the Sycamores as they are a light out 7-10 from there to lead UNI 27-15 with 11:46 left. UNI shooting 5-13 overall, 2-4 from 3.

[bigjimmy]

ISU expanded their lead to 17 but have missed their last couple of 3’s while UNI just made 3 in a row for the first time today and have cut into the lead at 34-23 with 7:04 left

[bigjimmy]

2:25 left and ISU Blue leads UNI 41-30. Avila has 14 and Seope has 12 for the Sycamores and for UNI Jacob Hutson has 12

[bigjimmy]

Ryan Conwell made a a shot with a second to spare to give ISU a 44-33 halftime lead

[bigjimmy]

ISU off to another quick start as they scored 9 straight after UNI’s opening basket and lead 53-37 with 15:35 left. Brian Born of UNI is having another tough game as he has just 3 points on 1-7 shooting

[bigjimmy]

ISU just playing and shooting too well for UNI to compete as the Sycamores lead 64-42 with 12:10 left. Swope is 5-6 from 3, Avila is 4-5 from 3, Ryan Conwell has 18 points and 12 rebounds.

[Da Coach]

InSU now up by 23, 67-44. Conwell and Swope hitting every open shot they take. And Avila and Kent have been effective inside. Both have 3 fouls, but it's too late for UNI to do much now. They seem destined to win the championship.

[bigjimmy]

7:13 left and ISU up 79-59. They are 29-50 overall, 13-24 from 3, and have 20 assists to go with just 6 turnovers. Not too many teams would have beat the Sycamores today. They will face the diner of our game vs Drake for the Mo Valley Tournament tomorrow

[bigjimmy]

Just a magnificent effort from ISU Blue beating UNI 94-72. The Sycamores shot 35-61 overall, 15-29 from 3. Avila led the way with 21, 5-6 from 3, Swope had 15 on 5-7 from 3, Conwell had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Julian Larry had 17 points and 7 assists. As a team ISU had 22 assists. They will be tough to beat.

[Tommy]

ISU Blue looks like a team on a mission, and their crowd is big and rowdy. Feels like the team of destiny, but let’s see what BU does today against Drake.