1 MVC game Monday 11/19

[Da Coach]

The only MVC action will be Wichita State vs. UIC in the Paradise Jam Tournament in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The game starts at 12:00 noon CST.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/scoreboard?d=2007-11-19&refresh=60&c=mvc

[amckillip]

Who do we want to win this? Probably WSU?

[tornado]

Yes... because we will play them twice and it helps to lift our conference RPI, even though until we play WSU, another UIC loss will hurt our RPI.

[amckillip]

Yes... because we will play them twice and it helps to lift our conference RPI, even though until we play WSU, another UIC loss will hurt our RPI.

Those were my thoughts, It's just the mental pain of already losing to a team like UIC...

[BradleyBrave]

Those were my thoughts, It's just the mental pain of already losing to a team like UIC...

True, but in the long run it might have been a good thing for our newcomers. If we played UIC again, we would beat them by double-digits.

[Les is More]

True, but in the long run it might have been a good thing for our newcomers. If we played UIC again, we would beat them by double-digits.

Is that with the same refs?

[sam hannam]

Wichita State up 52-39 with 11:32 left

[amckillip]

Wichita State up 52-39 with 11:32 left

Low-scoring game...

[BradleyBrave]

Shockers win 67-60. 3 losses in a row for UIC, dropping them to 2-3. BU is their only D-I win.

[sam hannam]

Wichita State 67-60. Final.

[BUBraves06]

I know it's early but I hope the UIC loss doesn't end up like last years Tenn. Tech loss; a game we look back on with big regret that ends up being a "bad loss" on our resume and could change our postseason destination.

[BradleyBrave]

I know it's early but I hope the UIC loss doesn't end up like last years Tenn. Tech loss; a game we look back on with big regret that ends up being a "bad loss" on our resume and could change our postseason destination.

Tech was a 'bad' loss, but losing to Michigan St by 30 on national TV and losing at home to Missouri St and UNI probably had more impact on our postseason fate than that game did.

[Double D]

I know it's early but I hope the UIC loss doesn't end up like last years Tenn. Tech loss; a game we look back on with big regret that ends up being a "bad loss" on our resume and could change our postseason destination.

No offense BUB06, but let me give you a news flash.

When you play several actual non-con "road games" each year. You are likely to have at least one bad road loss. Annoying but true.

Maybe in a special year when you have lots of veteran players, there won't be a hiccup, but there will usually be one. The reason the "big boys" don't have to claim those types of losses at NCAA selection time, is that they don't play actual non-con road games.

[amckillip]

Wichita State 67-60. Final.

Wow, they cut the lead by 13... Anyone know if they were actually in it?

[BUBraves06]

No offense BUB06, but let me give you a news flash.

When you play several actual non-con "road games" each year. You are likely to have at least one bad road loss. Annoying but true.

Maybe in a special year when you have lots of veteran players, there won't be a hiccup, but there will usually be one. The reason the "big boys" don't have to claim those types of losses at NCAA selection time, is that they don't play actual non-con road games.

Thanks for the news flash, I duno what I would do without you. I'm not saying that I expect us to go undefeated on the road every year, all I said was that the Tenn. Tech loss last year was a "bad loss" in the eyes of the NCAA Committee.