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Season 74 - Game 15

July 3, 2014
Four games into the conference season and we're down to four undefeated squads and seven sad teams without a victory.  Poor little dudes.

Last Night
Greensboro 89   Christopher Newport 66
Hmm, looks like the Greensboro players were insulted this game was an even pick and decided to go on a rampage.  The visitors were up by 8 at the half and kept extending the lead the rest of the way to finish off the impressive 23 point road victory.  Greensboro and tilldog now have a one game lead in the standings while CNU and mroylanc will have to regroup for the rematch later in the season.

Also considered: #1 Kenyon blew the game open in the second half to beat Earlham 77-47, #9 S.Vermont took care of Newbury on the road 77-62, #12 Menlo got a late 3ptr to force overtime where they held on to edge Whitworth 76-73, #10 Ohio Wesleyan got past Wabash 68-60, #15 Sewanee got the home win over Ozarks 72-53, Allegheny made a single free throw with four seconds left to upset #23 Hiram 51-50, #18 Hardin-Simmons downed Austin 68-58, and Trinity knocked Louisiana from the rankings 68-59.

Sim blowout watch: Concordia got doubled up but they still covered the spread against #13 Webster 41-90.

GotN
#15 Sewanee (12-1)(madpad78) at #16 Emory (11-2)(jojoe)
Huge game over in the University conference tonight since these two are tied with Millsaps at 3-0 in the east division.  Whoever claims the victory here keeps pace for a divisional title as well as getting a buffer before the gauntlet of playing Millsaps twice.  madpad has won all three previous meetings but the home team is favored by 1.

Also considered: #24 Johnson and Wales at #9 S. Vermont, #14 Chapman at #12 Menlo, Suffolk at #6 Emmanuel, Wooster at #10 Ohio Wesleyan, #17 US Merchant Marines at Mount St. Mary, Bridgewater at #20 Emory and Henry, Greensboro at #22 Palm Beach Atlantic, and Wabash at #23 Hiram

Sim blowout watch: Another hefty spread as Thiel, who has "rebounded" from two straight winless seasons, is getting 82 points while hosting #1 Kenyon.
 

Season 74 - Game 14

July 2, 2014
I'm still recovering from the US defeat yesterday and Wooster's two game losing streak isn't helping.  I should make sure that no one on Wooster is taking shooting advice from Chris Wondolowski.

Last Night
Penn St. Altoona 47   #3 Susquehanna 49
PSA was so close to pulling off the upset in this one.  The visitors were down by 3 at the half but kept it close and actually led by as much as 8 during the second half but Susquehanna recovered to come back.  PSA's offense failed them in the final 3 mi...
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Season 74 - Game 13

July 1, 2014
I hope you're all taking this afternoon off to watch the US-Belgium World Cup game.  I believe.

Last Night
#1 Kenyon 74   Wittenberg 54
Wittenberg was looking good for the upset for long stretches of the game and they held a 34-27 lead at the half.  Kenyon was able to close the gap shortly after the break and both teams swapped the lead a couple times from then on.  And then with about seven minutes left on the clock, the visitors decided they had had enough and went on a long 22-3 streak to fin...
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Season 74 - Game 12

June 30, 2014
Alright, one day into the conference seasons and we're down to eight undefeated teams and thirteen winless teams.

Last Night
#10 S. Vermont 51   #7 Emmanuel 62
Emmanuel stayed undefeated by opening up a 10 point lead at the break and then nursing that lead the rest of the way.  Visiting S. Vermont made several runs at a comeback but the closest they got was 3 points a couple times, after which Emmanuel again extended the lead.  They pulled away for good with a few minutes left in the game and fi...
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Season 74 - Game 10 (Results)

June 29, 2014
Ok, last night of conference play, let's recap some games and enjoy the night off.

Last Night
#4 Millsaps 75   #22 Babson 62
Visiting Millsaps was down by 4 at the half but they exploded in the second half for 45 points while holding Babson to just 28.  Both teams had very similar stats in this one and both were led in scoring by their starting point guard and a player off the bench.  Unfortunately for the home team, the similarity did not extend to second half scoring and Millsaps pulled away f...

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Season 74 - Game 10

June 27, 2014
Bring on Belgium!  And bring on the final night of non-conference play.

Last Night
#10 Webster 52   #7 Chapman 59
Damn, I was going to take the easy way out and just type Gorloks! a few dozen times for this paragraph but Chapman went and ruined that plan.  I guess I can still do it. PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHERS!  PANTHER...
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Season 74 - Game 9

June 27, 2014
In World Cup news, the United States got through to the round of 16 today and pseudochamp breathed a huge sigh of relief.  USA!

Last Night
#14 Emory and Henry 75   #10 Whittier 72
This was an exciting 1 point game at the half and it stayed close throughout the second as the two teams traded the lead several times.  The home team got a bucket to cut the lead to 72-71 with just over a minute left but Emory and Henry held them to just a single free throw the rest of the way.  E&H also scored just a...
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Season 74 - Game 8

June 26, 2014
A couple games left in the non-conference slate and we're down to 24 undefeated teams and 24 teams without a win.  Behold the symmetry.

Last Night
#4 Dickinson 71   Ramapo 52
The visitors played solid D in the first half and went into the break with a 7 point lead.  Dickinson was able to slowly build on the lead in the second half, eventually pushing it to double figures and pulling away.  Dickinson and mfnmyers continue their tear through ranked teams and move up two spots in the rankings while...
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Season 74 - Game 7

June 25, 2014
Nice to see that I came back from vacation in time to see Wooster play two difficult ranked opponents.  I should have stayed on the cruise ship.

Last Night
#3 Susquehanna 61   #8 Whittier 58
After being down by 1 at the half, Susquehanna fell further behind a couple times before finally going ahead 42-40 about midway through the half.  The visitors were then able to hold off repeated runs by Whittier the rest of the way and secured the 3 point win with free throws at the end.  Susquehanna moves ...
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Season 74 - Game 6

June 25, 2014
Alright, let's get to it, another season of GotN writeups.  Once again, snaps to timjmiller for filling in for me while I was getting my cruise on.

GotN
#7 Susquehanna (5-0)(zeuspole) at #2 Whittier (5-0)(windixies)
Two really nice games tonight featuring top ten teams, we'll go with the one with two undefeated squads.  It's Commonwealth at So.Cal with both teams on quite a roll to start off the season but this will be the toughest test so far for either team.  zeus leads the series 8-6 and his ...
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