| MIAA
Tournament Live Coverage |
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| All-Tournament Team:
Marcus Rhodes MWSU, UNO Andrew Bridger, WU De'Andre Washington, WU Logan
Stutz, UNO Tyler Bullock - MVP |
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| Final UNO 69 WU 67 |
| Washburn barely misses an
incredibly well executed play. Wow. |
| :2.9 Washburn will
inbound the ball on the UNO baseline. |
| :3.4 Washburn
misfires on their three attempt. UNO hits 1-2 free
throws. |
| :13.7 Bullock missed
a three that could have iced the game. 68-67 UNO, but Washburn has
the ball. |
| :50.2 Washington hits
one of two free throws to pull the Bods to within one. UNO
basketball. |
| 1:53 67-66 UNO.
The Bods simply won't go away. |
| Big thanks to David Boyce
for all the conversations we've had this tournament. It's no
secret that my expertise is football and he's helped me any time I've
had questions. |
| 2:28 67-62 UNO |
| 5:48 Martin is now
2-11 from three. |
| I'm done filling out the
team, but it's too early to pick the MVP. The game is still in
doubt. |
| 6:27 UNO 61 WU
58 - Great game. |
| Filling out my ballot for
the all-tournament team. |
| 10:35 This one is
shaping up for a good ending. 48-46 UNO. |
| 11:56 Time out.
46-42 UNO |
| 14:39 Bridger is
starting to feel it. Another three for the lefty. David
Boyce would be proud. |
| 16:16 Small run by
UNO to take a 40-36 lead. It was capped off by Bridger's three
pointer. |
| 17:30 UNO's Jeff
Martin is cold from three. He was 1-5 in the first half and just
missed on his first attempt of the second. |
| 19:30 UNO's Bullock
was bailed out by the officials. Washburn clearly blocked the
shot. |
| Halftime Statistics:
WU De'Andre Washington 10 pts, 8 reb; UNO Tyler Bullock 8 pts, 4 reb |
| Halftime Washburn 31, UNO
30 |
| 1:23 Washington
redeemed himself with a nice drive to the basket. UNO 30 WU 27 |
| 2:27 I was too quick
to give Washington props. He missed both free throws. |
| 2:31 De'Andre
Washington at the line with a chance to cut into the lead. If the
Bods can pull off the upset, he most likely will be the tournament MVP. |
| 2:47 UNO has its
biggest lead of the game, 28-22. |
| From an attendance
standpoint, it would have been nice to have UCM in this championship
game I think there were more fans at the women's game. |
| 3:50 Time out.
24-22 UNO. There have only been 11 total fouls called. This
is much more fun to watch than last night's game which had well over 50. |
| For those that didn't know,
Municipal Auditorium has been the host of more Division I Final Fours
than any facility in the country. |
| 7:18 Time out.
Still 19-17 Washburn. |
| The play is extremely
physical. |
| 9:31 UNO takes their
second lead of the game on a three by Andrew Bridger. |
| 12:10 Very good game
so far. |
| There has been Scott Wedman
sighting. He's here to watch Washburn's Bobby Chipman. |
| I have really enjoyed
watching UNO's Matt Newman. He does a lot of things well,
including good range for a forward. |
| 15:10 10-8 Ichabod
lead at the first media timeout. |
| 17:45 7-5 Washburn.
Make that 10-5 Washburn on another three by De'Andre Washington. |
| 20:00 It looks like
there will be no technicals assessed. |
| Congratulations to the
Washburn Lady Blues - MIAA Women's Champions. |
| -2:00 Washburn was
putting on a show with a pre-game dunk contest. It's possible the
officials saw it. We'll have to wait to see. |
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Saturday's Games |
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| Final Statistics: UNO
Tyler Bullock 23 pts, three steals; ESU Matt Boswell 17 pts, eight
rebounds. |
| Final 91-67. |
| 2:31 Torrian Harris
slammed into the media table, hurting his ankle. It's a great
effort for a team up 20. |
| 3:49 A three by Matt
Newman gave UNO an insurmountable lead. 86-66 |
| 4:30 A total of 51
fouls have been called to this point in the game. |
| 8:39 ESU
timeout. |
| 10:32 UNO has built a
commanding 69-51 lead. Very impressive today. |
| 12:20 Bullock hits a
three. 64-51 UNO. ESU needs to make a run now. |
| 16:47 UNO's Tyler
Bullock scores on a traditional three point play. He is following
up yesterday's sub par game with a great effort today (16 points). |
| Side Note: I work
with just under 300 SIDs across the country. Collectively, the
MIAA's are the best. Please remember that when it takes longer
than you'd like for stats or stories or pictures to get posted to your
favorite team's website. |
| Halftime 49-40 UNO.
Even though the Mavs have the lead, the Hornets did just enough to stay
in the game, especially from an emotional standpoint. |
| 1:42 47-37 UNO.
The Hornets are doing a good job of keeping this game in striking
distance. |
| Before the tournament,
David Boyce predicted that UNO would take the title. From what I
have seen, there is no reason to doubt it at this point. |
| 6:49 ESU has cut the
UNO lead to six. UNO coach Derrin Hansen rightfully complained
that an identical play that was called a charge on UNO was not called on
Emporia. |
| 9:07 31-21 UNO |
| 9:53 The pace and
scoring in this game are much better than WU/MWSU. |
| 11:12 ESU fans are
really chirping about the disparity in fouls - 10 on ESU and only four
on UNO. |
| 14:16 Jeremiah Box is
on the floor for ESU. He appears to be in serious pain. |
| 14:19 UNO is simply
getting to all the loose balls and playing at a faster pace than ESU. |
| There is a lady that shouts
"Go Emporia" every so often at random times. She has
done this during every ESU men's and women's game. I applaud her
enthusiasm, but I wish she'd add to her repertoire |
| 17:12 It is a lot of
fun watching UNO put pressure on a defense. 7-5 Mavs. |
| 18:59
"Ballgame." - David Boyce, predicting a victory for UNO. |
| #7 Emporia State v #3
Nebraska-Omaha |
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| Final Statistics: WU
De'Andre Washington 16 pts, 12 reb; MWSU Marcus Rhodes 17 pts, 6 reb. |
| Final 56-43 Ichabods |
| :48.9 De'Andre Washington
has 16 points and 12 rebounds. With a good game tomorrow, he could
be named the MVP of the tournament. |
| 1:04 Washburn's Logan
Stutz hits a traditional three point play, giving the Ichabods a 55-43
lead with 1:04 left. This game is over according to the
calculator. |
| 2:49 50-39
Washburn. Dominique Thuston is having a horrible game for the
Griffs (3 pts, 2 reb). |
| 3:59 I don't think
David will make the prediction about Western. Washburn is clearly
in control of the game. 49-38 |
| 5:42 Western is very
sloppy handling the basketball. Their turnovers are a significant
reason for the 46-38 Washburn lead. |
| 7:34 De'Andre
Washington pulls down a board for the Bods. He has 15 pts, 10
boards. 44-38 Bods. |
| 10:44 Western draws a
foul. Griffs need to hit both free throws to crawl back into this
one. Bods up 41-33. |
| 11:50 I might have
thrown Josh under the bus prematurely. My pen has
resurfaced. I'm not saying that it's probable, but it is possible
that Josh snuck it back in my laptop bag while I was not looking.
;) |
| 12:28 "This
game's over." - David Boyce. Be prepared for a statement from
David in 10 minutes that states there is no way that Western will lose. |
| 13:19 "Western's
in trouble. I don't like their body language," claims David
Boyce. |
| 16:55 Great defense again
by the Bods. Don informed me it was a 2-3 zone, forcing a shot
clock violation. |
| Halftime 25-24 Bods |
| 1:48 Play is starting
to get a little chippy. 25-24 Washburn. |
| 5:42 Brandon Beck draws a
charge and erases what would have been a Washburn score. |
| 7:09 Washburn takes
their first lead of the game on a three pointer. 22-21 Bods. |
| 11:56 Now I'm
surrounded by Turnpike Tussle participants. ESU SID Don Weast is
to my right. Between the Washburn guys, Don, David Boyce and
myself, there is no shortage of opinions on press row. |
| 12:21 Bods keeping it
close, 14-12. They are doing a great job pressuring Western in
their half court offense. |
| 17:39 "Not
buying that." Bruce Steinbrock's reaction on air to Mark
Elliott's guess that a foul was called because a Washburn player hit
Dominique Thuston's elbow on a shot attempt. I didn't think it was
a foul either. |
| 19:58 Western wins the tip. |
| 20:00 Sitting by the one of
the best broadcasting crews in Division II - Washburn's Bruce Steinbrock
and Mark Elliott. |
| -7:00 Yesterday
someone took Josh Slaughter's pen. I just realized Josh took
mine. If you read this, Josh, you are on alert. |
| #8 Washburn v
#4 Missouri Western |
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Friday's Games |
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| Final Stats: UNO
Torrian Harris 26 pts, nine rebounds, five assists; Matt Newman 11
rebounds, MSSU Mariun Price 22 pts |
| Final 89-83. |
| 1:41 Bill James says this
one is over. Join me again tomorrow. |
| 5:08 Forget
everything you just read. Bridger is checking back into the game. |
| 6:05 Andrew Bridger
looks like he had his foot stepped on and is coming out of the
game. It probably won't matter tonight, but it could have an
impact tomorrow. |
| 6:43 UNO has all the
momentum. They are in the middle of a 14-2 run, lead 70-57. |
| 7:48 Mavs lead by
eight. The UNO pep band plays a great selection of songs and
sounds great. |
| The omavs.com tweet count
has reached an 18-2 advantage - hockey over basketball. |
| The night session has been
much more enjoyable than the morning session. They are allowing
really physical play in this game. |
| 11:50 Chris Scruggs
slams it home on an alley-oop. UNO still leads, 56-51, but it was
fun. |
| 15:07 MSSU coaches
are rightfully complaining about the lack of a moving screen on UNO's
previous possession where they scored two. 50-45 UNO. |
| 17:32 Southern has
had a good start to the second half. They have cut the UNO lead to
46-42. |
| Eugene Bain really runs the
floor well. |
| Halftime 45-36 UNO. |
| :45.1 Omaha has
really turned it on. Nine point lead for the Mavs. |
| 3:53 The teams have
really started to pick it up, matching each other shot for shot.
38-34 UNO. |
| 7:15 UNO hits a three
in transition off of poor ball handling by MSSU. They follow that
up with a layup on the break. 27-24 UNO. |
| The sarcastic comments by
David Boyce have been put on hold. The man has filed four stories
today for The MIAA and is also doing stories for the St. Joseph
News-Press. Guy works hard. |
| 8:52 Jason Adams sinks a
three. 24-19 Southern. |
| What I mentioned earlier
about foul versus travel also applies equally to a blocking foul/charge. |
| The style of basketball
being played all day is much more physical than what I've seen from the
GLVC games that I've watched. |
| 11:05 Back to back
threes by Southern has given the Lions a 20-15 lead. Robert Corn's
intensity is fun to watch. I wonder if the MSSU roster feels the
same way. |
| 12:34 The game pace
has picked up a little - teams just traded leads. UNO 15 MSSU 14. |
| 15:49 Very slow start
to this game. Tied at five. |
| #6 Missouri Southern v #3
Nebraska-Omaha |
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| Final Stats: ESU Tim
Niles 14 pts, five assists; FHSU Tim Peinter 17 pts, six rebounds. |
| Final 65-61 Both top
seeds lose for the first time in MIAA history. |
| :12.5 ESU up
63-56. This one is done. |
| 24.6 ESU doing a
great job at the line down the stretch. Five point lead for the
Hornets. |
| 30.2 Huge three by Tim
Peintner. ESU 59-56. |
| :36.3 Hornets with another
big stop. Niles hits two more free throws. |
| 1:15 Fort Hays misses
a put back. Very big stop for ESU. Niles hits two clutch
free throws after a Fort Hays foul. |
| 1:30 FHSU :30
timeout. Tigers have the ball trailing 55-53. ESU has has
two very poor offensive possession in a row. |
| 3:35 Hornets benefit from a
no-call on an over the back. Tigers throw it out of bounds.
This has been the most entertaining so far today. |
| 5:01 Dijon Smith has fouled
out of the game for FHSU. The Hornets haven't lost leading with
5:00 left in the game this year (12-0). |
| 7:37 ESU hits a big three
after an offensive foul that could have been called, wasn't. Big
bucket for the Hornets. |
| 9:03 Hays goes on a run to
cut it to three. 44-41. Moe wisely calls a time out.
Hays is starting to hit shots they were missing earlier in the game. |
| 12:50 Jordan Stout hits a
three to give Emporia a 44-33 lead. Fort Hays is going to have to
clean it up to get back into the game - lots of sloppy play offensively. |
| 15:57 ESU Assistant SID
Josh Slaughter looked it up up for me - never in the history of the MIAA
tournament have the top two seeds lost in the first round. |
| 18:26 37-27
Hornets. Good start to the second half. |
| Halftime ESU 33 FHSU 27 |
| 3:53 Media timeout
with the Hornets leading 31-23. |
| A universal truth - Fans'
perception of whether it was a foul or a travel depends entirely on the
color of the shirt they're wearing. |
| 8:21 ESU's Jeremiah
Box buries a three and FHSU calls timeout. David now predicts an
"upset may be brewing." Such is life on press row
sitting next to DB. |
| 13:54 Great start to
the game. 15-14 ESU. I have been informed there have been
nine lead changes so far. |
| 19:40 Emporia misses their
first shot of the game. In typical Boyce style, which means that
his his opinion changes with every ebb and flow of a game, he called
"ballgame." |
| #7 Emporia State v #2 Fort
Hays |
| -10:00 The Fort Hays
pep band is pretty good. The Emporia pep band likes to play songs
with bad words. It's a good thing they didn't bring a singer. |
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| Final Stats: MWSU
Marcus Rhodes 22 pts, four rebounds SBU Jacob French 18 pts, Ryan
Dougherty 18 pts. |
| Final 82-72 Griffons
advance. |
| 32.8 Western has
trouble with the trap and calls timeout. Griffs up 81-72.
Bill James says this
one is done. |
| 5:04 The game has
settled back down after the frantic pace of the previous update.
Be sure to check out David's story at the MIAA official site. |
| David
Boyce's Washburn/UCM Game Story |
| 9:28 This game is turning
into a lot of fun. 58-48 Western. |
| 11.36 SBU is doing a
great job of making this a game. Tomas Brock with a great
play. Western responds. |
| 13:28 13-2 run for the
Bearcats. 50-41 MWSU |
| 14:07 SBU makes a big
run. The Western lead is cut to 12. David is giving me a
hard time for mispronouncing Western linebacker Sean Whithers' name
incorrectly. Must be nice to only have to focus on two
teams. ;) |
| 17:05 Western up 21.
The Griffs are really playing. |
| Halftime Western ends the
second half with a good offensive board and then offensive sequence to
end the half 40-26 |
| 2:12 From the
Department of Redundancy Department: Dominique Thuston is a very
good basketball player. |
| 6:20 Uneventful first
half so far. The Griffons are out hustling SBU so far.
28-14. |
| 10:56 19-11 Griffs.
Marcus Jones and his golden shoes force an SBU time out. |
| 13:08 Good defense by SBU
early in the game. They have already forced two shot clock
violations. |
| 15:16 SBU goes on an 8-0
run, 8-5 Bearcats. |
| 16:58 Dominique
Thuston scores the first five points for Western. |
| 20:00 This is the
first time I have seen SBU in person. I am amazed at how thin Matt
Rodgers is. I expected him to be much thicker. |
| Tip Off |
| #4 Missouri Western v #5
Southwest Baptist |
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| Final Stats: WU
Washington 19 pts, nine boards, 4-6 from three; UCM Nate Fuqua 14
pts, four rebounds, Central shot 33.9% for the game. Washburn was
10-10 from the line down the stretch. |
| Final Washbun 79 Central
60. For the third year in a row, the eighth seed upsets the top
seed in the MIAA tournament. |
| 1:12 77-57 Bods Bill James
says this one is over. David didn't need Bill James to tell him
that. |
| 2:14 Attendance for the
entire tournament could be affected if the Mules fall. There is a
very good UCM crowd at this game. |
| 2:50 Bods doing a great job
from the line trying to close out this game. 67-53 Bods. |
| 4:23 WU's Washington
hits both free throws to extend the lead to 13. |
| 5:00 Mules miss an easy
bucket after a turnover putting full-court pressure on the Bods.
They need to those shots down by 10. |
| 6:09 According to Bill
James, the Washburn lead is 49% safe, but Washburn helps the Mule cause
by missing the front end of a one-and-one. |
| 7:50 De'Andre Washington is
playing extremely well today. Very impressive. 53-37 Bods. |
| 9:31 I had a feeling the
Mules would make a run, but they need to do it quickly if they are going
to do it at all. |
| 11:58 Washburn returns the
favor at the line as Logan Stutz misses both, but the Bods still lead
47-33. |
| 14:35 Mules have been
doing a poor job from the line. They have missed some real
opportunities to seize control. WU 47 UCM 33 |
| 16:02 Back to back threes
by WU's Washington extends the Bods' lead to 11. |
| Washburn's Maurice Colter
is on the floor in pain. There has been a lot of physical play to
start the second half and Colter collided with a teammate. |
| Double technicals were
called against the teams as they left the court at the end of the
half. Washburn's De'Andre Washington is now in foul trouble with
three. |
| Halftime 36-26 WU The
momentum is clearly in UCM's favor. |
| :50 Mules go on a
mini run. 34-26 I had the feeling Mules could cut it to 10 before
half. |
| 3:21 34-18 Ichabods.
Moosmann at the line. |
| 6:31 Timeout Mules.
Washburn up 26-11. |
| Before the game, David
mentioned the eight seed has lost two years in a row in KC. |
| 8:41 21-11 Bods.
Bobby Chipman has blocked a couple Sanijay Watt's point blank shots. |
| 11:36 Mules make a run but
Bods answer with an easy bucket. 17-11 Washburn |
| 15:40 Bods have a good
start to the game, lead 7-2. |
| Tip Off |
| -5:00 Sitting Next to the
MIAA's David Boyce. We sat next to each other yesterday for the
women's tournament. |
| -15:00 Prior to Tip Off #8
Washburn v. #1 Central Missouri |
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