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Post by wildcatter on Feb 24, 2021 8:01:30 GMT -6
Biggest game of the season to this point tonight??
Our lone conference loss came in Huntsville. We lost Immanuel Allen for the season that night and were also without Coryon. We got lit up by their two guards, Nutall and Lampley, the two guys we know have to be stopped.
Need home court advantage to work in our favor tonight and put up a strong performance after the long layoff (which I’m admittedly nervous about sluggishness). Sam played Monday in Beaumont which means they’ve had plenty of travel over the past couple days. They had a 9 day layoff before the Lamar game so the quick turnaround likely isn’t too problematic other than being bruised up at all.
With SFA being out of postseason play, that leaves three teams at the top of the conference for tourney seedings that are serious contenders. Letting Sam and Nicholls fight it out as the 2 and 3 seed sounds a lot better than having to play both of them. A win tonight is a big step towards obtaining that #1 seed.
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Post by Outsider on Feb 24, 2021 10:10:41 GMT -6
Hopefully with our guys healthy we can make a better game of it this time around. Home court will definitely help, but also get a little nervous when there has been a large gap between games. Although, I think this team is showing maturity at this point and know what is at stake. I don't mind if the guys play with a little revenge on their minds tonight....
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Post by bogeyman on Feb 24, 2021 10:23:27 GMT -6
We played them on their home court without a starter and then lost a quality player in Allen during the 1st half. Two of their players couldn't miss a shot and we lose by only 7. I'd say we played them pretty well, not sure how much "better" we could do in those circumstances.
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Post by Outsider on Feb 24, 2021 12:35:55 GMT -6
I'm sure we can always play "better" Under "any" circumstance, lol....
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Post by bogeyman on Feb 24, 2021 13:06:47 GMT -6
We played them on their home court without a starter and then lost a quality player in Allen during the 1st half. To play them within 7 points under those circumstances was pretty good. We shot lousy so any improvement on the offensive end will be a positive. We got this!
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Post by Cap'n Cattitude on Feb 24, 2021 13:10:40 GMT -6
One reason we need a win is that a win over Sam Houston gives us a leg up in the event of a tie for seeding. If we tie with Nichols, the tie-breaker goes to the records against the highest rated teams that both played. That team would be Sam and they lost twice so 1-1 against Sam gives us the tie breaker. As for a tie with Sam, it’s all in the hands of SFA. Stay tuned.
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Post by wildcatter on Feb 24, 2021 14:18:16 GMT -6
ACU website released an article on how seeding will be determined this year. Doesn’t seem to work to our favor. If Sam plays more games than we do then they obviously have a greater chance of accumulating more “points” based on the write up as I understand it. We need to win out. Sam needs to drop a game to us and to SFA.
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Post by catfanatic on Feb 24, 2021 16:12:10 GMT -6
We played them on their home court without a starter and then lost a quality player in Allen during the 1st half. Two play them within 7 points under those circumstances was pretty good. We shot lousy so any improvement on the offensive end will be a positive. We got this! Never easy against Sam. Better bring a sack lunch as it’s gonna “hammer & tong” the whole 40 minutes! Go Wildcats!!
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Post by ybp80 on Feb 24, 2021 19:19:54 GMT -6
We’ve been without internet service since Saturday (that’s after 3 days without power. Will miss watching what should be a close one.
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Post by bogeyman on Feb 24, 2021 19:49:13 GMT -6
Is Kohl playing tonight? I saw him in the stands during the women's game and he's not listed in the starting lineup on the live stats.
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Post by bogeyman on Feb 24, 2021 19:52:31 GMT -6
Ok. Now it changed. Kohl for Gayman. Whew!
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Post by acumedic on Feb 24, 2021 19:55:16 GMT -6
Has the game started? It shows “delayed” on ESPN
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Post by acumedic on Feb 24, 2021 20:53:10 GMT -6
Joe Pleasant asserting his authority!
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Post by bogeyman on Feb 24, 2021 20:56:37 GMT -6
What a great way to end the half. We need to keep this momentum and expand the lead over the next 5-10 minutes. Gayman looked dazed and probably is out. Simmons really playing well.
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Post by SportsWizard15 on Feb 24, 2021 21:01:12 GMT -6
They to build on that momentum and build a bigger cushion in case of that last minute run by Sam Houston
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