TrueBlue82 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 St Mary’s has a tough home matchup with Gonzaga on Saturday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg1984 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 3 hours ago, TrueBlue82 said: St Mary’s has a tough home matchup with Gonzaga on Saturday. What time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 28 minutes ago, jmg1984 said: What time? 10:30 EST on ESPN. Consider it the second game of a DH after ORU/UMKC on the KC Website and audio on the ORUSN. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaLegend Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 10 hours ago, TrueBlue82 said: 10:30 EST on ESPN. Consider it the second game of a DH after ORU/UMKC on the KC Website and audio on the ORUSN. Another game of note today, #11 Baylor takes on Texas Tech, at 12 cst on CBS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg1984 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 10 hours ago, TrueBlue82 said: 10:30 EST on ESPN. Consider it the second game of a DH after ORU/UMKC on the KC Website and audio on the ORUSN. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 6:14 PM, Dr. Cornelius said: Colgate loses at American, 61 to 60 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis 83 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 7:49 PM, TrueBlue82 said: St Mary’s has a tough home matchup with Gonzaga on Saturday. Wow! Mark Few and Randy Bennett have faced each other 57 times! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 St. Mary’s makes a huge comeback and beats Gonzaga 78-70 in OT. This won’t help ORU on the conference undefeated map, but should benefit the overall NET ranking. If the 78-70 score sounds familiar, it matches the ORU-SMC score on opening night. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORU-sisko Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 It does help. At a net ranking of #38 after SMC beats the Zags, and ORU takes out KC by 28 on the road. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceManSpiff Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 ORU moves up six spots in the NET ranking. From 44 to 38. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 There are those who are demanding a rethinking of the NCAA NET algorithm, which rewards margin-of-victory regardless of the opponent. But until that happens in the next season or two, ORU is reaping the benefit with its whopping 21.8 scoring margin in 12 conference games so far. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Hard to believe, but if ORU hadn’t adjusted its schedule mid-season to add the game at New Mexico, the Golden Eagles would have the nation’s longest current win streak, at 18 games (besting Eastern Washington’s 14 game streak). In hindsight, adding the extra game in Albuquerque was brilliant, as it releases the team from the extra pressure of keeping a historic win streak alive, while making the team even hungrier for what is to come in March. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 11 hours ago, TrueBlue82 said: St. Mary’s makes a huge comeback and beats Gonzaga 78-70 in OT. This won’t help ORU on the conference undefeated map, but should benefit the overall NET ranking. If the 78-70 score sounds familiar, it matches the ORU-SMC score on opening night. So, I guess ORU has finally met its goal of being “just like Gonzaga”. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 45 minutes ago, TrueBlue82 said: In hindsight, adding the extra game in Albuquerque was brilliant, as it releases the team from the extra pressure of keeping a historic win streak alive, while making the team even hungrier for what is to come in March. Also, if ORU stubs their proverbial toe in Sioux Falls, that UNM game shows the selection committee that ORU did all they could to play the best teams possible, even during the season. That sort of "anybody/anywhere/anytime" approach helps separate the at-large candidates. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogus Smith Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 And then there were four...... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogus Smith Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 6 hours ago, Old Titan said: There are those who are demanding a rethinking of the NCAA NET algorithm, which rewards margin-of-victory regardless of the opponent. But until that happens in the next season or two, ORU is reaping the benefit with its whopping 21.8 scoring margin in 12 conference games so far. I think that this level of domination in the conference may make the selection committee look at ORU twice should they lose in the finals of the Summit League tournament. I think ORU HAS to get to the finals to receive an at-large bid. Anything less will destined them to the NIT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Bogus Smith said: I think that this level of domination in the conference may make the selection committee look at ORU twice should they lose in the finals of the Summit League tournament. I think ORU HAS to get to the finals to receive an at-large bid. Anything less will destined them to the NIT. Would go so far as saying it would have to be a finals loss to a No. 2 Seed South Dakota State. I think the implied "home court (sic) advantage" might help ORU's cause with the committee, but losing at any stage on a neutral floor to a team that finished 3rd or worse would mean an NIT berth, probably hosting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 HoopPowerAnalytics.com has ORU as an 80/20 favorite to upset a No. 5 Seed as a No. 12 Seed... #wow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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