This looks great for our conference!

[BMPanther]

UW-Platteville beats Division I team
Pioneers beat Bradley, 84-79, in exhibition game

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's basketball team stunned NCAA Division I Bradley, 84-79, in an exhibition game on Sunday in Peoria, Ill.

Platteville, ranked No. 7 in the D3hoops.com Division III preseason poll, led by nine at halftime and never trailed. Curt Hanson led UW-P with 24 points, Jeff Skemp had 20, Mike Shaw 15 and Charlie Lohoff 10 for the Pioneers, who shot 53.5 percent from the field.

UW-Platteville opens the regular season Saturday night at home against Viterbo.

http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=222308

[Newsbreaker]

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UWP used to be crazy good.

[bobsboy84]

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UW-Platteville beats Division I team
Pioneers beat Bradley, 84-79, in exhibition game

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's basketball team stunned NCAA Division I Bradley, 84-79, in an exhibition game on Sunday in Peoria, Ill.

Platteville, ranked No. 7 in the D3hoops.com Division III preseason poll, led by nine at halftime and never trailed. Curt Hanson led UW-P with 24 points, Jeff Skemp had 20, Mike Shaw 15 and Charlie Lohoff 10 for the Pioneers, who shot 53.5 percent from the field.

UW-Platteville opens the regular season Saturday night at home against Viterbo.

http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=222308

It is an exhibition game..........like practice time only with game uniforms on.

[Purrrrrfect]

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Tell that to our women's team.

[Panther Cat]

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Some small school team beat Michigan State last year (Grand Valley State I think??). And MSU was a Top 10 team throughot much of the year. I would be worried if Bradley played out the game like a regular season game, but I doubt they did.

[JagsNCats]

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The WIAC is a strong conference placing teams in the top ten in D III every year. A few years back UW-Stevens Point won back to back to back National Championships. Bo Ryan cut his teeth at Platteville prior to establishing himself at Wisconsin. Many DI schools will practice hard right through exhibition games. It's not uncommon to give alot of minutes to non-starters so that the coach can evaluate different combinations of players. I wouldn't read too much into exhibition games.

[BMPanther]

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Obviously I know this was only an exhibition game, but no matter, Div III over Div I any time is a feat for the small school and stings for the large school.

[9YRPLAN]

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i think bo ryan...and maybe tom davis?... used to coach there, didnt they?

michigan state lost to something like grand valley state in an exhibition last year

[TH1974]

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i think bo ryan...and maybe tom davis?... used to coach there, didnt they?

michigan state lost to something like grand valley state in an exhibition last year

Bo Ryan did. Tom Davis didn't

[06panther10]

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Drake has somewhat struggled with their exhibition games this year as well.

[9YRPLAN]

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you are correct, however dr. tom did graduate from there.

[panthertrack]

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This happens more often than you'd believe in exhibition games.

Last year (as mentioned) GVSU beat Michigan State and another D2 team knocked off Kentucky.

[bobsboy84]

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This happens more often than you'd believe in exhibition games.

Last year (as mentioned) GVSU beat Michigan State and another D2 team knocked off Kentucky.

We don't hear about these W/L because they are EXHIBITION games. They are good for the teams and coaches for preparation and evaluation. They are good for the die hard fans who are itching to see some action. W or L is NOT important.

[panthertrack]

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We don't hear about these W/L because they are EXHIBITION games. They are good for the teams and coaches for preparation and evaluation. They are good for the die hard fans who are itching to see some action. W or L is NOT important.

I agree - was just stating that it's not the huge anomaly some would be led to believe.

[Panther789]

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This happens more often than you'd believe in exhibition games.

Last year (as mentioned) GVSU beat Michigan State and another D2 team knocked off Kentucky.

Are you sure you arent thinking of Kentucky's regular season loss to Division I Gardner Webb?