Next Up: Missouri State

[SpanishMoon]

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You guys deserved it. The better team definitely won. We had NO answer for Jordan E.

How many ways can I say this is true?? I have been singing this tune all year!!

[DrewDog]

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Mo State has a nice team. They have a couple players who play rough. The Panther's depth once again played a huge role down the stretch. I did not even notice that KA did not play down the stretch until we got to the car and KB and Gary were talking about it. I thought Ali's lock down defense on Leonard in the last 6 minutes really was big. It cause Mo State to take some tough shots. His steal and 3 pointer was huge.

A nice crowd and it got loud at times.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Yahoo is listing the attendance at 4,666. I realize it's Christmas break, but why wouldn't this game be close to a sell-out.

Not enough ticket discounts The 4,600 that were there are the tried and true. Once UNI's bandwagon gets rolling, there will be a thousand more fans ready to jump on. And once the students get back we might be looking at some sell-outs.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Great, fun game to be at. It got loud in there and I can't wait for "sell-out noise" later in the year. Mo St. has a really good team and as a fan, I would love to be watching them this year. It was one of those games where one team was going to get a good punch in the other's nose and that would be enough to pull away. Ali hit first with that steal and 3 pointer thank goodness. We then get a stop and more points and the MSU rhythm was snapped. Great effort by the Panthers and a great all-around college basketball game by both teams. I am not looking forward to the return trip to Springfield.

[DrewDog]

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The Courier has a nice set of pics from today's game. http://www.wcfcourier.com/sports/col...tml?mode=image

[CyCarp]

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Drove in for the game and just got back home not long ago, and I'm glad I went especially after hearing that the game wasn't on Mediacom. A few things I noticed from my amateur eyes... 1) Missouri St is for real. I bet they'll be around the top of the league all year. 2) Jordan was unstoppable. They announced points in the paint 10-0 UNI at half, I'm very curious what it was after the game. He has also really improved his FT shooting, last year I cringed whenever he went to the line, he's been clutch there the past few games, the rest of the team has been great at the line lately also. 3) The crowd was OK in size, but they were really into it. The last 5+ minutes of the game whenever MO St got the ball, the crowd rose and got loud. It seemed to have helped because MO St didn't seem to score much the last few minutes. 4) Ali = stud. He has unlimited range, the kid can flat out shoot. Not to mention great hustle. I didn't see a post about this play, but when the game was close (I can't remember the score at the time) and MO St was inbounding after a UNI score, he applied a little pressure, created a poor pass and got the steal. Then proceeded to bring the ball downcourt and drill a 3. It seemed like that really got them going. Big game by Ali, especially when KA didn't look very good. 5) Very physical 2nd half. I think there was 7 or 8 fouls each in the 1st half, and each team was well into the double bonus in the 2nd half. A lot of bodies on the floor. Great game to watch, I'm glad I made the trip. I'll be back for the WSU game (as long as I can control my urges and not head over again before then )

[9YRPLAN]

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there was another horrible rendition of the anthem a couple weeks ago, possibly the wyoming game. i was listening on the radio so ill feel bad if it was some 10 year old girl, but thats what it sounded like.

[Panther-Sheik]

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there was another horrible rendition of the anthem a couple weeks ago, possibly the wyoming game. i was listening on the radio so ill feel bad if it was some 10 year old girl, but thats what it sounded like.

It actually was a 10 (or so) year old girl...

[r54uni]

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there was another horrible rendition of the anthem a couple weeks ago, possibly the wyoming game. i was listening on the radio so ill feel bad if it was some 10 year old girl, but thats what it sounded like.

Unless you want to get down there and sing it yourself - it's better to just leave this subject alone!!! Only Carl Lewis and Rosanne have really done a "bad" version of the anthem.

[UNI Prof]

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Our players really don't have to worry much about foul trouble with such a deep bench. That wasn't the case a few years ago. I remember worrying about every call and how they could alter the game due to player participation. That's not much of a concern now.

[Waverly_Panther]

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Best game I've seen all year. I really loved how the crowd got into it at the end of the game and am hoping with the students back, the crowd can get into the whole game. I really doubt that MSU loses at home this year, unless we steal one from them. It was obvious they were going to play at rough at the refs allowed - kind of like SIU used to play.

[06panther10]

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I thought the crowd was pretty good. 4600 people with almost no students. Add 1-1.5K students, and it is almost a sellout.

[9YRPLAN]

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no offense to the girl, but shame on whoever put her in that situation. singing our national anthem in tune should not be too much to ask, seriously.

[9YRPLAN]

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i should add that i have sung both the national anthem and god bless america before.

[Neighbor]

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i should add that i have sung both the national anthem and god bless america before.

In front of 4,666 paid attendees?

didn't think so...