2023-24 Around the League and Other Games of Interest

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100-100 heading into 3rd OT.

[SteinPizza]

Drake won 107 - 105 in 3OT. UIC had the ball at the end and missed two good looks in the lane that would’ve tied and set up a 4th OT.

[PantherAlum09]

Tucker logged 54 minutes in the win tonight. I feel like Drake has played a handful of overtime games this year.

[SteinPizza]

Tucker logged 54 minutes in the win tonight. I feel like Drake has played a handful of overtime games this year.

Tucker playing 54 made me wonder about Xavier Johnson from SIU. He had a poor game tonight by his standards. 28 minutes, 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists. Makes me wonder if he either got injured, or was playing hurt.

[BCPanther]

Johnson hit a wall a couple weeks ago. SIU didn't look like a team that had much for legs left tonight.

[Gboom23]

I’ll be interested to see the NET update after today’s games. Belmont sure is trying to catch us. I would beware of the situation where we win a close one at SIU and Belmont blows out Evansville and ends up passing us in the NET to steal the 4 seed. I don’t think that’s likely to happen, but it’s not impossible.

[Gboom23]

I’ll be interested to see the NET update after today’s games. Belmont sure is trying to catch us. I would beware of the situation where we win a close one at SIU and Belmont blows out Evansville and ends up passing us in the NET to steal the 4 seed. I don’t think that’s likely to happen, but it’s not impossible.

[CyCarp]

I’ll be interested to see the NET update after today’s games. Belmont sure is trying to catch us. I would beware of the situation where we win a close one at SIU and Belmont blows out Evansville and ends up passing us in the NET to steal the 4 seed. I don’t think that’s likely to happen, but it’s not impossible.

UNI 121, Belmont 123. I'd think a close win on the road vs NET 107 (SIU) would be worth more than a home blowout over NET 198 (Evansville), but that's just a guess.

[PantherAlum09]

I think Hackman did the projections for the seeds and it's basically we win and get the 4 or SIU wins and gets it. I don't think Belmont has a path to it. They either get the 5 seed or 6 seed.

[BCPanther]

UNI 121, Belmont 123. I'd think a close win on the road vs NET 107 (SIU) would be worth more than a home blowout over NET 198 (Evansville), but that's just a guess.

You'd sure think so but the NET can be real stupid sometimes.

[CyCarp]

LOL, yes, you're not wrong. It is a Quad 2 games for us vs Quad 4 for Belmont, if that means anything too.

[BCPanther]

Winning Sunday and still ending up the 5 would be the most UNI thing ever.

[achrist70]

I don't think a win would drop us below Belmont we are playing a team with a much higher NET, but essentially what Sunday means is a win is a game Friday at 2:30 against the winner of Belmont vs Valpo and a loss means a game Thursday night at 8:30 against UIC with a chance to play Bradley at 8:30 Friday night.

[BCPanther]

I don't think a win would drop us below Belmont we are playing a team with a much higher NET, but essentially what Sunday means is a win is a game Friday at 2:30 against the winner of Belmont vs Valpo and a loss means a game Thursday night at 8:30 against UIC with a chance to play Bradley at 8:30 Friday night.

You trust the NET to make sense a whole hell of a lot more than I do.

If we beat SIU by 2 and Belmont beats Evansville by 25, I don't think we're going to like the outcome.

[Purrrrrfect]

Evansville is gonna shock the world!....and cover