Game 24 - Feb 5 - @ Missouri St.

[CyCarp]

Probably closer than it should have been, but I suppose a win is a win. Rough night for a Ty, glad the guys picked him up.

[BCPanther]

That Missouri State team plays hard. Good for them.

No such thing as a bad road win.

[QCPanther05]

This is probably the worst UNI team in recent memory and we are third in the league. What a weird season.

[PantherAlum09]

Really tough sloppy game but a win is a win at this point. I didn't think the defense was near as good as it was against Bradley. We allowed a ton of easy looks inside and Bonsu is brutal matchup down low. Hutty just doesn't use his height well at all down there but he still ended up with 20. Trey had a really solid run for us and Ben made some good plays throughout the game. Winning a game where Tytan was pretty non-existent and Max didn't do much of anything either is huge.

[BCPanther]

This is probably the worst UNI team in recent memory and we are third in the league. What a weird season.

That's not even close to true.

We're 120 spots better in metrics than the 22-23 team, 80 spots better than 18-19, 60 spots better than 20-21, 15 spots better than last year and right on par with the 21-22 league title team.

The only team in recent memory that was clearly better was 19-20.

[BCPanther]

Hello 2nd Place.

[kochrab]

This is probably the worst UNI team in recent memory and we are third in the league. What a weird season.

Yeah, this is the wrong take here. BC is dead on with the metrics. You can't say this is the worst team in recent history without the whole picture at hand. Now, you could make a case that this is one of the more Jekyll and Hyde teams we've had recently.

[Gboom23]

Credit the win to the coaching staff for telling the refs to check for the hook and hold when it was tied at 59. Missouri State had all the momentum at that time, and that turned into a 4-point play for us. Trey was due for a big game, and we certainly needed it. Hopefully his ankle doesn't tighten up the day after. Tytan will be fine, but obviously the hair needs to be changed back.

You can also tell that Cael is trusted - did he come out the last 10 minutes? Goes to show the value that older players have in college basketball.

[MVCBeat]

This is probably the worst UNI team in recent memory and we are third in the league. What a weird season.

I don’t know about that. Two years ago it was basically Bowen Born and a bunch of freshmen. The year AJ was hurt wasn’t great either.

Tytan may be the best player we’ve had since our last dance run that isn’t currently playing in the NBA.

[Gboom23]

Question on the hook and hold call. If Missouri State would not have called a timeout and instead play would have continued without stoppage for the next 3-4 possessions, would the officials have been allowed to review that call? Just curious if that timeout potentially cost MSU the game.

[Wxcpanther]

Question on the hook and hold call. If Missouri State would not have called a timeout and instead play would have continued without stoppage for the next 3-4 possessions, would the officials have been allowed to review that call? Just curious if that timeout potentially cost MSU the game.

The announcer seemed to imply that, but ultimately so long as the refs say they're going to do it they have the right to go back and review at the next timeout. Just looked bad that Missouri State happened to be who called timeout

[MVCBeat]

Illinois State is on a roll. Saturday's game is huge for top four ascension.