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| Toledo | 8-0 | RPI: 56 | BBState: 7 |
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LAST WEEK (W) Detroit, 95-71 (W) Robert Morris, 80-77 THIS WEEK Saturday: vs. Sam Houston State |
They're not going to stop winning until they face Kansas, and Rian Pearson isn't going to stop scoring for a while either. Maybe Toledo basketball can get into a bowl game instead? | ||
| Kent State | 8-2 | RPI: 141 | BBState: 77 |
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LAST WEEK (W) Kennesaw State, 68-51 (L) Bucknell, 66-59 THIS WEEK None |
Surprise, surprise. Once again the Flashes look like a good, balanced team from their starting five all the way down. Get used to it. There's something in the water over there. In schedule terms, they have one more game before Christmas: December 21 at College of Charleston. | ||
| Ohio | 6-2 | RPI: 87 | BBState: 72 |
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LAST WEEK (L) Oakland, 73-56 THIS WEEK Saturday: vs Alabama A&M |
You can throw out the books when OU plays OU. Especially in the O'Rena. In fact, Ohio may want to burn those books if they contained all known copies of the box score. Coming into that game, the Oakland Grizzlies were 1-7. OUch. | ||
| Buffalo | 4-2 | RPI: 220 | BBState: 146 |
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LAST WEEK (W) Saint Bonaventure, 78-73 THIS WEEK Wednesday: vs. Canisius |
Javon McCrea has gotten nine field goal attempts in their last two games, and they've won both times. Everybody knows to guard him, and yet the Bulls can still post W's. | ||
| Central Michigan | 6-3 | RPI: 290 | BBState: 171 |
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LAST WEEK (W) SIU Edwardsville, 65-64 THIS WEEK Saturday: at Dayton |
Chris Fowler had two go-ahead shots against SIUE in the final 24 seconds. Give the ball to him, I think. | ||
| Eastern Michigan | 5-3 | RPI: 122 | BBState: 94 |
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LAST WEEK (L) Massachusetts, 69-57 (L) Purdue, 69-64 THIS WEEK Tuesday: vs. Green Bay |
It's uncanny what happens to a perfect record once a team starts playing, y'know, teams. But the Purdue game was a hell of an effort, and this is why nonconference records can be silly indicators. They'll be a tough victory on most nights. | ||
| Western Michigan | 5-3 | RPI: 238 | BBState: 220 |
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LAST WEEK (L) Northwestern, 51-35 THIS WEEK None |
I'm not a smart man, but I know 35 points isn't very many. Nothing this calendar week, but their next match is next Sunday at Missouri. | ||
| Akron | 2-2 | RPI: 41 | BBState: 111 |
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LAST WEEK (W) Cleveland State, 73-61 THIS WEEK Saturday: vs. Bethune-Cookman |
Doesn't it feel good to play actual basketball games? And you kids are good at it too. No more long layoffs for you. | ||
| Northern Illinois | 3-4 | RPI: 311 | BBState: 310 |
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LAST WEEK (W) Dartmouth, 64-57 THIS WEEK Saturday: at UMass (NBCSN) |
It was the first, but perhaps not the last, basketball meeting between NIU and Dartmouth. Maybe they should play every year and make it some sort of oddball nonconference rivalry. The NIU-Dartmouth Sporting Challenge. (Oh, and sorry about the shattered BCS dreams, but it got in the way of my favorite football team's happiness.) | ||
| Bowling Green | 3-5 | RPI: 154 | BBState: 178 |
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LAST WEEK (W) Western Kentucky, 74-62 (L) Xavier, 85-73 (OT) THIS WEEK Wednesday: vs. North Dakota |
The Western Kentucky victory is probably the second-best victory by a Bowling Green athletic team last week. Probably. | ||
| Ball State | 2-5 | RPI: 236 | BBState: 297 |
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LAST WEEK (L) Valparaiso, 69-50 THIS WEEK None |
In six D1 games, they've had five different high scorers: Chris Bond is the only one to do it twice. Call it balance, but they're having a hell of a time scoring points, so call it inconsistent nights for everyone. They're off until next Tuesday when they travel to Marquette. | ||
| Miami | 1-5 | RPI: 185 | BBState: 262 |
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LAST WEEK (W) IPFW, 94-87 (L) Evansville, 78-65 THIS WEEK None |
Finally, a win! And it was against Mastodons. This must be now the first Cro-Magnon felt. A blank week leads into next Sunday when they host their upstate bros Wright State. | ||
| Massachusetts (Atlantic 10) | 8-0 | RPI: 1 | BBState: 4 |
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LAST WEEK (W) @Eastern Michigan 69-57 (W) BYU, 105-96 THIS WEEK Saturday: vs. NIU (NBCSN) |
Please be kind to Northern Illinois. They didn't do anything to you. Unless you count this. | ||
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TOP MAC PERFORMANCES Rian Pearson (Toledo): 30 points (12-16 FG, 1-2 FT, 5-5 3PT), 8 rebounds, 3 assists vs. Detroit Will Sullivan (Miami): 23 points (8-9 FG, 3-3 FT, 4-5 3PT), 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals vs. IPFW Richaun Holmes (BGSU): 26 points (9-15 FG, 7-12 FT, 1-2 3PT, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks vs. Xavier Will Felder (Miami): 26 points (10-16 FG, 6-6 FT, 0-1 3PT), 7 rebounds, 2 blocks vs. IPFW Rian Pearson (Toledo): 19 points (6-12 FG, 6-6 FT, 1-2 3PT), 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals vs. Robert Morris Chris Fowler (CMU): 23 points (10-14 FG, 3-5 FT, 0-1 3PT), 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals vs. SIU Edwardsville Karrington Ward (EMU): 25 points (9-16, FG, 3-5 FT, 4-8 3PT), 8 rebounds, 2 steals vs. Purdue |
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