MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

Gregory Sager · **Yesterday** at 07:51:56 PM

Quote from: GusD on Yesterday at 07:48:15 PMSo NPU hands Elmhurst its 8th loss of the season today. It would seem they have to win the conference tournament to go to the national tournament. Carthage has 7 losses. Unless someone other than IWU wins the conference tournament will the CCIW be a one bid conference or will Carthage also make it if they lose the conference tournament final?

That's all up to the NPI numbers.

Gregory Sager · **Yesterday** at 10:01:34 PM

Thank you, Jimmy Millikin!

I get to call another game in 2025-26!

Gregory Sager · **Yesterday** at 10:29:20 PM

CCIW Tournament

TUE
#6 Carroll (12-13, 7-9) @ #3 Elmhurst (17-8, 10-6)
#5 Wheaton (13-12, 7-9) @ #4 North Park (15-10, 8-8)

FRI @ BLOOMINGTON
6/3 winner vs. #2 Carthage (18-7, 12-4)
5/4 winner @ #1 Illinois Wesleyan (21-4, 13-3)

SAT @ BLOOMINGTON
championship game

GoPerry · **Yesterday** at 11:05:12 PM

Millikin 69
Wheaton 66

Carson Grier 14 pts, 7 rebs, 4 stls
Devin Martin, 13 pts 5 rebs

Lane Thomann, 21 pts
Chris Ketchum, 14 pts, 7 rebs
Ian Winkler, 14 pts

It is a bummer losing the game and a bummer not having a home game on Tuesday. But the way they lost tonight was what was most disappointing. After playing so well against Carthage, they didn't seem at all prepared to compete vs MU. Thomann seemed inspired to play against Richardson, and he won that matchup handily.

Gregory Sager · **Yesterday** at 11:35:46 PM

Quote from: GoPerry on Yesterday at 11:05:12 PMIt is a bummer losing the game and a bummer not having a home game on Tuesday. But the way they lost tonight was what was most disappointing. After playing so well against Carthage, they didn't seem at all prepared to compete vs MU. Thomann seemed inspired to play against Richardson, and he won that matchup handily.

Millikin dictated the tempo and style of the game: slow, deliberate, and physical, just the way Kramer Soderberg likes it. When you let Thomann & Co. play half-court rock'em-sock'em-robots with you for 40 minutes, things like this can happen to anybody.

My concern is that Soren Richardson only seems to have three or four bad games per season. After today he's clearly used up his quota for 2025-26, and now he gets to spend Tuesday evening in what must be his favorite gym on the entire planet.

Greek Tragedy · **Yesterday** at 11:47:24 PM

Elmhurst really had a chance to secure a good position in the At-large pool. Starting the day at 18, they dropped their game to North Park. They'll definitely have to win one and probably two to get back in the mix.

If they win Tuesday, the semi-final vs Carthage will probably determine the At-large (though they'll probably still be in the bottom half of the pool), obviously assuming IWU takes care of business. IWU swept both Wheaton and North Park but that's why they play the game. You never know.

https://d3datacast.com/npi/

Greek Tragedy · **Yesterday** at 11:50:20 PM

Quote from: Gregory Sager on Yesterday at 10:29:20 PMCCIW Tournament

TUE
#6 Carroll (12-13, 7-9) @ #3 Elmhurst (17-8, 10-6)
#5 Wheaton (13-12, 7-9) @ #4 North Park (15-10, 8-8)

FRI @ BLOOMINGTON
6/3 winner vs. #2 Carthage (18-7, 12-4)
5/4 winner @ #1 Illinois Wesleyan (21-4, 13-3)

SAT @ BLOOMINGTON
championship game

I think it's highest remaining seed vs Carthage and lowest at IWU. I could be wrong though.

Patrick Coleman · **Today** at 01:12:53 AM

The CCIW says the tournament is reseeded for the semifinals, yes.

Gregory Sager · **Today** at 01:35:47 AM

Yep, that's me being overeager and calling chalk before it happens.

Oops.

Gregory Sager · **Today** at 02:00:30 AM

I've said this before here, and I'll say it again: Elmhurst does Senior Day better than any other D3 hoops program I've seen. There's the usual march-out-with-your-parents, flowers-for-mom, line-up-for-pictures routine, but what sets Elmhurst apart is that John Baines takes a mic and walks out to center court and talks about each senior. He doesn't recite stats, he talks about them -- what kind of young men they are, how they work with their teammates and interact with other people off the court, interesting things about them. He tells an anecdote or two about each of them. And he unstintingly heaps praise upon them. The kicker, as far as I'm concerned, is that it's done on camera -- the Elmhurst broadcast production staff always make sure to start the broadcast before John does those introductions. Great stuff.