MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Gregory Sager]

UW-Stout 66, Illinois Wesleyan 58
Millikin @ Webster, ppd.
North Central @ Hope, ppd.
North Park 115, UW-Stevens Point 114 (3 ot)

CCIW overall: 32-15 (.681)
Home: 13-8
Away: 15-5
Neutral: 4-2

vs. ARC: 0-2
vs. C2C: 0-1
vs. CCS: 0-1
vs. HCAC: 2-0
vs. MIAA: 3-1
vs. MIAC: 4-0
vs. MWC: 8-0
vs. NACC: 9-1
vs. NCAC: 2-0
vs. UAA: 1-1
vs. UMAC: 1-0
vs. WIAC: 2-8

Sunday's games:

Millikin (5-1) @ Webster (5-0), 2 pm
UW-Oshkosh (4-1) @ Augustana (3-2), 3 pm

[gordonmann]

Great call of the game tonight, Greg.

Also the video quality was crystal clear (though it's also true the camera fell behind the action late in overtime). But, for the most part, I felt like I was sitting in the stands. Very enjoyable broadcast.

An early entrant for Game of the Year!

[Gregory Sager]

Thanks, Gordo!

[Gregory Sager]

Millikin traveled a day later than expected down to the Gateway City, as the CCIW vs. SLIAC portion of non-conference play began with the Big Blue taking on Webster. It turned out to be a relatively no-muss, no-fuss affair for MU, as the Big Blue led the entire way en route to an 85-77 victory over the previously-undefeated Gorloks. Nate Straughter led the way for the Decaturites with 20, with Lane Thomann chipping in his usual strong 15 and 9, Ian Winkler tossing in a dozen, and McGrady Noyes pulling down 11 boards.

Augustana hosted UW-Oshkosh, and the 17th-ranked Titans had Delp's boys on the back foot almost the entire afternoon. The Titans had the lead up to 20 with nine minutes to go, and although the visitors cooled off, Augie just couldn't generate points fast enough to fully climb out of that hole. Augustana did get the lead down to six on a couple of occasions late, but couldn't convert key opportunities (despite wretched endgame FT shooting by UWO) and wound up losing, 84-77. Marieon Anderson and Andre Klaver shared scoring honors for the Rock Islanders with 11 apiece, while Ray Maurchie had 10 and 8 and Dani Romero contributed 10 points as well.

CCIW overall: 33-16 (.673)
Home: 13-9
Away: 16-5
Neutral: 4-2

vs. ARC: 0-2
vs. C2C: 0-1
vs. CCS: 0-1
vs. HCAC: 2-0
vs. MIAA: 3-1
vs. MIAC: 4-0
vs. MWC: 8-0
vs. NACC: 9-1
vs. NCAC: 2-0
vs. SLIAC: 1-0
vs. UAA: 1-1
vs. UMAC: 1-0
vs. WIAC: 2-9

Tuesday's game:

Elmhurst (5-0) @ UW-Whitewater (4-1), 7 pm

[y_jack_lok]

^^^ I was in and out of that Millikin/Webster game. (Several other games of interest going on simultaneously.) At one point in the first half I checked in and MU was up 25-21. The next time I checked it was 40-21. I suspect that's what broke the Gorloks. They seemed to claw back, but couldn't get their deficit into single digits until the final bucket.