MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[pointlem]

Hope miraculously comes back from 17 down with just over 4 minutes to go, to take Trine to overtime, where they ran out of gas. Although their season-long 3-point shooting woes held them back (19% vs. Trine's 40%) credit the Dutchmen with a gritty finish when most viewers considered the game essentially over.

[sac]

Movement

+/-
Olivet    10-1    +4
Hope      9-2    +3
Trine    9-2    +3
Calvin    7-4    +2
Albion    5-6     0
Alma      2-9    -4
Adrian    2-9    -3
Kalamazoo 0-11     -6

Alma @ Adrian Saturday, winner may end up the 6th seed, but not a sure thing yet.

Albion hasn't quite, but has basically wrapped up the 5 seed, I suppose they could end up higher if some things went mental.

The heavy preseason MIAA favorites maintain their rock solid grip on 4th

Trine plays @ Calvin Sunday, win that and I think they become the favorites with their Olivet game being in Angola.  A loss and depending on what happens in Holland it could be Olivet wrapping up a share of the conference title.

Hope has to beat Olivet Saturday or the dream is basically over but not totally, but basically over.

First place Olivet!

Remaining games:
Adrian:  ALM, @Oli, ALB
Albion:  KZO, HPE, @Adr
Alma:    @Adr, CAL, KZO
Calvin:  TRN, @Alm, HPE
Hope:    OLI, @Alb, @Cal
Kalamazoo:@Alb, TRN, @Alm
Olivet:  @Hpe, ADR, @Trn
Trine:    @Cal, @Kzo, OLI




Projecting out HOME = win, AWAY = Loss except  Hope, Olivet, Trine, Calvin, Albion win regardless of location vs Alma, Adrian, Kzoo

Trine    11-3
Olivet  11-3
Hope    10-4
Calvin  10-4
Albion  8-6
Alma    3-11
Adrian  2-12
Kzoo    1-13

edit* mixed up a couple games,

[sac]

Trine 84 Hope 75 F OT

All Trine in OT
Hope's first lead came in overtime and that pretty much is the gist of it.  Bonkers comeback from 14 down and just under 5 to play.  Thunder were awful closing out regulation.

[TUAngola]

Trine 84 Hope 75 F OT

All Trine in OT
Hope's first lead came in overtime and that pretty much is the gist of it.  Bonkers comeback from 14 down and just under 5 to play.  Thunder were awful closing out regulation.

Agreed sac.  This game should have never went to OT.  Turnovers, tons of missed free throws. Give credit to Hope though.  The refs let the game be physical and Hope took advantage.  But then again give credit to Trine to finish it in OT after having the life sucked out of MTI by the wild finish in regulation.  I thought no way Trine wins this game as Hope had all the momentum.  Some big buckets and 3's by the Thunder, and they finally hit consecutive FT's.  This game is fickle, it isn't over until it's over.

[oldknight]

Trine plays @ Calvin Sunday, win that and I think they become the favorites with their Olivet game being in Angola.  A loss and depending on what happens in Holland it could be Olivet wrapping up a share of the conference title.

Olivet might wrap up the regular season league championship earlier if Trine shows up for their rematch with Calvin at VNA on Sunday.

[sac]

Trine plays @ Calvin Sunday, win that and I think they become the favorites with their Olivet game being in Angola.  A loss and depending on what happens in Holland it could be Olivet wrapping up a share of the conference title.

Olivet might wrap up the regular season league championship earlier if Trine shows up for their rematch with Calvin at VNA on Sunday.

This is why I don't write alot anymore.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

UPDATED

Current Standings

Olivet 10-1
Trine 9-2
Hope 9-2
Calvin 7-4
Albion 5-6
Alma 2-8
Adrian 2-9
Kalamazoo 0-11

If I use Massey to predict all remaining games, you get this for final standings:

Olivet 11-3 - W Adrian, L Hope & Trine
Hope 11-3 - W Olivet & Albion, L Calvin
Trine 11-3 - W Kazoo & Olivet, L Calvin
Calvin 10-4 - W Trine, Alma, & Hope
Albion 7-7 - W Kazoo & Adrian, L Hope
Alma 3-11 - W Kazoo, : Calvin & Adrian
Adrian 3-11 - W Alma, L Olivet & Albion
Kalamazoo 0-14 - L Albion, Trine, & Alma