We’re -11.5, and according to ESPN, we have a 90% chance to win. Have they not seen our “Fire Jack Owens” thread?
In all seriousness, this has been a rather disappointing season for us so far, but Western is awful. They are 4-11 (0-4), and don’t have a D1 win in regulation (they have two non-D1 wins and two D1 OT wins). They have also lost by 17 to Saginaw Valley St. The Broncos have a NET rating of 333 out of 358 (we are somehow still 159). There aren’t a lot of gimmes on our conference schedule. This is an easy birdie we have to tap in.
If Western were any good, we’d be down 12-15 points. Their results are misleading because this is only White’s 4th game, but they’d still rank around 300, instead of their current 331 in Kenpom. Western ranks 344th out of 358 in forcing turnovers, yet we found a way to turn the ball over 8 times. As someone else said, same old same old. When we move the ball and show some patience offensively, we score. But we’re taking quick shots and combined with our usual lack of defensive awareness and our carelessness with the ball, we’re keeping a lesser team in the game.
Lairy strong drives, scores and-1 after the U8 time out. 54-46 MU. He’s so quick, and I feel as if he’s gotten away from driving and has fallen in love with the trey.
