State of Virginia Rivalry edition. Huge slate today. All times eastern.

3:00 UT Rio Grande Valley at Rice

5:00 Wright State at WKU (-10.0) [hssn]

7:00 ODU at VCU (-4.5) [masn]

7:00 Akron at Marshall (-5.0)

7:00 South Bama (-1.5) at FIU

7:00 MTSU at FGCU part 2 [espn3]

7:00 Miles at La Tech

7:00 Bethune-Cookman at FAU

8:00 UNT at UT Arlington (-17.5) [espn3]

8:00 Charlotte at JMU (-2.5) https://portal.stretchinternet.com/caa/

9:00 UTSA at Utah Valley [dvutv]

9:00 New Mexico (-4.5) at UTEP

Games like today are where the C-USA RPI is decided.Several games against "peer" or lower schools.We need to win 8 of the 12 scheduled today to show improvement.No HOME losses please.Thanks in advance.

(12-02-2017 01:30 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  Games like today are where the C-USA RPI is decided.Several games against "peer" or lower schools.We need to win 8 of the 12 scheduled today to show improvement.No HOME losses please.Thanks in advance.

WKU's rpi has been dropping, so odd how it works? I see Murray State is 2-1 with a home loss to MT and and 2 wins agasint sub 200 rpi teams and is now ahead of WKU which is 4-2 against D1 competition with a loss to a top 10 rpi team and a win against a top 50 team and a loss agasint a team in the 130 range. WKU has the tougher strength of schedule. So how would Murray have the higher rpi

(12-02-2017 01:39 PM)wkuhilltopperfan Wrote:  

(12-02-2017 01:30 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  Games like today are where the C-USA RPI is decided.Several games against "peer" or lower schools.We need to win 8 of the 12 scheduled today to show improvement.No HOME losses please.Thanks in advance.

WKU's rpi has been dropping, so odd how it works? I see Murray State is 2-1 with a home loss to MT and and 2 wins agasint sub 200 rpi teams and is now ahead of WKU which is 4-2 against D1 competition with a loss to a top 10 rpi team and a win against a top 50 team and a loss agasint a team in the 130 range. WKU has the tougher strength of schedule. So how would Murray have the higher rpi

Half of our RPI is our opponents' win%. Non D1 games do not count in RPI and I don't think Nicholls State has won a single D1 game. EKU is 1-3 in D1 games. Since those two teams have a win% close to ZERO they are killing us right now. I think all of Murray's opponents have D1 win%'s at .500 or better.

(12-02-2017 02:13 PM)Hilltopper2K Wrote:  

(12-02-2017 01:39 PM)wkuhilltopperfan Wrote:  

(12-02-2017 01:30 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  Games like today are where the C-USA RPI is decided.Several games against "peer" or lower schools.We need to win 8 of the 12 scheduled today to show improvement.No HOME losses please.Thanks in advance.

WKU's rpi has been dropping, so odd how it works? I see Murray State is 2-1 with a home loss to MT and and 2 wins agasint sub 200 rpi teams and is now ahead of WKU which is 4-2 against D1 competition with a loss to a top 10 rpi team and a win against a top 50 team and a loss agasint a team in the 130 range. WKU has the tougher strength of schedule. So how would Murray have the higher rpi

Half of our RPI is our opponents' win%. Non D1 games do not count in RPI and I don't think Nicholls State has won a single D1 game. EKU is 1-3 in D1 games. Since those two teams have a win% close to ZERO they are killing us right now. I think all of Murray's opponents have D1 win%'s at .500 or better.

This is not true, Presbyterian and UT-Rio Grande are both D1 basketball programs, Nicholls has wins over both.

WKU beats Wright State 78-60. Improves to 6-2

ODU 41 vcu 41 halftime

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FGCU jumped out to a 13-1 lead against MT in the first four minutes (only two Kermit TOs).

MT responded with a 25 to 8 run. Lead by three at the half.

(12-02-2017 07:53 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  FGCU jumped out to a 13-1 lead against MT in the first four minutes (only two Kermit TOs).

MT responded with a 25 to 8 run. Lead by three at the half.

That 11 day break we had really showed the first few minutes of the game. It took us awhile to shake off the rust.

Really need ODU to get that win against VCU.

Marshall up 44-29 over Akron at the half...

FAU up on Bethune-Cookman, 52-35 at the halftime (after a 37-11 start)

Akron 64
Marshall 86
FINAL

Something weird happened. FIU Beat South Alabama, 87-58. Go figure.

FAU defeats Bethune Cookman, 93-75

Middle Tennessee beats FGCU 81-76 on the road. That is a solid, solid win.

MT with the sweep of FGCU! Nick King 32 points 11 Rebounds

Tech beats Miles 106-55 really stupid game to schedule. Bracy didn't even play 5 min and backups played more minutes than starters tonight. We have SFA, Jackson St and ULL coming up at home.

(12-02-2017 09:19 PM)MT FAN Wrote:  MT with the sweep of FGCU! Nick King 32 points 11 Rebounds

Nick King + Brandon Walters > Reggie Upshaw + Jacorey Williams (and I loved me some Upshaw/Williams)

Cusa tournament or bust as always for us

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