Agree. WMU lost to Toledo by 18 at Toledo, did better against Ball State (6-pt loss) at home, and hosted this game at 5-8/0-2 (before this win. So they did what NIU did vs. Toledo ... turned it around after multiple losses. Best place to do that is at home. (Also ... oops ... final was 79-70 ... my bad).

Lack of consistency of play seems to indicate NIU is middle-of-the-pack, which means these games can easily go either way. (I wonder if a problem, if it is, is inconsistent game planning. Sometimes too much changing around game-to-game lets the opponent dictate, and makes it harder to develop a consistent, winning style).

Despite a winning record, this seems to be a slightly-better-than .500 team so far. If I had to, I'd say the best will be a WNIT bid.

"There's things we have to learn and be better at." -- HC Lisa Carlsen post-game website press release

With 14 games played, and 15 left, ya think it's time?

Still fun to watch, either in-person or tv.

And someone needs to start a new thread for the Ohio game (somebody else?). This one is getting old.