Iup basketball

[EyeoftheHawk]

Actually Ship could have beat IUP with 54 points last week, but couldn't get the job done. :-)

Who?

[Ship69]

Actually Ship could have beat IUP with 54 points last week, but couldn't get the job done. :-)

[EyeoftheHawk]

[CALUPA69]

IUP is solid defensive team 1 thru 5 . The offense is spread out amongst 3 maybe 4 guys . They typically protect ball , lions share of 50-50 balls & good offensive rebounding group . IUP crushes Mercyhurst .

Over the last 5 years IUP is 10-2 vs 'HURST with an average winning margin of +6 and a max of +15 in 12 games. I don't see "CRUSH' in that history. Unless you define crush as +10

[Ship76]

IUP is solid defensive team 1 thru 5 . The offense is spread out amongst 3 maybe 4 guys . They typically protect ball , lions share of 50-50 balls & good offensive rebounding group . IUP crushes Mercyhurst .

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Ethan will be needed tonight in this size mismatch!

Sulaiman also only got 2 points yesterday. Need more from him on the offensive end tonight.

[IUPalum]

IUP is playing about as good a matchup as I've seen anyone play at D2 level in quite a while. I doubt Fayetteville State had seen anything like it this season. Outside of one short spurt where they had a kid get hot and toss in three three-pointers in quick succession, they couldn't do much. I would worry as you do that if they have the offensive firepower to compete with top teams nationally if they get out of the region. That's where the loss of Jones might show. I've actually thought this is one of Lombardi's better coaching jobs. Although he still has superior talent compared to the rest of the PSAC, it's not as overwhelming (without Jones) as it has been at times in the past. It's scary to think of playing them next year if Jones comes back healthy, as they lose less than most of the other PSAC teams.

That said, they'll have a grind with Mercyhurst and its similar style of defense, and West Virginia State and Cal both have the athletes to win if IUP has an off night. Morris's excellent three-point shooting really keyed them against Fayetteville. They probably need Porterfield to hit as well. Few big guys at this level have the inside-outside game he does.

Ethan will be needed tonight in this size mismatch!

[Ship69]

IUP is playing about as good a matchup as I've seen anyone play at D2 level in quite a while. I doubt Fayetteville State had seen anything like it this season. Outside of one short spurt where they had a kid get hot and toss in three three-pointers in quick succession, they couldn't do much. I would worry as you do that if they have the offensive firepower to compete with top teams nationally if they get out of the region. That's where the loss of Jones might show. I've actually thought this is one of Lombardi's better coaching jobs. Although he still has superior talent compared to the rest of the PSAC, it's not as overwhelming (without Jones) as it has been at times in the past. It's scary to think of playing them next year if Jones comes back healthy, as they lose less than most of the other PSAC teams.

That said, they'll have a grind with Mercyhurst and its similar style of defense, and West Virginia State and Cal both have the athletes to win if IUP has an off night. Morris's excellent three-point shooting really keyed them against Fayetteville. They probably need Porterfield to hit as well. Few big guys at this level have the inside-outside game he does.

[Chuck Norris]

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The gate for IUP's game was 2,287. Good number for Spring Break.

Kind of a calm crowd, however. Hopefully they get a bigger, louder bunch tonight.

Not going to find a better doubleheader for $20.

[EyeoftheHawk]

'18-'19 team ... says payback time.

Let's not pretend IUP doesn't remember that night 3 years ago.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

'18-'19 team ... says payback time.

Let's not pretend IUP doesn't remember that night 3 years ago.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Fayetteville State head coach Luke D'Alessio's comments after the game:


"It's a different level that we're not used to yet," he said. "Three years ago, we lost the CIAA championship by one point That experience helped us win the next time. But you can't get an experience like this until you play it."

"IUP is a tremendous program," he said. "They have a chance to win a national championship."

"The thing that makes them tough is they play both ends," D'Alessio said. "They're a tough defensive team, but then they have some great offensive sets and some great offensive players and they're well coached."

"We gave it everything we had. We made some mistakes and they'll make you pay for every mistake you make."

"It's been a great experience."

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"Our hats go off to Fayetteville," IUP coach Joe Lombardi said. "Tough team, competitive team: They wouldn't go away. Well-coached, they play with great purpose on both sides of the ball."

[EyeoftheHawk]

By the way, I really enjoyed listening to the IUP kids who did the 3 non-IUP games. As far as student announcers go, they did a very nice job. Hats off to those young men.

[Scrub]

By the way, I really enjoyed listening to the IUP kids who did the 3 non-IUP games. As far as student announcers go, they did a very nice job. Hats off to those young men.