Iup basketball

[IUPalum]

[IUPalum]

Who knows. Swung major momentum. Dumb.

41-32 half


Broadcast has wrong score.

The score is right! Ethan had a long 2 that the announcers said it was a three. I watched the ref signal 2.

[IUPalum]

No reason for Joe to say anything up almost 20! Did Vegas pay him off to keep it close to the spread?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Who knows. Swung major momentum. Dumb.

41-32 half


Broadcast has wrong score.

[IUPalum]

Joe gets T'd up ... up 20.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Joe gets T'd up ... up 20.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

GQ officiating tonight. He's loving now crowd in there. He gets hammered every game.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

20-9 IUP

11:08 left first

[Ship69]

This is a dangerous month for the athletes. Way too many games in a short span. It's going to be brutal on their bodies. Practice intensity will likely be dialed way back.

Yeah, it is going to be brutal. The Mansfield postponement means Ship plays seven games, four of them away, between Feb. 9 and 26. Because an already thin team got thinner with Nedrow out for the year, that's a worrisome stretch when most of the starters probably will be going 35-40 minutes. Let's hope for the best for PSAC players down the stretch.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Hahaha! I meant to give you a dig about that and forgot!

Tough one on the bank account tonight. At minimum they probably draw 2,600 for this game. Nice weather. Monday night. Only show in town. Add up all the tickets, $8 Miller Lites and overpriced food ... big stack of coin.


I will say SRU put on the mask patrol. Hopefully those from IUP (in authority) took notes. They were strict up there and, guess what, everybody listened.

When you actually have staff enforcing it and those who don't comply get booted ... it's amazing how the results change.

Game-wise, I want IUP to get out quick. Reverse the pressure of coming back and see how SRU handles it without that crazy crowd pumping them up.

[IUPalum]

Forgot to add ... I have tickets available tonight. Cheap. Let me know. lol

Hahaha! I meant to give you a dig about that and forgot!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

A lot of great points but...

1) IUP wanted SRU to jack 3's. So they got a little hot, it happens but no way they stay that hot again.

2) SRU only had 11 turnovers is BS. They had way more than that. It was listed that they had 11 at the half to IUP's 5.

3) Radford will dress again today BUT he still won't play. SRU is to physical for him.

4) IUP was 15/20 at the line with all 5 misses in the first half. CLUTCH second half.

5) The SRU steals were do to IUP being over aggressive off the dribble. They can't be afraid to kick it to those bench guys.

6) KJ is trigger shy as he should be. If I'm Joe he should have the stop sign unless it's a lay up.

Forgot to add ... I have tickets available tonight. Cheap. Let me know. lol

[IUPalum]

Items to improve tonight:

* The bench. IUP's bench contributed just 2 points in Saturday's win. They came via (2) Dallis Dillard free throws. The subs (Dillard, Rhodes and Diop) played 43 minutes combined. They need at least 10 points off the bench to alleviate some pressure. The film is obviously out on Dillard, as he's getting heavy attention now beyond the 3-pt line. KJ passed up some wide-open looks Saturday and looks a little gun-shy on the offensive end. Diop muffed a couple beautiful passes that could have been easy layups/dunks. Add to it, Kyle Polce started but played just 18 minutes to Dillard's 26 minutes. Polce finished with just (1) point. So, that's (3) points -- total -- from players 4-8. That cannot happen again.

* IUP banged the glass pretty well with SRU. The Rock had a 31-30 advantage. The difference was the offensive glass. SRU grabbed 13, while IUP got just 6.

* IUP hit 7 of 18 treys. Not great. But, they hit the big ones at the right times. SRU was selling out on the 3-pt defense. That opens other things.

* IUP turned the ball over 13 times. Probably about half were self-inflicted.

* Tomiwa Sulaiman had a fantastic game -- scoring 14 points along with 5 boards, 3 blocks and a steal.

* SRU played a really clean game, committing just 11 turnovers. IUP needs to force that number up near 15-16 tonight.

* SRU also got (9) steals Saturday. Way too many. Cut that in half tonight. IUP is continuing to give up several possessions a game on the inside lob passes. At best, that play is working 50 percent of the time.

* Frankie Hughes and Amante Britt combined for 9 treys. They got WAY too many open looks. The duo fired up 26 of SRU's 36 attempts. And, they showed they can hit them well beyond the line. Oddly, IUP seemed caught off guard by their range and was giving -- many times -- way too much of a cushion. While they probably won't hit 15 again, that team can shoot. IUP has to do a better job disrupting the shots.

* Bryce Radford dressed Saturday but didn't enter the game. Tommy Demogerontas didn't dress.

* IUP hit 15 of 20 FTs. SRU hit 6 of 7.

A lot of great points but...

1) IUP wanted SRU to jack 3's. So they got a little hot, it happens but no way they stay that hot again.

2) SRU only had 11 turnovers is BS. They had way more than that. It was listed that they had 11 at the half to IUP's 5.

3) Radford will dress again today BUT he still won't play. SRU is to physical for him.

4) IUP was 15/20 at the line with all 5 misses in the first half. CLUTCH second half.

5) The SRU steals were do to IUP being over aggressive off the dribble. They can't be afraid to kick it to those bench guys.

6) KJ is trigger shy as he should be. If I'm Joe he should have the stop sign unless it's a lay up.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Items to improve tonight:

* The bench. IUP's bench contributed just 2 points in Saturday's win. They came via (2) Dallis Dillard free throws. The subs (Dillard, Rhodes and Diop) played 43 minutes combined. They need at least 10 points off the bench to alleviate some pressure. The film is obviously out on Dillard, as he's getting heavy attention now beyond the 3-pt line. KJ passed up some wide-open looks Saturday and looks a little gun-shy on the offensive end. Diop muffed a couple beautiful passes that could have been easy layups/dunks. Add to it, Kyle Polce started but played just 18 minutes to Dillard's 26 minutes. Polce finished with just (1) point. So, that's (3) points -- total -- from players 4-8. That cannot happen again.

* IUP banged the glass pretty well with SRU. The Rock had a 31-30 advantage. The difference was the offensive glass. SRU grabbed 13, while IUP got just 6.

* IUP hit 7 of 18 treys. Not great. But, they hit the big ones at the right times. SRU was selling out on the 3-pt defense. That opens other things.

* IUP turned the ball over 13 times. Probably about half were self-inflicted.

* Tomiwa Sulaiman had a fantastic game -- scoring 14 points along with 5 boards, 3 blocks and a steal.

* SRU played a really clean game, committing just 11 turnovers. IUP needs to force that number up near 15-16 tonight.

* SRU also got (9) steals Saturday. Way too many. Cut that in half tonight. IUP is continuing to give up several possessions a game on the inside lob passes. At best, that play is working 50 percent of the time.

* Frankie Hughes and Amante Britt combined for 9 treys. They got WAY too many open looks. The duo fired up 26 of SRU's 36 attempts. And, they showed they can hit them well beyond the line. Oddly, IUP seemed caught off guard by their range and was giving -- many times -- way too much of a cushion. While they probably won't hit 15 again, that team can shoot. IUP has to do a better job disrupting the shots.

* Bryce Radford dressed Saturday but didn't enter the game. Tommy Demogerontas didn't dress.

* IUP hit 15 of 20 FTs. SRU hit 6 of 7.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I think multiple teams in the PSAC are wondering what might have been this season. Certainly IUP probably had biggest loss with Jones, a genuine Player of the Year candidate.

This is a dangerous month for the athletes. Way too many games in a short span. It's going to be brutal on their bodies. Practice intensity will likely be dialed way back.