Nice Win

[jblawton]

Very unexpected...I knew we had a win coming but not like this one. Very nice!!! I'm so excited...one more and we got Marquette!!!

[admin]

Great victory over RICE!

Oh oh MU...one more game.

The best part about the game tonight was that Tom Crean had to attend in order to scout our team. Haha! Time is ticking away...you cannot hide from us now!

Peace out,
UWMfreak

[uwm6thman]

I've been waiting for UWM vs MU my whole college career! this is unbelieveable! one more game! But lets focus on Boise St! We have to win that one first!

[admin]

As a freshman at UWM I never ever imagined seeing UWM in the post season. Now we just finished back to back 20 win seasons, and won our first ever post season game.

What a great season! Bring on Boise State!

Later,
UWMfreak

[johnjaymilwaukee]

Box: UWM 91, Rice 63
uwmpanthers.ocsn.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/031704aaa.html


What a hoot!
Panthers' offense, defense run Owls up a tree[/color]

By DAN MANOYAN
[e-mail]

Posted: March 17, 2004

Before their opening-round NIT game with Rice on Wednesday night at the U.S. Cellular Arena, coach Bruce Pearl told his UW-Milwaukee team that the Owls were the superior team.

The Panthers pummeled the Owls mercilessly, 91-63. For a team that somehow won 22 games during the season, Rice appeared to be its own special version of the motionless offense and the ozone defense most of the evening.

The Panthers advance to the first round of the NIT, where Boise State, an 84-69 winner over UNLV, awaits Saturday at the Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho. Should UWM, which improved to 20-10, win that game, a matchup with Marquette at the Bradley Center would be next.


DAN MANOYAN's coverage continues at:

www.jsonline.com/sports/coll/mar04/215279.asp

From the March 18, 2004 editions of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel



Panthers Push Past Rice, 91-63
Dylan Page leads UWM with 22 points.[/color]

March 17, 2004

MILWAUKEE - Dylan Page scored 22 points, Ed McCants added 21 and Joah Tucker had 14 Wednesday night as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee rolled past Rice 91-63 in the opening round of the NIT.

It was the first win ever for Milwaukee (20-10) in a Division I postseason tournament. They will play the winner Boise State in the next round, though a site and date has not yet been determined.

The Panthers, making their debut in the NIT after going to the NCAA tournament for the first time last season, rebounded nicely from back-to-back sub-40 percent shooting nights by shooting 56.9 percent from the field. UWM also got 24 points from its bench and had only one player (Page) play 30 minutes.


The uwmpanthers.com coverage continues at:

uwmpanthers.ocsn.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031704aaa.html

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Men's Basketball



Men's Basketball: UW-Milwaukee Defeats Rice 91-63

3/17/2004

MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- Dylan Page scored 22 points to help the Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers cruise to a 91-63 victory over the Rice Owls in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament. Rice concludes its season with a 22-11 record.

Ed McCants added 21 points tallied 14 points for Wisconsin-Milwaukee (20-10), which moves on to face Boise State in the first round. The win was the first ever for the Panthers in a postseason tournament. Rice is now 1-4 in the NIT

Brock Gillespie scored 15 points in defeat for Rice. J.R. Harrison pitched in 12 points for the Owls, and Michael Harris finished with 11 points.


The RiceOwls.Com coverage continues at:

www.riceowls.com/sports/mbball/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=2444

Rice University



March 18, 2004, 12:49AM

Rice victimized by costly lapses
Loss bounces Owls from NIT

By ROB REISCHEL
Special to the Chronicle

MILWAUKEE -- Subpar shooting. Shoddy defense. And an absolutely brutal 12-minute stretch of basketball.

The Rice Owls might have been able to survive one of those nasty variables Wednesday night. But certainly not all three.

In a National Invitation Tournament game against host Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Owls shot just 36.6 percent from the floor, allowed the Panthers to shoot 59.4 percent and were outscored 34-9 over a 12-minute span.


ROB REISCHEL's coverage continues at:

www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2455082

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[uwmfan]

I have to confess, having predicted Rice would win, I was no less than shocked at the final score. Just makes you wonder which team you're gonna get each time they take the floor!

What do y'all know about Boise? Do we stand a chance with them?

....and if I may, I think it makes no sense that this game is being played in Idaho. After all I was led to believe last night at the game that we'd be hosting I was very surprised to see the story in the paper today that we'd be heading west.

[PantherLou]

I wonder if Boise State got a better turnout? The only reason I can think that the NIT would choose to do this is that they expect to make a lot more in ticket revenue.


I sure hope the game is on TV.

[PANTHERfan]

just checked out boise's box score from last night:
ATTENDANCE: 9,381

there you have it. too bad cause we probably could have gotten a very nice turnout for that game in milwaukee...

GO PANTHERS!

[pnthr30]

Almost 9,400 is pretty impressive! Had the numbers been a little closer (our attendance and theirs) I think we would be hosting, but given the great discrepency, the NIT commitee had no choice but to give them the hosting rights.

[nohopspanther]

Actually the NIT went out of their way to give Boise St the game. Their on-campus pavilion is booked all weekend so they're travelling to Nampa, Idaho to play at an arena there. It's 20 some miles away.

[BeefZerkie]

I wouldn't say "out of their way". Nampa is about 10-15 miles from Boise, yes. But actually it is part of suburban Boise and actually near the center of the populated valley. Add the fact it is right off a freeway exit and it is really easier to access than our school gym for most fans. Not to mention better parking.

Also, with a full day left to sell tickets there are only about 500 left for the 10,600 seat arena. Guaranteed sellout. Thems the sticks with the NIT. Tickets get you home games.