WSU game

[pnthr30]

I know that DP was injured, but I think we kind of escaped with a win in this one. We didn't play real well as a team. There were several guys who stepped up when we needed them and made big plays, but as a team, I don't think this was one of our best performances - offensively. I think that defensively we did a great job. We never let Seth or Nard really get going, and did a nice job on Wood in the second half. Joah played a huge game today, and IMO is the reason we were able to pull this one out. Also, KK and Hill both made the plays we needed them to make. To be honest, I was impressed with WSU. To me, it was obvious that they are a decent team........they are not great, but they are good enough to beat anyone on any given night. They have a good assortment of players and will be pretty good in the next few years IMO.

A couple of questions........
1. Why did Ed sit out for so long at the end and never go back in? I know he picked up with 4th with about 10 minutes left or so (don't remember the exact time), but he never got back in? How come? I at least would have expected him to go back in to shoot free throws.

2. How much to you think DP helped/hurt us in this game? Although he COULD NOT guard ANYONE, and his "J" wasn't on, I think that the simple fact of his being out there, especially on offense, opened up things a bit.

In a side not, I don't cringe nearly as much when KK shoots it these days! ;D Gotta hand it to him, he is shooting it well lately.

[uwmfootball]

KK has been a pleasant suprise, and we will still have that 2-headed moster pg situation next year with the kid from indiana coming here.

[pnthr97]

Agreed, Pnthr30, we escaped on Saturday.

I think the reason for keeping Ed out was his inability to guard Hollins. Ed's a great perimeter defender, but Hollins was eating him up all day. I think they could've gone with Ed on Wood and KK on Hollins, but I'm not a coach. Chris was 5-6 down the stretch from the line, plus hit the big three, so, as always, BP looks like a genius.

As for Dylan, he played his a$$ off. It was obvious that he was at no more than 60%, but he was able to stretch the defense and really provide some inspiration to other guys. Ed got banged up in the first half - shoulder into his chest - and was in obvious pain. You could pretty much tell that there was no way he was going to come out of the game.

WSUmember - you're dead wrong. If we play you guys again, at the Cell, we'll win. Dylan had a horrible game, Ed sat for at least 12 minutes due to foul trouble, Adrian Tigert didn't take a shot, and we were still able to pull it out. Even though WSU only committed 8 turnovers and we didn't really even press all game. If we play a third time, a win will be easier than this last time.

[pnthr97]

By kid from Indiana are you talking about Passley? He's not a point guard, more of a 2-3.

[pnthr30]

I agree, we had some guys show some real toughness on Sat. Obviously DP had a truly gutty performance, but Ed was also "hurt" by a shot to the chest/sterum and shook it off. I just hope that by DP playing he didn't hinder the healing process. I wonder how much he play in the next game.......... I don't want to say it is meaningless (no games are), but I think it is more important to have him 100%, or close to it, for the conference tournament and the BracketBuster game than the next two games against LU and YSU.

[uwmfootball]

yeah thats my bad....

[johnjaymilwaukee]

Box Score: UWM 72, Wright State 66
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UWM still in charge in Horizon

By DAN MANOYAN
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Posted: Feb. 7, 2004

As the UW-Milwaukee basketball team boarded the bus Thursday night after its emotional loss at Illinois-Chicago, Panthers trainer Dave Beine had some more bad news for coach Bruce Pearl.

"He said there was no way Dylan (Page) was going to be ready for Saturday," Pearl said. "He said he'd try to have him ready for next week."

Page, who severely sprained his left ankle in the closing minutes of that game, had an answer for Beine: "Way."


DAN MANOYAN's coverage continues at:

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From the Feb. 8, 2004 editions of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel



Gutsy Panthers Beat Wright State
UWM hangs on for 72-66 win[/color]

Feb. 7, 2004

MILWAUKEE - The odds seemed stacked against them.

With Dylan Page, the Horizon League's leading scorer, slowed by an ankle injury that required a cast up to nearly his knee and Ed McCants, UWM's second-leading scorer, on the bench with four fouls and 10:38 remaining in the game, the Panthers trailed, 52-50, in their first-place battle with Wright State.

But, behind a double-double by Joah Tucker, key three-pointers by Page and Chris Hill and a gutty defense effort that limited the Raiders to just 37 percent from the field, UWM took a huge step toward its first-ever Horizon League regular season championship with a 72-66 win over Wright State Saturday at the U.S. Cellular Arena.

The Panthers (16-6, 11-1 Horizon), playing just 40 hours after suffering their first loss of the league season at UIC, moved two games ahead of both Wright State and UW-Green Bay with just four games to play. UWM also swept both teams during the regular season, meaning they hold the tiebreaker for any seeding in the post-season tournament.


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Raiders clank shot at first place
Cold shooting touch costs WSU in 72-66 loss at Milwaukee[/color]

By Marc Katz
Dayton Daily News

Saturday, February 07, 2004

MILWAUKEE -- Wright State saw the tip of the top of the Horizon League on Saturday afternoon, and except for some poor shooting, might have stayed there.

In the end, the shots wouldn't fall and Wisconsin-Milwaukee solidified its position in first place with a 72-66 victory over the Raiders in front of 4,118 at the U.S. Cellular Arena.

"You want to win the game, but it's how you play the game that's important," said WSU coach Paul Biancardi, whose team fell to 9-3 in league play and 12-10 overall. "We played with a lot of emotion. We played hard, with a lot of heart. We tried to do everything the right way.

Marc Katz's coverage continues at:

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[tupacrates03]

I think the reason ed didnt come back is is because hollins was eating him up. If you noticed hollins would tap his head and WSU would clear the lane and give him the iso look. They did this 3 straight times down the court and scored on 2 of the possessions. Also Ed was ready to check in with about 3 minutes left but Bruce called him back. I dont know why but it will be a good question to ask at the BP show tonight.