On The Horizon

Jim Squire

Wednesday’s Pregame Shootaround: Iowa State-Kansas, top two teams on the road--CollegeBasketballTalk

FIVE MORE THINGS TO WATCH:
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5) UW-Green Bay is on a five-game winning streak and is currently sitting at 7-0 in the Horizon. They’ll visit Valpo tonight.

Late Night Snacks: No. 1 Arizona, No. 2 Syracuse remain unbeaten--CollegeBasketballTalk

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With Green Bay’s Alec Brown out with an injured shoulder Valparaiso took advantage, beating the Phoenix 75-60 with head coach Bryce Drew’s number being retired as well.

The Rundown: January 29--Run The Floor

8 pm

Green Bay at Valparaiso - The 7-0 Horizon league leading Phoenix look to stay perfect behind the 23 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game of Keifer Sykes.

January 29 Rebound--Run The Floor

Horizon

Valparaiso 75 (13-10, 5-3) Green Bay 60 (17-4, 7-1)

Any at large chances Green Bay might have had probably hit the curb tonight. They shot 38%, 27% and 52.4% from the field, three and the free throw line. Valpo shot 58.7% from the field, which was more than enough to negate 19 turnovers.

Morning News: Northwestern Stuns Wisconsin, Kansas Handles Iowa St, Bonnes Take Out UMass, Penn St Beats Ohio St, And Much More--Basketball Predictions

Valparaiso Crushes Green Bay It's not particularly surprising that Valparaiso beat a Green Bay team missing star 7-footer Alec Brown. But it was pretty surprising to see this turn into a blowout. Perhaps they were motivated by head coach Bryce Drew getting his jersey retired. More realistically, the fact that the Horizon League's leader in blocks per game was out of the game meant that Valpo was able to attack the paint with impunity. Of the 36 two-pointers that they attempted, only 7 went down as "jumpers". It's no surprise that they shot 63.9% on two-pointers.

Green Bay had been putting together a bit of a dark horse at-large resume. This loss deals that a pretty severe blow, however. They are now 17-4 overall with a win over Virginia to go with this loss and a loss to Eastern Michigan. They're 58th in RPI with a Sagarin PURE_ELO that is 51st. Realistically, they can probably afford no more than one loss the rest of the regular season to have a shot for an at-large bid.

Valparaiso moves into a three-way tie for second place in the Horizon League with this win. Considering the fact that the top two teams get a double-bye in the Horizon League tournament, the Crusaders will be highly motivated to earn that #2 seed.

Night Court: Three unbeatens make it to Feb. for first time since 1976--Eye On College Basketball

Notebook:
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-- Valparaiso retired coach Bryce Drew's jersey tonight. The team beat a hobbled, previously unbeaten in the Horizon Green Bay team (75-60) that didn't have starting center Alec Brown available. Also, it was a bad sign from the start for the Phoenix.

Green Bay head coach Brian Wardle fell on the ice getting off the bus and is injured; Will coach but will be seated most of tonight #HLMBB
— Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin) January 30, 2014

Injury News: Green Bay's Alec Brown Questionable for Valparaiso Game with Shoulder Sprain--Mid-Major Madness
Green Bay vs. Valparaiso Game Recap: Crusaders Dump Brown-less Phoenix--Mid-Major Madness
Bryn Forbes Leads Vikings Past Titans 86-78--Mid-Major Madness

The Rundown: January 28--Run The Floor

8 pm

Cleveland State at Eastern Illinois - a rare out of conference game for the 13-9 Vikings and the 7-13 Panthers.

Cleveland St. Wins at Eastern Illinois in Rare Late January Non-Conference Game--Mid-Major Madness
Cleveland State has a tune up at Eastern Illinois - Local college hoops this morning--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State beats Eastern Illinois to make Gary Waters all-time wins leader--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Akron, Kent State home tonight; CSU returns home a winner - local college hoops this morning--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State rolls into Detroit; timeout execution not a problem at Kent State - local college hoops this morning--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State holds off Detroit, 86-78, behind 27 points from Bryn Forbes--Cleveland Plain Dealer
With the Cavaliers Struggles Basketball Fans Should Turn to Vikings for Relief--Cleveland Leader
CSU slides into second place in league--The Cauldron
Cleveland State-Detroit Preview--Cleveland State Hoops
Cleveland State Drops Eastern Illinois 82-68--Vikings Ball
Cleveland State Gets Win over Detroit 86-78--Vikings Ball
Waters Notches CSU Career Wins Record in Win at Eastern Illinois--csuvikings.com
CSU Plays at Detroit on Friday on ESPNU--csuvikings.com
Forbes Ties Career-High in 86-78 Win at Detroit--csuvikings.com

Vikings Return Home To Host League Leader Youngstown State--csuvikings.com

Johnathan Loyd questionable for UCLA with broken nose, plus other notes--The Register-Guard

Oregon senior guard Johnathan Loyd has played in all 129 games since he arrived at Oregon, but that streak is in jeopardy as the Ducks prepare to host UCLA Thursday night at Matthew Knight Arena.

Loyd suffered a broken nose in practice Tuesday when he got hit by an elbow during a rebounding drill.

"I don't know if he will be able to go," Oregon coach Dana Altman said. "If we have one guy who can bounce back and play, it's Johnny Loyd."

Added senior guard Jason Calliste: "I'm expecting him to play, to be honest."
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Calliste and Joseph Young can also play some point guard. Young, Oregon’s leading scorer, is in a shooting slump during Pac-12 play with a 35.3 shooting percentage, including 27.8 on three-pointers.

Ducks drop to 2-6 in Pac-12 with loss to UCLA--The Register-Guard

Calliste that rolled off the rim in the final minute, and finally a shot by Johnathan Loyd at the buzzer that was blocked.
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Calliste, who made four of his first eight three-pointers including one that put Oregon ahead with 1:34 to go, shot a three-pointer that just rolled off the rim with 39 seconds left.
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Calliste added 21 while Amardi had 13. Damyean Dotson was the only other Duck to make a field goal as he finished with seven points.
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Oregon led 36-32 at haltime, but missed 6-of-7 shots to start the second half as UCLA took a 45-38 lead. That was followed by a stretch where the Ducks couldn't miss as Oregon tied the game 52-52 on three free throws by Calliste with 10:35 to go.
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Young started Oregon's final push with four free throws and then Calliste hit a lay-up for Oregon's first field goal in more than seven minutes. Young drove for a lay-up and added a free throw to get the Ducks within 65-63 with 3:21 to go and Calliste later added a three-pointer to cap a 14-0 run as Oregon held the Bruins scoreless for more than five minutes.

Ducks flex ‘D’ at Cougs--The Register-Guard

“We knew we had to win this game,” senior guard Jason Calliste said after scoring a game-high 20 points in 24 minutes off the bench.
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Calliste was delighted with the sterling defense — “It showed everybody that we can play defense” — but his 8-for-10 shooting was plenty helpful, too. He hit all six of his shots in the first half, and he finished the day 4-for-6 on three-pointers.

“Jason really did a tremendous job,” Altman said. “He was the difference in the game.”

Altman said the Ducks had been pressing on offense during the losing streak, even though they started the day fourth in the nation at 86.8 points per game. He said his players relaxed when Calliste poured in 14 points in the first half as Oregon cruised to a 30-17 lead at the break.

“I know I can score the ball,” Calliste said. “I know I can shoot. Sometimes, I’m not as aggressive as I should be offensively, so today I came out and took it upon myself to be a little bit more aggressive to get my team off on the right foot.

“Anything to win.”

Detroit 74, Illinois-Chicago 68: Juwan Howard Jr. lifts Titans--The Detroit Free Press
Cleveland State holds off Detroit Mercy, 86-78--The Detroit Free Press
Wednesday's college basketball roundup: Detroit holds off Illinois-Chicago--The Detroit News
Detroit Gets Win over UIC 74-68--Titans Update
Detroit Slips with Loss to Cleveland State 86-78--Titans Update
Howard Scores 25; Titans Extinguish Flames, 74-68--detroittitans.com
Titans Start Friday Night Swing Tonight on ESPNU against Cleveland State--detroittitans.com
Titans Fall To Cleveland State In Friday Night ESPNU Action--detroittitans.com

UDM To Invade Penguin Territory On Wednesday--detroittitans.com
Titans Drop Barnburner To Youngstown State--detroittitans.com
Detroit Opens February With Green Bay In Town On Saturday--detroittitans.com
Shearer's Long Shooting Not Enough in Setback to Green Bay on Saturday--detroittitans.com

Travis Bader paces Oakland past Youngstown State, now two three-pointers away from NCAA record--The Detroit Free Press
Friday's college basketball roundup: Travis Bader makes 5 3-pointers in Oakland win--The Detroit News
Oakland's Bader closing in on 3-point record--The Oakland Press
Oakland’s Travis Bader busts out of slump as 3-point record nears--The Oakland Press
Oakland continues second-half supremacy--The Oakland Press
LIVE CHAT: Oakland's Travis Bader goes for all-time 3-point record--Grizzlies Den
PREGAME NOTES: Youngstown State at Oakland--Grizzlies Den
Oakland Holds Off Youngstown State 86-85--Grizz Gang
Bader closes in on record as Grizzlies close out Penguins--Oakland Post
GRIZZLIES HOST PENGUINS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT ON ESPN3--ougrizzlies.com
Oakland Clips Youngstown State, 86-85--ougrizzlies.com
OAKLAND BEGINS SECOND HALF OF LEAGUE PLAY AT MILWAUKEE--ougrizzlies.com

Grizzlies fail to overcome slow start--Oakland Post
OAKLAND HOSTS GREEN BAY IN MIDWEEK BATTLE ON THURSDAY--ougrizzlies.com
COLD FIRST HALF HINDERS OAKLAND IN 74-58 LOSS TO GREEN BAY--ougrizzlies.com

Detroit Hosts UIC Wednesday Night--The Catch and Shoot
Detroit 74, UIC 68--The Catch and Shoot
UIC Hosts Horizon League Defending Champion Valparaiso--The Catch and Shoot
Saturday's matchup: Valparaiso at UIC--The Chicago Tribune
Illinois-Chicago drops its 12th straight game--The Chicago Tribune
Men’s basketball edged by Detroit--UIC News
Singin’ Motown blues--Whoosh!Net
UIC Tripped Up by Detroit 74-68--Flame Fanatic
UIC Crushed by Valparaiso 70-46--Flame Fanatic
Flames Journey to Detroit for a Wednesday Night Tilt--uicflames.com
Flames Edged by Detroit, 74-68--uicflames.com
Flames Host Valparaiso to Start Second Half of League Season--uicflames.com
Flames Drop Home Contest Against Valparaiso, 70-46--uicflames.com

Cheer on Flames, raise breast cancer awareness--UIC News
Women’s basketball keeps winning streak alive with No. 5--UIC News
Flames Defeat Milwaukee, 84-70, For Fifth Straight Win--uicflames.com
Flames Seek Six Straight Wins Saturday Against Wright State--uicflames.com

College Hoops Viewing Guide: January 30, 2014--Blogging the Bracket

Last night: It was not a great night for the few remaining mid-major squads with at-large hopes. Green Bay (17-4, 7-1 Horizon) went to Valparaiso (13-10, 5-3) without second-leading scorer Alec Brown (shoulder), and promptly lost by 15.

Panthers hold off late-charging Raiders--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee will try to end losing streak--PantherU
Panthers snap skid--PantherU
Milwaukee Gets Win against Wright State 68-64--UWM Update
Postgame Report: Valparaiso at Milwaukee--Panther Blog Zone
Panthers Try To Get Back On Track Thursday At Klotsche--uwmpanthers.com
Video: Panthers Back On Campus For Two Games This Weekend--uwmpanthers.com
Balance, Inside Edge Send Panthers To Victory Over Raiders--uwmpanthers.com
Panthers' Feb. 15 Home Game With Valpo Set For 7 PM--uwmpanthers.com
Panthers Finish Homestand With Sunday Matinee Against Oakland--uwmpanthers.com

Flames are too hot for Panthers--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Avyanna Young goes off for 36 points--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Welcome Second-Place Flames For Midweek Battle--uwmpanthers.com
Video: Decorah Back And Healthy And Ready For Stretch Run--uwmpanthers.com
Panthers Can't Overcome First-Half Deficit Against Flames--uwmpanthers.com
Homestand Wraps Up Saturday Afternoon Against Valparaiso--uwmpanthers.com
Young Dominates The Day To Send Milwaukee Past Valpo--uwmpanthers.com

WSU putting Vest foot forward on glass--Dayton Daily News
Wright State-Wisconsin-Milwaukee preview--Dayton Daily News
WSU rally comes up short at Milwaukee--Dayton Daily News
Former Raiders star heading to Australia by way of Fairborn--Dayton Daily News
Another tough test awaits WSU in Green Bay--Dayton Daily News
Wright State-Wisconsin-Green Bay preview--Dayton Daily News
Mays shoots down Raiders in Green Bay--Dayton Daily News
Wright State Takes Loss against Milwaukee 68-64--Rowdy Review
Wright State Loses to Green Bay 62-55--Rowdy Review
Men’s Basketball: Yoho’s rally not enough for Raiders--The Guardian
Men Fall at Milwaukee--wsuraiders.com
Men Drop 62-55 Decision at Green Bay--wsuraiders.com

Women Hang On for 77-74 Win at UIC--wsuraiders.com

Youngstown State falls at Oakland--Youngstown Vindicator
Belin finding shooting groove--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Youngstown State Narrowly Defeated by Oakland 86-85--Guin Report
YSU plays a very familiar new conference rival--The Jambar
Men's Basketball Visits League Newcomer Oakland Friday on ESPN3--ysusports.com
Kendrick Perry Named Capital One Academic All-District--ysusports.com
Late Free Throws Lift Oakland Past Penguins, 86-85--ysusports.com

On off night, YSU women find a way--Youngstown Vindicator
Raise the Flagg: Penguins extend winning streak--The Jambar
Penguins Go for Home Stand Sweep Against Detroit on Wednesday--ysusports.com
YSU Battles Back For Gritty Win Over Detroit--ysusports.com
YSU Starts Road-Heavy February at Cleveland State Saturday--ysusports.com
Penguins Suffer First Horizon League Loss at Cleveland State--ysusports.com

On The Horizon

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