Chapter 2, Page 2: Opening Day Thread
9:18 PM EST - While I remember, Howard pulled off an upset of Oregon State by two. The Beavers need some hope right about now. More on scores later.
9:16 PM EST - Tonight’s game have finished for the Mid Major Review. They aren’t going to let me stay for very long so we will have a wrap up of tonight’s action with our last Audio Update and more pictures around 11:30 PM EST. What a night!
9:09 PM EST - Kentucky has closed the gap to ten 90-80 with under 10 remaining. Our final s
9:00 PM EST - Picture Dump. 7 new photos.
8:59 PM EST - Kennesaw State’s season can be getting off to a better start. 80-51 with 5:09 left to play.
8:48 PM EST - VMI 73 - 58 Kentucky!
8:37 PM EST - Picture Dump Time. 6 more for your consumption.
8:33 PM EST - After a lot of fail on the Pro Tools side, we have the interview. Check it out. Our guest is Casey Kahler of NIU Radio and 670 The Score. We also give a score rundown. Pictures are coming.
Audio Update:
8:12 PM EST - KSU and WIU are at halftime here. Our score is KSU 51-26. Not too much went wrong for the Owls in the first half. The best WIU can hope for is to get it back to respectable.
8:08 PM EST - We’ll have new pictures up as soon as the interview is up. A nice crowd has been filling the Convocation Center since the beginning of the game.
8:03 PM EST - The interview is bouncing right now to my hard drive. The interview will be ready soon. It’s KSU 42-24 right now in the second game of our double header. We will keeping a close eye on the VMI v. Kentucky game. BBState has that score still at 44-32 right now. Could it be another embarrassing loss early for UK? One can only hope!
7:52 PM EST - Sorry for the long delay. We just had a real impromptu interview with NIU Color Commentator Casey Kahler, who gave us some of his perspective. We will have that up here in the next 10 minutes. It is absolutely raining 3s for KSU here in the night cap as it is 32-17 for the Fighting Owls.
6:58 PM EST - Maine has taken our first game 77-64. Maine really dominated the last 10 minutes and held down the Huskies.
6:55 PM EST - Central Connecticut State is making it interesting with Boston College. They are only down 8 at the half.
6:49 PM EST - Things are looking good for Maine here as they are up 69-57 with 2:08 remaining in this first round matchup in the 100 Club Classic.
6:46 PM EST - Dionte Christmas is tonight’s top Mid Major scorer in games against Division I opponents so far. He dropped 26 point on East Tennessee State in the first game of the Charleston Classic. Christmas shot it well from the floor going 9-16 with 5 threes. Look for good things from Dionte as the season progresses.
6:41 PM EST - It’s been close between Maine and Northern Illinois. At the moment it’s Maine 62-56 with 4:24 left in the half. This game could have an exciting finish.
6:24 PM EST - We have our first audio update!
5:12 PM EST - Keep sending in the questions guys, I’m here for you. I know were new, but it is no reason to be shy.
5:10 PM EST - After 3 and half minutes of futility we have our first basket, 2-0 to the Huskies.
5:02 PM EST - About to tip!
5:00 PM EST - We just got done with the National Anthem and will be tipping momentarily with our first game of the evening. Maine and Northern Illinois are both teams looking for a good start to the season after poor showings last year.
4:44 PM EST - Scott asks, ‘Will Portland State be the champion of the Big Sky again? What about the Grizz?
Scott, I think if any team has the ability to dethrone the Vikings, it is going to be Montana. Although they lost a couple of their key players, Montana is still going to be competitive the the Big Sky. The Vikings on the other hand are returning Big Sky MVP Jeremiah Dominguez, and also getting the boost of three transfers who figure to contribute after sitting out for a season.
4:40 PM EST - Temple is killing ETSU right now. I, for one, was expecting a better game than this.
4:36 PM EST - Remember to check the Basketball State Scoreboard to keep up with all of today’s opening day action.
4:30 PM EST Ezekiel asks, ‘Can Davidson be the next George Mason and get to the final four?
Ezekiel, as much as I would like to see the Wildcats make it to the Final Four and and win a championship, I don’t think it is going to happen. Stephen Curry is a great player, but I don’t think his supporting cast is as good as it was last year. The three seniors they lost were excellent role players and a big reason why Curry was able to do what he did. I wrote a SoCon preview on Rush The Court, and the more I think about it and read about it the less likely I think that Davidson will even sweep through the league like last year. Davidso will make the NCAA Tournament and probably advance, but I don’t see a Final Four run.
4:08 PM EST - We are 51:40 from tip-off here in Kennesaw between Maine and Northern Illinois. Our first question of the afternoon/evening regards the homestanding Fighting Owls.
Robert asks - Do you think Kennesaw State is going to have any impact this season in the Altantic Sun?
Robert, For you I have both good news and bad news. Bad news first, KSU lost their two best players in Shaun Stegall and Ronell Wooten. They were both outstanding and deserved better from the Atlantic Sun with All Conference honors last season. This means that the Owls aren’t going to have enough coming back to break into the upper ranks of the A-Sun. However, next year the Owls are eligible for their first A-Sun tournament, and I fully expect them to be competitive next year and in the top 4. You heard it first here.
3:42 PM EST: We’re live from Kennesaw State in Kennsaw, GA! Wherever you are tuning in from welcome to Opening Day on the Mid Major Review! Sorry that we are running late, I arrived an hour early at the Convocation Center, and they weren’t ready for me just yet. We’ll be going until they kick us out later tonight! Keep sending in those questions!