Taj79 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Umass on a 17 to 2 run over the last 8 minutes to close to three against Loyola. Ninety-three ticks left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Umass falls short 64 to 62. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 A10 lines (per FanDuel) for Wednesday, February 15: Geedubya (-0.5) at home vs. Mason. The Joeys (+7.5) at Duquesne. VCU (-7.5) at Rhode Island. The Bonnies (+5.5) at Fordham. Ricgmond (-1.5) at La Salle. Davidson (+5.5) at Saint Louis. Any home team not winning regardless of the spread would be an upset --- except VCU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 No real surprises around the A10 tonight. The closest was the enar upset in Kingston by Rhodey against VCU. VCU makes a buzzer beater three to win by one. Duquesne ran out to a 15 point halftime lead over the Joeys and held serve throughout the second half to win easily. Fordham crushed Bonaventure at Rose Hill. Mason took the Revolutionary Rivalry rematch over Geedubya in Foggy Bottom. And even though Richmond was a slight favorite at Gola, La Salle prevailed by six. Maybe the La Salle win is an upset but the Explorers have been playing good ball (against bad teams) lately. Live by the jump shot, die by the jump shot: Geedubya was 1 of 11 from three tonight and Bishop and Adams went a combined 13 for 31 and 0 for 7 from three. Don;t look now but Duquesne is in sole possession of fifth place, a game behind us and behind them in sixth? La Salle. If we can beat Duquesne and finish at 13 and 5, a top four finish will be a guarantee. Saturday is huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Correction: Zeb Jackson made a buzzer beater 2 for VCU to win. VCU was 1 of 13 from distance overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 DeLoach was on crutches at the end of the game. Here is VCU's game winner. Ace was 0-10 from the floor. I guess we are the only team that can't guard him. https://twitter.com/A10Talk/status/1626094612233302017?s=20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 that was painful when watching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/16/2023 at 9:24 AM, HoosierPal said: DeLoach was on crutches at the end of the game. Here is VCU's game winner. Ace was 0-10 from the floor. I guess we are the only team that can't guard him. https://twitter.com/A10Talk/status/1626094612233302017?s=20 VCU has Fordham at home Saturday. DeLoach is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Wishing the best and a quick recovery for Coach Mooney. Richmond's next game will be against us on Tuesday. AGB91 and Bizziken like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: Wishing the best and a quick recovery for Coach Mooney. Richmond's next game will be against us on Tuesday. Sad to see, Coach Mooney is only 50. Hope he gets healthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 More from the Richmond Times Dispatch: Chris Mooney couldn’t recall missing a practice, much less a game, since he was named the University of Richmond basketball coach in 2005. Mooney, in his 18th season leading the Spiders, will not coach the remainder of UR’s games or practices this season. The school announced Friday that Mooney, 50, will undergo heart surgery next week at the University of Virginia Medical Center to remove an aneurysm in his ascending aorta. He hopes to be back from his medical leave of absence in two to three months. Once recovered, Mooney does not expect there will be limits on what he is able to do as a Division I coach. He is under contract through the 2026-27 season. Mooney said Friday in a somber meeting with the media and supporters, including his wife, Lia, that the issue was discovered during a routine heart scan as part of a physical exam “a little over a month ago.” He said he has not been, and is not, in any discomfort. He hasn’t experienced shortness of breath, or chest pain. As time progressed from the initial recognition that there could be a problem to additional tests performed, doctors became increasingly concerned about Mooney’s heart health, the coach said. They ultimately recommended prompt action. “I had gone for a second scan and the doctor called me and he didn’t tell me the results. He said he’d meet me at my house,” said Mooney. “I figured that wasn’t the best of news.” John Hardt, the school’s vice president and director of athletics, said Mooney shared the initial information about his condition “a number of weeks ago, and it wasn’t presenting itself as an urgent situation. However, with better technology and better testing results, the concern began to amplify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Best wishes to Coach Mooney. DeLoach out sways favor to Fordham today. Dayton handled Loyola quite easily last night in Chicago. Loyola was held to 49 points. Loyola is just not good; they can surprise at times but the talent is just not there. Golden, Welch and Schweger are no match for Holmes, Camara and even Amzil. Loyola needs a talent upgrade going forward. Dayton is leaking at the right time. VCU takes a key injury at the wrong time. And Fordham and Duquesne are lurking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenbooster Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Just the right time for JG to get his stroke back, JPickett to get healthy, and Sincere to jack it up!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Geedubya played Billiken ball at Olean today, getting up by 18 or so in the second half before having to pull out a win in overtime. The Bonnies scored to tie it with two seconds to go in regulation. Another example of shutting a guy down in the first half (Darryl Banks with 0) and then watching him go off in the second half (18 points). Bishop and Adams combined for 53 of the Colonials 83 points in the 83 to 81 win. As for the overall standings, the game meant little in the Top Four race. The win moved the Colonials into a tie for seventh with La Salle at 7 and 7 while the Bonnies dropped into a tie for ninth with the Joeys at 7 and 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 DeLoach takes one for the team in yesterday's game against Fordham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenbill Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Speaking of hot shooting, Jayden Nunn scored 31 last night going 12-13 from the floor and 7-7 from the arc in VCU’s 88-63 win @St. Joes. Pretty solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Just now, billikenbill said: Speaking of hot shooting, Jayden Nunn scored 31 last night going 12-13 from the floor and 7-7 from the arc in VCU’s 88-63 win @St. Joes. Pretty solid. He could have just waited a week longer to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, wgstl said: He could have just waited a week longer to do that. Hope he wasn’t warming up for us, but I’m sure he was. Be ready to defend him… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 @Loyola 36 Fordham 35 @Half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Fordham wins @Loyola 71-69. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenbill Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 VCU torching Richmond 60-36 with 10 to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 VCU wins and secures a double bye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Saturday 2/25/23: Four games around the A10 today: Rhode Island at Fordham (-7.5); Loyola (+10.5) at Saint Louis; La Salle (+3.5) at Geedubya; and Mason (+10.5) at Dayton. Spreads courtesy of FanDuel. Nothing to really see here and I fully expect all the home teams to win straight up. Fordham and SLU will stay tied in that scenario at 11 and 5 good for third place. Fordham own the tiebreaker there. Dayton will move to 12 and 4 and secure a top four finish with a two game lead over Duquesne plus the tiebreaker. La Salle and Geedubya are just jockeying for seeding purposes. A La Salle win, coupled with the expected Mason loss, puts Mason, La Salle and Geedubya all tied at 8 and 8. The A10 in February/March. Tomorrow, the Joey's go to the Bonnies (noon) and Davidson is at Duquesne (2:30 EST). Both games are on USA Network and it would be nice to see Davidson pull the minor upset. This is the only meeting between the two this year. Meanwhile, the Bonnies and Joeys are like La Salle and Geedubya, jockeying. Both stand at 7 and 9 in conference play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Not a lot of compelling A10 games on separation Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 As noted, VCU b*tch slapped Richmond down 73 to 58 in the second of the two rivalry games between the two Richmond area schools. Richmond won the tip and ran out to a 17 to 11 lead at the 12:33 mark but it was all VCU all the time after that. VCU closed the first half on a 26 to 6 run and essentially ended the Spider hopes then and there. The lead grew as large as 24 in the second half until it came down to if VCU would chunk enough shots to allow Richmond to beat the spread (-9.5). They did not. VCU had no answer for Neal Quinn who scored 21. Tyler Burton finished with 18 but scored 7 of those in the opening 17 to 11 run out. He was a nonfactor most of the game and was saddled with foul trouble. Jason Nelson, he who killed the Bills last week, was practically useless with 4 points on 2-of-8 shooting and zip on three attempts from three. I guess the bank was not open. Jason Roche hit one three for his lone points on the night. Overal, Richmond was 4-of-22 from three for 18%. What a difference a night and a home cour tmakes ---- 39 point swing from what they did to us at Robbins. VCU must have decided that the man on the island approach woud be what they employed on Neal Quinn. Let the big man score two (if he can) and do not let the three point gunners shoot. Quinn dropped a season high 21 points but short of Burton's early game scoring, the Spiders pretty much sucked --- no other Spider scored more than 4 for the game. All of VCU's starters scored at least 7 and Jamir Watkins cam off the bench for 11 more. VCU is playing confident ball right now. They are hard to beat at Siegel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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