SWSiouxMN Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 UND went down the Omaha and put up a good fight for about 30 minutes and then it all went south from there. UND returns back to the friendly confines of the Betty to take on the arch-rival Bison in the first of two match-ups this year Since the two teams have resumed playing each other in 2010, before last year, there wasn't many moments of drama. Last year flipped the script a little. Both teams came away with wins on each others home court. We had Geno driving NDSU fan insane with his trash talk and the scuffle at the end of the game in Grand Forks leads me to wonder what will happen in the two matchups this year. Make no mistake about it, there is a bit more interest in these matchups. UND leads the all time series 160-33, including holding a 96-44 advantage at home. Looking at the D-1 matchups however, NDSU holds the advantage at 5-3, with the teams splitting the matchups in Grand Forks. NDSU is riding a 2 game winning streak in Grand Forks and would love nothing more to make it 3 in a row. Dave Richman also hold a 3-1 record in the matchups against Brian Jones. This NDSU squad is coming in with a 3 game losing streak. They have a decent victory down in Springfield against Missouri State, but dropped the return game at home. They have some talented pieces as usual and was picked 3rd in the Summit. They would love to get back to the dance, but the road will go through Brookings. The future is quite bright for this team however, they appear to the classic 1 year away team. NDSU so far has been paced by a grizzled senior but they also are paced by a few young guns as well. Paul Miller has been steady-eddy for them all year, scoring double figures in all but one of his games. Was held scoreless in the game in Fargo last year, but went off for 22 in the game in GF. Sophomore Tyson Ward is another 6'6 guard that has really blossomed this year. Freshman Cameron Hunter has given them another guard that can pack a scoring punch. AJ Jacobson is having a bit of a down year numbers wise, but is another dangerous player who has been there and done that. Keys to the game: 1) UND vs NDSU bench Both teams have strong starting units, but it will be interesting to see who wins the battle of the benches. NDSU seems to have a bit of a stronger bench than UND, which is something that UND needs to change 2) Geno vs Paul Both players have had strong games and will be looked upon to deliver once again. If the bench falters, they might have to take on more responsibility. Geno will be fired up for this one, can be play with controlled aggression? Whoever star can pull that off will come away with the victory. 3) X factors: Avants vs Geu/Eliason This to me will be an underrated matchup in the post. Avants has made another step forward in his play, while Geu and Elaison have been steady. Typically NDSU has had the edge in the post matchup, but this one leans more towards UND in this one. The call: As usual, you can throw out the record book when these two teams clash. UND would love nothing more than the get a victory on the home court and snap this two game skid at home against the Bison. Expect a early feeling out period before the two teams get going. To me this come down to which Geno will show up. If he is locked in, UND is going to win. If not, NDSU is going to make it three in a row. With the pending move next year in the Summit, this series will continue to build in importance. Right now, I think UND will do just enough to come away with the victory. With Geno and Avants leading the way. Own the Farm UND 74-69 *Disclaimer: While smack talk is all well and good, do you best to keep it civil and keep it basketball related. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Waiting for Dale Jones to have a breakout game. He isn't the inside player so far that we could use and his 3 pt % has been weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoops44 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 McCauley still injured need a live body of the pine...BSC looking pretty solid ...und playing like a bottom 4 team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 16 minutes ago, hoops44 said: McCauley still injured need a live BIG body of the pine... Fixed your post. We need a post to step up in a bad way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Some surprises so far: The Big Sky is ranked as the 15th strongest conference The Summit League is 14th The Horizon League is plain awful, falling to 30th best, but still ahead of the MEAC and SWAC Weber lost by 27 to UVU after we took them to OT Portland St leads the BSC in RPI and they have beaten Stanford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Your thread should say vs NDSU not at NDSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoHawks Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 12 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said: UND went down the Omaha and put up a good fight for about 30 minutes and then it all went south from there. UND returns back to the friendly confines of the Betty to take on the arch-rival Bison in the first of two match-ups this year Since the two teams have resumed playing each other in 2010, before last year, there wasn't many moments of drama. Last year flipped the script a little. Both teams came away with wins on each others home court. We had Geno driving NDSU fan insane with his trash talk and the scuffle at the end of the game in Grand Forks leads me to wonder what will happen in the two matchups this year. Make no mistake about it, there is a bit more interest in these matchups. UND leads the all time series 160-133, including holding a 96-44 advantage at home. Looking at the D-1 matchups however, NDSU holds the advantage at 5-3, with the teams splitting the matchups in Grand Forks. NDSU is riding a 2 game winning streak in Grand Forks and would love nothing more to make it 3 in a row. Dave Richman also hold a 3-1 record in the matchups against Brian Jones. This NDSU squad is coming in with a 3 game losing streak. They have a decent victory down in Springfield against Missouri State, but dropped the return game at home. They have some talented pieces as usual and was picked 3rd in the Summit. They would love to get back to the dance, but the road will go through Brookings. The future is quite bright for this team however, they appear to the classic 1 year away team. NDSU so far has been paced by a grizzled senior but they also are paced by a few young guns as well. Paul Miller has been steady-eddy for them all year, scoring double figures in all but one of his games. Was held scoreless in the game in Fargo last year, but went off for 22 in the game in GF. Sophomore Tyson Ward is another 6'6 guard that has really blossomed this year. Freshman Cameron Hunter has given them another guard that can pack a scoring punch. AJ Jacobson is having a bit of a down year numbers wise, but is another dangerous player who has been there and done that. Keys to the game: 1) UND vs NDSU bench Both teams have strong starting units, but it will be interesting to see who wins the battle of the benches. NDSU seems to have a bit of a stronger bench than UND, which is something that UND needs to change 2) Geno vs Paul Both players have had strong games and will be looked upon to deliver once again. If the bench falters, they might have to take on more responsibility. Geno will be fired up for this one, can be play with controlled aggression? Whoever star can pull that off will come away with the victory. 3) X factors: Avants vs Geu/Eliason This to me will be an underrated matchup in the post. Avants has made another step forward in his play, while Geu and Elaison have been steady. Typically NDSU has had the edge in the post matchup, but this one leans more towards UND in this one. The call: As usual, you can throw out the record book when these two teams clash. UND would love nothing more than the get a victory on the home court and snap this two game skid at home against the Bison. Expect a early feeling out period before the two teams get going. To me this come down to which Geno will show up. If he is locked in, UND is going to win. If not, NDSU is going to make it three in a row. With the pending move next year in the Summit, this series will continue to build in importance. Right now, I think UND will do just enough to come away with the victory. With Geno and Avants leading the way. Own the Farm UND 74-69 *Disclaimer: While smack talk is all well and good, do you best to keep it civil and keep it basketball related. Fixed it for you. Be nice if it was 160-33 all time. All-time: UND leads 160-133 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, darell1976 said: Your thread should say vs NDSU not at NDSU. Fixed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, GoHawks said: Fixed it for you. Be nice if it was 160-33 all time. All-time: UND leads 160-133 I believe last year was the first time the road team won in the DI era for both teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moser53 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Next year men’s and women’s games will have more media attention being in the Summit.A lot of focus on football today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND-FB-FAN Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Big game tonight. Would do great things for UND's confidence. Pack the Betty. Environment should bring the best out of each team - may the best win! I have a gut feeling UND is simply the more talented team. NDSU hasn't shown much this season, but neither has UND (other than a pretty impressive Hawaii Tournament showing to start the season) Should be fun. Go UND! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnboyND7 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 On 12/8/2017 at 9:07 AM, darell1976 said: I believe last year was the first time the road team won in the DI era for both teams. NDSU has won two in a row in Grand Forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamsioux Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 No Seales tonight. Back home for personal reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey23 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 6 minutes ago, teamsioux said: No Seales tonight. Back home for personal reasons. Didn't he miss one of the bison games last year too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 8 minutes ago, teamsioux said: No Seales tonight. Back home for personal reasons. Hope everything is okay on his end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 Jafar is going to have to be big in this one. Lets see if the starting spot will give him a spark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnboyND7 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Haven't missed one of these games since they started the series again. Sad to miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 NDSU up 8-0. Death by zone right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 They are getting wide open 3's Are we sure UND woke up for this one Get it together! TO UND 11-0 Bison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoops44 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Poor recruiting rearing it’s ugly head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 UND to the line after the media NDSU 13 UND 4 15:56 1st Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Is Geno 100%? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 We’re gonna get our asses kicked tonight unless things change big time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 Walter up to 5 off the bench Maybe he will step up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 2 dumb plays by Geno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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