Cratter

Yeah quit taking my job.

Of course most would rather win the basketball post season conference title, just like most would want to win a hockey national championship over the conference championship. Not exactly ground breaking news. But completing the first goal along the way is not "for naught" whether any other goals are met that season. It's an accomplishment the teams can be proud of; hang their hats on; building blocks for the future. The UND football team season was not "for nothing" because they didn't win a national championship. (EWU got the conference auto bid to the playoffs. If only one team from the Big Sky got a postseason invite like Mens Basketball the football team would have been sitting at home) The hockey team also would have been sitting home the last four years if only the conference postseason champion was awarded an NCAA tournament invite. Having one team, especially a newcomer like UND, win the leagues top four sports regular season championships would be huge...the whole purpose of this topic....of course not as huge as if they all won national championships/sweet 16s.

I think everyone knows there is more than one goal for every sports program. And winning the conference is always the first. "Sorry hockey team you won the conference, but not to be a debbie downer, it's all for naught because you didn't win the national title (or the NCAA regional)."

"UND has an easy Big Sky schedule this year."

Fun game to watch. Good job boys.

I'm going to go eat dinner. I'll be back to watch the end.

This win is for the guy in the front row wearing a Sioux jersey.

Not going to be mad about fouling easy baskets right now.

Reserve layups haven't worked all game (for the big boys).

Don't choke...

Defense the difference for this team vs previous years.

Crandall comes back in and UND quickly takes the lead back. Boom.

Team lost confidence behind the arc toward the end of the half, need to get it back.

UND no longer controls it's own destiny for home ice in the first round of the NCHC playoffs.

What's the last seed in the Pairwise usually to get in? 14th? One or two upsets +- the crappy autobid conference (s).

Story if the Game: UND can shoot the puck on a goalie.

Which team has more first rounders?

Get Crandall back in the game!

Weber aggressively attacking the basket while UND is throwing up threes.

It's like watching a basketball team throwing up a bunch of 3 pointers after crossing half court.

Looks like there's a me in team.

Well at least there's basketball.

So a loss tomorrow, and the "if the season ended today game" UND could very well not make the tournament.

Good back and forth college game between two pretty good teams. Edge went to the home team.

On the road for the first round of the NCHC playoffs.