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40 North Dakota 34 Mayville Halftime

18 North Dakota 14 Mayville 11:42 1st half

11 North Dakota 11 Mayville 13:41 first half

Hardee to Take Over UND Program

I'm no recruiting guru, and sorry if this has been mentioned in the past, but apparently Nate Wolters of St.Cloud has an offer from UND. Also has offers from USD and SDSU. Also, just an update on recruit Chris Clausen, he's averaging 14 points and 8 rebounds this season for North Iowa Community College.

Yes they are. I brought it up just to point out that as a fan, I can get excited when the hockey team beats a rather lack-luster opponent. I can also get excited when the basketball team beats a rather lack-luster opponent. It just frustrates me that some seem to feel the need to rip on the basketball team and coaching staff for not destroying any non-DI teams we play. I will definately concede that we should not struggle like we have against DAC schools. Their play in those games has been extremely frustrating. Of course I would like to see the team dominate Valley City or Minot, but the bottom line is the team is winning these non-DI games, albeit in ugly fashion. If the argument is UND is DI, so they should destroy Mary, I think alot of factors are being ignored. Like the fact that UND has been DI for about 3 months, not 60 years.

I'm excited because a win is a win. And it was an entertaining game. Sure, it was Mary, but it is not like UND has been a DI power that has fallen on hard times. We were in the same division as Mary last year. Right now we are a DI team with mostly DII players. Yet we've played well against a couple of DI opponents, and beaten every non-DI team except Southwest St., and they are a pretty quality team from maybe the best conference in DII. The same conference that Mary plays in. In reality, this team is right where I thought it would be at this point. And that is pretty good considering we lost our two best overall players from the last two seasons and our most effective post player. I admit I also get very frustrated by the Jeckyl & Hyde syndrome that seems to plague this team. Beat DI UMKC in the opener on the road, then lose at home to an NSIC. Then give high-major Texas A&M all that they want, but that performance is sandwiched between OT games with Minot and Mary. But really, why can't we get excited when the basketball team beats Mary? We get excited when the hockey team eeks past Bemidji in OT.

We've already heard this from a contributor to the board, but Wayne Nelson confirms that Northern Iowa will be in GF next year: Wayne also says that we're going to visit Texas A&M again next season. Tentatively. Anyone who visits the football forum knows to take that word with a grain of salt. So here is what we think we know: @ Montana tournament @ Drake Tournament @ Iowa State Tournament @ South Dakota @ Chicago State @ NJIT @ UT-Pan American @ Houston Baptist @ Utah Valley @ Texas A&M vs. South Dakota vs. Chicago State vs. NJIT vs. UT-Pan American vs. Houston Baptist vs. Utah Valley vs. Northern Iowa I would think that it is a good bet that Northern Colorado and UMKC will be in Grand Forks as well next year. I would also think that the Great West tournament will be set up similar to the old NCC tourney where the number 1 seed gets a bye, so there will be at least one playoff game. Or I suppose there could be a play-in game.

As of 1/13/09 MEN'S BASKETBALL South Dakota 14-5 North Dakota 9-6 Chicago St. 9-8 Utah Valley 8-7 (0-1) Texas PanAm 5-10 Houston Baptist 2-16 (1-0) New Jersey Tech 0-16 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL South Dakota 12-3 Texas PanAm 9-8 (1-0) Chicago St. 9-8 North Dakota 8-9 (1-0) Utah Valley 7-8 (0-1) Houston Baptist 5-12 (0-1) New Jersey Tech 3-11 (*) indicates record vs. Great West opponents

Agreed. Just 2 seasons ago in Jone's first season, UND lost 17 games. 12 of them were by an average of 3.5 points. It is nice to see progress being made. 6 of their 9 wins this year have been real nail-biters.

Harkins had 25 points tonight. Man he has played well this year. Makes you wonder what his career could have been like had he not lost virtually 2 full seasons.

84 North Dakota 78 Mary Final

Sioux up 4 with 28 seconds. Mary fouling now......

78 North Dakota 72 Mary 1:37 left

It is very good. It's been better than the NCC for the last 4-5 years. Now they have half of the NCC with them....

Sioux up 3 West answered Mertens' 3 from about 28 feet.

Sioux get a quick basket in OT, up by 2 Harkins has 20

Uggh! It is usually us who have the strong finish! Frustrating to say the least. At any rate, thanks to everyone else for participating in the thread. It is more fun with more than just me in the basketball game thread. They say one is the lonliest number........

Tied up with 3 seconds left

Sioux were milking the clock, set and ran a play beautifully that would have iced it, but Bledsoe fumbled the pass out of bounds that would have been a sure lay-up. Sioux up 3 with 21 seconds left

67 North Dakota 64 Mary 54 seconds left Mary just hit a 3

66 UND 61 Mary 1:43 left Harkins with a bucket and a foul........FT good!

Git-R-Done! Seattle and South Dakota will by far and away be the two best teams to play in GF this season.

Sioux back up by 2 now ~4:00 left

56 North Dakota 58 Mary 5:27 left Sioux making some silly mistakes now