bincitysioux

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

Mary's seems to be a decent outside-shooting team. They are hitting the cracks in our zone defense. 56 North Dakota 53 Mary 7:53 2nd half

No, watching on the web. See post above. I actually planned on taking my daughter to tonights game since it was a double header, but reconsidered with the weather. I'm 100 miles from Forks, so weekday games are hard.

Basketball is tough for me too. I can really only go on the weekends, and there really aren't always alot of Saturday home games this year. I'm going to USD and the season ending tournament for sure.

52 North Dakota 47 Mary 11:34 2nd half Mitchell is warming up..........has 11 points, three 3-pointers

Come up this year on Jan 24! They play South Dakota in a double-header matinee! Biggest home game of the year, for sure. Denver in hockey that night! Gonna be fun!!!!!! I love all-day Fighting Sioux sporting events. So does Mrs. bincitysioux!

Attendance is a season high 2,030. Good job Grand Forks!

You guys should make a point of making a few games before that happens!