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These two teams go at it again tomorrow at 3 on the Tres I expect a closer game, but the same result SIU 79-70

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I just screamed from my apt. GET THE BALL TO REBRACA!!!!!! HE WAS WIDE OPEN IN THE POST!

From what I have seen, he looks a little rusty.

I'm watching the game now, so I'll take a quick look

I remember Miller saying that Kacie was in street clothes and it wasn't covid related during the Marquette game. Outside of that, haven't heard a thing.

Sorry for no play by play today. Work got in the way. I'll watch the replay and give my thoughts later.

I think there is 1 team that could take it. Indy

UND loses to a team that missed their first 18 shots. Maddening isn't even the word I would use to describe my feeling right now.

44-38 UND at the end of 3 It would be a nice way to get Win #1 on the season. Win the 4th UND!

This game has been ugly. First team to 50 will win.... if either one gets there.

There has been some, but the Bison have been missing some open looks.

I'd say a little of both, but I'd lean towards part b. They are shooting 6-32 from the floor.

UND is up 28-20 at the half, but they should be up much, much more given the way NDSU is playing right now.

She is putting ZERO weight on it and is getting carried off. Hope it isn't a season ender but the way her knee went, non-contact, and the bench holding their breath. It didn't look good non-contact injury.

That's not good. Wallace goes down holding her knee.

UND leads 13-7 in the first quarter NDSU missed all 18 shots in the quarter. I don't think I have ever seen that before.

NDSU hasn't made a field goal yet this Quarter. Missed their first 16 shots

Women off to a nice start down in Fargo

*Writers Note: This will be a probably be the template that I use for the conference season going forward, where the first game will be used as a normal write up, but the 2nd game thread will just be more of a recap of the previous game. UND was the better team for 33 minutes against their in-state rivals, but as everyone knows... you have to play a full 40. UND failed to do that and NDSU squeaked by with a 1 point win, leaving UND going 1-2 in the Dakota Showcase. Now UND hits the road (again) for the final 3 games of non-conference play, as they hit up Carbondale for 2 games with the Salukis of SIU About Southern Illinois About 20 years ago, the Salukis were one of the mid-major darlings of the world. Starting in the 2001-02 season, SIU went on a 6 year tear where they won 5 MVC titles, made 6 NCAA tournaments in a row, made the Sweet 16 twice, and the 2nd Round 3 times in that stretch! More impressive was it was done under 3 different head coaches. The first trip to the Sweet 16 was under Bruce Weber, who after his success when on to coach at Illinois, and later, KSU. His successor, Matt Painter, was only there a year before he got scooped up by Purdue to replace the legendary Gene Keady. Then the last coach during this stretch was Chris Lowery, who in his first 3 years, won the league twice and in his 3rd year got SIU to their 2nd trip to the Sweet 16. Surely, he would follow the path of Weber and Painter to bigger and better things right? Well... after the 2006-07 season, outside of 1 trip to the NIT... nothing. Lowery couldn't duplicate the success and was replaced in 2012 by Barry Hinson, who also couldn't duplicate the success and was replace by the current head coach Bryan Mullins, who knows a thing or two about the glory days of SIU. In his first year, he managed to overachieve and get the Salukis to the middle of the pack (the team was picked near the bottom). He still has a pretty young team, but if the first year was any indication, SIU could be ready to return to the glory days sooner rather than later. About Head Coach Bryan Mullins (2nd Year, 19-16 overall (10-8 MVC)) Mullins enters his 2nd year as the head coach but is all too familiar with the program. He played for the team from 2005-2009 and was apart of the team that went to the Sweet 16 in 2006-07. He also was apart of the coaching staff at Chicago Loyola during their historic run to the Final 4 in 2018. Now it is his turn to be the head guy at SIU, his alma matter. He overachieved in his first year and still has a pretty young squad, but appears to be ready to make the charge up the MVC standings. Its been a long time since the Salukis were in the NCAAs and if he continues to go on his current trajectory, the wait won't be too much longer. Key Player: Marcus Domask (6'6 Sophomore Forward) One reason why people should be bullish on these young Salukis is the play of this Sophomore from Wisconsin. He made quite the impact in year 1, winning MVC Freshman of the Year and 2nd team All-MVC honors. He shot the ball very well from the field, from 3, and from the free throw line, but was especially deadly in the post. He is already off to a past start, averaging over 18 ppg and nearly 6 rebounds per game. The 3 point shot hasn't fallen yet for him, but he is certainly capable of burying it from 3. If the Salukis make a run towards the top of the MVC, he will be a big part of that equation. The bigs are going to have a tall task in keeping him in check. Most Famous Basketball Alumi: Walt (Clyde) Frazier Series History: This will be the 3rd and 4th all time meeting between the two schools, the first since 1957. The series is tied at 1-1 Milestone Watch Rebraca is only 4 rebounds away from 500 career rebounds. He should get that milestone in game 1 Questions 1) How will UND handle the man-to-man defense that SIU will throw at them? 2) Will we see a return of DAE? 3) Who amongst the starters will step up outside of Rebraca? The Call: I will still be making picks on individual game threads still. SIU will be another good measuring stick to see where the team lies. They will be a tougher opponent that Miami will be, but UND has gotten better in the first few weeks of the season. How UND handles the slow tempo (although this year, they are in the top 60 in tempo but that could change) and the tough man to man defense that SIU plays, will be the key. I think it will be a bit of a shock in game 1 and the Salukis come out on top. Game 1: SIU 77 UND 65 Game is on the Tres!

Its possible, the competition will be stiff this year with Umude, Wilson, Fridel, Abmas. (I'm sure I'm forgetting others). Depending on who leaves next year, he might have a better shot at it. 1st team All-Summit might be more likely path for him this year and next. I'm just not sure we will get him for the 22-23 season.

He certainly has built off of his strong sophomore campaign and certainly has been the best big man to play for UND since Brekke. Where do you see Rebraca considered amongst the best that UND basketball has to offer when it is all said and done. A case can be made that he is the best big man since UND has done D1. I don't think that 1,500 career points and 1,000 career rebounds is out of the question if he stay healthy. (If we go a normal 4 year career, so the stats from this season and a full 21-22 campaign)

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Guess it was good to make the decision now verses at the end of the year. It does clear up the scholarship situation for next year. The question will be how will it look for the end of the 21-22 season.

Things are getting chippy between SDSU and USD