sioux24/7 Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago UND (KenPom 284) heads to Vermillion on Wednesday night to take on South Dakota (KenPom 276), with USD coming off an emotional rivalry win over South Dakota State. UND is also coming off a split weekend at home, but it was not the cleanest stretch of basketball. The Omaha game resulted in a win, but the Denver game was rough most of the night, and overall it felt like UND really only played one strong half across the two games. The offense in particular looked out of rhythm at times. A lot of this matchup may come down to health. Garrett Anderson’s availability will be a big storyline. Even though UND has shown it can compete either way, the offense clearly runs smoother when he is on the floor. Not having Jones also continues to hurt, especially with the lack of a true backup 5. Marley Curtis stepped in and gave some solid minutes, so it will be interesting to see if he can continue to build on that and provide needed depth inside. USD is always a tough out at home, and coming in with momentum after the SDSU win makes this an important road test for UND. With the standings tightening up, every road opportunity matters down the stretch. KenPom projects USD to win this one 81-77, so another tight Summit League battle is expected. Tip is set for Wednesday at 7PM and, as usual, the game can be found on the Summit League Network. 2 1 Quote
GoodGood Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago I think Eric Peterson should be the clear favorite for coach of the year. USD has a good shot at finishing above .500 while playing without their 2 best players, 5 season ending injuries, 1 guy playing through an injury that should have him out, and 2 emergency NAIA players. All while doing a complete 180 in the style of basketball they play. Heck of a coaching job Quote
GoodGood Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago Or maybe the Summit League is just that bad where a completely depleted team can still finish in the top half of the conference. I’m not sure 1 1 Quote
F'n Hawks Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, GoodGood said: Or maybe the Summit League is just that bad where a completely depleted team can still finish in the top half of the conference. I’m not sure Even if that’s the case, still really impressive what he has been able to do. Quote
Und Princess Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Good Afternoon Hawk Fans! Get Fired Up! Let's Go! The UND-USD Pregame and Score Prediction blog will be up tomorrow on https://ftstspotlight.blogspot.com/?m=1! Let's Go Hawks💚🖤🤍🏀 Und Princess 2 Quote
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