sealhall74 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:44 pm
Two fairly evenly matched teams on the floor today. We played well throughout with the exception of a couple of fouls here and there which were not wise. Had to go a little deep on the bench cause of that. The Mazz hit some incredible shots to never allow the FHawks any momentum. On to Fargo. I think a 3 seed might still be on the table but not 100% sure of that.
Massner has really had UND's number this season. He's averaged 40 points per game against the Hawks.
As for the standings, ORU and SDSU have #1 and #2 locked up. From there, it just depends on how the next couple of days shakes out. Currently, UST and NDSU are tied at 9-7, and we're right behind at 9-8. UST plays at NDSU tonight, so the winner there will be 10-7 and the loser will be 9-8 and tied with us. Then on Saturday, we play at NDSU and UST plays at UND.
The #3 seed is still on the table for us if UST loses tonight and Saturday, and we win Saturday. In that case, 3, 4, and 5 are WIU, NDSU, UST.
The #4 seed is still on the table for us if UST wins tonight and we win Saturday. We have the tiebreaker over NDSU, so regardless of what happens with UST and UND on Saturday, we'd end up ahead of NDSU. Might still be a possibility in a few other scenarios, depending on further tiebreakers (where NDSU ends up #3, WIU and UST end up with the same record and having split the games against each other).
If we lose Saturday, we're either #4 or #5.
If we win Saturday, we're either #3 or #4.
If UST wins tonight, we're either #4 or #5.
If UST loses tonight, we could finish in any of #3, #4, or #5.
So, if you're paying attention to tonight's UST @ NDSU game, I think we want UST to lose. But the biggest difference is going to be if we win Saturday. We do that, we have a first round bye in the conference tournament for sure.