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Bill
Participant

Game Notes

LU’s

http://static.lehighsports.com/custompages/Game%20Notes/Men's%20Basketball/2017-18/26%20-%20Lehigh%20at%20Colgate%20Notes%20021418.pdf?_ga=2.260854221.1352035758.1518473797-1620552556.1510069857

CU’s
We await

KenPom Predictions

LU (7 and 7) Ranked 262nd
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CU (9 and 5) Ranked 208th
CU wins by 6 (81-75)

Around the PL for Game 15
LC (6 and 8) @ N (8 and 6)
HC (6 and 8) @ AWP (6 and 8)
LUM (6 and 8) @ Bucky (12 and 2)
BU (8 and 6) @ AU (2 and 12)

Bucky (now 12 and 2), following its thrilling last-second win over visiting Colgate (now 9 and 5) last night, all but clinched the PL Regular Season Title. In its wake, they leave 8 of the remaining 9 teams (I excluded 2 and 12 AU) in a dog-fight to see who avoids the need to play in the League’s dreaded “play-in” contests on Mrach27th featuring Teams ranked 7 thru 10 and who, along with the Bucknell nails down the right (top 4 finishers) to host a PL Tournament Quarter-final Round game on Thursday, March 1st. Presently, we sit 5th – two games out of 2nd (CU) and one game behind two teams holding down the 3rd and 4th spots (BU and N). It should be a thrilled-pack run of 4 games beginning tomorrow night up in Hamilton (NY).

As for tomorrow, unlike Mr. Pomeroy, I like our chances to upset the home-standing Raiders and extend our winning streak to 5 games. One, you go to think the home team will be a bit bummed – if not tired and downright besides themselves – after their showing last night out in Lewisburg and you got to know this rematch has been on our mind, especially the coaches and players, since laying an egg (down by as much as 28) at home before losing by 4 on January 17th. Since then, we’re a respectable 4 and 3 and have, over the last 4 games (all wins), seemingly fallen in love with an energetic and, at times, stifling Zone D. At the same time, we’ve upped the ante on Offense since beginning our winning ways (see below).

FG% .479
3FG5 .530
TF% .902

It should be fun.

It anyone is attending in person, please post your courtside observations. Thanks!