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Date Posted: 10:48:45 02/28/04 Sat
Author: TD
Subject: +++Midconfans 2/28/04+++


UMKC Tops T-Bird Men, 74-62--SUU Website
Michael Watson scored 31 points on senior night to lead UMKC to a 74-62 Mid-Continent Conference win over Southern Utah Thursday night.

Valpo Defeated By #4 Duke--VU Website
Gomes Records Double-Double For Crusaders

Hot-shooting Blue Devils pull rank on Valparaiso--Chicago Sun Times
Valparaiso was out of its league -- literally -- Thursday night against fifth-ranked Duke, which brushed aside the Crusaders 97-63.

Share of league title at stake for IUPUI--Indianapolis Star
The Jaguars face Missouri-Kansas City at the IUPUI gymnasium in their regular-season finale. A victory would give IUPUI at least a share of the Mid-Continent Conference regular-season title, its first regular-season championship in six years as a Division I program.

For UMKC, it's Watson--Kansas City Star
Senior scores 31 in final home game of regular season

Kangaroos aim to start new surge--Kansas City Star
UMKC coach Rich Zvosec said. “We've just been too inconsistent this year.”

Leathernecks fall short in home finale--Macomb Journal (partial stories on website)
With three starters out of the lineup due to injuries, Western put together a valiant effort on Senior Night, but it wasn't enough to keep from dropping a 75-61 decision to the Jaguars.
Picture of Western Illinois' Mens Seniors--Macomb Journal

Season of struggles almost over--Western Courier
"I thought this year was disappointing" Thomas said. "I'm used to winning. I've won 40-some odd games over the past two years. I'm not used to this. It's been tough dealing with that" Thomas said.

SUU at Oral Roberts Men's Preview--Salt Lake Tribune
Records: Southern Utah 10-16 (6-9 Mid-Con); ORU 16-10 (9-6)

THIS WEEK IN THE MID-CON: Centenary seeks title--Shreveport Times
After winning yet another thriller inside the Gold Dome on Thursday, the Gents (16-10, 10-5) meet Chicago State at 4 p.m. today in Chicago. Win and the worst the Gents can do is finish in a tie for the league's regular season championship.

Kangaroos hop over Thunderbirds--Daily Spectrum (Utah)
SUU will enter Mid-Con tourney as No. 7 seed

Chance to heal the wounds--NW Indiana Times
Crusaders look to bounce back from Duke loss against IPFW.

Cameron nears transfer decision--NW Indiana Times
Coach feels former player 'should have waited' before making decision
"For some reason, he just doesn't want to say IUPUI," said West Side coach John Boyd.

S. Utah at ORU: Eagles aim for share of title--Tulsa World


S. Utah at ORU: Eagles aim for share of title

By MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer
2/28/2004

If Mid-Continent Conference basketball coaches are right about this, it's pointless to worry about the numerous seeding possibilities for the upcoming conference tournament.

As Southern Utah coach Bill Evans says, "there isn't a lot of difference between the teams at the bottom and the teams at the top."

ORU coach Scott Sutton said he can't remember when all eight teams that open play in Kansas City on March 7 have been more capable of winning in the first round.

"It wouldn't surprise me one bit if a seven or eight seed knocked off a one or a two," Sutton said. "The top seed is going to have its hands full."

Evans' seventh-place Thunderbirds beat Valparaiso by 17 last weekend. The Crusaders had sole possession of first place at the time.

The Thunderbirds visit ORU on Saturday night for both teams' regular-season finale.

The Eagles can still share the regular-season title if a complicated scenario falls into place.

A win Saturday would assure them of no worse than the fifth seed in the tournament.

"We need to play well," Sutton said. "You need to build momentum going into the tournament and we want to win for our seniors (Josh Atkinson and Ralph Charles)."

The Eagles (16-10, 9-6) lost their chance for the top seed when they lost at Centenary 71-68 on Thursday night. Southern Utah (10-16, 5-10) lost at Missouri-Kansas City 74-62.

Southern has played several games without injured 6-foot-8 Robbie Warren, but still ranks as one of the Mid-Con's top defensive teams -- second in scoring defense and field-goal percentage.

ORU ranks eighth nationally in scoring offense, averaging 81.6 points per game.

The Thunderbirds shoot fewer 3-pointers than any Mid-Con team except Centenary, but lead the league by a wide margin in 3-point percentage (.427). David Palmer (.491) and Jason Baker (.457) are 1-2 individually.

How far is the bottom from the top in the Mid-Con?

Last-place Oakland (Mich.) was picked to win the regular-season title, but lost six games in the closing seconds or overtime.

ORU had to rally from a 12-point deficit to beat Oakland in Tulsa last weekend.

"I wouldn't want to be the top-seeded team playing Oakland in the first round," Evans said.

More than one-third of the league's games -- 27 in all -- were decided by five points or less, or in overtime.

Centenary was 5-1 in such games. Chicago State was 5-0. ORU was 2-3 and Southern Utah was 2-4.

Said Evans, "If we make four free throws, we have two more wins."

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Southern Utah VERSUS Oral Roberts

Radio: KCFO am970
TV: KGEB-23/53
When: 7:05 p.m.
Where: Mabee Center

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Mike Brown 581-8390
mike.brown@tulsaworld.com



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