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Another win for Arkansas State. That's 8 of 9 to get them to 16-14 (11-6). They've clinched a bye to the Sun Belt tournament quarterfinals. Up to 132 in KenPom.

You are correct. A really solid 4th Quarter. Watson still ended up with 20, but the supporting cast had a great game overall. Definitely some room for improvement, but sweeping BG is a big deal. Kent St up next, then finish with 2 at home (CMU and Ball St.). Let's finish this strong.

You missed a defensive gem played by the backcourt, guards switched and contested everything. BG had a clear advantage w/Porter too strong/physical for our frontcourt ate there lunch. The refs let a lot go one sided at one point calls were 2:1 BG before the final 5min of game. The team converted 14/16FTs which was a problem earlier in the year. Team has locked a spot in Cleveland with he win time to make reservations🤘

I am stunned we are the 2nd best FT shooting team in the league! Doesn't feel it unless Rana or Chellia are shooting them.

BGSU, Western Michigan, Miami, and UMASS... only 2 more and we can make our own hockey conference!

Did you just not read the second part of my message? The part that it is concerning that a very average Kent team handled this UB team? Even with the improvement? People that don't see improvement, I don't what to say Is the improvement good enough likely not but it's still there

I honestly think a complete re-start with the majority of their roster would be a good thing. I'm one of the people that gave them credit for battling against Georgia Southern and EMU but don't believe they've taken major strides. There's been "slight improvement" with this team but not what you would expect for a roster with a bunch of young players seeing time on the court. Imo, they would easily take care of our team from November but that's not saying much. With the way the transfer portal is set up, I think Halcovage needs to heavily target upperclassmen and JUCO's. College basketball isn't what it used to be. It doesn't take 2-3 years to build a roster. While I don't expect them to become a MAC contender overnight, there's no reason they can't do what Bowling Green just did and at least become a .500 MAC school next year with the right collection of guys. I think their next step is attempting to field a competitive roster and they'll need more experienced players from better cultures to pull that off.