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Keep Bertram and Mballa out there at the same time. You can not afford to have Kent shoot the 5 footers (and under) with impunity.

Have to keep it close.

Kant St can’t keep hitting from down low, mid range, and outside. Can it? I’m afraid it may not be cant.

Kent having its way down low, getting easy layups and dunks.

Don’t worry about BG. Worry about Kent. When Kent is done, worry about the next opponent. They are all formidable.

I'm looking for another mobile big man. Probably going to have to be a JUCO, but can you imagine UB with Mballa and a 6' 7" to 6" 9" 240 lb? Good guards are great, but have to have an enforcer.

Definitely!

Agree totally. And limit turnovers and stay out of foul trouble. And make foul shots.

Yes, the Bulls are still horrific from 3 - airballs with no defender near the shooter! But they did a lot of great things tonight as others have already posted. Let me add this: Mballa was like a man possessed out there! His energy level was unbelievable. It seemed in the second half that every time one of Ball State’s men were out at the top trying to drive, Mballa would leave his man, double the guy with the ball, then sprint back low to pick up his man again. Relentless. Add that to the boards, the blocks, the ferocity he brings was contagious. Go Bulls!

And N Illinois loses to Miami. If UB wins on Tuesday and Friday, they will be in fourth place.

Bulls 7 of 8 from 3 in first half. 1 of 14 in second half. Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde.

Interesting: UB has completely stymied the top two MAC 3 point shooting teams- Akron and Toledo. Both on the road, no less! Seemed as though (especially in second half) that Toledo was easily able to get to the rim. Bulls are late in switching to pick up the driver.

Nice win. Toledo has lost 12 of their last 16 games. Bulls had better gird their loins for next Tuesday at home against Ball St. If Buffalo can win that, then perhaps they can make a run for a bye. Doubtful, but possible.

Wouldn’t it be better for CMU to win? We want Akron to come back to us in total losses.

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

How soon will the lead be down to 10?

Got to shoot those 3s a little earlier in the shot clock to keep the rythym.

I think the Bulls best case scenario is 5-2 in remaining league games. An 11-7 record might sneak in a fourth place finish, but right now Kent, and Ball St have the tie breaker in that they each beat the Bulls already. BG would have to go 2-5 to end up at 11-7 and currently has the tie breaker with the Bulls. N Illinois would have to finish 3-4 to end up at 11-7 and they too have the tie breaker. Fortunately, the Bulls still have games against BG, Ball St, and Kent. Bulls also play Akron here. I think the worst case scenario is for the Bulls to finish 2-5 in remaining league games. That puts them at 8-10, but still probably hosting a game that they would need to win to get to Cleveland. Bottom Line: Barring a miracle, the Bulls will be playing at AA on March 9 for a chance to play in Cleveland.

BG has won 6 conference games by three points or fewer. Losing Frye definitely hurts them. Without him, BG beat Toledo by two on Saturday at home. The Bulls are going to have to play better than they have recently, if they expect a win against Toledo.

Bowling Green pasting Toledo. Still, just about any MAC team could win the tourney with the exception of Ohio, Miami and Toledo.

E Mich should have won today. They had 38 free throw attempts and converted less than 50%...lost by 1 pt

Akron wins

Dylan Frye apparently is leaving the BG program for personal reasons.

E Mich up 17-4 with 8 left in half against Zips