[January 30, 2016] Indiana State (12-9) at Loyola (9-12)

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Indiana State Sycamores (12-9) vs. Loyola Ramblers (9-12)
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Gentile Center - Chicago, IL
Saturday, January 30, 2016
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4:00 PM EST Tip​
 

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Quabachi said:
Been looking forward to this one.
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I'm pretty disappointed the Loyola game is this weekend and not in February. I fly out early Sunday morning for work and love making the Loyola trip. Pretty sure the Alumni Association is doing another get together at Bar 63 before the game so make sure you head out to that -- they usually have free swag and Dr. Bradley and his wife are normally there.
 
Loyola is not very good + we are the better team + we are playing fairly well = VICTORY.

Zero excuses for not leaving Chicago with a win on Saturday. Loyola just got demolished by Wichita, and we need to hit them while they're down. Being on the road, I would expect a somewhat similar game to MSU. We'll play it kind of close in the first half...closer than we should...and then we'll pull away in the second half.
 
I'm actually a little comforted (for lack of a much better word) that we shot 3-22 from three point range and WON. I would absolutely take anyone's bet that we have not won any games in the past 10 (probably more) years in which we shot 20+ three pointers while only making 3. We don't win games like that, period. And yet, this team won.

I feel good going into this Loyola game.

GO STATE!
 

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BrokerZ said:
Loyola is not very good + we are the better team + we are playing fairly well = VICTORY.

Zero excuses for not leaving Chicago with a win on Saturday. Loyola just got demolished by Wichita, and we need to hit them while they're down. Being on the road, I would expect a somewhat similar game to MSU. We'll play it kind of close in the first half...closer than we should...and then we'll pull away in the second half.
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Agreed, they're struggling right now.

Also, per their board, it looks like SG Devon Turk is having some injury problems.
 
If our Sycamores play like last night put this one in the loss column. If they play even half as well as they did vs Evansville it is a win. We are a .500 Club for a reason and just have to see which team shows? Play again like last night and even a road loss at Bradley would be in the equation let alone at Loyola.
 
BlueSycamore said:
If our Sycamores play like last night put this one in the loss column. If they play even half as well as they did vs Evansville it is a win. We are a .500 Club for a reason and just have to see which team shows?
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Why do you think if we play like last night we lose? Do you think Loyola is better than MSU?
 
BrokerZ said:
Why do you think if we play like last night we lose? Do you think Loyola is better than MSU?
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Talent wise, yes, I think they have more talent overall. Unfortunately, it appears it's all at the guard spots. Another thing their board is complaining about is the lack of post play/talent they have there.

My guess is the fact that we shot 3-22 from 3 and that is the lionshare of our offense. Plus, minus a game or two, Loyola always seems to play us tough. That said, if we shoot for average and can get to the FT line like we have been in conference play, we should win going away. That said, I never know what to expect from this group.
 
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BrokerZ said:
Why do you think if we play like last night we lose? Do you think Loyola is better than MSU?
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#1 The game is at Loyola.
#2 The unforced errors were numerous......way too many to count.
#3 For a team that "can" hit the 3's zones still kill us.
#4 Go back to the SIU game....no intensity when behind & unable to get back in the game (see #1 above - road game).
#5 Everyone must play within themselves. Smith doesn't need to take many shots, Devonte needs to drive drive & not many outside shots (just draw the defense & dish it when he can't get the shot off).
#6 Help Scott get the open shot & Van Soyc & Buenschoten can hit when left wide open too. Let the 3 shooters shoot it.
#7 Montel James always plays like an All-American vs the Sycamores.

**MSU will tag us in Springfield too.
 
One had to expect a letdown after the superb game the Trees played against E'ville. We're not Wichita State, who can bring it every night. The difference, and frankly one I didn't expect, is that despite playing an awful game (at least offensively), we were still able to win. I figured this game for a loss after Sunday's performance. Call me a pessimist, but I did.

The fact that we were able to win the MSU game leads me to believe that we really do have some leadership from our seniors, who (even when they aren't scoring particularly well) are able to keep our guys focused enough to overcome. And it was our seniors last night who showed how to lead a team. They didn't play pretty, but they kept everyone's head in the game, and we gutted it out.

A wonderful example of a senior exhibiting leadership to a freshman came in the first half when Rickman got the ball down low and tried to finesse it into the basket, but missed. He got fouled (hit both FT's, btw), but after the whistle blew, Devonte came over to him and yelled, "DUNK THE F--KING BALL!" I love that - don't make it pretty, score the damned points.

If we get back to playing as well as we have the past month, we'll be fine up at Loyola. I'm thinking we win this one...
 
I guess I'm encouraged by the MSU game because even though we weren't hitting shots we didn't let that affect us in any other facet of the game. We still defended very well (held them to 59 points; 28 in the second half) and rebounded well (outrebounded them by 10). Oftentimes when we don't hit shots we let it trickle down to the other parts of the game - that didn't happen against MSU.

Individual talent does lean towards Loyola over MSU, but overall neither is a good team. If we defend and rebound the way we did against MSU, we can survive another crappy shooting day against Loyola and still eek out a win.

I'm just not worried about this one at all...
 
BrokerZ said:
I guess I'm encouraged by the MSU game because even though we weren't hitting shots we didn't let that affect us in any other facet of the game. We still defended very well (held them to 59 points; 28 in the second half) and rebounded well (outrebounded them by 10). Oftentimes when we don't hit shots we let it trickle down to the other parts of the game - that didn't happen against MSU.

Individual talent does lean towards Loyola over MSU, but overall neither is a good team. If we defend and rebound the way we did against MSU, we can survive another crappy shooting day against Loyola and still eek out a win.

I'm just not worried about this one at all...
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I just want to us to prove that we can win a conference ROAD game against any team. And I think we can and will. Winning on the road is TOUGH, TOUGH, TOUGH. Just ask iu; and PU barely won last night against a winless team. And Rutgers gave Mich a good game at home.
 

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All comes down to our defense. Loyola is not an offensive juggernaut. Our defense kept us in the Missouri State game until the offense finally clicked enough to get us a lead. If we play strong defense, and our offense just plays to its average I think we win.

All that said, the way this season has gone who knows.
 
Seem to only see our Sycamores maximum effort against upper division teams and Loyola is not a member of that group. Have played from behind by several points in most of the home games (Evansville may have been the only exception ?). Will not get the same result with that kind of effort anywhere on the road, even in Peoria later on where most everyone is winning. We don't have and have not had a team for a long time that can win on the road with any sort of a "going through the motions" effort. This game will be hard to win!
 
Basketball Gameday Central: Sycamores And Ramblers Set For Saturday Windy City Showdo

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The Indiana State Sycamores continue Missouri Valley Conference play on Saturday, January 30 as they travel to Chicago for a matchup with Loyola. The game is set for a 4:00 p.m. (ET) tip-off and can be heard locally on 95.9 FM The Duke as well as online via a link on GoSycamores.com. This game will be broadcast regionally on the Missouri Valley Conference Television Network as well as world-wide on The Valley On ESPN3. The Sycamores are 12-9 on the season and 6-3 in Missouri Valley Conference play coming off a 68-59 win over Missouri State on Wednesday night. Devonte Brown and Brenton Scott have each reached double figures scoring in all nine MVC contests. The Ramblers are 9-12, 2-7 MVC and won their last home contest on January 23 by the score of 68-63 over Drake. Milton Doyle leads the way for Loyola as he averages 11.3 points per game.

Read more at GoSycamores...
 
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