Friday, January 14, 2005

N. Iowa Tournament Resume

Northern Iowa(21-10, 11-7, T-3rd Missouri Valley Conference)
Seed: #11 Syracuse
How they got here: Beat Wichita St. to end the season (I mean at-large bid - Wichita St.'s until they fell apart)
Against the Field (3-6):
L @Cincinnati 70-76
W Iowa St. 99-82
L @Iowa 73-76
L Creighton 66-67
L Wichita St. 57-65
W S. Illinois 67-61
L @Creighton 82-83
L @S. Illinois 69-76
W @Wichita St. 67-66

The good: How many mid-majors get an at-large bid after losing in the first round of their tourney? Some would say this is a good step in the right direction. I'm not sure if I agree. They are a good shooting team that will force teams to go man to man against them.

The bad: Finished behind Wichita St. in conference and in the conference tourney and still got the bid. They are not good inside. 2-5 vs Top 50. 6-7 Road/Neutral record.

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