1st Boston College ACC Team Battles the Iowa State Team to Start a Run of 4 of 6 Big 12 Titles

Well, with the New England Patriots fans suffering through one of the few blow out losses they have had to endure in decades, it looked like small solace might have been the great Boston College 2006 men's basketball team with a 56-48 with 10 minutes to go against Iowa State. The turning point occurred when Jared Dudley fouled out. He had four fouls with 26 possessions left and we used a strategy by switching him to guarding point guard Monte Morris, who would go onto be a great player and make the NBA - but this game was his freshman card when he only drew one or two fouls a game and started half the time. 

Dudley never fouls on his own card, but DeAndre Kane had drawn the early fouls on him before the switch. Dudley lasted another 17 possession, but with nine possessions left and Boston College trying to get the ball into Craig Smith, Melvin Ejim stole the ball on an 11, and since that is an odd number he can start a fast break (forwards can start a fast break on a steal on an odd number, Centers can never start a fast break on a steal, and guards can start a fastbreak on any steal. Ejim fed to ball ahead to Morris who drew the foul on Dudley to send him to the bench for the final five minutes. Morris hit one of two free throws to cut the Boston College lead to 62-60, and Iowa State dominated the last five minutes to win. The following is the box score, followed by the pregame write up and team cards.

Boston College 2006	Ht	Pos	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	Fou	Actual Season from Reference
Louis Hinnant	6'4	1-PG	7	2	1	0	2	7.5 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 4.6 Ast
Sean Marshall	6'5	2-SG	19	3	1	0	2	11.1 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 2.3 Ast
Jared Dudley	6'7	3-SF	5	4	1	0	5	16.7 Pts, 6.6 Reb, 3.2 Ast, nba
Craig Smith	6'7	4-PF	18	11	2	3	2	17.6 Pts, 9.4 Reb, 3.0 Ast, nba
Sean Williams	6'10	5-C	4	6	0	1	1	3.1 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 0.4 Ast, nba
Marquez Haynes	6'3	1-PG	2	1	0	0	1	2.5 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Ted Dunlap	6'3	2-SG	5	2	0	0	1	1.4 Pts, 0.7 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Akida McLain	6'7	3-SF	2	1	0	0	1	4.2 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Tyrese Rice	6'1	4-PF	5	2	0	0	3	9.3 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 2.5 Ast
John Oates	6'10	5-C	5	1	0	0	2	3.4 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 0.6 Ast
16 total turnovers			72	33	5	4	20
Iowa State 2014	Ht	Pos	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	Fou	Actual Season from Reference
Monte Morris	6'2	1-PG	5	2	3	0	1	6.8 Pts, 2.6 Reb, 3.7 Ast, nba
Georges Niang	6'8	2-SG	12	2	1	1	3	16.7 Pts, 4.5 Reb, 3.6 Ast, nba
DeAndre Kane	6'4	3-SF	18	7	0	1	2	17.1 Pts, 6.8 Reb, 5.9 Ast
Melvin Ejim	6'6	4-PF	13	8	1	5	2	17.8 Pts, 8.4 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Dustin Hogue	6'6	5-C	12	11	0	1	3	11.6 Pts, 8.4 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Sherron Dorsey-Walker	6'4	1-PG	2	1	0	0	1	1.2 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Naz Long	6'4	2-SG	5	2	0	0	2	7.1 Pts, 1.6 Reb, 1.1 Ast, nba
Matt Thomas	6'4	3-SF	5	1	0	0	2	5.5 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 1.1 Ast, nba
Daniel Edozie	6'8	4-PF	2	1	0	0	1	1.0 Pts, 1.5 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Percy Gibson	6'9	5-C	2	1	0	0	1	1.2 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 0.0 Ast
14 total turnovers			76	36	5	8	18
Iowa St (-5) wins 76-72	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Boston College 2006	20	16	20	16	72
Iowa State 2014	20	12	16	28	76

When a Value Add Basketball Game starts, the score is tied 20-20 and the 10 players in the game are assumed to have already played 11 possessions each, and they get stats based on their position and if they are the starter or the backup. Here are the stats at the beginning of the game. This is considered the result after 22 possessions were played. The game includes a count down from the 44th possession to the 1st (last) possession which would be a 66 possession game. However, because anytime there is a foul or a fast break in the last nine possessions, the game can actually go anywhere from 66-75 possessions. There are a few teams with an adjustment for extra possessions because they played at a very fast pace.

 

Pos	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	Fouls
1-PG	2	1	1	0	1
2-SG	2	1	1	0	1
3-SF	2	2	0	0	1
4-PF	2	2	0	0	1
5-C	2	2	0	1	1
1-PG	2	1	0	0	1
2-SG	2	1	0	0	1
3-SF	2	1	0	0	1
4-PF	2	1	0	0	1
5-C	2	1	0	0	1
	20	13	2	1	10

 Pregame write up

In the midst of Kansas winning an incredible 17 of 19 Big 12 regular seasons championships, the 2014 Iowa State team in our game took the tournament title to start a stretch of winning four of six Big 12 tournament titles. They then advanced to the Sweet 16 behind DeAndre Kane's double-double (24 points, 10 rebounds) and Naz Long coming off the bench to hit four of eight 3-pointers for an 85-83 win. They then gave eventual champion UConn what would be their toughest battle of the entire tournament when center Dustin Hogue did something that you never see done to UConn's front court - powering for 15 of 18 shooting for 34 points in a 5-point loss.

Their opponent in our tournament is Boston College's first ACC team after having played in the Big East for decades. BC had no problem adjusting, traveling to North Carolina twice to beat UNC at Chapel Hill and then came back to Greensboro for the ACC championship and beat the Tar Heels again in the semifinal game, before losing to Duke in the title game. They then advanced to the Sweet 16 before losing to a team from their old conference - a one-point loss to Villanova.

Regarding the cards, the Iowa cards were exactly accurate when we double checked the OAdj and DAdj, so we just added the word "verified" on their team chart. Until today we had a not on top of Boston College that it was a new team so we still had to verified, and when we ran the math they were actually a slightly better defensive team (Adj Dunk -1 dunk) but not quite as good offensively as the initial cards (now Dunk Rang 51-54).

The following is how we set up the cards, though we out then side-by-side once we start rolling. On some team sheets like Boston College.we.have already put which of the 44 possessions we suggest each player is on the court. However, you will see from Iowa State that their cards did not have recommended list of possessions yet so we wrote them in at the bottom of each card. I do still include players on the scoresheet who I don't plan to play any position, because the the game is based on all 10 players on a team having already played 11 possessions and scoring 2 points. However when rolling the dice for the 44 possessions we play after the 20-20 starting score, we only bring in the plays whose cards say "none" or for strategy at the end such as Iowa State's big men on the bench have "none" but are great shot blockers so you might play them at the end of protecting against a last second shot.

I use dimes to keep track of who in the game gets the ball on the 6, 7 and 8 - and pennies for those who only gets it on a 1-5 going from left to right. Notice when we start Iowa State only has two dimes, so and 8 means roll again and on the second roll a 6-8 is a shot clock turnover.

Iowa State's narrow win moves them up only slightly, to 84th all-time in our game. In www.kenpom.com they would have actually dropped a tiny amount because they were expected to win by five and won by four. However, we award an extra +4 for the winner. This also leaves Iowa State 2014 as the 10th highest ranked team in this tournament. Only the top 11 will get a bye to the Sweet 16, so two out of three wins by Texas 2023, SMU 2017, Washington 2006 would definitely bump Iowa State down to at least 12th and make them play a Round 2 game.

The first 14 teams listed below are the only teams in the game we have yet to play in a game - so this will produce seven more winners to advance. The 14 teams below them already won so will at least advance to the second round, but most will get a bye. Remember most of the greatest teams were already created and used in a tournament, so none of the teams with the 45 greatest cards are in this tournament. All 178 great teams and results of all games and current rankings are kept on this google sheet.

Rnk	Card	Current tournament, only teams yet to play	Win	Lost	Score	Allow	SoS	Card Rnk	Rate	tour
74	76	Texas - 2023 - Marcus Carr	0	0				-1.0	-1.0	SDSt 23
85	95	SMU - 2017 - Semi Ojeleye	0	0				-2.0	-2.0	FlAt 23
94	110	Washington - 2006 - Brandon Roy	0	0				-3.0	-3.0	Mia 23
103	124	Arkansas - 2021 - JD Notae	0	0				-4.0	-4.0	NW 17
104	127	St. Mary's - 2023 - Logan Johnson	0	0				-4.0	-4.0	PS 18
120	134	Kansas St. - 2023 - Markquis Nowell	0	0				-5.0	-5.0	TCU 23
121	135	Stanford - 2008 - Brook Lopez	0	0				-5.0	-5.0	Xav 23
122	136	Xavier - 2023 - Jack Nunge	0	0				-5.0	-5.0	St 08
129	145	TCU - 2023 - JaKobe Coles	0	0				-6.0	-6.0	KS 23
130	144	Penn St. - 2018 - Tony Carr	0	0				-6.0	-6.0	StM 23
131	143	Northwestern - 2017 - Vic Law	0	0				-6.0	-6.0	Ark 21
141	157	Miami - 2023 - Norchad Omier	0	0				-7.0	-7.0	Wa 06
142	156	Florida Atlantic - 2023 - Johnell Davis	0	0				-7.0	-7.0	SMU 17
157	167	San Diego St. - 2023 - Jaedon LeDee	0	0				-9.0	-9.0	TX 23
Rnk	Card	Current tournament already won a game	Win	Lost	Score	Allow	SoS	Card Rnk	Rate	2nd rou seed
38	46	Connecticut - 2023 - Adama Sanogo	1	0	77	39	-19.0	2.0	2.8	1
43	87	Rutgers - 1976 - Phil Sellers	1	0	97	77	-9.0	-2.0	2.3	2
45	60	Houston - 2021 - Quentin Grimes	1	0	102	50	-16.0	0.0	2.0	3
46	64	Tennessee - 2023 - Santiago Vescovi	1	0	75	67	-4.0	0.0	2.0	4
51	41	Duke - 2015 - Justise Winslow	1	0	75	72	-11.0	3.0	1.3	5
58	86	Gonzaga - 2023 - Drew Timme	1	0	86	74	-7.0	-2.0	0.8	6
63	63	Kansas - 2022 - Ochai Agbaji	1	0	87	81	-7.9	0.0	0.5	7
68	122	Marquette - 2023 - Tyler Kolek	1	0	90	81	-1.8	-4.0	-0.2	8
76	107	Marquette - 1994 - Jim McIlvaine	1	0	80	78	-1.4	-3.0	-1.1	9
84	94	Iowa St. - 2014 - DeAndre Kane	1	0	76	72	-7.0	-1.3	-2.0	10
90	108	Duke - 2022 - Wendell Moore	1	0	85	78	-13.0	-3.0	-2.8	11
110	158	North Carolina - 2022 - Armando Bacot	1	0	78	76	-2	-7.0	-4.3	12
111	115	Indiana St. - 1979 - Larry Bird	1	1	71.5	73	-5.5	-3.0	-4.6	13
149	173	Creighton - 2023 - Ryan Kalkbrenner	1	0	79	78	2	-13.0	-8.0	14