Sunday, March 9, 2025

NIT Wild Elite 8 Games: UNCW 116-114, NIA 94-92

Coming off the lowest scoring game of our first 350, with Bobby Knights' Indiana defeating Michael Jordan, we proceeded to have the two wildest games decided at the buzzer.

Northern Iowa Edges Winthrop. We the non-power Conferences playing for automatic bids, we thought we would shift back to out NIT of all-time non-power champs, and the first game was between our two biggest non-power champs, with Winthrop 2007 vs. Northern Iowa 2015. In their real MVC tournament this year Northern Iowa is not in the title game due to being upset by Valpo in the quarter finals.

Seth Tuttle drew a foul in the closing seconds and hit both free throws for a 94-92 win to advance to our All-Time NIT Final 4. He has made Northern Iowa perhaps the biggest surprise so far i the game - as a blowout win over Bobby Hurley's Rhode Island, stunning upset of the 1960 Ohio State champs and then respectable loss against a Kentucky team make them 4-1 with this win and in our top 50. IN real MVC action 

Winthrop also lost their real tournament title game today to end up runner up in the Big South tournament.

UNC Wilmington over Stephen F Austin in double OT Despite 4 starters fouling out. The next game would be the second highest scoring game of our 350 Value Add Basketball Games played to date. The average score in our first 350 games has been 78-68. Ironically the lowest scoring game was played right before these two games, as Bobby Knight's Indiana beat Michael Jordan's UNC 53-46 in a matchup of perhaps the best two defensive teams in teh game.

RnkHighest Scoring GamesPlayerScoreAllowPtsOpponent
1Loyola Marymount 1990Bo Kimble138116254Kentucky 1970
2UNC Wilmington 2003Devontae Cacok116114230Stephen F. Austin 2016
3Holy Cross 1950Bob Cousy #34108106214Duke 1986
4Michigan St. 2000Mateen Cleaves108104212Miami FL 1965
5North Carolina 1998Vince Carter104101205Loyola Marymount 1990
6Illinois 1989Nick Anderson10598203Loyola Marymount 1990
7Miami FL 2023Norchad Omier9998197Washington 2006
8Texas 2023Marcus Carr9796193Indiana St. 1979
9Michigan 1965Cazzie Russell9594189Stephen F Austin 1965
10Marquette 2023Tyler Kolek9493187Creighton 2023
DropUCLA 1967Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #39392185Baylor 2021

That was topped in our second game which sets all kinds of records starting with both teams being the first to score 100 points besides games  in which Loyola-Marymount was not playing.  Stephen F. Austin drew a record 33 fouls to get a record 47 foul shots attempted. Four of five UNC Wilmington starters fouled out, but the remaining player - Denzel Ingram - hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the end of the 2nd overtime to advance to our NIT Final 4 with a 116-114 win.




While we ranked Thomas Walkup as the best player in the country when we ran our Value Add Basketball rankings, it was Demetrious Floyd hit an all-time game high seven 3-pointers in the losing effort.

PosStephen F Austin 2016Pts3pt2ptFTAttRebStlBlkFlHeightSummary
 UNCW 116, SFA 114           
1-PGTrey Pinkney6022452025'92.7 Pts, 1.8 Reb
2-SGDemetrious Floyd28715713135'1113.8 Pts, 1.5 Reb
3-SFThomas Walkup31081516117146'418.1 Pts, 6.9 Reb
4-PFTy Charles21174974036'59.4 Pts, 4.8 Reb
5-CT.J. Holyfield1403811100216'87.5 Pts, 4.2 Reb
1-PGJared Johnson2010010016'06.0 Pts, 0.9 Reb
2-SGDallas Cameron2010010016'33.5 Pts, 1.0 Reb
3-SFNathan Bain2010010016'62.5 Pts, 2.0 Reb
4-PFClide Geffrard6030010016'513.3 Pts, 5.9 Reb
5-CC.J. Williams2010010016'22.4 Pts, 2.7 Reb
 Turnovers 1411482834473916418  
             
PosUNC Wilmington 2017Pts3pt2ptFTAttRebStlBlkFlHeightSummary
1-PGDenzel Ingram33493431036'014.6 Pts, 2.2 Reb
2-SGAmbrose Mosley5110021056'28.2 Pts, 2.9 Reb
3-SFChris Flemmings13150020156'515.8 Pts, 5.6 Reb
4-PFC.J. Bryce241771030056'517.4 Pts, 5.4 Reb
5-CDevontae Cacok120600130256'712.3 Pts, 9.8 Reb
1-PGJordon Talley14151210026'07.6 Pts, 1.7 Reb
2-SGJaQuel Richmond2010010016'14.6 Pts, 1.2 Reb
3-SFJaylen Fornes2010011026'33.1 Pts, 1.0 Reb
4-PFMarcus Bryan2010020026'72.2 Pts, 2.7 Reb
5-CChuck Ogbodo9041120036'91.5 Pts, 2.0 Reb
 Turnovers 211168401217303333  
             
  Previous game           
PosWinthrop 2007Pts3pt2ptFTAttRebStlBlkFlHeightSummary
 N IA wins 116-114           
1-PGMichael Jenkins12230023026'314.8 Pts, 3.8 Reb
2-SGChris Gaynor14240010025'107.8 Pts, 3.2 Reb
3-SFTaj McCullough16323340016'77.9 Pts, 3.8 Reb
4-PFPhillip Williams8210050026'88.7 Pts, 5.5 Reb
5-CCraig Bradshaw16161250226'1113.5 Pts, 6.3 Reb
1-PGDeAndre Adams7031130135'82.1 Pts, 1.1 Reb
2-SGAntwon Harris2010010016'45.5 Pts, 3.3 Reb
3-SFKyle Moore2010010016'31.9 Pts, 0.8 Reb
4-PFMantoris Robinson2010020026'52.4 Pts, 2.6 Reb
5-CTorrell Martin13320031026'514.5 Pts, 5.7 Reb
 Turnovers 1392132456274318  
             
             
             
PosNorthern Iowa 2015 (MVC)Pts3pt2ptFTAttRebStlBlkFlHtActual Season
1-PGDeon Mitchell11140021016'17.5 Pts, 2.0 ^ 2.5 Ast
2-SGMatt Bohannon9114423316'45.7 Pts, 1.7 ^ 0.9 Ast
3-SFJeremy Morgan11221140016'55.6 Pts, 3.1 ^ 0.9 Ast
4-PFMarvin Singleton10042240016'64.7 Pts, 4.9 ^ 0.7 Ast
5-CSeth Tuttle25445540236'815.3 Pts, 6.9 ^ 3.3 Ast
1-PGWes Washpun10212420126'17.6 Pts, 2.5 ^ 2.6 Ast
2-SGWyatt Lohaus5110010016'23.8 Pts, 1.2 ^ 0.7 Ast
3-SFPaul Jesperson2010030016'65.9 Pts, 2.3 ^ 0.3 Ast
4-PFNate Buss9211120016'97.7 Pts, 2.7 ^ 0.1 Ast
5-CBennett Koch2010010016'91.4 Pts, 0.6 ^ 0.0 Ast
 Turnovers 129413201517254613 

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