Second half of League play begins: MVC Game 10

[bleach]

Was a must win for SIU and I can't remember the last time SIU swept the season series against the Bears.

Uh, last year.

[James_SIU]

Was a must win for SIU and I can't remember the last time SIU swept the season series against the Bears.

Uh, last year.

Crazy...my brain was telling me we haven't beat any valley team twice in a year except a bottom dweller the last 10 years.

[James_SIU]

Lusk seemed rather angry during the post game handshake. Hinson addressed it post game but said he had no idea why he was angry. He knows it wasn't directed at him or a Salukis player though. Anybody know the reason or here Lusk talk about it post game?

[BradleyFan71]

Lusk seemed rather angry during the post game handshake. Hinson addressed it post game but said he had no idea why he was angry. He knows it wasn't directed at him or a Salukis player though. Anybody know the reason or here Lusk talk about it post game?

Probably has something to do with his team losing to a team that couldn't beat Bradley.

[TheObserver]

For your next screen name try: The Obsessor

Well if that's all you got for a counter, then I think it's safe to say I accept your concession.

[James_SIU]

Lusk seemed rather angry during the post game handshake. Hinson addressed it post game but said he had no idea why he was angry. He knows it wasn't directed at him or a Salukis player though. Anybody know the reason or here Lusk talk about it post game?

Probably has something to do with his team losing to a team that couldn't beat Bradley.

Well by that metric I'd say the more embarrassing thing to point out would be that SIU lost to Northern Iowa at home...because UNI lost to your team earlier in the month.

[BradleyFan71]

Lusk seemed rather angry during the post game handshake. Hinson addressed it post game but said he had no idea why he was angry. He knows it wasn't directed at him or a Salukis player though. Anybody know the reason or here Lusk talk about it post game?

Probably has something to do with his team losing to a team that couldn't beat Bradley.

Well by that metric I'd say the more embarrassing thing to point out would be that SIU lost to Northern Iowa at home...because UNI lost to your team earlier in the month.

True. Lusk has more than one reason to be upset.

[MSUDuo]

Lusk seemed rather angry during the post game handshake. Hinson addressed it post game but said he had no idea why he was angry. He knows it wasn't directed at him or a Salukis player though. Anybody know the reason or here Lusk talk about it post game?

Because he knows he sucks?

[Rambler63]

This is a serious question, and not meant to be a dig or an insult. Why does Missouri State keep getting blown out in 2nd halves? They were up by 9 at halftime to DePaul and lost by 2. They were up by 5 at halftime against Valpo and lost by 3. They were up by 17 at halftime at UNI, and barely held on to win by 4. They were up by 11 at Loyola and lost by 6. They were up by 8 at halftime against Indiana State, got forced to OT, and eventually won by 6. And today they were winning by 12 at the half.

They've outscored their opponents by 205 points in first halves of games this season, but they've been outscored by 17 in second halves. That's kind of weird. And I've watched several of these games and can't figure out why. Any ideas?

[James_SIU]

This is a serious question, and not meant to be a dig or an insult. Why does Missouri State keep getting blown out in 2nd halves? They were up by 9 at halftime to DePaul and lost by 2. They were up by 5 at halftime against Valpo and lost by 3. They were up by 17 at halftime at UNI, and barely held on to win by 4. They were up by 11 at Loyola and lost by 6. They were up by 8 at halftime against Indiana State, got forced to OT, and eventually won by 6. And today they were winning by 12 at the half.

They've outscored their opponents by 205 points in first halves of games this season, but they've been outscored by 17 in second halves. That's kind of weird. And I've watched several of these games and can't figure out why. Any ideas?

Great stats. Just going off today's game it as simple as they shot great the first half and the same shots weren't falling the 2nd half. Might have been some tired legs but I think it is more likely that they were just unusually hot the first half.