Game 9 - Dishin' The Rock, Dissin' The Badgers

*** Those Steeeeenkin' Badgers ... You heard it here first: Wisconsin is NOT the second best team in America. Let's make sure we have this right... the Badgers are one of the worst shooting teams in the Big Ten, but one of the top teams in the nation??? In fact, Slick Vitalis thinks Wisconsin is likely to be stunned by a #15 or #16 seed in March. I mean, how can you take a team seriously when Chris Rock is the two guard?

Around the Super 6 through Game 9 - (1/23 - 1/28) ... Superior Baptist won the battle for superiority in the Super 6 (for now), beating GLC 73-69 in Game 9. Going into Saturday's game, SBU needed 14 points from Carl Landry to get the win. Landry got 17 to give the Crusaders (7-2) sole possession of first place with three games to play. Ivan Harris paced SBU with a season-high 18 points to help the Crusaders win their fourth straight and wrap up a season sweep of GLC (6-3). SBU also beat GLC in Game 4 ... David Teague exploded for a career-high 28 points to lead Hershey past Robert Montgomery U, 87-56. Lawrence McKenzie and Greg Oden added 19 each as the Red Storm continued their (too) late season charge. Following a 3-0 start, RMU has lost 5 of 6 to tumble into a third-place tie with UH at 4-5 ... It's been a rough season for Oskee Wow-wow. The Warriors are struggling through a rebuilding year, but they've turned it around lately by winning three of their last five, including a 52-50 squeaker over Nelson Christian in Game 9. Alando Tucker, Rich McBride and Shaun Pruitt did most of the work in the victory. Tyler Smith and Warren Carter were the only starters to finish with double digits for the Doves, who have been colder than Kammron Taylor's jumpshot.

*** En el Ojo de la Tormenta ... Since hitting bottom with 35 points in a Game 5 loss to OWW, Hershey has been on a roll, scoring 91, 88, and 87 points while winning 3 of their last 4.

*** Only 3 Games Left To Go ...
GLC plays: RMU / UNC / UH
SBU plays: UNC / UH / OWW

This week's Big Ten schedule

Tuesday 1/30
Michigan State at Illinois, 9:00 pm

Wednesday 1/31
Wisconsin at Indiana, 7:00
Ohio State at Purdue, 7:00
Iowa at Michigan, 8:00
Minnesota at Northwestern, 8:00

Saturday 2/3
Purdue at Penn State, 12:05
Northwestern at Wisconsin, 2:00
Indiana at Iowa, 2:05
Ohio State at Michigan State, 4:00
Minnesota at Illinois, 8:00

SUPER 6 STANDINGS

SUPER 6 SCORING LEADERS

Game 9 results (1/23-1/28)
SBU 73 , GLC 69
UH 87, RMU 56
OWW 52, UNC 50

Game 10 - 1/30-2/3
SBU (7-2) @ UNC (3-6)
RMU (4-5) @ GLC (6-3)
UH (4-5) @ OWW (3-6)

Game 7 & 8

Around the Super 6 through Games 7 & 8 (1/20) ... It was an easy week for Great Lakes Christian, as they racked up two wins without scoring a lot of points. In fact, GLC hasn't been a high-scoring team all year, breaking the 70-point mark only twice, but that hasn't stopped them from piling up the victories and hanging on to first place. Coach Shipman's crew beat UNC 67-57 in Game 7, then got past Oskee Wow-wow, 69-65 in Game 8 to up their record to 6-2 on the year. GLC shares the lead with Superior Baptist, which has won three straight. Drew Neitzel's bye-assisted 28 points helped SBU beat Hershey 69-58 Game 7, but Neitzel really wasn't needed in Saturday's 76-32 blowout of RMU in Game 8. With GLC and SBU both at 6-2, it sets up this week's Game of the Century, as the co-leaders square off in Game 9 (1/23-1/28) ... While SBU and GLC were winning two games, Robert Montgomery U lost a pair and fell out of first place. The Knights started the year with three straight wins while posting some big offensive numbers, but they're 1-4 over their last 5 games and averaged only 38.5 points per game in two losses this week, dropping them into third place ... Hershey and Nelson Christian are tied for fourth place at 3-5, after the Red Storm beat the Doves 88-63 in Game 8. Greg Oden tossed in 29 points to earn Player of the Week honors. UNC has dropped three in a row since losing Spencer Tollackson to a broken hand. Oskee Wow-wow sits alone in the basement at 2-6, while grumbling about might have been, like signing Greg Oden to a scholarship (instead of Nate Minnoy) in 2005.

SUPER 6 STANDINGS THROUGH GAME 8

He's Still Around? ... GLC's Lester Abram was the forgotten man for the Crusaders this year. The senior had zero starts until he got the call in Game 8 and finished with a respectable 12 points.

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow ... Nelson Christian's Warren Carter originally signed with GLC (then Vaughn U), but was cut at the December '04 draft. No team signed him (not even Oskee Wow-wow!) in that draft, or the '05 draft. Finally, UNC grabbed him in the second round this year and Carter's been a steal, ranking among the top 10 scorers. More importantly, Warren's hair has earned him a spot on the '06/'07 All-Ugly team.

Game 9 schedule - 1/23-1/28
GLC (6-2) @ SBU (6-2)
UH (3-5) @ RMU (4-4)
OWW (2-6) @ UNC (3-5)

Game 8 results - 1/20
GLC 69, OWW 65
SBU 76, RMU 32
UH 88, UNC 63

Game 7 results - 1/16 - 1/17
SBU 69, UH 58
GLC 67, UNC 57
OWW 50, RMU 45

Over 2 years passed ...

... before this 2004 picture made its way
to a certain basketball office in Texas ...













... but the elapsed time didn't lessen the
devastating impact.

Game 6 - Jammed Up

Greg Oden and UH slam GLC, creating a log jam at the top of the standings









Around the Super 6 through Game 6 (1/13-1/14) - Every once in a while (maybe twice a season), Hershey manages to play like a quality basketball team. Unfortunately for Great Lakes Christian, it happened in Game 6. Greg Oden scored 24 points as UH coasted to a 91-65 win over GLC. David Teague and Dion Harris added 21 apiece to help the Red Storm (2-4) climb out of the Super 6 basement. Dan Coleman (19 pts) was the leading scorer for the Crusaders, who came into the game alone at the top of the standings, but left in a three-way tie for the lead with RMU and SBU at 4-2 ... Superior Baptist turned up the offense in an 80-59 win over Oskee Wow-wow. Carl Landry (22 pts) and Drew Neitzel (19) paced a balanced Crusaders' attack. OWW's Alando Tucker and Mike Conley combined for 31 points in the loss ... Robert Montgomery U didn't score much, but still had enough to get past Nelson Christian, 49-44. Adam Haluska finished with 22 points for the Knights, who played without the injured Kevin Coble. UNC had its own injury to deal with, as Spencer Tollackson was sidelined with a broken hand. The loss snapped the Doves three-game winning streak and dropped them back to .500 at 3-3.

SUPER 6 STANDINGS

SUPER 6 SCORING LEADERS

Game 6 results - 1/13-1/14
UH 91, GLC 65
SBU 80, OWW 59
RMU 49, UNC 44

Game 7 (MSU bye) - 1/16-1/17
SBU (4-2) @ UH (2-4)
UNC (3-3) @ GLC (4-2)
OWW (1-5) @ RMU (4-2)

Game 5 - Alone in the Spotlight

GLC's D.J. White dances to a 4-1 record

Great Lakes Christian took over sole possession of first place with a 62-51 win over Robert Montgomery U in Game 5 (1/6-1/10). DJ White, Dan Coleman and Tim Doyle did most of the damage for the Crusaders, who climb to 4-1 on the season. The RMU tandem of Brian Butch and Jamar Smith averaged 1.5 points as the Knights fell into a three-way tie for second place along with UNC and SBU ... Nelson Christian made it three straight wins by slipping past Superior Baptist, 52-48. Warren Carter continued his steady play for the Doves with 16 points. SBU's offense took the night off, with the exception of Carl Landry, who scored half of the Crusaders 48 points ... In the brickfest of the week, Oskee Wow-wow beat Hershey, 47-35. Shaun Pruitt finished with 16 points as the Warriors finally picked up their first win of the year.

SUPER 6 STANDINGS THROUGH GAME 5

Game 5 results/boxscores:
GLC 62, RMU 51
UNC 52, SBU 48
OWW 47, UH 35

Game 6 schedule - (1/13-1/14)
UH (1-4) @ GLC (4-1)
OWW (1-4) @ SBU (3-2)
RMU (3-2) @ UNC (3-2)

Game 4 - Rising To The Top

SBU's Carl Landry lifts the Crusaders into first place









Around the Super 6 through Game 4 (12/31-1/4) - Carl Landry and Drew Neitzel scored 20 points each as Superior Baptist handed Great Lakes Christian its first loss of the season, 62-49. The win pulled SBU into a three-way tie at the top of the Super 6 Standings with GLC and RMU at 3-1 ... Hershey picked up its first win, 72-71 over Robert Montgomery U. Lawrence McKenzie finally played like the top overall pick, scoring 23 points to lead the Red Storm. UH barely eeked out the win when RMU's Adam Haluska was held to a season-low 16 points on Thursday night ... Nelson Christian climbed to the .500 mark with 57-55 win over Oskee Wow-wow. Kammron Taylor and Warren Carter led the Doves with 14 points apiece. The loss spoiled a 29-point Player of the Week performance by OWW's Alando Tucker.

SUPER 6 STANDINGS THROUGH GAME 4

Game 4 results - (12/31-1/4)
UH 72, RMU 71
SBU 62 @ GLC 49
UNC 57, OWW 55

Game 3 - Warming Up

Around the Super 6 through Game 3 (12/30) - Great Lakes Christian's Geary Claxton is starting to warm up, and the Crusaders are keeping the heat on the rest of the league. Claxton was named Player of the Week after scoring 31 points in GLC's 73-35 win over Oskee Wow-wow. The Crusaders (3-0) would have scored 100 points if Goran Suton (27 pts) would have started. He may start soon, because Ron Lewis hasn't helped at all. Alando Tucker and Shaun Pruitt led OWW (0-3) with 11 points each ... Robert Montgomery U is the only other unbeaten team. Adam Haluska followed up his Game 2 explosion with a 29-point effort as RMU moved to 3-0 with an 88-72 win over Superior Baptist. Daequan Cook added 23 for the Knights, who take their high-powered offense to Hershey this week. SBU fell to 2-1 despite a career-high 25 points from Jamelle Cornley ... Spencer Tollackson had 21 points to help Nelson Christian win for the first time this season, 66-51 over Hershey. Tyler Smith added 18 for the Doves. Greg Oden (18) and Lawrence McKenzie (17) led the 0-3 Red Storm, who are keeping Oskee Wow-wow company in the Super 6 basement.

RMU's Milestone Man

Game 3 results/boxscores:
RMU 88, SBU 72
GLC 73, OWW 35
UNC 66, UH 51

Game 4 - 12/31-1/4
RMU (3-0) @ UH (0-3)
SBU (2-1) @ GLC (3-0)
UNC (1-2) @ OWW (0-3)