As the regular season winds down, five teams are still within shouting distance of one another, competing for the top seeds in the conference tournament. South Dakota State claimed sole possession of first place, pounding Western Illinois 85-60 back into second place. The Jackrabbits hit 14 three pointers en route to victory.
Led by Mariana Camargo's 21 points, Oral Roberts defeated IPFW 88-71 to reclaim third place in the conference. By virtue of losing to North Dakota State 65-60, IUPUI dropped into a three-way tie for fourth place with the Bison and Golden Grizzlies, who defeated Centenary 72-55. The Ladies have yet to win a conference game this season.
Rounding out the games, Southern Utah edged UMKC 51-49.
Monday night basketball:
Western Illinois @ North Dakota State, 7 p.m.
IPFW @ Centenary, 7 p.m.
Oakland @ Oral Roberts, 7:05 p.m.
IUPUI @ South Dakota State, 7 p.m.
Monday night action between OU and ORU might clear up the picture for #2 seed in the tourney, but there's simply too much basketball left to be played before Tulsapalooza. If IUPUI can upset the top team and best conference road team—South Dakota State—the Jags are probably staring at a #3 at best.
The latest standings:
1. South Dakota State—10-2/17-6
2. Western Illinois—9-3/11-12
3. Oral Roberts—7-4/13-9
4. Oakland—7-5/14-8
4. North Dakota State—7-5/12-10
4. IUPUI—7-5/11-13
7. IPFW—6-6/9-14
8. Southern Utah—4-8/6-17
9. UMKC—2-10/9-14
10. Centenary—0-11/3-18
Saturday, February 9, 2008
women's hoops: no clarity for the top five seeds...yet.
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