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collegesportsfanms · 03-02-2014, 12:01 PM

Nov. 2014 Tournament Wrap-Up

2014 Alaska Invitational

Indiana State beat (4) Georgia 72-66 in their opening game, then got hammered by (1) UNLV, 81-53. In the third place game, they got by (3) N.C. State 76-65.

2014 Coaches Invitational

Northern Iowa won their first round game against (11) Wright State 79-52, then got beat by (3) Missouri 64-55 in the quarterfinals.

2014 GDS Classic

Hawaii had a short stay at the GDS Classic, losing their first round game 64-51 to (3) St. Louis.

2014 Island Invitational

Evansville won their first game 65-58 over (5) Montana, then shocked (1) George Mason 81-74, but couldn't win the title, as (3) Rutgers beat them in the championship game, 51-47.

2014 Las Vegas Challenge

Illinois State was very disappointing in this this tournament, as they went OT in their first game, but beat (6) Middle Tennessee 90-82. In the winners bracket semifinals, they got blasted by (2) Memphis, 67-40. In the third place game, the effort was better, but they still lost to (4) Arizona State 79-73. An interesting note in this one, (8) Duquesne actually won this tournament. Shocking.

2014 Maui Shootout

Drake lost their first game 79-54 to (2) Michigan State, then lost the loser bracket semifinal to (6) Providence 82-73. They became the first team not to win a game in a 3 game guarantee preseason tournament, losing the 7th place game to (8) Buffalo 75-69. Unacceptable.

2014 Preseason NIT

Wichita State lost their first round game to (11) Colorado State 72-68

Kansas State won their first round game 78-66 over (13) Pacific 78-66, the lost their quarterfinal game 73-60 to (5) Cincinnati.

2014 Top of the Globe Invitational

Southern Illinois beat (5) Western Kentucky 63-50 in their opening game, then beat (1) Dayton 69-58 in the winners bracket semifinals. In the championship, they fell short to (3) Iona, 54-45.

2014 Vision Classic

Missouri State won their first round game of this 4 team tournament, beating (4) Hartford 77-52. They won the Vision Classic championship with a 63-50 win over (3) Northern Colorado. Congrats to Score Galore for bringing the MVC home their first piece of hardware in the 2014-2015 season.

A tournament championship, a 2 second place finishes, and a 3rd place finish gives me hope for the conference, but I'm not at all happy at the way Drake and Illinois St. played in their tournaments.

03-02-2014, 12:01 PM	#46
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Nov. 2014 Tournament Wrap-Up 2014 Alaska Invitational Indiana State beat (4) Georgia 72-66 in their opening game, then got hammered by (1) UNLV, 81-53. In the third place game, they got by (3) N.C. State 76-65. 2014 Coaches Invitational Northern Iowa won their first round game against (11) Wright State 79-52, then got beat by (3) Missouri 64-55 in the quarterfinals. 2014 GDS Classic Hawaii had a short stay at the GDS Classic, losing their first round game 64-51 to (3) St. Louis. 2014 Island Invitational Evansville won their first game 65-58 over (5) Montana, then shocked (1) George Mason 81-74, but couldn't win the title, as (3) Rutgers beat them in the championship game, 51-47. 2014 Las Vegas Challenge Illinois State was very disappointing in this this tournament, as they went OT in their first game, but beat (6) Middle Tennessee 90-82. In the winners bracket semifinals, they got blasted by (2) Memphis, 67-40. In the third place game, the effort was better, but they still lost to (4) Arizona State 79-73. An interesting note in this one, (8) Duquesne actually won this tournament. Shocking. 2014 Maui Shootout Drake lost their first game 79-54 to (2) Michigan State, then lost the loser bracket semifinal to (6) Providence 82-73. They became the first team not to win a game in a 3 game guarantee preseason tournament, losing the 7th place game to (8) Buffalo 75-69. Unacceptable. 2014 Preseason NIT Wichita State lost their first round game to (11) Colorado State 72-68 Kansas State won their first round game 78-66 over (13) Pacific 78-66, the lost their quarterfinal game 73-60 to (5) Cincinnati. 2014 Top of the Globe Invitational Southern Illinois beat (5) Western Kentucky 63-50 in their opening game, then beat (1) Dayton 69-58 in the winners bracket semifinals. In the championship, they fell short to (3) Iona, 54-45. 2014 Vision Classic Missouri State won their first round game of this 4 team tournament, beating (4) Hartford 77-52. They won the Vision Classic championship with a 63-50 win over (3) Northern Colorado. Congrats to Score Galore for bringing the MVC home their first piece of hardware in the 2014-2015 season. A tournament championship, a 2 second place finishes, and a 3rd place finish gives me hope for the conference, but I'm not at all happy at the way Drake and Illinois St. played in their tournaments.