The Coaching Legacy of Milton Mackay (College Hoops 2K8)

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Texas State comes roaring back to down Islanders
It seemed all was lost. Texas State was getting blown out by lowly Texas A&M Corpus Christi, and about to fall to 5-7 in league with dates against the best teams in the league incoming.

A 15-3 run from the Islanders put the home team up 29-16 at the half, and with the Bobcats shooting 26% it seemed there would be no comeback.

But then the Bobcat offense, and in particular Ryan White, heated up. White, who had been 4 for his last 17 from 3, would hit 8 of his 10 attempts on this night. A 17-1 run led by White and fellow senior Cameron Johnson put Texas State back in front. From there, it seemed White had an answer for everything. Topps would hit a lay-up in transition, but White would hit right back with a 3. A Matt Staff post up would put the Bobcats up 5 with less than a minute and a half to play, and when Hollis Hill missed a 3 on the ensuing Islander possession it was all she wrote. Texas State escaped, 54-48.

White came through on a day when the rest of the team was ice cold. Besides him and Johnson, the team shot 7-23 from the field and 1 for 7 from 3. Meanwhile, Corpus-Christi shot poorly all around. A meager 4 turnovers was the main factor keeping them in the game.

Texas State 54-TX&M-CC 48
Key Bobcats
White 25 points, 8 3s
Johnson 11 points
Key Islanders
Topps 15 points, 5-14
Reynolds 9 points, 8 rebounds
Nelson 8 points, 8 rebounds

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Texas State demolishes UT San Antonio

Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners at Texas State Bobcats
Feb 23,	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Texas-San Antonio (10-9 (8-3))	39	36	75
Texas State (7-16 (5-6))	19	19	38

Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Stephon Franklin	24	2-10	2-6	3-4	0	1	1	1	0	9
Melvin Johnson	24	3-9	0-4	2-3	2	0	2	0	1	8
Devin Gibson	24	2-4	0-0	3-4	2	0	1	0	5	7

Texas State Bobcats
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ryan White	19	4-10	4-8	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	13
Tony Bishop	11	4-5	3-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	11
Eddie Rios	20	3-4	3-4	0-0	1	5	0	0	4	9

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Stephen F. Austin narrowly closes out Texas State
It seemed Stephen F. Austin was on the verge of blowing out Texas State out, opening the second half on a 11-0 run to take their lead to 16. But this Texas State brought the game all the way back with runs of 7-0 and 6-2, with an Eddie Rios fastbreak dunk bringing the lead to 2 with less than 4 minutes to play.

But this Lumberjack team is the league favorite for a reason. Eddie Williams, who played a fantastic game, hit Antonio Bostic on a backdoor cut to take the lead to 4. Matt Staff would hit a hook shot in the final minute to cut it to 2. A 1-2 trip to the line for Williams brought the lead to 3. The Bobcats would come down and get a look from 3 for Ryan White, but his shot was no good, and that was all she wrote for Texas State, who fell 65-59 in a hard fought game.

This was an expected but still painful loss for the Bobcats, who are now 7-7 in league play and need a win over either Sam Houston State in their next game or against UT Arlington to clinch a berth in the Southland conference tournament. Their overall record is 9-17.

SF Austin 65-Texas State 59 (STATS AND FINAL SCORE NOT ACCURATE-CORRUPTED GAME)
Key Lumberjacks
Williams 17 points, 7 assists (Real: 9 assists)
Glynn 15 points
Key Bobcats
White 12 points
Johnson 10 points, 7 rebounds
Bowman 9 points
(Real: Staff had 10 and 12)

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Sam Houston State pounds Texas State on the inside, Bobcats on the brink
A game defined by the battle on the interior was clearly won by Sam Houston State, who took the game 52-46. Cameron Johnson’s 17 points were not enough to overcome the Bearkats.

The Bearkats inside players dominated scoring 34 of the team’s 52 points. They scored 32 points in the paint, while the Bobcats only scored 16. Sam Houston attempted 20 free throws as opposed to 6. The Bobcats were outrebounded 34-23 and 12 to 2 on the offensive glass. The Bearkats only hit 3 field goals outside of the paint and none from 3. This was an old fashioned beatdown, from tipoff to final whistle.

This puts the Bobcats in a must win situation, with UT Arlington on deck at home for Senior Night. Both teams sit at 7-8 in conference; it’s a winner take all match-up, as the winner will play in the conference tournament, and the loser will sit in a comfortable couch at home watching on TV.

“We put ourselves in this position,” said Coach Mackey. “Now we have to win to get ourselves out of it. I believe in our boys. We got pounded tonight, but we still made it close. Arlington got lucky beating us last time around.”

Sam Houston State 52-Texas State 46
Key Bearkats
Bootie 15 points
Lawson 10 points, 8 rebounds
Clavell 9 points, 12 rebounds
Key Bobcats
Johnson 17 points, 3-3 3s
Conley 7 points

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Texas State punches ticket to conference tournament
It was redemption for Texas State, who after a frustrating conference season have at the very least sealed a bid into the conference tournament. It was a redeeming night for sophomore forward Matt Staff, who went for 10 points and 10 rebounds after being thoroughly outplayed by Sam Houston State.

The move to put JB Conley in the starting lineup due to senior night seemed to spark both him and Staff, as both turned in quality performance. Still, UT Arlington held an 11 point lead at the half. An inspired Bobcat team held the Mavericks to just 15 points in the second half to win 50-48 and seal a bid into the conference tournament.

Texas State will play #1 seed Stephen F. Austin in the conference tournament, who have already beaten the Bobcats twice in the regular season and won the league championship with a record of 12-4. They will certainly expect to take down the Bobcats.
Texas State 50- UT Arlington 48
Top Bobcats
Staff 10 points, 10 rebounds
Conley 7 points
Key Mavericks
Catlett 13 points
Reeves 13 points
Ingram 14 rebounds

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Southland Conference Standings - Updated: Mar 10,
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB
Stephen F. Austin	15-11		12-4	0
Sam Houston State	13-12		11-5	1
UTSA	12-12		10-6	2
Lamar	13-12		10-6	2
McNeese State	12-14		8-8	4
Northwestern State	12-14		8-8	4
Nicholls State	11-19		8-8	4
Texas State	10-18		8-8	4
UT Arlington	9-16		7-9	5
SE Louisiana	8-17		6-10	6
TXAM-CC	8-23		5-11	7
Central Arkansas	10-19		3-13	9

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Southland Conference Tournament Bracket
1. Stephen F. Austin
8. Texas State

4. McNeese State
5. UTSA

3. Lamar
6. Northwestern State

2. Sam Houston State
7. Nicholls State

[Knickerbocker91]

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Congrats on making it to the conference tournament. Looks like the road to an automatic bid will be tough, good luck.

[CalBears]

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Congrats on making it to the conference tournament. Looks like the road to an automatic bid will be tough, good luck.

Thanks! Always love having someone stop by in the thread. It will be, a lot of teams that have given us a lot of problems in our way.

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Texas State pulls upset over conference champion, onto the semifinals
Stephen F. Austin said they weren’t going to take Texas State easy, even if they were the #8 seed. Obviously they didn’t, as their NCAA Tournament dreams have ended at the hands of the underdog Bobcats.

“I’m so proud of our team,” said Coach Mackey. “They had already beaten us twice and I wasn’t sure of our chances, but the boys delivered more than I could have imagined. Now we have to take down McNeese tomorrow and see how it plays out after that.”

Stephen F. Austin seemed to be sleepwalking early, allowing Texas State to take a 10 point lead before coming back with a 6-0 run. Texas State would hold on to hold a 5 point 28-23 lead at the half, and the arena, after a long day of basketball, was buzzing with the hopes of another upset after already seeing 3 today.

Texas State expanded their lead to 8 early on in the second half, but Stephen F. Austin would take the lead for the first time in the second half. From there it was a back and forth affair. A Cameron Johnson 3 gave the Bobcats a 2 point lead with under 5 minutes to play, and Jordan Glynn would equalize with two free throws. Johnson, fighting for his career, would drive to the basket to put his team back in. Jereal Scott would answer with a post-up of his own.

At this point, Ryan White would come out of his shell. At the time, he was 1 for 8 from 3. White would come down and hit one, then another, and all of a sudden Texas State had a 6 point lead. Dion Prewster and Scott would both score to bring the lead to 2 with 46.7 seconds left. The Lumberjacks got a stop, and had a chance to tie or win with the final possession. Instead, Denzel Barnes, a senior playing in his final chance for an NCAA Tournament and having a horrible game, would throw the ball away and turn it over. The Lumberjacks had been upset.

“Our team’s had a great year and we go out with our heads up head,” said the coach of Stephen F. Austin. “We won a conference title and fought back from a deficit tonight. We put ourselves in a position to win. We had the ball in the hands of our experienced players, our seniors. We just didn’t make the plays, and they did. Both teams are experienced, we weren’t surprised.”

Barnes was in tears on the court, in shock his team could go down in such a manner. But for the jubilant Bobcats, the McNeese State Cowboys await, who have already taken down their squad once this season.

Texas State 53- Stephen F. Austin 50
Key Bobcats
White 17 points
Johnson 8 points
Key Lumberjacks
Williams 14 points, 6 steals
Prewster 12 points
Glynn 10 points

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Great stuff here..got me thinking about doing one on my NCAA Basketball 10 Dynasty with Grambling

[VandyRedskins21]

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Just saw this for the first time today and read through it all.. Great win against SFA! Good luck in the semis.

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Great stuff here..got me thinking about doing one on my NCAA Basketball 10 Dynasty with Grambling

Just saw this for the first time today and read through it all.. Great win against SFA! Good luck in the semis.

Well it's been a while guys...but I'm back. Work and going away for college (didn't take the 360 with me) meant this thing got off the rails, but Christmas Break is here and I should be able to at the very least get us into Year 2. It's good to be back!

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Texas State to the conference finals!!
McNeese State and their seemingly unstoppable star Diego Kapelan have finally been vanquished. It took overtime and an all-around team effort from the Bobcats to do it, but the Bobcats have taken down their rivals for a spot in the conference championship, 68-63.

This was a game a power conference would have been proud of, an emotional, back and forth contest where both teams fought for their lives. No better reflection existed than the first half, where neither team had a lead larger than 5. Kapelan continued to give both John Bowman and Ryan White problems, and a late Cowboy surge gave McNeese a 27-25 lead at the half.

An 8-0 McNeese State run early in the second half put the Bobcats on the brink, and they continued to carry a comfortable lead for much of the second half. It took a 3 from Uriel Segura, who shot 20% from that distance this year, to cut the gap to 4 at the 5 minute mark. Kapelan would extend the lead to 6, but a pair of fastbreak layups from Eddie Rios and White made it a one possession game. In the final minute White was fouled going to the line. With his career on the line, White coolly sunk both free throws to tie the game. Kapelan would miss on the Cowboys final possession, and Rios couldn’t get his fadeaway to fall at the buzzer. It would go to overtime.

Shockingly, the overtime would go easily for the Bobcats, who would shut down the Cowboys. McNeese State would score just 4 points in the first 4 minutes of the extra period and the Bobcats would run out to a 14-9 advantage in the overtime for a 68-63 win. Kapelan, who had been so hot in regulation, seemed out of gas and did not make a field goal in overtime. He would crumple to the floor when the final buzzer sounded, exhausted from carrying the team on his back during his 31 minutes. The Canadian’s career ended with a 23 point night, but it made no difference as the Bobcats ran around the court in jubilation.

“We did it again!!!” was all Coach Mackey could say. “One more to go!”

“I am honored to play basketball for these four years,” said Kapelan after the game. “Texas State gave us a great game both times this year, they deserved to win. I would’ve loved to advance, but I am content with what I accomplished. I left all I had on the floor, and that’s all I could ever ask of myself. I’m gonna miss playing this great game.”

Texas State 68-McNeese State 63 (OT)
Key Bobcats
Johnson 12 points
White 11 points
Bishop 9 points
Sloan 8 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists
Key Cowboys
Kapelan 23 points, 7-17 FG, 8-10 FT
Martin 9 points
Alawoya/Konate 11 rebounds

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Texas State All-Access: Year 1, Update 4
A pair of underdogs would square off for the Southland title. Texas State, plagued by inconsistency and a slow adjustment to their new coach’s scheme, and Nicholls State, plagued by injuries and underachievement, would fight to decide the conference’s NCAA Tournament representative. Neither team would play in the postseason without a victory. Both teams are senior laden, with Texas State boasting 6 and Nicholls State starting backcourt and star Anatoly Bose set to exhaust their eligibility.

The game, as to be expected, was characterized by nerves. Even the coaches seemed a bit out of sorts before the game, neither having coached in a game with such high stakes. Mackey, usually the reserved customer on the sideline, screamed in the face of his shooting guard Ryan White after an errant 3.

The first half was a back and forth affair, with neither team willing to let the other go too far ahead. Nicholls State was able to quicken the pace enough to make both Mackey and his team uncomfortable, leading to a higher scoring game. The Bobcats shooters went ice cold, going 3 for 12 in the first half. Matt Staff, usually solely an interior threat, hit one of those threes, showing how poorly White, Rios, and Bishop were shooting the ball. Still, they were able to keep the game close, trailing by just 4 at the half, 31-27.

Mackey had calmed down by the halftime pep talk.

“Boys, we shot 3 for 12 from 3 in that first half. They can’t miss from behind the arc. Both of those are going to change in the second half. Shooters, stay confident. You’ve hit these shots all year, that’s not going to change tonight. You’re about to break out in this second half.”

“Defensively, I know what our scouting report said. We preferred 3s from their guards rather than drives. That’s obviously not right tonight. Push up a little bit, but they’re not gonna make those in crunch time. Keep playing hard. They’ve made some really tough shots, I don’t think they can keep it up. If they can’t, then we’ll win this. Even if they can, we can still defend enough to make it more difficult on them. Nothing easy.”

“Don’t worry about the stakes. 20 minutes of solid basketball and we win this game, this game. This game is the only thing that matters. Let’s go out and get this.”

The team seemed to buy into the team talk, but whatever Mackey’s opposing number said also worked. Texas State still could not buy a shot from 3, and would end up shooting 0 for 9 from that range in the second half. Still, baskets were there on the interior and Nicholls State wasn’t playing perfectly either. Both teams were going back and forth.

Anatoly Bose proved to be the difference. The senior Australian forward, who had missed the Bobcats January victory over the Colonels, would not let his team lose in his potentially final game. His two 3 pointers with 5 minutes left to play ignited an 8-2 run that gave his team a comfortable 8 point lead. Mackey had to call a timeout with 4:30 to play in order to calm his team’s shell shocked nerves, ice cold and backs against the wall.

“Boys, we need to play well, and we haven’t yet. Give me your best 4:30. If we can’t hit from the outside, pound them inside. We have 4 inches on them in the paint. Take them to school.”

The Bobcats tried. Unable to hit from the perimeter, they went to the inside, which had kept them in the game. When they needed it most, though, it wasn’t there. That 8 point lead maintained, only broken by Bose, of course, hitting a celebratory 3 as the buzzer sounded. The Aussie finished with 20 points, including 4 3 pointers. While Texas State’s seniors shied away from the big moment, Nicholls State’s leading man had come through.

Tears were shed as Texas State went through the ending handshake and watched the Colonels cut down the nets. For the six graduating seniors, it would be their last time taking off their collegiate uniform.

“I let you guys down,” White told his teammates through the tears. “This is on me man. I let you down.”

Mackey was quick to comfort his team.

“I know how disappointed you guys are, and to be honest I’m with you. We set a goal at the beginning of the year to make it to the Tournament and we didn’t. It hurts like heck. Sometimes the shots don’t fall. That’s life.”

“Embrace each other now. Nothing is the same as the family of a team. We win together, we lose together. No individual is responsible for any of our results. Remember what we accomplished this year, remember the upsets in non-conference, remember how we overcame disappointment, remember how we knocked off the #1 seed. Remember the practices where you felt like quitting and remember the times you spent with 10 of your best friends. There’s nothing better than a team, and you guys will be special to me. Thanks for putting up with me. I’m just sad to say goodbye. I love all of you.”

Nicholls State (14-19) 63-Texas State (12-19) 52
Key Colonels
Bose 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 7-12 FG
Hunter 12 points
Talkington 8 points, 8 rebounds
Key Bobcats
White 12 points, 5-16 FG, 2-10 3
Rios 10 points
Johnson 9 points, 8 rebounds
Staff 9 points, 5 assists