mbb 2021 Game #9: 12/11/21 - 7:00PM vs Columbia (24th Annual Big Purple Growl & Ferocious Feast)

[Eli]

Last Up: L (71-52) @ Yale
Next Up: vs Columbia (3-7, 0-5 Away, Lost at Colgate most recently 89-61)
Date: 12/11/21 @ 7:00PM
TV/Streaming: ESPN3
Local Radio: ESPN Radio 104.5 FM
ESPN Matchup Predictor: 85.8% chance of a UAlbany win

 

Edited December 8, 2021 by Eli

[UA'08]

What was the reasoning for moving the BPG date again?

[bob87]

Isn't the old gym, site of feast scheduled for renovations soon

[godanesgo99]

Favored by 9.8 according to Bart Torvik 

Hopefully we get a good fan showing for the BPG. Hopefully this is the game that they break out of the teamwide shooting slump and light one up.

Columbia beat Bing in OT and beat Maine by 11. Lost to UMBC by 38. Their last game was a 28 point loss to Colgate.

I'm not expecting anything more than a close game, but a big win could be a big boost of confidence. A close game or a loss would show we belong closer to Maine/Bing than the middle of the league.

 

[blorp]

Excellent start!  Shots are finally falling. Good for them!

[jimbo]

Nice comeback by the blue guys. Still, a decent first half for the purple guys.

[Clickclack]

Great start and have given it almost all the way back. Stopped playing defense, lost intensity on both ends, sloppy with ball... yes shots are falling for now but they let Columbia all the way back in. Pg drives repeatedly into the paint with no idea what to do...picks up dribble repeatedly. They will be fine if they pick up the intensity again with which they can out. If not...well...they aren't talented enough to roll up on any D1 team.

 

Good to see some shots fall, they came out with great intensity. 

Edited December 12, 2021 by Clickclack

[Clickclack]

9pts in 9min in second half ..offense has abandoned them after such a hot start.

[Clickclack]

Flagrant 2 on redish ..2ft which they hit and ball ..yikes. Unclear over what... I probably missed it. Refs took their time.

[UA1882]

Two bad teams playing bad basketball. Unwatchable.

[Clickclack]

Down 1...after having them on ropes with 23 ticks to go. Kind of surreal how much they regressed just in this game. Don't want to harp on any individuals but this is a really bad team. Unwatchable after the first 10 or 12 min.

[jimbo]

W

[bob87]

Well I am 4200 miles away so I only checked the score. It was a win

[Clickclack]

It's a win....on to the next one.

[UA'08]

2-7 is better than 1-8