The Teams
Central missouri State
CMSU is coming off of a 22-point loss to NCAA Division I Kansas State, 80-58. The Mules are 9-2 on the year and 2-0 in the MIAA after defeating both Pittsburg State and 2004 regular season champion Washburn.
Last Time vs. CMSU
SBU fell out of the MIAA Tournament race with a 70-62 loss to the Mules. SBU had to win the contest to continue their chances to make the MIAA Tournament. SBU only shot 8% from three-point range.
#18 Pittsburg State
PSU picked up their first loss of the season in the first MIAA game of the year vs. CMSU, 90-71. The Gorillas were ranked #20 in the nation at the time of the game. They bounced back with a 66-58 win over Truman State to become 1-1 in the MIAA and 10-1 overall.
Last Time vs. PSU
Eddie Jackson hit a running jumper as time ran out to give PSU a 85-83 win over SBU. SBU’s Jarrett Brown had hit the tying shot with 11 seconds to go in the game before PSU won on the last second shot. Brown also added a career-high 30 points.
Last Time Out
The Bearcats beat themselves on New Year’s day in Emporia, Kansas, as the #10 Hornets pulled out a 75-64 win. Rommel Colina led SBU with a career-high 16 points. SBU was within four at halftime. SBU took a one-point lead on a Deon Davis three-pointer with 17:30 remaining in the game but ESU answered right back and never lost the lead again.
Leading Scorer: Rommel Colina (16)
Leading Rebounder: Schulze, Davis, Pace (5)
SBU Shooting %: 37.7
SBU 3-pt %: 33.3
SBU FT %: 62.5
Elite Eight Wins
The Bearcats have picked up two wins this year that were over 2003-04 Elite Eight teams. SBU defeated both Drury University and Northwest Missouri State. Both teams lost in the Elite Eight. SBU now has a 2-2 record against teams that made the NCAA Tournament. SBU has defeated Drury and NWMSU but fell to ESU and Mesa State.
440+ 3-PTrs = Win, still
Only taking 39 three-point attempts against ESU, SBU fell to the Hornets. In the 2004-05 season, anytime SBU has taken more than 40 three-pointers, they have won. They have shot over 40 three-pointers in four of the 10 games and are 4-0. They had 44 attempts vs. Ozark Christian, 43 vs. both Harding and Central Bible, and 40 against NWMSU.
In SBU’s four losses, they have shot less 30 three-pointers in three of those games.
SBU has made 327 shots from the floor with 149 of those shots being three-pointers. They have broken both the SBU and MIAA record for three-pointers in a game when they canned 24 three-pointers vs. Central Bible.
Tops in MIAA
Averaging 86.9 points per game, SBU is leading the MIAA. They have scored 100 points in three different games and broke the SBU school record for points in game. They are also #1 in the MIAA in three other categories. They are averaging 11.27 steals per game, have a +7.55 turnover margin, and 1.32 ratio in the assist/turnover ratio category.
SBU also leads the MIAA in three-pointers made per game (13.55).
Players in the MIAA
Coming in the top five is scoring is SBU’s Deon Davis as he is #5 with an average of 15.4 ppg. SBU also has two other players in the top 20 for scoring. Sheldon Pace is 18th with 11.4 ppg and Rommel Colina is 20th at 11.1 ppg.
Pace leads the MIAA in assists at 5.82 and is second in steals with 2.64 per game and assist/turnover ratio (2.46). He is also eighth in free throw % (.742)
Davis is third in field goal % (.492) and ninth in three-point field goal % (.457). He is also third in 3-pt field goals made (2.91), fifth in steals (1.91)
Schulze currently is in third for rebounding at 6.5 rpg , fourth in defensive rebounds (4.27), and fifth in blocked shots (0.82).
Rolling Rommel
Junior Rommel Colina is rolling along as he picks up pace into MIAA play. In his first MIAA game, he had six points and the picked up the pace in his second MIAA game. Against ESU, he shot .636 from the floor for 16 points. He was 7-11 from the floor and 2-5 from three-point range.
He has now had seven double figure games in 11 tries. He had 16 points in his debut as a Bearcat vs. Ozark Christian. He then put up 15 points vs. Rockhurst. Now averaging 11.1 ppg, he his 20th in the MIAA in scoring.
Along with his scoring skills, Colina has a way with the ball that can leave a defender wondering what he is going to do. Numerous times this season, he has had no-look passes to his teammates that have led to points. Having a knack for the ball, he can see the floor very well and has been a great addition to the SBU offense.
Triple D
Dangerous Deon Davis is a threat from all over the floor. He is hitting .492 from the floor and .457 from three-point range. He is 32-70 from the three-point line and is on pace to hit 75 three-pointers this year. He had six three-pointers vs. Park University and over half of his shots made have been from beyond the arc.
He is in several categories in the MIAA and has started all 11 games since coming to SBU. In the win over NWMSU, he hit a shot at the 2:51 mark to put SBU up by three just before NWMSU came back to tie the game and send it into overtime. He then had a dunk to start the overtime period to give SBU a two-point lead and the momentum.
"Y" is Good
In Stat Crew scoring, y = a three-point attempt. Against NWMSU, y was used a lot for SBU player Martez Young. Young nailed seven three-pointers vs. NWMSU and was 8-12 from the floor. He hit one three-pointer in OT to help seal the win. The 23-points was a career-high for him at SBU.
He shot .667 overall and .636 from three-point range. He has now hit 22 three-pointers on the year.
"Pace"ing the Way for SBU
In six of the last seven games, guard Sheldon Pace has scored in double figures with his career-high coming in back-to-back games. He had 17 points vs. Drury University and Park College.
He is currently first in the MIA in assists at 5.82 per game and is second in steals with 2.6 per game. In SBU’s first win over NWMSU in eight years, he shot .600 from the floor for 11 points and went five-of-six from the free throw line. Three of those free throws came in overtime to help seal the victory.
In assists, he had nine in two games and in the last three games has produced seven assists.
Crazy for 3’s
Senior Cedric Ousley hit 43 three-pointers last season. This year, he has already nailed 27 three-pointers and he has a chance to finish in the top five of career three-pointers made at SBU if he keeps this pace.
He has hit 28 shots from the floor, with 27 of those three-pointers. He has only taken one shot within the three-point line and is shooting .415 from beyond the arc and only .384 from the floor. In four games this year, he has hit four three-pointers.
Probable Starters
P # Name PPG
G 4 Michael Hicks 13.6
G 12 Corey Brown 10.3
F 33 Derek Weber 10.5
F 54 Mike Suggs 9.2
C 52 Pat Schumacher 12.0
Last 15 Meetings (5-10)
1996-97 L, 55-67
1997-98 L, 57-62
1997-98 W, 76-75
1998-99 W, 90-83
1998-99 L, 60-77
1999-00 L, 64-81
1999-00 L, 81-86
2000-01 L, 86-79
2000-01 W, 80-64
2001-02 L, 88-89 (OT)
2001-02 W, 77-63
2002-03 W, 77-61
2002-03 L, 71-84
2003-04 L, 66-88
2003-03 L, 62-70
2004-05 Schedule
Avila W, 79-67
Lincoln W, 91-79
Westminster W, 89-47
St. Edwards W, 92-62
Missouri Valley W, 83-72
Rockhurst W, 80-69
Ashland W, 89-52
Seattle Pacific L, 80-90
Pittsburg State W, 90-71
Washburn W, 83-77
Kansas State L, 80-58
#18 PSU
Probable Starters
P # Name PPG
G 5 Eddie Jackson 22.7
G 1 Jason Taylor 10.6
F 55 Greg Campbell 7.5
F 44 Wes Thornton 4.5
C 42 Justin White 7.5
Last 15 Meetings (3-12)
1997-98 L, 61-65
1997-98 L, 51-56
1998-99 L, 60-63
1998-99 L, 61-68
1999-00 L, 61-87
1999-00 W, 93-85
2000-01 L, 63-93
2000-01 W, 75-66
2000-01 L, 81-98
2001-02 L, 64-80
2001-02 L, 61-84
2002-03 W, 68-65
2002-03 L, 65-79
2003-04 L, 69-74
2003-04 L, 83-85
2004-05 Schedule
St. Mary’s W, 58-47
Panhandle State W, 70-61
Evangel W, 87-56
Lincoln W, 110-69
Rockhurst W, 88-81
Science and Arts W, 102-76
Drury W, 76-60
Eastern New Mexico W, 83-63
West Texas A&M W, 64-51
Central Missouri St. L, 71-90
Truman State W, 66-58
