Big game for the WAC

[LA_Mustang]

conference as Fresno plays #18 Creighton on ESPN2. Its Creighton 35-33 at the half.

[ponyte]

I hope Fresno pulls it off. A good win over a ranked team will help the conference.

[LA_Mustang]

They are playing very well in the 2nd. Man, are they athletic! Fresno leads 45-37 with 15 minutes to go.

[LA_Mustang]

The WAC is well represented in tonight's ESPN bracket buster with Hawaii vs Kent State and Tulsa vs Gonzaga.

[Charleston Pony]

It's easy to overlook the fact that La Tech is also in this event, but they're not being televised. They are down 38-32 to Northern Iowa at half.

[LA_Mustang]

The La Tech loss really hurts. Northern Iowa was 8-15 going into the game. You would expect the second place team in the WAC to beat a 5-10 team in MVC??

[Charleston Pony]

La Tech is the ONE game I thought the WAC would win in this event...they were the only team to get a home game! Nice game by Fresno, but it's looing like a sweep. Looks like the WAC gets one team into the NCAA and maybe 1-2 into the NIT, depending on who wins the Tourney.

[PX]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by LA_Mustang:
<B>The La Tech loss really hurts. Northern Iowa was 8-15 going into the game. You would expect the second place team in the WAC to beat a 5-10 team in MVC??</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Actually, the Tech game was on TV, but you had to pay for it, it was on ESPN+, the regional PPV thing. And, Tech was in 3rd place behind Nevada, after losing to Rice on Thursday. That game does hurt the conference a fair bit, it was the WACs only home game in the Bracketbuster, and realistically the leagues best chance for a win. Fresno played Creighton a real quality game that will help their strength of schedule, and might (emphasis on might) make them look a little better on selection Sunday, but overall I have the feeling that this weekend is going to hurt the WACs overall ratings.