(03-07-2021 01:29 PM)J.B. Wrote:  Hofstra just pulled away and beat Delaware in the first game today. From what I've seen this year, I still think that Hofstra is the best team in the CAA this year and I picked them to go all the way in the pickem game.

There were 20 lead changes. The only double-digit lead was 80-70 with 37 seconds left. Hofstra hardly used the bench, and I don't know why Vukasin Masic didn't play. Jalen Ray and Caleb Burgess played the whole game, and I hope they're not tired tomorrow. It was the first time in 601 games from 2002-2003 to the present that Hofstra had a player with at least 34 points (Ray's career-high), at least 13 rebounds (Isaac Kante), and at least 8 assists (Caleb Burgess). Hofstra struggled at the free throw line shooting 17-29 (.586) with their second most misses this season. The good thing is that Hofstra shot threes 8-18 (.444), and Hofstra shot threes at least .429 in four of their last five games. Hofstra had 44 rebounds and only 8 turnovers.

Here are the results of a poll of 1,146 people for the winner:

James Madison: 352 (30.7 percent)
Northeastern: 350 (30.5 percent)
Hofstra: 218 (19.0 percent)
You: 101 (8.8 percent)
Charleston: 65 (5.7 percent)
Delaware: 26 (2.3 percent)
William & Mary: 13 (1.1 percent)
UNC Wilmington: 10 (0.9 percent)
Towson: 9 (0.8 percent)
Elon: 2 (0.2 percent)

They had the poll for fourteen conferences, and James Madison had the second lowest percentage for a conference leader. For the West Coast, Gonzaga got 95.7 percent and the field got 4.3 percent. I found that on Twitter. I don't know who the people are.

Elon led early, but James Madison is on an 11-0 run to lean 17-10. Elon made the fourth three to go down 17-13. At the media timeout with 11:24 left in the half, Elon hasn't made any twos. James Madison has 5 fouls already, but nobody has more than one. http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonit...?id=340271 has statistics.

http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonit...?id=340272 has statistics for Hofstra's win.