I know all the talk is football right now and deservedly so, but I thought the men's basketball team pulled out a gritty, hard fought win Thursday night in the Horizon League opener against Milwaukee 88-87 in 2OT. Nice to see a good crowd and atmosphere...think everyone fed off the football team being there.
That's 4 wins this season that the team fought to the end & pulled out what could have easily went the other way (Akron, Robert Morris, Niagara & Milwaukee). The Toledo game was a damn near win like that as well. It's a shame the Canisius game slipped away from them at the end or they could be 6-0 at home this year.
This group does play hard and if they can shoot decent they're in every game. I think it's going to be a competitive league. Would be nice to pick up a win Saturday against Green Bay and start league play 2-0. I think that's definitely possible. Cleveland State took GB to OT Thursday night and lost by 1.
Looking back, this is the first time in 5 years YSU opened league play with a win. It's been 9 years since they started off 2-0.