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@XroadsHoopsTalk
Crossroads League Hoops Talk
7 months
Congratulations to the Grace College Lancers, your 2024 Crossroads League Tournament Champions! With their 101-80 win over IWU, Grace has now won in an incredible three straight CL Tournaments!
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7 months
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 Crossroads League Regular Season Champions, the Grace College Lancers! They finish the regular season with an overall record of 27-1 and a conference record of 17-1. That marks the best record in Crossroads League history!
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8 months
This week's Game of the Week is #1 Grace at Huntington tonight at 7:30! The Lancers look to stay undefeated, while a Foresters win would be huge as they look to attain the third seed. Line: Grace (-1.5) Over/Under: 159.5
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8 months
Midseason "Rodman" Award: Gabe Newhof There is no denying that Newhof is one of the hardest working players in the conference. He is the anchor for Spring Arbor, averaging 25.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game.
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7 months
Player Props for Tonight: Elijah Malone: O/U 25.5 PTS+REB Javan Buchanan: O/U 29.5 PTS+REB+AST Ian Scott: O/U 20.5 PTS+REB+AST Griffin Kliewer: O/U 18.5 PTS+AST
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@XroadsHoopsTalk
Crossroads League Hoops Talk
8 months
There's only one league game tonight and it's a good one! The #1 -ranked Grace Lancers are hitting the road to play at ( #23 ) Bethel. Time: 7:30 PM EST Line: Grace -13.5 Over/Under: 142.5
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
8 months
Last week's Individual Performance of the Week goes to Bethel's Drew Lutz! Lutz did it all for the Pilots in their win over Saint Francis on Wednesday. He had 31 points on 8-13 from the field and 14-15 from the FT line. Lutz and Bethel will continue to battle for the third seed.
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
8 months
This week's game of the week is on Friday, when the Huntington Foresters travel to Indianapolis to take on Marian! Line: Marian (-3.5) Over/Under: 162.5 Moneyline Odds: Marian (-125) Huntington (+115) @MarianMensBBall @HuntingtonHoops @NAIAHoopsReport
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
8 months
This week's conference Game of the Week is ( #5 ) Indiana Wesleyan @ Huntington. When: Saturday January 27, 3:00 PM Where: Platt Arena, Huntington, IN Line: IWU -4.5 Over/Under: 159.5
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8 months
Midseason Sixth Man of the Year: Ian Scott It's safe to say that Scott would be starting on about any other team in the country. He averages 9.7 points (66% FG%) and 6.8 rebounds on 20.9 minutes per game for the #1 Grace team.
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8 months
This week's Game of the Week is an easy choice. Tonight at 7:00, the #1 -ranked Grace Lancers travel to play at #5 Indiana Wesleyan. Line: EVEN Over/Under: 158.5 Where to Watch: ESPN+ The eyes of NAIA fans around the country will be on this one. Comment predictions below!
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8 months
Midseason Player of the Year: Elijah Malone A candidate for NAIA National Player of the Year, Malone has been dominant for the undefeated Grace Lancers. He is averaging 17.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game, all on 64/39/82 shooting splits.
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7 months
Crossroads League Championship TONIGHT! #2 Indiana Wesleyan @ #1 Grace When: 7:00 PM Where: Manahan Orthopedic Capital Center (Grace College) Line: Grace (-3.5) Over/Under: 159.5 Where to Watch:
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8 months
Today's Games (All 3:00 Tipoff's): Mount Vernon (-2.5) @ Spring Arbor (O/U: 152.5) Goshen @ Bethel (-20.5) (O/U: 161.5) Marian @ Grace (-6.5) (O/U: 154.5) *Indiana Wesleyan (-4.5) @ Huntington (O/U: 159.5) Taylor @ Saint Francis (-8.5) (O/U: 150.5) *Game of the Week
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7 months
2024 Crossroads League Tournament Bracket
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8 months
In a back and forth battle, Grace comes out on top over Bethel 81-74! Jakob Gibbs led all scorers with 20 points.
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7 months
Last week's Individual Performance of the Week goes to Zach Goodline! Goodline was unconscious in Wednesday's win over Grace. He had 39 points and 7 assists on 13/20 shooting (8/14 3s, 5/5 FTs). Goodline will continue to be the man for Huntington as they look to make a deep run.
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7 months
This week's game of the week is Indiana Wesleyan at Marian on Saturday. This game features two of the Crossroads League's elite teams. It will be especially important for Marian's seeding, as they could be #3 , #4 , or #5 seed. Line: Marian (-2.5) Over/Under: 155.5
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8 months
Today's Games (All 3:00 Tipoff's): Saint Francis @ (-11.5) Marian (O/U: 161.5) Goshen @ (-14.5) Taylor (O/U: 159.5) Indiana Wesleyan (-7.5) @ Mount Vernon (O/U: 165.5) Huntington (-6.5) @ Spring Arbor (O/U: 156.5) Bethel @ (-6.5) Grace (O/U: 160.5)
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8 months
Recap of Games from Wednesday 2/14: Taylor 61 @ (-14.5) Indiana Wesleyan 99 Mount Vernon 90 @ (-2.5) Saint Francis 99 Grace (-1.5) 79 @ Huntington 99 Marian 82 @ Bethel 74 (Spread: Even) Spring Arbor (-15.5) 76 @ Goshen 61
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8 months
Midseason "Glue Guy" Award: Caedmon Bontrager Bontrager has been a key contributor for IWU this year as a redshirt freshman. He is averaging 13.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, all while shooting an astonishing 86% from the field.
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8 months
Today's Games (1/31): Grace @ Indiana Wesleyan (Spread: Even) (O/U: 158.5) Mount Vernon (-1.5) @ Taylor (O/U: 152.5) Bethel @ (-4.5) Huntington (O/U: 169.5) Spring Arbor @ (-10.5) Marian (O/U: 148.5) Saint Francis (-12.5) @ Goshen (O/U: 160.5)
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7 months
Today's Games (2/21): Marian (-6.5) @ Mount Vernon (O/U: 157.5) Goshen @ (-30.5) Indiana Wesleyan (O/U: 163.5) Taylor @ (-10.5) Huntington (O/U: 152.5) Spring Arbor @ (-7.5) Bethel (O/U: 151.5) Grace (-8.5) @ Saint Francis (O/U: 160.5)
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8 months
Game of the Week Recap: In stunning fashion, Grace traveled to Luckey Arena and beat IWU by 28 points! It was all about the big men for Grace. Elijah Malone had 26 points and backup center Ian Scott had 23 points on 9/10 (5/6 3s) shooting. IWU has another test at Bethel on Sat.
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
7 months
Recap of Games from Saturday 2/24: Mount Vernon 77 @ (-12.5) Grace 100 Bethel (-4.5) 81 @ Taylor 73 Huntington (-19.5) 81 @ Goshen 73 Saint Francis 81 @ (-3.5) Spring Arbor 93 Indiana Wesleyan 89 @ (-2.5) Marian 94
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7 months
Percent Chance to win Crossroads League Tournament: Grace: 47% IWU: 27% Marian: 11% Huntington: 10% Other: 5% Comment thoughts/predictions below!
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8 months
Game of the Week Recap: Unbeaten no more! Huntington knocks off #1 Grace 99-79. Zach Goodline was simply unstoppable for the Foresters, dropping 39 points and 7 assists. Huntington is now in sole possession of third place, while Grace is still atop the league at 14-1.
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8 months
Last week's Individual Performance of the Week goes to Javan Buchanan! He tallied 26 points and 15 rebounds on Saturday, leading IWU over Huntington in overtime. This was a massive win for the Wildcats, keeping them one game back from Grace, who they play Wed., for the #1 seed.
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8 months
Today's Games (All 3:00 Tipoff's): Goshen @ (-17.5) Mount Vernon (O/U: 161.5) Taylor @ (-12.5) Marian (O/U: 146.5) Grace (-11.5) @ Spring Arbor (O/U: 147.5) Huntington (-6.5) @ Saint Francis (O/U: 165.5) Indiana Wesleyan (-2.5) @ Bethel (O/U: 162.5)
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
7 months
Semifinal Game #2 : ( #3 ) Huntington @ ( #2 ) Indiana Wesleyan Line: IWU (-3.5) Over/Under: 166.5 When: 3:00 PM Where to Watch:
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8 months
Recap of Games from Saturday 2/10: Taylor 59 @ Spring 81 Goshen 61 @ Grace 97 Bethel 80 @ Mount Vernon 67 Indiana Wesleyan 82 @ Saint Francis 77
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
8 months
Midseason Playmaker Award: Drew Lutz Lutz, a D1 transfer, is one of the country's most dynamic players at the NAIA level. The super senior is averaging 27.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game, leading #23 Bethel to a 15-4 record.
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
8 months
Last week's Individual Performance of the Week goes to Gus Etchison! Etchison had an insane performance in Wednesday's win over Spring Arbor. He tallied 43 points on very efficient shooting (14/23 FGs, 9/14 3s). Etchison continues to lead the way for a good Marian team.
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
7 months
Today's Games (2/24/24, All 3:00 Tipoffs): Mount Vernon @ (-12.5) Grace (O/U: 160.5) Bethel (-4.5) @ Taylor (O/U: 153.5) Huntington (-19.5) @ Goshen (O/U: 161.5) Saint Francis @ (-3.5) Spring Arbor (O/U: 153.5) Indiana Wesleyan @ (-2.5) Marian (O/U: 155.5)
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
8 months
Last night marked the halfway point of league play. Today, we will be naming the recipients of the following midseason awards: Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Sixth Man of the Year Transfer of the Year Freshman of the Year Most Improved Player Best Shooter
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
8 months
Midseason Defensive Player of the Year: Griffin Kliewer Ask anybody around the league, and they will tell you that Kliewer is a lockdown defender. The junior guard spearheads the defensive end for IWU, averaging 1.7 steals per game.
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7 months
Recap of Games from Wednesday 2/21: Marian (-6.5) 81 @ Mount Vernon 78 Goshen 66 @ (-30.5) Indiana Wesleyan 106 Taylor 58 @ (-10.5) Huntington 69 Spring Arbor 89 @ (-7.5) Bethel 87 Grace (-8.5) 103 @ Saint Francis 79
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
8 months
Quick Takeaways: • IWU bounced back with a quality win at #18 Bethel. • Grace continues to steam roll anybody in front of them. • Marian shows time and time again that they are a very tough team to beat. Watch out for them in March. @NAIAHoopsReport
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8 months
Recap of Games from 2/7: Mount Vernon 76 @ (-7.5) Huntington 95 Spring Arbor 73 @ (-13.5) Indiana Wesleyan 83 Grace (-12.5) 83 @ Taylor 63 Saint Francis 77 @ (-8.5) Bethel 95 Marian (-23.5) 55 @ Goshen 90
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
8 months
Recap of Games from Saturday 1/20 ( #1 ) Grace 98 @ Mount Vernon Nazarene 79 Marian 78 @ ( #5 ) Indiana Wesleyan 82 Taylor 66 @ ( #23 ) Bethel 75 Goshen 64 @ Huntington 100 Spring Arbor 62 @ Saint Francis 87 cont. below
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
8 months
Francis picked up a crucial victory over Spring Arbor. Last week's Individual Performance of the Week goes to Branden Northern of Saint Francis. In a big win over Spring Arbor on Saturday, Northern put up 23 points and 11 assists. He did so very efficiently, shooting 9/13 from
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
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Today's Games (2/7): Mount Vernon @ (-7.5) Huntington (O/U: 167.5) Spring Arbor @ (-13.5) Indiana Wesleyan (O/U: 151.5) Grace (-12.5) @ Taylor (O/U: 147.5) Saint Francis @ (-8.5) Bethel (O/U: 166.5) Marian (-23.5) @ Goshen (O/U: 153.5)
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
8 months
Game of the Week Recap: Marian got out to an early lead and never looked back, beating Huntington 82-55. This was a massive win for Marian, keeping them one game back from the third seed. Huntington drops to 9-5 in conference, tied for third with Bethel.
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Recap of Games from Saturday 1/27 Mount Vernon (-2.5) 65 @ Spring Arbor 81 Goshen 58 @ Bethel (-20.5) 91 Marian 60 @ Grace (-6.5) 66 IWU (-4.5) 93 @ Huntington 91 Taylor 100 @ Saint Francis 74 (-8.5) cont. below
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
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Quick Takeaways: • Spring Arbor picks up a upset victory at Bethel. With their win, they now have sole possesion of the #6 seed in conference. • Meanwhile, Bethel drops to 9-8 in conference, putting them at fifth. • Marian wins their sixth consecutive game, longest in the CL.
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Midseason Transfer of the Year: Gus Etchison Etchison, a Western Michigan transfer, makes everything go for the Knights. He is averaging 23.1 points, 4.5 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game.
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Quick takeaways: • Game of the Week did not disappoint, IWU wins in an OT thriller • Marian played #1 Grace very tough • A couple of massive upset wins (Taylor, Spring Arbor) • Bethel took care of business at home versus Goshen @NAIAHoopsReport
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8 months
With a big win over Mount Vernon, Grace remains atop the conference, with a conference record of 8-0. However, with a tough four point win over Marian, IWU is nipping at their heels with a conference record of 8-1. With both teams entering with a conference record of 3-5, Saint
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Crossroads League Hoops Talk
7 months
Quarterfinal Game #2 : ( #5 ) Bethel @ ( #4 ) Marian Line: Marian (-7.5) Over/Under: 157.5 When: 7:00 PM Where to Watch:
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Quick Takeaways: • Grace with a huge win at IWU. The Lancers are the team to beat in the NAIA. • Taylor defends their home court with a victory over Mount Vernon. • Beating Bethel, Huntington shows that they are still among the conference's elite.
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8 months
Midseason Best Shooter Award: Zane Burke A junior that has seen his numbers improve every season, Burke has stepped into a bigger role this year for Saint Francis. This season, he is averaging 17.2 points per game, on amazing shooting splits of 52/47/86.
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Recap of Games from 1/31: Grace (Even) 99 @ Indiana Wesleyan 71 Mount Vernon (-1.5) 74 @ Taylor 85 Bethel (-4.5) 81 @ Huntington 83 Spring Arbor 69 @ (-10.5) Marian 81 Saint Francis (-12.5) 88 @ Goshen 79 cont. below
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Midseason Freshman of the Year: Luke Almodovar Almodovar, a Noblesville grad, has been sensational for the Cougars in his freshman year. He is averaging 17.8 points per game on 55/40/84 shooting splits.
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Midseason Most Improved Player: Maximus Gizzi After averaging 16 minutes per game off the bench last year, Gizzi has been a very dependable starter for Marian this year. He is averaging 9.4 points, 3.6 assists, and 3.1 rebounds per game, with an incredible 5.2 AST/TO Ratio.
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Quarterfinal Game #3 : ( #6 ) Spring Arbor @ ( #3 ) Huntington Line: Huntington (-8.5) Over/Under: 154.5 When: 7:00 PM Where to Watch:
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