Hereafter

[Wayne23]

12/10: #6 seed Louisiana Tech, 6-3, in the semis. Their strong inside but their D is weak.

Game time: Close early. Up 1 after 10. 38-37 at halftime. 15 lead changes, 5 ties so far. Both teams are shooting 50%. The refs are killing us, 3 fouls each for Laky and Bray; I'm close to a T. Up 4 with 10 to play; it's a battle! OT!

86-74 in OT. 14-2 in the overtime session. They tied it at the end of regulation on a 17 footer off a screen.

18, 11 for Brin, 13, 3, 5, 4 for Duon. +34 in the paint, +10 in OT, and that was the difference.

[Wayne23]

12/11: #21 , #4 seed ST Johns for the title. Their starting SF and leading scorer is out with a broken hand. They are solid inside. We'll need to play well.

Game time: Close early. Down 6 after 10. 29-36 at the break. Starting C Brin got 3 fouls in 5 minutes. We're shooting 24.2% to 46.4%. Down 4 with 10 to play.

65-68. Their SF hit a 30 footer at the buzzer. Tough way to lose. 16, 3, 5 for Duon, 14, 6 for Dani. We shot only 30.6%, and that did us in.

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12/25: 85-70 over Iowa ST here. We led all the way. 16, 11, 5 for Brin, 15, 7, 3 for bray, 14 each for Laky and Duon. 8 TOs and very strong inside play.

Then we went to West Virginia and got surprised, 70-83. Most points we've given up all season. We let them shoot 53.6%. They were 12-26 on threes. 17, 8 for Laky. Fine was in foul trouble all night yet again.

We end pre-conf play at 9-2. Ranked #12, NET #3.

+14 PPG, +4.7 RBs, -6.6 TOs, which is very good but we're getting 13.1 per game, which is not good. +6.5 assists.

Laky leads us with 14.0 points. The next 5 average between 11.7 and 9.5. Brin leads in RBs with 7.5.Whit gets 5.9 assists.

The probe at 4:00 is detecting something. Very bright lights, and that's all they can see so far.

[Wayne23]

1/12: 61-62 at #8 Ohio ST to start Big Ten play. We trailed most of the way, by as many as 16. Then we chipped away and caught up and took the lead twice. Down one with 7.2 left we brought it down and set up a shot. We got it to C Mike Brin, who was fouled with 0.2 seconds left. It was ruled a one and one. I argued that it should have been called a shooting foul. I lost the argument. Brin missed the front, they got the RB, and that was that.

12, 16, 4 blocks for Brin, 16, 7, 5 for Fine. Tough loss.

79-68 over Northwestern here. Up 4 at the half. Then we took over and led by as many as 19. 17, 1, 7, 3 for Whit, 14, 3, 2, 7 for Fine, 12, 11 for Brin.

A real battle with Purdue here, 91-87. 24, 3, 4, 4 for Fine, 12, 6 for Laky. 11 TOs to 24. They got it to one possession with the ball three times late.

81-57 at Minnesota. 18, 7, 9, 5 for Fine. A positively awful 12 TOs for PG Al Whit. Believe me, we spoke! We controlled the inside.

12-3, 3-1, 1 back of 1st. #16. We are closing in on Coach K's all time win total.

The probe is closer to the bright lights. Still no idea what they are.

[Wayne23]

1/26: 67-74 at Maryland. Ridiculous number of fouls called, more on us than on them. Whit fouled out. 15, 6 for laky, 12, 6 for Bray. They shot better and were better inside.

75-54 over Penn ST at home. 14, 8, 3, 4 for Fine. All the other starters had 12 or 13. 11 TOs and we were better inside.

74-56 in a rematch with #13 Ohio ST here. We led all the way. 19, 3 for Bray, 12, 5 for Fine, 13, 2, 3 for Duon. +12 RBs but 20 TOs.

56-74 at #1 Michigan ST. They beat us up! 12, 10, 5 for Brin, 12, 8 for Bray, but we were never in it.

14-5, 5-3, tied for 3rd, #18.

The probe is quite close to the bright lights and can't seem to give us any meaningful information. Videos and photos are not clear. We are on our way.

[Wayne23]

2/12: 71-67 at Purdue. We w3on by 4 here, now by 4 there. 19, 5 for Brin. Strong inside play.

An easy 88-63 home win over Maryland. 21, 5 for Bray, 14, 7, 6, 4 for Fine, 16, 9 for Dani. +16 in the paint.

100-63 over Rutgers here in Iowa City. 36, 5 for Fine, 18, 5 for Bray.

74-71 in a real war with Michigan here. 16, 6, 8 for Whit, 19, 6 for Bray. They missed a three at the end. Big advantage inside.

18-5, 9-3, alone in 2nd in conf. #11, NET #4.

Our next win will tie Coach K at 1202.

We approach the bright lights. They are so bright it is difficult to see what they are.

[Wayne23]

2/21: Big 71-64 win at #8 Wisconsin to tie Coach K at 1202 wins. 21, 8 for Laky, 19, 3, 1, 3 for Fine, 13, 2, 9 for Whit.

We miss our first chance to own the wins record losing 68-79 at #19 Illinois. We blew a 14 point lead going stone cold in the second half and giving up 50 points. Total collapse. The only guy who had more than 9 was sub Nick Duon with 18. The refs didn't want us to win this one. They went to the line 37 times to our 18.

74-59 at Indiana and I stand alone in wins! Up 5 at the half and we took over in the 2nd. 17, 4, 3, 5 for Fine, 12, 11 for Brin, 16, 4, 3 for Bray.

85-75 over #1 Michigan here, in front of a crowd that came to celebrate my setting a new record for wins. 27, 3, 1, 4 for Fine, 16, 7, 3 for Brin, 12, 4, 5, 5 for Whit. 10 TOs.

21-5, 12-4, tied for 2nd, 2 back of 1st place with 4 to play. #10, NET #4.

We send a sensor to the bright lights. It can't tell us much. We then send a probe to penetrate its surface. Analysis shows a chemical composition unlike anything we've ever seen. Totally foreign elements make up whatever this is.

It seems benign, no reaction to our approach or to the penetration of its surface. This may wind up being yet another one of those things we never figure out. Space is full of mysteries.

“Jed Clark, let the Krai attempt to make contact with the object.”

“There is no sign of life.”

“Life takes many forms, known and unknown.”

“Do you need to get closer?”

“Send a representative of the Krai to the surface of the object via another probe.”

2/22: We sent the Krai representative.

“Jed Clark, we sense mental stirrings but they are too faint for us to make a connection. Permission to penetrate beneath the surface.”

We gave permission.

2/23: “Jed Clark, this is a life form travelling through the galaxy. The intelligence is very primitive. It senses its surroundings but the mental activity remains too faint for us to make contact or to analyze what it senses.”

We decide that's enough exploration and pull the Krai back. Let this thing go on its way and we'll go on ours.

[Wayne23]

3/5: 65-48 at Rutgers. Solid D got us through, and +14 from the bench.

Next came an unbelievable 4 OT marathon loss at Nebraska, 114-118. Thought the game would never end! 26, 12 for Dani, 25, 4, 6, 5 for Fine, 20, 1, 8 for Duon. Both teams had several chances to win it.

71-48 over #18 Illinois here. We led all the way. 19 for Fine, 10, 10 for Laky. A big edge inside.

We ended the regular season with a blowout 67-36 defeat of Indiana here, 19 for Fine, 10, 11 for Brin, 8, 13 for Dani.

3/5: We lose 3 to the draft, starting SF Ron Bray and two frosh who had a lot of potential. We don't see much talent in the recruit pool.

Looking at a couple of guys but we may just wait for transfer season.

We end the regular season at 24-7, 15-5, alone in 2nd. #7, NET #4. I think that if we make it to the title game in the Big 10 tourney we could get a #1 seed.

+11.7 PPG, +2.8 RBs, -6 TOs, but a lousy 13.5.

Fine led us with 14.7 points. The next 5 had between 10.6 and 9.0. 7.7 RBs for Brin. 6.7 assists for Whit.

[Wayne23]

3/8: We play #10 seed Penn ST, 13-17, 7-13, in the quarter finals. We beat them by 21 at home. This is a game we should win.

3/9: We start fast and take an early lead. Up 17 at the half.

74-55. 22, 4, 2, 3 for Fine. 9 TOs to 21.

I'm hiking more lately. I like hilly hikes but I stay on the trail. Hali often comes with me and June does from time to time.

I'm playing piano with a small combo. We play in dining halls and in holo night clubs.

[Wayne23]

3/10: #3 seed, #12 ranked Ohio ST, 24-8, 14-6, in the semifinals. Their starting C is out for the season. They beat us by 1 there and we won by 18 at home. They're favored but we think we can beat them if we play our game.

Game time: Close early. Up 3 after 10. 49-43 at the half. Not much D by either team, we're shooting 60.7% to 53.1%. Fine has 12 points.

We start the second on a run, then get the lead to 20. Up 18 with 10 to play.

92-69. We took over totally in the 2nd. 22, 8, 2, 4 for Fine, 19, 9, 2, 4, 3 blocks for Brin, 17, 9 for Laky. +21 RBs but we were very sloppy, 25 TOs.