Central Basketball Association

BOWLING GREEN 122, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 98: (Nashville, Tenn.) - One evening after stunning Middle Tennessee with a last-second victory, Bowling Green did not let this afternoon's contest go down to the wire. Dominating from the opening tip, Bowling Green erupted in the second quarter, outscoring Middle Tennessee by 22 points, en route to a 30-point halftime lead. Bowling Green maintained their lead above 30-points throughout the second half before cruising to a comfortable 24-point victory. Bowling Green (4-2), which won its fourth game in the last five contests, was led by Chris Kopooshian with 27 points and Jared Stephens with 20 points, while Middle Tennessee (1-6), who were eliminated from playoff contention after their sixth consecutive defeat this season, were led by Myles Thrash with a league-high 38 points and Fabien LaRonde with 20 points. Bowling Green will look to earn a playoff spot, and potentially a top seed in the postseason, with two games next weekend: Saturday night in Memphis against Mississippi and Sunday afternoon at home versus Illinois, while Middle Tennessee concludes their worst season in their five-year history with a home game next Saturday evening against Illinois. 

 

Week 7 CBA Schedule:

Saturday, May 6:

• Fort Wayne at Indianapolis (Indianapolis, Ind.) - 6:00 p.m. ET
• Bowling Green at Mississippi (Memphis, Tenn.) - 7:30 p.m. CT
• Illinois at Middle Tennessee (Nashville, Tenn.) - 8:00 p.m. CT

Sunday, May 7:

• Illinois at Bowling Green (Russellville, Ky.) - 2:00 p.m. CT

 

2017 CBA Postseason Scenarios

With the final weekend of the 2017 regular season set to take place next weekend, the following are the various scenarios for each team in the league. Final seedings will be determined following the last game next Sunday in order of final regular season records. Should there be a tie between multiple teams, the first tie-breaker will be head-to-head matchups, with the second tie-breaker as the regular season point differential. 

1. Indianapolis (5-2):

• Have earned a postseason berth. Will be guaranteed a top seed in the playoffs with a win versus Fort Wayne.

2. Fort Wayne (5-2):

• Have earned a postseason berth. Will be guaranteed a top seed in the playoffs with a win at Indianapolis AND at least one Bowling Green loss. 

3. Bowling Green (4-2):

• Will earn a postseason berth with a win at Mississippi OR a win versus Illinois.
• Will be guaranteed a top seed in the playoffs with two wins next weekend AND an Indianapolis loss AND winning the point-differential tie breaker versus Fort Wayne. 
• If Bowling Green loses both games next weekend, they may also be able to earn a postseason berth via point-differential tie breaker between Mississippi and/or Illinois. 

4. Illinois (3-3):

• Will earn a postseason berth with a win at Middle Tennessee AND a win at Bowling Green.  
• Will earn a postseason berth with one win next weekend AND a Mississippi loss to Bowling Green.
• If Illinois loses one game AND Mississippi wins versus Bowling Green, Illinois may also be able to earn a postseason berth via point differential tie-breaker between Mississippi and/or Bowling Green.
• If Illinois loses both games next weekend AND Mississippi loses to Bowling Green, Illinois may also be able to earn a postseason berth via point-differential tie breaker between Mississippi and/or Baltimore. 

5. Mississippi (3-4):

• Will earn a postseason berth with a win versus Bowling Green AND an Illinois loss to Middle Tennessee AND an Illinois loss to Bowling Green.
• If Mississippi wins versus Bowling Green AND if Illinois wins at least one game next weekend, Mississippi may also be able to earn a postseason berth via point-differential tie-breaker between Bowling Green and/or Illinois.
• Will be eliminated with a loss versus Bowling Green. 

6. Baltimore (3-5):

• Will earn a postseason berth with a Mississippi loss to Bowling Green AND an Illinois loss to Middle Tennessee AND an Illinois loss to Bowling Green AND winning the point-differential tie-breaker with Mississippi and/or Illinois.
• Will be eliminated with one win next weekend by either Mississippi or Illinois.  

7. Middle Tennessee (1-6):

• Eliminated from postseason contention. 

 

2017 CBA Playoff Schedule

This year's knockout postseason tournament will feature the top-four clubs of the 2017 CBA season, and will be held at Schlarman Academy in Danville, Illinois.

The two semifinal games will occur the evening of Saturday, May 13th, while the championship game will be held the subsequent afternoon on Sunday, May 14th.

The specific seedings and matchups will be announced on the evening of Sunday, May 7th, following the conclusion of the final league regular season game. 

Saturday, May 13:

• Semifinal Game #1 (Danville, Ill.) - 5:00 p.m. CT
• Semifinal Game #2 (Danville, Ill.) - 7:00 p.m. CT

Sunday, May 14:

• Championship Game (Danville, Ill.) - 2:00 p.m. CT