
Groan. Facing the 10th-place team in the WCC in Malibu, the Waves managed to lose two of the three simulations. An 18-point win in real life had no bearing on two games where the Waves played very poorly. But, in…

In the first leg of the NorCal trip at Santa Clara, the Waves picked up a game in each of the simulations. In the second leg at San Francisco, the Waves dropped a game in two of the three sims.…

Santa Clara hit a game-winning three with 1.3 seconds in real life, but the Waves took care of business in all three simulations to get a win on the road. All three sims were close and two of the three…

This was a great Saint Mary’s team that ended up at 29-6 overall. Why didn’t the Gaels make the NCAA Tournament? Two regular-season losses to Pepperdine. This was the first matchup in Firestone Fieldhouse. Two of the three simulations went…

The Waves beat Pacific at home in real life, and in all three of the simulations. But the sims were far, far away from matching reality. Two of the sims were lower scoring with bigger victory margins for the Waves,…

The first PCH Cup meeting of the season was a sweep for the Waves, but it wasn’t easy. The real game back in 2016 went into overtime. True to form between the rivals, the three simulations had margins of seven,…

Getting Portland on the second leg of the Pacific Northwest trip was never easy, as you’re coming off an always difficult game against Gonzaga. And so the Waves lost in real life by eight. And here, Pepperdine got blown out…

The Waves lost by 26 in the Kennel in real life, and I didn’t have any expectations that the simulations would be much different. But, the losses ended up only being by 14, 11 and 16. Box Scores Real: [L]…

The Pittsburgh Pirates are the world champions of this pre-expansion greats tournament. Pittsburgh had to play in games 6 and 7 for the first time. Cleveland played in its fourth consecutive game 7. The totals were close – Pittsburgh scored…