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2008-09 Hope-Calvin Men's Results

Saturday, January 17, 2009 -- Calvin 66, Hope 64
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 -- Calvin 63, Hope 62
Saturday, February 27, 2009 -- Hope 69, Calvin 59

  • Through 172 games, Hope leads the alltime series 87-85.
  • Just 98 points separate the teams over 172 games, a difference of only 0.570 points per game!
    Hope has scored 11,614 points, an average of 67.523 per game.
    Calvin has scored 11,516 points, an average of 66.953 per game.
  • The series started in 1920-21 with a 31-13 Hope victory.
  • Calvin once defeated Hope 22 consecutive times (1969-70 until the second game in 1979-80). Hope's longest winning streak was 10 games, from the start of 1994-95 through 1997-98 season).
  • In 1964-65 Hope beat Calvin 104-102 in the series' highest scoring game.
  • The series' lowest scoring game was a 26-11 Hope win in 1924-25.
  • Hope was the first team to score 100 points, winning 100-90 in 1954. The most points was by Calvin - 105-71 in 1964. There hasn't been a 100-point game since 1972 when Calvin won, 102-89.
  • Hope's biggest margin of victory was 54-20 in 1921-22.
  • Calvin's biggest margin of victory was 85-43 in 1951-52.
  • The teams met a record five times in 2006-07. Hope won the series 3-2 in the most unusual way. Hope defeated Calvin twice on the Knights' home floor and Calvin defeated Hope twice in games at Hope's DeVos Fieldhouse. The fifth-game "rubber match" was played on a neutral floor in Aurora, Ill. with Hope prevailing 80-64 in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
  • The teams met for the first time in the championship game of the Grand Rapids Hall of Fame Classic in November, 2006 with the Flying Dutchmen prevailing 76-54 on Calvin's home court.
  • The teams have met nine times in the MIAA tournament since it began in 1992. The Flying Dutchmen own a 7-2 advantage and are 6-1 when the game determined the tournament champion. In 2008-09, the Flying Dutchmen defeated Calvin in the tournament finals 69-59 at Calvin.
  • The teams have met six times in the NCAA playoffs with Calvin winning four of the six -- 92-90 ot in 1987, 95-68 in 1990, 84-79 ot in 1991 and 91-88 in 1992. Hope posted back-to-back victories in 2006 (70-67) and 2007 (80-64).
  • There have been eleven overtime games with Hope holding a 6-5 advantage.
  • Hope coach Glenn Van Wieren versus Calvin (since 1977-78) is 43-40.
  • Calvin coach Kevin VandeStreek versus Hope (since 1996-97) is 15-22.
  • Calvin owned a 33-16 advantage in games played at the Calvin College (Knollcrest) Fieldhouse from 1965-66 thru 200-7-08. Hope won the final game at Knollcrest between the teams on 1/26/08 by 79-76. Calvin moved into its new VanNoord Arena for the 2008-09 season. The teams split in two games played there in the inaugural year, Calvin by 63-62 in the regular season matchup and Hope by 69-59 in the championship game of the MIAA conference tournament.
  • Hope hosted Calvin at the Holland Civic Center for 51 years (1954-55 thru 2004-05), Hope owning a 31-24 advantage.
  • Hope moved to the its new Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse for the 2005-06 season. Hope won the first meeting 73-55 and again in an NCAA tournament game 70-67. Through 2008-09, Hope is 4-3 versus Calvin at DeVos. Hope's only losses at DeVos Fieldhouse in its first three years were to Calvin.
  • Calvin owns a 3-2 advantage when the game is played on a neutral floor. The most recent neutral floor game occurred in 2007 with Hope defeating Calvin 80-64 in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Aurora, Ill.
  • The January 29, 1997 game at Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids, a 70-56 Hope triumph, established an NCAA Division III single game attendance record with a capacity crowd of 11,442.

Decade-by-Decade

1920s -- Hope won 6-2
1930s -- Hope won 9-5
1940s -- Hope won 8-2
1950s -- A draw 10-10
1960s -- Hope won 11-9
1970s -- Calvin won 21-0
1980s -- Hope won 14-9
1990s -- A draw 13-13
2000s -- Hope won 16-14