Because you were so anxious to know! Through some dubious researching (yes, some Wikipedia was involved—forgive me!), here are a few stats on an ESPN/college basketball gimmick that has lacked in the luster department for most of its existence. Oh yes, and Wake Forest defeated Iowa 56-47 last night, so the ACC is out in front early, yet again. (more…)
Words aren’t really needed here. Come to your own conclusions. But I will say that this is not how you get Kevin Love’s phone number.
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So. Many. Tournaments.
In case you couldn’t keep track, here’s the canonical list of all of the tournament winners from the past couple of weeks. This, of course, will mean very little in terms of how they will play 12 weeks from today, but CHJ wanted to deliver the goods regardless of that fact. (more…)
Here’s what went down while you built your Sunday around the NFL.
–UPSET–Southern California 70, No. 19 Southern Illinois 45. I was entirely too exhausted from the tail end of Thanksgiving weekend to stay up and watch this blowout. I was definitely alarmed to awake, check my computer, and see this margin. Southern Illinois getting beaten by 25 points? Perhaps they were too fatigued and/or exhausted from a long Thanksgiving weekend as well. Mayo had 13, and the leading scorer for the Trojans was Davon Jefferson (20).
–UPSET–North Carolina State 69, No. 20 Villanova 68. Bizarre sequences to end this game gave NC State the win. It was a shoddy foul call against Villanova that gave the Wolfpack three shots (they made two) to hit free throws with .4 seconds remaining. Probably a game that Nova shouldn’t have lost.
–No. 4 Kansas 76, Arizona 72. An early gem from two Tournament teams turns out very nice for another Kansas team that many “experts” will surely fall in love with.
–No. 9 Washington State 71, Air Force 62. I happen to think that Air Force will be pretty formidable this year, and WSU had to come back from behind in the second half (at home) to get this win.
–No. 13 Duke 78, Eastern Kentucky 43. Thirty-nine percent shooting for EKU and only 12 first half points. Blech.
–No. 18 Kansas State 82, Rider 69. Wildcats never trailed and Beastly gets yet another dub-dub.
Sweet Maria. Kansas escaped.
While most sports fans were absorbed with the Philadelphia/New England game, I was glued to this beauty of a basketball game. Then again, I have two televisions in my living room, so I had the luxury of keeping one eye on each. (more…)
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More upsets. Yummy.
–UPSET–Xavier 80, No. 8 Indiana 65. A lovely win for Xavier and one that could really resonate three-and-a-half months from now. Eric Gordon contributed 20 points for IU, but Xavier just beat Indiana from buzzer to buzzer. Very nice win at home for XU. Georgia Tech and Southern Illinois are next up on the slate for the Hoosiers. Keep an eye on those games.
–UPSET–Seton Hall 74, Virginia 60. Perhaps SHU and UVA will be switching positions in the Top 25 on Monday.
–No. 1 North Carolina 73, Brigham Young 63.This was a close game until about the two-minute mark in the second half. Wayne Ellington hit a huge trey to seal the deal for the Heels.
–No. 6 Louisville 64, Old Dominion 53. The Cards will sTtill be outside of the top ten slots of the AP poll on Monday, but a good recovery win for the Cards.
–No. 15 Texas 97, No. 7 Tennessee 78. Given CHJ’s rule of upsets (if they rank within 10 poll standings of one and other, it’s not an upset), this one does not qualify. It’s still a really good win for Texas, who might be flying under the radar at this point. The “life after Kevin Durant” stories will get old really quickly. Don’t forget: Texas was an underachieving team with Durant last season.
–No. 9 Washington State 71, Mississippi Valley State 26. That’s almost a triple-up, but not quite, Cougars! I am falling for this team very quickly.
–No. 10 Michigan State 75, Oakland 71. The Spartans squeak by, but they always seem to have these types of outcomes in November.
–No. 12 Oregon 110, San Francisco 79. Wow, 110 points? The amazing thing is that no Duck scored more than 18 and 10 players scored. A nice rebound win coming off that upsetting lose to Saint Mary’s on Tuesday night.
–No. 14 Gonzaga 82, Virginia Tech 64. In case you had forgotten, Va Tech was a Tournament team last year, and they look anything but this season. 2-2 this season, are the Hokies, and they appear to have a long way to go. Expect Gonzaga to still be ranked come Monday, following this win and a loss to Texas Tech.
–No. 22 Butler 81, Texas Tech 71. Speaking of Knight’s team, they could not handle Butler by any means. This was a great game to watch (almost had a high school feel with the type of gym that they play in at the Great Alaska Shootout). If the Bulldogs can string together a 28-win season or better, they can definitely improve upon that 5-seed they received last year.
–No. 24 Clemson 96, Gardner-Webb 67. Alright, well, let’s turn off the lights and lock the doors on the Gardner-Webb party, because it’s d.o.n.e. Clemson still won’t have anything but a bagel next to their names in the loss column.
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