Well, ‘07 has come to an end. I’d do a whole College Hoops Journal: Year in Review type thing, but, well…it’s only been chugging for about two months. Let’s hope that I’m still pumping out the basketball love next year and can do something along those lines.
–No. 1 North Carolina 90, Valparaiso 58. God, what do you think? HANSBROUGH. AGAIN. Twenty-three points, 12 boards, and he’s probably the POTY at this point in the season. The ever-evolving Danny Green also threw down 20 and before you know it, North Carolina has seperated itself from all but about two teams in the country.
Notable:
Tennessee State 60, Illinois 58. The players are gay!…As Kenny Mayne would say. And, did you know…with this win Tennessee State only moves to 4-7. Yeah, bad day for the Illiniwek faithful. I follow college basketball like a fiend nd I can’t even tell you one player, famous alumnus, or even the mascot for Tennessee State. What’s worse? The Illini lost this game on their own campus. Yeeeeesh. Consider it a down year for the Big 10, k? (I had to look it up: their nickname is the Tigers. SWEET.)
UNLV 81, Minnesota 64. Ohhhh…things were going so well for Tubby Smith and the Gophers. They stumble here in the “Duel in the Desert”, where Vegas gets a really nice win for themselves. Vegas: 11-3, Gophers: 10-2. We’ll check back with them soon.
Florida State 66, Georgia Tech 64. Those Seminoles, on a roll as of late. They now sit at a pretty 11-4 and could be a player in the ACC.
Mississippi State 87, Missouri 75. A good win for Miss. St. and a bad loss for the Tigers. Credit the Bulldogs’ tough play under the hoop; their 42-26 edge in the paint provided the difference.
Southern Illinois 79, Missouri State 71. The Missouri Valley probably won’t be a multi-bid conference this year. With the win, the Salukis crawl back to .500, while Missouri State falls to 7-6.
