2023-24 CBB follow-along thread (Part 1- November and December)

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

If you guys are looking for a place to sound off for the 2023-24 college basketball season, here you go! From the early tournaments to the headline-worthy upsets, you'll see them here.

Now usually, a college basketball season comprises of 3 parts:
Part 1 (The early part of the season, where you see what each team has to work with.)
Part 2 (January through Mid-February, where everyone is in conference play and they're figuring out how good they're really are.)
Part 3 (Late February through April, where it's "put up or shut up" time.)

This thread is for Part 1 of the season, so stay tuned...

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Monday, November 6th
Yep, the season begins tomorrow! For both the men AND the women! And just to let you know, TNT has an early event to celebrate in Las Vegas...

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Hall of Fame Series - Las Vegas ...and this site has all the details.

So what else is there to watch tomorrow? What are the games worth stopping for? Let's find out!

Top 25:
Samford @ Purdue (6:30)
North Carolina Central @ Kansas (8:00)
New Mexico State @ Kentucky (8:00) [First game for the Aggies since the "hazing scandal" that got their 22-23 season cancelled]

Other big games:
Spalding @ IUPUI (11:00 A.M) [The first official game of the season]
South Carolina Upstate @ South Carolina (7:00)
Princeton @ Rutgers (7:00)
New Hampshire @ Syracuse (7:00) [First game for Syracuse without Jim Boeheim on the sideline since 1975]
Georgia Southern @ Georgia Tech (7:30)
Oral Roberts @ UT-Arlington (8:00)
Idaho @ Washington State (11:00)

And one more thing: All of the times I list on this thread will be in the Eastern time zone.

 

[H2S]

damn, is Izzo out of the Top 25 already?

James Madison @ Michigan State (MON.06.NOV; 8:30 BTN)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

damn, is Izzo out of the Top 25 already?

James Madison @ Michigan State (MON.06.NOV; 8:30 BTN)

Relax. I didn't forget about Michigan State's game against James Madison; I just don't think it'll be a competitive game tonight.

 

[H2S]

Relax. I didn't forget about Michigan State's game against James Madison; I just don't think it'll be a competitive game tonight.

pfft
pretty weak excuse even if it was true

 

[H2S]

I just don't think it'll be a competitive game tonight.

#1/1 KAN plays #296 NCC

#3/3 PUR plays #142 SAM

#5/4 MSU plays #78 JMU

#10/16 KEN plays #169 NMS

#SI/AP

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/6 recap
So in that Hall of Fame series, we got Oregon beating Georgia 82-71 and USC beating Kansas State 82-69. Did anybody else get a big win (or score 82 points in their win)? Let's see:

Top 25:
Kansas over North Carolina Central 99-56
Marquette over Northern Illinois 92-70
Kentucky over New Mexico State 86-46
Illinois over Eastern Illinois 80-52

Other big games:
Clark Atlanta over Mercer 71-64 (Clark Atlanta is a Division II school, in case you're wondering.)
Siena over Holy Cross 73-71
Princeton over Rutgers 68-61 (First that run in the NCAA tournament, and now this. Princeton basketball is on fire!)
Louisville over UMBC 94-93
North Dakota State over Western Michigan 90-86 in OT (First OT game of the season)
Ohio State over Oakland 79-73
Fordham over Wagner 68-64 in OT
Mobile over South Alabama 83-74 (Mobile is an NAIA school!)
UT-Arlington over Oral Roberts 75-71
Bradley over UAB 73-71 in OT
Abilene Christian over Oklahoma State 64-59 (The first "Whoopsie" loss of the season!)

And finally, some guy named @H2S has been yelling at me over my lack of coverage of his Michigan State Spartans. Okay, H2S...
James Madison 79-76 Michigan State (Nov 6, 2023) Final Score - ESPN ...here's the Michigan State coverage you've been craving!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

November 7th and 8th

And by the way, a "Whoopsie" loss is when a NCAA hopeful suffers a bad loss that MAY hurt their chances to make the tournament in March. Will we get more of those during the next 2 days? Let's see:

Today:
Drexel @ La Salle (6:30)
Stony Brook @ St John's (7:00) (The ballyhooed debut of Rick Pitino at St. John's.)
North Dakota @ Iowa (8:00)
Florida A&M @ Creighton (9:00)
Game of the Day: Auburn vs. Baylor [from Sioux Falls, SD] (9:00)

Tomorrow:
Game of the Day: Florida Atlantic @ Loyola-Chicago [at the Wintrust Arena] (7:00)
Troy @ Ohio (7:00)
Arizona State vs. Mississippi State (Around 9:30)

Wait a minute... Isn't the Arizona State vs. Mississippi State game also in Chicago in the Wintrust Arena? And it's NOT a early-season event or tournament? Now I'm confused.

 

[H2S]

And finally, some guy named @H2S has been yelling at me over my lack of coverage of his Michigan State Spartans. Okay, H2S...
James Madison 79-76 Michigan State (Nov 6, 2023) Final Score - ESPN ...here's the Michigan State coverage you've been craving!

"Pompous" nicely fits some guy too phony to admit he (purposely? nah) missed the 4th ranked team in the country.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/7 and 11/8 recap (AKA: What happened while my mother insisted that it was hailing last night)

Tuesday:
Baylor over Auburn 88-82
La Salle over Drexel 67-61
Indiana over Florida Gulf Coast 69-63
Presbyterian over Vanderbilt 68-62 (Whoopsie)
IPFW over DePaul 82-74

Yesterday:
Florida Atlantic over Loyola-Chicago 75-62
Syracuse over Canisius 89-77
Southern over UNLV 85-71
Mississippi State over Arizona State 71-56

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Thursday, November 9th

So things were more quiet after that busy day on Monday. Let's see if things pick up today:

Today:
Pepperdine @ UC-Davis [5:30]
Southern Indiana @ Michigan State [7:00] (Was that opening loss just due to a good James Madison team, or is there something wrong in East Lansing?)
James Madison @ Kent State [7:00]
Western Kentucky @ Wichita State [7:30]
Stephen F. Austin @ Middle Tennessee [8:00]
Lamar @ SMU [8:00]
CS-Bakersfield @ USC [9:00]
Game of the Day: New Mexico @ Saint Mary's [10:00]

​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Friday, November 10th
Okay, so it WILL be a little more busy today. But look at the slate for Friday! That is the day when things REALLY get going! Take a look:

Asheville Championship [From Asheville, NC]:
Davidson vs. Maryland [Around 7:00]
Clemson vs. UAB [9:30]

Veterans​

Classic [From Annapolis, MD]:
Charleston vs. Duquesne [6:00]
Temple @ Navy [Around 8:30]

Hall of Fame Series [From Charlotte, NC]:
Charlotte vs. Liberty [4:30]
Virginia vs. Florida [Around 7:00]
Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina [9:30]
​

Other big games:
Penn @ Saint Joseph's [6:30]
BIG Main Event game: Arizona @ Duke [7:00]
Texas A&M @ Ohio State [7:00] (The first major CBB game to air on Peacock)
UCF @ Miami [7:00]
Chattanooga @ Louisville [7:00]
Davidson vs. Maryland [From Asheville, NC] {7:00}
Wake Forest @ Georgia [7:00]
Belmont @ Furman [7:00]
Manhattan @ Kansas [8:00]
Indiana State @ Alabama [8:00]
Rider @ Marquette [8:30]
Dayton @ Northwestern [8:30]
Tennessee @ Wisconsin [9:00]
San Diego State @ BYU [9:00]
Memphis @ Missouri [9:00]

...Safe to say, Friday is when the madness will truly begin.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/9 recap

https://www.si.com/college/2023/11/10/james-madison-forces-overtime-miraculously-scoring-five-points-3-8-seconds

How amazing was this comeback by the Dukes? Let's see what else happened yesterday besides this:

Saint Mary's over New Mexico 72-58
UC-Davis over Pepperdine 79-78
Utah Valley over Sam Houston 79-73 in OT
Middle Tennessee over Stephen F. Austin 67-62 in OT
Georgia Tech over Howard 88-85

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/10 recap

Duke vs. Arizona score, takeaways: No. 12 Wildcats shock No. 2 Blue Devils, make statement with early road win

Keshad Johnson had a team-high14 points and a clutch late bucket as Arizona defeated a No. 1 or No. 2 team for first time since 2001

www.cbssports.com

A proud moment for the Wildcats! Now let's see what happened to everyone else yesterday:

Top 25:
Tennessee over Wisconsin 80-70
Texas A&M over Ohio State 73-66
Miami over UCF 88-72
BYU upsets San Diego State 74-65

Other big games:
Saint Joseph's over Penn 69-61
Chattanooga over Louisville 81-71 (Whoopsie)
Oregon State over Troy 81-80 in 2-OT's
Davidson over Maryland 64-61
Georgia over Wake Forest 80-77
Monmouth over West Virginia 73-65 (Whoopsie)
Virginia over Florida 73-70
Nicholls State upsets LSU 68-66 (Whoopsie)
Northwestern over Dayton 71-66
Memphis over Missouri 70-55
Pacific over California 87-79
Clemson over UAB 77-76
South Carolina over Virginia Tech 79-77

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

November 11th and 12th

In the first weekend of CBB action, these are the big games to see:

Today:
Stonehill @ UConn (12:00)
Cornell @ Fordham (1:00)
William & Mary @ George Washington (1:00)
Game of the Day: North Dakota State @ Creighton (2:00)
Fairleigh Dickerson @ Seton Hall (4:00)
Fresno State @ Kent State (7:00)
Utah State @ Bradley (8:00)
San Diego @ UC-San Diego (10:00)

Tomorrow:
San Jose State @ Texas Tech (2:00)
Asheville Championship Final: Davidson vs. Clemson (3:00) [Game of the Day]
San Francisco @ Boise State (4:00)
Howard @ James Madison (4:00)
Weber State @ Saint Mary's (8:00)
Nevada @ Washington (10:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/11 recap (AKA: What happened while Maryland football FINALLY got their 6th win of the season)

Creighton over North Dakota State 89-60
Loyola(MD) over Brown 77-75 in OT
Wofford over High Point 99-98
UNC-Wilmington over UNC-Asheville 83-66
Western Carolina over Notre Dame 71-61 (Whoopsie)
Kent State over Fresno State 79-69
Bradley over Utah State 72-66 in OT
UC-San Diego over San Diego 69-63
Holy Cross over Georgetown 68-67 (NOT a "Whoopsie" loss; Georgetown IS rebuilding this season)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/12 recap (AKA: What happened while Green Day was releasing their latest record)

UAB over Maryland 66-63
Boise State over San Francisco 63-58
Asheville Championship Final: Clemson over Davidson 68-65
Nevada upsets Washington 83-76

Oh, and speaking of upsets out on the west coast...

Weber State 61-57 Saint Mary's (Nov 12, 2023) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Weber State Wildcats vs. Saint Mary's Gaels NCAAM game, final score 61-57, from November 12, 2023 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

November 13th and 14th

Just a heads-up: Tomorrow is the fabled "Champions Classic". That's where teams like Duke, Michigan State, Kansas, and Kentucky will dance for our amusement once again.
And if you're somehow NOT interested in that, here are the other stuff you can watch:

Today:
Michigan @ St John's [6:30]
Villanova @ Penn [7:00]
Western Carolina @ Middle Tennessee [7:30]
Game of the Day: Xavier @ Purdue [8:30]

Tomorrow (excluding the Champion's Classic):
Wisconsin @ Providence [6:00]
Wofford @ Tennessee [6:30]
IUPUI @ Indiana State [7:00]
North Alabama @ Mississippi State [7:30]
UMass-Lowell @ Georgia Tech [7:30]
Marquette @ Illinois [8:00]
Texas A&M @ SMU [8:00]
Colorado State @ Northern Colorado [8:00]
UIC @ Loyola-Chicago [8:30]
Santa Clara @ Stanford [9:00]
Iowa @ Creighton [10:00]
Kansas City @ Baylor [10:00]

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/13 recap (AKA: What happened while the "Cartoons that Never Made It" segments from the 90's were swimming in my brain)

Purdue over Xavier 83-71 (Okay, so Purdue was able to pass it's first test.)
Penn upsets Villanova 76-72 (Villanova, on the other hand, failed quite badly here.)
Miami over Florida International 86-80
Michigan over St. John's 89-73
Western Carolina over Middle Tennessee 66-64

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/14 recap

And so, Kentucky loses AGAIN in the Champions Classic, thanks to the Jayhawks mounting that big comeback. As for Duke, their youngsters came through in the clutch for the win over the Spartans.
Oh, and here's what else happened yesterday:

Marquette over Illinois 71-64
Creighton over Iowa 92-84
Tennessee over Wofford 82-61
UC-Irvine upsets USC 70-60 (How big of a "Whoopsie" is this for USC? It all depends on what the Anteaters do from here.)
Texas A&M over SMU 79-66
Providence over Wisconsin 72-59
Temple over Drexel 66-64
Syracuse over Colgate 79-75 (...Well, at least the Orange were able to make the comeback THIS time)
Toledo over Wright State 78-77
UMass-Lowell over Georgia Tech 74-71 (Whoopsie)
Santa Clara over Stanford 89-77
Oregon State over Appalachian State 81-71 in OT