My ongoing College Basketball thread

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/25 recap

A quick run-down of the big action that happened yesterday:

EA Sports Maui Invitational Semis: Arizona over Kansas State 72-68 (pretty good game in Maui)
San Diego State over Pittsburgh 74-57

Gulf Coast Showcase Semis: Green Bay over Evansville 64-62
Florida Gulf-Coast over San Francisco 62-47

Cancun Challenge Semis: Northern Iowa over Virginia Tech 73-54
Northwestern over Miami-Ohio 55-46

CBE Hall of Fame Classic: Consolation Game- Alabama over Arizona State 76-71
Championship Game: Maryland over Iowa State 72-63

Legends Classic: Consolation Game- VCU over Oregon 77-63
Championship Game: Villanova over Michigan 60-55 (another fun one)

Other big games: Arkansas Razorbacks vs. SMU Mustangs - Recap - November 25, 2014 - ESPN

Hofstra Pride vs. South Florida Bulls - Recap - November 25, 2014 - ESPN

More "Feast Week" is up next.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/26 recap

Atlantis is giving Maui a run for it's money, New York's busy... Yep, Feast Week continues on! Here are the games you need to see: (Times are Eastern)

Battle 4 Atlantis​

North Carolina vs. Butler (12:00)​

Oklahoma vs. UCLA (30 minutes after above game)​

UAB vs. Wisconsin (7:00)
Georgetown vs. Florida (30 minutes after above game

NIT Season Tip-Off Semis​

St. John vs. Minnesota (7:00)​

Gonzaga vs. Georgia (30 minutes after above game)​

EA Sports Maui Invitational: Consolation Game- BYU vs. Purdue (Around 5:00)
Consolation Game- Kansas State vs. Pittsburgh (7:30)
Championship Game: Arizona vs. San Diego State (30 minutes after above game)

Cancun Challenge Championship Game: Northern Iowa vs. Northwestern (9:30)

MGM Grand Main Event Championship Game: Tulsa vs. Oklahoma State (11:30)

Gulf Coast Showcase Championship Game: Florida Gulf-Coast vs. Green Bay (8:30)


I'll be busy with Thanksgiving tomorrow, so next post I'll give you the Thanksgiving slate.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Thanksgiving slate

The number of games on this day may be small, but they are fruitful. And here are the ones that taste the best: (times are Eastern)

Orlando Classic
Santa Clara vs. Tennessee (12:00)​

Kansas vs. Rhode Island (30 minutes after above game)​

Rider vs. Michigan State (6:30)
Georgia Tech vs. Marquette (30 minutes after above game)

Great Alaska Shootout
Pacific vs. Alaska-Anchorage (7:30 today)
Missouri State vs. Colorado State (Around 10:00 today)
Rice vs. Mercer (9:30)
Washington State vs. UC Santa Barbara (12:00 A.M)​

Las Vegas Invitational Semis: Illinois vs. Indiana State (5:00)
Baylor vs. Memphis (12:00 A.M)

The Wooden Legacy: Princeton vs. UTEP (2:00)
San Diego vs. Xavier (30 minutes after above game)
Long Beach State vs. Western Michigan (8:30)
San Jose State vs. Washington (Around 11:00)

Enjoy your Thanksgiving, folks! I'll check back on Friday.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/26 TRUE recap

My apologies. I WANTED to take Thanksgiving off, but the awesome Battle 4 Atlantis tournament told me not to. So let's see the big action from yesterday:

Battle 4 Atlantis: Butler upsets North Carolina 74-66
Oklahoma over UCLA 75-65; will play Butler today in semis
Wisconsin over UAB 72-43
Georgetown over Florida 66-65 in OT; will play Wisconsin today in semis

EA Sports Invitational: Consolation Game- Pittsburgh over Kansas State 70-47
Consolation Game: Purdue over BYU 87-85 in OT
Championship Game: Arizona over San Diego State 61-59

Gulf Coast Showcase Championship Game: Green Bay over Florida Gulf-Coast 59-45

NIT Preseason Semis: St. John over Minnesota 70-61
Gonzaga over Georgia 88-76

Cancun Challenge Championship Game: Northern Iowa over Northwestern 61-42

MGM Grand Championship Game: Oklahoma State over Tulsa 73-58

And finally, a little update on the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament:

Semifinal: Butler vs. Oklahoma (1:00)
Semifinal: Wisconsin vs. Georgetown (30 minutes after above game)
Consolation Game: North Carolina vs. UCLA (7:30)​

NOW you can enjoy your Thanksgiving.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/27 recap

I know most people were busy with their turkey and their football yesterday. But for the people with their turkey and their basketball, here's the action from yesterday:


Battle 4 Atlantis: Consolation Game- North Carolina over UCLA 78-56
Semifinal Game: Oklahoma over Butler 59-46
Semifinal Game: Wisconsin over Georgetown 68-65

The Wooden Legacy: UTEP over Princeton 62-56
Xavier over San Diego 82-71; will play UTEP in semis
Long Beach State over Western Michigan 73-55
Washington over San Jose State 78-56; will play Long Beach State in semis

Great Alaska Shootout: Mercer over Rice 77-71 in OT
UC Santa Barbara over Washington State 71-43; will play Mercer in semis
From yesterday: Colorado State over Missouri State 76-61
From yesterday: Pacific over Alaska-Anchorage 71-62; will play Colorado State in semis

Orlando Classic: Tennessee over Santa Clara 64-57
Kansas over Rhode Island 76-60; will play Kansas in semis
Michigan State over Rider 77-45
Marquette over Georgia Tech 72-70; will play Michigan State in semis

Las Vegas Invitational Semis: Illinois over Indiana State 88-62
Baylor over Memphis 71-47

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Friday, November 28

EVERYONE'S in an uproar over something today. Black Friday, rivalry games in football, or even your family. For the calm people who are here, enjoy this basketball action today: (Times are Eastern)


Orlando Classic Semis: Tennessee vs. Kansas (12:00)
Michigan State vs. Marquette (9:00)

Battle 4 Atlantis: Consolation Game- Butler vs. Georgetown (2:00)
Championship Game: Oklahoma vs. Wisconsin (30 minutes after above game)
Consolation Game: North Carolina vs. Florida (8:00)

Wooden Legacy Semis: Xavier vs. UTEP (3:30)
Long Beach State vs. Washington (11:30)

NIT Season Tip-Off: Consolation Game- Minnesota vs. Georgia (4:30)
Championship Game: St. John's vs. Gonzaga (30 minutes after above game)

Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Semis: TCU vs. Bradley (7:00)
Saint Louis vs. Mississippi State (30 minutes after above game)

Emerald Coast Classic Semis: Middle Tennessee State vs. Cincinnati (6:00)
Creighton vs. Ole Miss (30 minutes after above game)

Las Vegas Invitational Championship: Baylor vs. Illinois (Around 10:30)

Barclays Center Classic: Vanderbilt vs. Rutgers (7:00)
La Salle vs. Virginia (30 minutes after above game)

Great Alaska Shootout Semis: Pacific vs. Colorado State (9:30)
UC Santa Barbara vs. Mercer (Around 12:00 A.M)

Other games worth watching: James Madison @ Ohio State (4:00)
Yale @ Providence (4:00)
North Texas vs. Arkansas (9:00)

Whew... With that done, I leave you guys to the action.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/28 recap

Oh! Almost forgot to talk about the college basketball action from yesterday:


Battle 4 Atlantis: Consolation Game- Butler over Georgetown 64-58
Consolation Game: North Carolina over Florida 75-64
Championship Game: Wisconsin over Oklahoma 69-56

Emerald Coast Classic Semis: Cincinnati over Middle Tennessee 69-51
Ole Miss over Creighton 75-68

Orlando Classic Semis: Kansas over Tennessee 82-67
Michigan State over Marquette 79-68

Wooden Legacy Semis: UTEP over Xavier 77-73
Washington over Long Beach State 80-70

NIT Preseason Tip-Off: Consolation Game- Minnesota over Georgia 66-62
Championship Game: Gonzaga over St. John's 73-66

Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Semis: TCU over Bradley 57-49
Mississippi State over Saint Louis 75-50

Barclays Center Classic Semis: Rutgers over Vanderbilt 68-65
Virginia over La Salle 64-56

Las Vegas Invitational Championship Game: Illinois over Baylor 64-52

Great Alaska Shootout: Colorado State over Pacific 75-64
UC Santa Barbara over Mercer 65-60 in OT

Other big games: Providence over Yale 72-66
NC State over Boise State 60-54
Delaware State over Wake Forest 72-65 (Whoopsie game for Wake)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, November 29

Even with football rivalies going on, there's still big basketball games to see. And here they are: (Times are Eastern)


Barclays Center Classic: Consolation Game- Vanderbilt vs. La Salle (7:00)
Championship Game: Virginia vs. Rutgers (30 minutes after above game)

Emerald Coast Classic Championship Game: Cincinnati vs. Ole Miss (Around 9:00)

Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Championship Game: TCU vs. Mississippi State (Around 7:00)

Great Alaska Shootout Championship Game: Colorado State vs. UC Santa Barbara (Around 11:30)

Other games worth watching: VCU @ Old Dominion (2:00)
UMass @ Harvard (2:00)
Tulsa @ Wichita State (3:00)
George Washington @ Seton Hall (4:00)
Wofford @ William and Mary (4:30)

And now I leave you to enjoy the action.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/29 recap

The early season tournaments are finally winding down (thank goodness). So let's see what happened today in basketball:

Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Championship Game: TCU over Mississippi State 61-52

Emerald Coast Classic Championship Game: Ole Miss over Cincinnati 66-54

Barclays Center Classic Championship Game: Virginia over Rutgers 45-26

Great Alaska Shootout Championship Game: Colorado State over UC Santa Barbara 65-63

Other notable games: Old Dominion upsets VCU 73-67
Harvard over UMass 75-73
Seton Hall over George Washington 58-54
Wyoming over New Mexico State 78-75

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Sunday, November 30

With Feast Week at an end, it's time for me to once again weed through the CBB schedule and find you the games that actually could be fun: (Times are Eastern)


Orlando Classic: Championship Game: Michigan State vs. Kansas (Around 1:00)
Consolation Game: Tennessee vs. Marquette (4:00)
Consolation Game: Georgia Tech vs. Rhode Island (30 minutes after above game)

Challenge in Music City: Valparaiso vs. Portland (2:00)

Wooden Legacy Championship Game: UTEP vs. Washington (Around 10:00)

Other games worth watching: Texas @ UConn (12:00)
Army @ Duke (12:00)
Providence @ Kentucky (2:00)
Stanford @ DePaul (4:00)
USC @ New Mexico (4:00)
Iona @ Arkansas (3:30)

Please enjoy, and I'll see you in December.

 

[UK Cowboy]

With Feast Week at an end, it's time for me to once again weed through the CBB schedule and find you the games that actually could be fun: (Times are Eastern)


Orlando Classic: Championship Game: Michigan State vs. Kansas (Around 1:00)
Consolation Game: Tennessee vs. Marquette (4:00)
Consolation Game: Georgia Tech vs. Rhode Island (30 minutes after above game)

Challenge in Music City: Valparaiso vs. Portland (2:00)

Wooden Legacy Championship Game: UTEP vs. Washington (Around 10:00)

Other games worth watching: Texas @ UConn (12:00)
Army @ Duke (12:00)
Providence @ Kentucky (2:00)
Stanford @ DePaul (4:00)
USC @ New Mexico (4:00)
Iona @ Arkansas (3:30)

Please enjoy, and I'll see you in December.

I'm looking forward to the Providence-UK game. The Friars have good size up front

 

[Texas Jefe]

dang, Texas broke out the black unis. Alternate unis for us usually does not bode well, but we'll see.

 

[elijah]

I'll definitely be watching most of Texas & UConn, the rest depends on how the Bills game goes

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/30 recap

It's the end of November, and surprisely there were quite a few good ones yesterday. And here they are:


Challenge in Music City: Valparaiso over Portland 70-55

Orlando Classic: Consolation Game- Marquette over Tennessee 67-59
Consolation Game- Georgia Tech over Rhode Island 64-61
Championship Game: Kansas over Michigan State 61-56

Wooden Legacy: Consolation Game- Long Beach State over Xavier 73-70 (Whoopsie)
Championship Game: Washington over UTEP 68-65

Other great games: Texas over UConn 55-54
Southern Utah over UTSA 93-92
Texas Tech over Air Force 63-62
Kentucky over Providence 58-38
Bowling Green over Detroit 64-63
DePaul over Stanford 87-72
USC over New Mexico 66-54

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 1st and 2nd

Sadly for us, there's not much on for today. So today I'll give you not only today's big games, but tomorrow's as well: (Times are Eastern)


Monday games: Rutgers @ Clemson (7:00)
Nebraska @ Florida State (7:00)

Tuesday's big games: Stony Brook @ Cincinnati (7:00)
Pittsburgh @ Indiana (7:00)
Minnesota @ Wake Forest (7:00)
UMass @ LSU (7:00)
Syracuse @ Michigan (7:30)
Illinois @ Miami (9:00)
South Florida @ Alabama (9:00)
BYU @ Utah State (9:00)
NC State @ Purdue (9:00)
Game of the Day: Ohio State @ Louisville (9:30)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/1 and 12/2 recap

Pay attention. SOME influence on the season was made with these games:


ACC/Big 10 Challenge:
Rutgers over Clemson 69-64
Nebraska over Florida State 70-65
Indiana over Pittsburgh 81-69
Minnesota over Wake Forest 84-69
Michigan over Syracuse 68-65
Miami over Illinois 70-61
Purdue over NC State 66-61
Louisville over Ohio State 64-55

Other big games: Stephan F. Austin over Memphis 64-52 (Okay, there's something wrong with Memphis now).
Maine over Wagner 82-81
LSU over UMass 82-60
Alabama over South Florida 82-71

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Wednesday, December 3rd

Pay attention. Some influence WILL be made on this CBB Season with these games: (Times are Eastern)


ACC/Big 10 Challenge: Michigan State @ Notre Dame (7:15)
Virginia Tech @ Penn State (7:15)
Iowa @ North Carolina (7:30)
Georgia Tech @ Northwestern (9:15)
Virginia @ Maryland (9:15)
Game of the Day: Duke @ Wisconsin (9:30)

Other big games: Temple @ Saint Joseph (6:30)
Northeastern @ Harvard (7:00)
UNLV @ Arizona State (8:00)
Villanova @ La Salle (8:30)
Auburn @ Texas Tech (9:00)
UTEP @ Colorado State (9:00)
Wichita State @ Utah (11:00)

Oooooo... that's not a bad slate of games! I'll leave you guys to enjoy it.

 

[tducey]

That Duke/Wisconsin game should be a good 1. 2 of the top 5 or 6 teams in college basketball right now.

 

[sonnyblack65]

Can I randomly post in here about how Kelvin Sampson is going to restore UH hoops to the prominence of which it's worthy?

Need Ralph Sampson and Hakeem suited up

 

[Texas Jefe]

Can I randomly post in here about how Kelvin Sampson is going to restore UH hoops to the prominence of which it's worthy?

Need Ralph Sampson and Hakeem suited up

ah, Hakeem and the Houston Cougars from back in the day...Wish I could find some of the photos I shot as photo-journalism student at the Houston at Texas games back in the day.

That Houston squad was sick. Phi Slamma Jamma