Our 2015/16 College Basketball Thread

[NDHoosier101]

Why is Florida fouling? And now UK is calling timeouts? Get this shitty game off my tv. It's been over for 10 minutes.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/1 recap (AKA: What happened on the first day of conference tournaments)

Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals:
Lipscomb over Jacksonville 92-89 in OT
Florida-Gulf Coast over Kennesaw State 74-64
North Florida over South Carolina Upstate 92-69
Stetson over N.J.I.T 82-67

Patriot League 1st Round:
Navy over Lafayette 78-70
Holy Cross over Loyola-Maryland 72-67
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Other big games:
Virginia over Clemson 64-57
Louisville over Georgia Tech 56-53
Oklahoma over Baylor 73-71
Indiana over Iowa 81-78
Kentucky over Florida 88-79
Dayton over Richmond 85-84
Marquette over Georgetown 88-87
Saint Mary's over Grand Canyon 73-64

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Wednesday, March 2nd

More conference tournaments begin today, and more bubble talk commences. Here's what this day has in store for us: (All times are Eastern)

America East Quarterfinals:
UMBC @ Stony Brook (7:00)
Hartford @ Albany (7:00)
Maine @ Vermont (7:30)
Binghamton @ New Hampshire (7:30)

Northeast Conference Quarterfinals:
Robert Morris @ #1 Seed Wagner (7:00)
St. Francis (PA) @ Fairleigh Dickinson (7:00)
LIU-Brooklyn @ Sacred Heart (7:00)
Mount St. Mary's @ St. Francis (BKN) (9:00)

Ohio Valley 1st Round (From Nashville, TN):
Austin Peay vs. Tennessee Tech (7:00)
Eastern Illinois vs. Murray State (Around 9:30)
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Other big games:
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss (7:00)
Texas Tech @ West Virginia (7:00)
Pittsburgh @ Virginia Tech (7:00)
Miami @ Notre Dame (7:00)
Saint Joseph's @ St. Bonaventure (7:00)
Seton Hall @ Butler (8:30)
Creighton @ Providence (9:00)
Oregon @ UCLA (9:00)
Oregon State @ USC (11:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/2 recap (AKA: An abnormally quiet day on the CBB front this season)

American East Quarterfinals:
Stony Brook over UMBC 86-76
Hartford upsets Albany 68-59
Vermont over Maine 99-82
New Hampshire over Binghamton 56-51

Northeast Conference Quarterfinals:
Wagner over Robert Morris 59-50
Fairleigh Dickinson over St. Francis (PA) 74-72
LIU-Brooklyn over Sacred Heart 84-76
Mount St. Mary's over St. Francis (BKN) 60-51

Ohio Valley 1st Round:
Austin Peay over Tennessee Tech 92-72
Murray State over Eastern Illinois 78-62​

Other big games:
Miami over Notre Dame 68-50
Oregon over UCLA 76-68
West Virginia over Texas Tech 90-68
Virginia Tech over Pittsburgh 65-61
St. Bonaventure over Saint Joseph's 98-90
Butler over Seton Hall 85-78
Arkansas over Alabama 62-61 (Whoopsie)
Providence over Creighton 70-66
USC over Oregon State 81-70

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Thursday, March 3rd

Time for some more tournaments to get under way, as the march to the NCAA's continues: (All times are Eastern)

Big South 1st Round (From Buies Creek, NC):
Charleston Southern vs. Longwood (2:00)
Presbyterian vs. Radford (Around 4:30)
Campbell vs. Gardner-Webb (7:00)

Patriot League Quarterfinals:
Colgate @ Army (7:00)
American @ Boston University (7:00)
Navy @ Lehigh (7:00)
Holy Cross @ Bucknell (7:00)

MVC 1st Round (From St. Louis, MO):
Bradley vs. Loyola-Chicago (7:00)
Drake vs. Missouri State (30 minutes after above game)

MAAC 1st Round (From Albany, NY):
Quinnipiac vs. Rider (5:00)
Niagara vs. Canisius (30 minutes after above game)
Marist vs. Manhattan (Around 10:00)

Atlantic Sun Semifinals:
Stetson @ Lipscomb (7:00)
Florida-Gulf Coast @ North Florida (7:30)

Ohio Valley Quarterfinals:
Austin Peay vs. Tennessee State (7:00)
Murray State vs. Morehead State (Around 9:30)​

Other big games:
Georgia @ South Carolina (7:00)
Memphis @ Temple (7:00)
UConn @ SMU (9:00)
Cincinnati @ Houston (9:00)
Game of the Day: California @ Arizona (9:00)

 

[The Q]

I expect Uconn to let me down again.

They are alarmingly talented, but just dumb.

And Gibbs and Purvis have zero on the court chemistry.

And this team lacks the Napier/Kemba type closer.

If I was Ollie, the ball would be in Adams hands with Gibbs and Purvis standing in each corner. Hamilton on a wing and a pick and roll guy at the top.

Someone would be open.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/3 recap (AKA: This is the first of the REALLY-long recap segments that'll happen this month)

Big South 1st Round:
Longwood over Charleston Southern 75-69
Presbyterian over Radford 65-64
Gardner-Webb over Campbell 79-69

MAAC 1st Round:
Rider over Quinnipiac 60-57
Canisius over Niagara 102-97 in 3-OT's
Manhattan over Marist 81-63

Patriot League Quarterfinals:
Army over Colgate 79-72
American over Boston University 69-64
Lehigh over Navy 65-63
Holy Cross upsets Bucknell 77-72 in 2-OT's (Why is this big? Because with Bucknell's loss, we have our first NIT team!)

Missouri Valley 1st Round:
Loyola-Chicago over Bradley 74-66
Missouri State over Drake 69-67

Atlantic Sun Semifinals:
Stetson over Lipscomb 96-75
Florida-Gulf Coast over North Florida 89-56

Ohio Valley Quarterfinals:
Austin Peay over Tennessee State 74-72
Morehead State over Murray State 75-66​

Other big games:
Arizona over California 64-61
SMU over UConn 80-54
Georgia over South Carolina 74-72
Temple over Memphis 72-62
Applachian State over Arkansas-Little Rock 69-63 (Whoopsie)
Houston over Cincinnati 69-56

 

[The Q]

Pathetic effort by UConn. They sleepwalked through that entire game.

Houston might have punched their ticket into the big dance.

That shot by the Holy Cross kid to send the game to OT is one of the shots of the season.

 

[TDs3nOut]

Pathetic effort by UConn. They sleepwalked through that entire game.

Houston might have punched their ticket into the big dance.

That shot by the Holy Cross kid to send the game to OT is one of the shots of the season.

I don't think so. Probably have to still win at least two games in the AAC Tourney in order to make it.

 

[The Q]

I don't think so. Probably have to still win at least two games in the AAC Tourney in order to make it.

I think that's fair.

That's why I said "might", but wins over Uconn and Cincy in their last 2 games are big wins for them.

 

[The Q]

Kenpom has a very clear 4 best teams.

Kansas
Mich St
Virginia
Nova

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Friday, March 4th

I have nothing witty today. Let's just see what today's slate is: (All times are Eastern)

Big South Quarterfinals (From Buies Creek, NC):
Longwood vs. High Point (12:00)
Liberty vs. UNC-Asheville (30 minutes after above game)
Presbyterian vs. Winthrop (6:00)
Gardner-Webb vs. Coastal Carolina (30 minutes after above game)

Missouri Valley Quarterfinals (From St. Louis, MO):
Loyola-Chicago vs. Wichita State (1:00)
Game of the Day: Southern Illinois vs. Northern Iowa (Around 3:30)
Missouri State vs. Evansville (7:00)
Illinois State vs. Indiana State (Around 9:30)

MAAC Quarterfinals (From Albany, NY):
Rider vs. Monmouth (7:00)
Canisius vs. Iona (Around 9:30)

Southern Conference 1st Round (From Asheville, NC):
VMI vs. Samford (5:00)
The Citadel vs. Mercer (Around 7:30)

CAA 1st Round (From Baltimore, MD):
Elon vs. Drexel (6:30)
Delaware vs. Charleston (30 minutes after above game)

Ohio Valley Semifinals (From Nashville, TN):
Austin Peay vs. Belmont (7:30)
Tennessee-Martin vs. Morehead State (30 minutes after above game)

West Coast 1st Round (From the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas):
San Diego vs. Loyola-Marymount (9:00)​

Another big game: Texas @ Oklahoma State (9:00)

 

[TDs3nOut]

I think that's fair.

That's why I said "might", but wins over Uconn and Cincy in their last 2 games are big wins for them.

They definitely finished strong. In addition to those two wins, they won nine of their last eleven.

Really a fine job by Sampson going from 13-19 last year to 22-8 this year.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/4 recap

While Texas was beating Oklahoma State, these tournament games were taking place:

Missouri Valley Quarterfinals:
Wichita State over Loyola-Chicago 66-58
Northern Iowa over Southern Illinois 66-60
Evansville over Missouri State 66-56
Indiana State over Illinois State 65-57

Big South Quarterfinals:
High Point over Longwood 89-78
UNC-Asheville over Liberty 80-49
Winthrop over Presbyterian 67-53
Gardner-Webb over Coastal Carolina 69-65

CAA 1st Round:
Drexel over Elon 57-56
Charleston over Delaware 67-63

MAAC Quarterfinals:
Iona over Canisius 73-55
Monmouth over Rider 59-23

Southern 1st Round:
Samford over VMI 92-85 in OT
Mercer over Citadel 71-69

Ohio Valley Semifinals:
Austin Peay upsets Belmont 97-96 in OT
Tennessee-Martin over Morehead State 83-70
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And finally, Loyola-Marymount beats San Diego in the WCC 1st Round. You should really watch that tournament, mainly because we need an answer to this question: Is the selection committee REALLY going to keep Gonzaga out of the NCAA's if they don't win? We'll find out.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, March 5th (Part 1-Non tournament action)

This is the last jam-packed Saturday of the season, and we'll start with those crazy Top 25 teams: (All times are Eastern)

Top 25 action:
(21)Iowa State @ (1)Kansas (4:00)
Ohio State @ (2)Michigan State (12:00)
Georgetown @ (3)Villanova (12:00)
Game of the Day: (11)Louisville @ (4)Virginia (8:30)
Creighton @ (5)Xavier (2:30)
(7)Miami @ Virginia Tech (4:00)
(8)North Carolina @ (17)Duke (6:30) (Will it be another classic like last time? Or will it just be another over-rated piece of crap? Tune in to find out!)
(9)Oregon @ USC (4:00)
(10)West Virginia @ (19)Baylor (2:00)
Colorado @ (13)Utah (10:00)
(16)Iowa @ Michigan (8:00)
Stanford @ (18)Arizona (4:00)
Vanderbilt @ (20)Texas A&M (12:00)
LSU @ (22)Kentucky (2:00)
(25)California @ Arizona State (8:00)


Other big games:
Ole Miss @ Tennessee (12:00)
NC State @ Notre Dame (12:00)
Syracuse @ Florida State (2:00)
Pittsburgh @ Georgia Tech (2:00)
Marquette @ Butler (2:30)
Alabama @ Georgia (4:00)
South Carolina @ Arkansas (5:00)
Yale @ Columbia (7:00) (If Yale wins this, they'll have their first NCAA berth in a LONG time... while noise outside of the campus continues to grow.)
VCU @ Dayton (8:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday: March 5th

Among-st the noise of today's big games, the tournaments continue on. Here's what we got for today: (All times are Eastern)

Horizon Tournament 1st Round (From Detroit, MI):
Cleveland State vs. Green Bay (12:00)
Northern Kentucky vs. Milwaukee (Around 2:30)
UIC vs. Wright State (30 minutes after above game)
Youngstown State vs. Detroit (7:30)

Southern Conference Quarterfinals (From Asheville, NC):
Samford vs. Chattanooga (12:00)
Western Carolina vs. Wofford (Around 2:30)
Mercer vs. East Tennessee State (6:00)
UNC-Greensboro vs. Furman (Around 8:30)

CAA Quarterfinals (From Baltimore, MD):
Drexel vs. Hofstra (12:00)
James Madison vs. William & Mary (Around 2:30)
UNC-Wilmington vs. Charleston (6:00)
Northeastern vs. Towson (Around 8:30)

Big South Semifinals (From Buies Creek, NC):
UNC-Asheville vs. High Point (1:00)
Winthrop vs. Gardner-Webb (Around 3:30)

Missouri Valley Semifinals (From St. Louis, MO):
Wichita State vs. Northern Iowa (3:30)
Indiana State vs. Evansville (Around 6:00)

Northeast Semifinals:
Mount St. Mary's @ Fairleigh Dickinson (2:00)
LIU-Brooklyn @ Wagner (4:00)

Summit League Quarterfinals (From Sioux Falls, SD):
South Dakota vs. IPFW (7:00)
Oral Roberts vs. South Dakota State (Around 9:30)

MAAC Quarterfinals (From Albany, NY):
Manhattan vs. Siena (7:00)
Fairfield vs. Saint Peter's (Around 9:30)

West Coast Conference Quarterfinals (From the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas):
Santa Clara vs. BYU (4:00)
San Francisco vs. Pepperdine (30 minutes after above game)
Loyola-Marymount vs. Saint Mary's (10:00)
Gonzaga vs. Portland (30 minutes after above game)​

 

[Texas Jefe]

Texas winning 20 games in the Big12: pretty successful season, considering when Cam Ridley went down in December, I thought going .500 in conference was impossible, and the depth & quality of the conference.

Now Taylor has plantar faciitis, which is another hurdle they'll have to overcome in post-season play.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Almost forgot one VERY important thing: The first tournament final of the year!

From the Ohio Valley Conference: it's "Cinderella" Austin Peay vs. a Tennessee-Martin team looking for it's first NCAA bid ever!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/5 recap (Big conference action)

First, a look at the Top 25:

(1)Kansas over (21)Iowa State 85-78
(2)Michigan State over Ohio State 91-76
(4)Virginia over (11)Louisville 68-46 (And, that's it for Louisville for this season)
(5)Xavier over Creighton 98-93
Virginia Tech upsets (7)Miami 77-62 (Hmmm... Shouldn't the Hokies be getting SOME form of NCAA consideration after this?)
(8)North Carolina over (17)Duke 76-72 (Huh... Another OK game between these two!)
(9)Oregon over USC 76-66
(10)West Virginia over (19)Baylor 69-58
(13)Utah over Colorado 57-55
(16)Iowa over Michigan 71-61
(22)Kentucky over LSU 94-77

And now, what happened outside the rankings:

Ole Miss over Tennessee 83-60
UAB over Florida Atlantic 73-70 (I think it's safe to say that UAB's gonna get an at-large berth if they don't win the C-USA tournament.)
Florida State over Syracuse 78-73 (Not looking good for the Orange right now.)
Georgia Tech over Pittsburgh 63-59 (Not looking good for the Panthers, neither.)
Butler over Marquette 95-74
Davidson over George Washington 87-80
Duquesne upsets Saint Joseph's 78-70
Oregon State over UCLA 86-82
Marshall over Southern Miss 108-106 in OT
Dayton over VCU 68-67 in OT
UC-Davis over CSU-Northridge 87-83 in 3'OTs

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/5 recap (Tournament action)

Ivy League: Yale over Columbia 71-55
Ohio Valley: Austin Peay over Tennessee-Martin 83-73

With these 2 results, the first 2 spots in the NCAA tournament are filled. But there were other tournaments going on yesterday, and here's what happened.

West Coast Quarterfinals:
BYU over Santa Clara 72-60
Saint Mary's over Loyola-Marymount 60-48
Pepperdine over San Francisco 90-86
Gonzaga over Portland 92-67

Horizon 1st Round:
Green Bay over Cleveland State 65-53
Milwaukee over Northern Kentucky 86-69
Wright State over UIC 74-43
Detroit over Youngstown State 92-79

Southern Conference Quarterfinals:
Chattanooga over Samford 59-54
Western Carolina over Wofford 88-83 in 2 OT's
East Tennessee State over Mercer 81-65
Furman over UNC-Greensboro 80-64

CAA Quarterfinals:
Hofstra over Drexel 80-67
William & Mary over James Madison 79-64
UNC-Wilmington over Charleston 66-64
Northeastern over Towson 71-60

Big South Semifinals:
UNC-Asheville over High Point 80-69
Winthrop over Gardner-Webb 82-69

Northeast Semifinals:
Fairleigh Dickinson over Mount St. Mary's 80-75
Wagner over LIU-Brooklyn 81-65

MAAC Quarterfinals:
Siena over Manhattan 89-76
Fairfield over Saint Peter's 64-55

Summit League Quarterfinals:
IPFW over South Dakota 86-70
South Dakota State over Oral Roberts 73-70​

And finally, the all-important Missouri Valley:

Evansville over Indiana State 68-42
Northern Iowa over Wichita State 57-52 in OT (Once that result became final, all of the bubble teams said this in response: "NOOOOOOOOOOO!!"​