Our 2016/17 College Basketball Thread

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/19 recap

Let's see... Not much happened yesterday in college football, so how did college basketball do?

Hall of Fame Tip-Off:
Duke over Penn State 78-68
Rhode Island over Cincinnati 76-71 (And let's all say a prayer for URI's Jarvis Garrett, who got hurt bad in this game.)
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Other big games:
Saint Mary's over Dayton 61-57
Jacksonville over Florida International 78-75 in OT
Texas Southern over La Salle 77-76
Nebraska over Louisiana Tech 65-54
Tennessee State over Middle Tennessee 74-63

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Sunday, November 20th

The snow's coming down right now, which means basketball season really IS up and running. And for me, this starts the busiest week of the year as I'll be juggling this and a CFB "Rivalry Week" thread, so go check that out when you get the chance.
As for today, here's where all the fun is: (All times are Eastern)

Tire Pros Invitational (From Orlando, FL):
Consolation game: Davidson vs. Arizona State (2:00)
3rd Place game: Clemson vs. Oklahoma (5:00)
Championship Game: Xavier vs. Northern Iowa (Around 7:30)

Charleston Classic:
Consolation game: UTEP vs. Mississippi State (3:30)
3rd Place Game: Charleston vs. Wake Forest (7:00)
Championship Game: Villanova vs. UCF (30 minutes after above game)

Paradise Jam Semifinals (From the Virgin Islands):
Saint Joseph's vs. Ole Miss (6:00)
Creighton vs. NC State (Around 8:30)​

Other big games:
Arkansas State vs. Chattanooga [From West Point, NY] (12:00)
Yale @ Virginia (1:00)
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Final: Rhode Island vs. Duke (1:00)
Citadel @ Iowa State (2:00)
South Alabama Classic: South Alabama vs. Jacksonville (4:05)
Steve Wright Classic: Boston University vs. LIU-Brooklyn (4:30)
Colorado State @ Stanford (6:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/20 recap

Florida Gulf Coast vs. Michigan State - Game Summary - November 20, 2016 - ESPN

Wow! Now's THAT talent! On an NFL Sunday, Michigan State and Florida Gulf-Coast managed to steal some headlines!
So, did anything else happened yesterday? Let's see:

Charleston Classic:
Championship: Villanova over UCF 67-57

Tire Pros Invitational:
Davidson over Arizona State 68-60
Oklahoma over Clemson 70-64
Championship: Xavier over Northern Iowa 67-59

Paradise Jam Semis:
Creighton over NC State 112-94
Ole Miss over Saint Joseph's 81-68
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Other big games:
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Final: Duke over Rhode Island 75-65
Virginia over Yale 62-38
Maryland over Towson 71-66
Stanford over Colorado State 56-49
Maui on the Mainland Final: Arkansas State over Chattanooga 73-67

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Monday, November 21st

Today, Thanksgiving Week begins. And if you have to deal with annoying relatives come Thursday, then I apologize.
By the way, today starts the now-annual battle between the Maui Invitational and the Battle 4 Atlantis tournaments to see who can put on the best CBB holiday spectacle. For Maui, they have a very impressive looking field, but teams like UConn and Georgetown has already had some problems. Meanwhile, Atlantis may have a weaker field, but it's always given us some wonderful back-and-forth games.
Who will win the fight? Let's find out! (All times are Eastern)

Maui Jim Maui Invitational (From Maui, Hawaii):
Tennessee vs. Wisconsin (2:30)
Georgetown vs. Oregon (30 minutes after above game)
Oklahoma State vs. UConn (9:00)
North Carolina vs. Chaminade (Around 11:30)

Gulf Coast Showcase (From Estero, FL):
Wofford vs. Vermont (11:00 A.M)
Hofstra vs. Bradley (Around 1:30)
South Dakota vs. Kent State (5:00)
Houston vs. George Mason (Around 7:30)

Paradise Jam (From the Virgin Islands):
Consolation: Loyola-Chicago vs. Washington State (3:00)
Consolation: Saint Joseph's vs. NC State (6:00)
Championship: Ole Miss vs. Creighton (Around 8:30)

CBE Hall of Fame Classic [From Kansas City, MO]
Georgia vs. George Washington (7:00)
Kansas vs. UAB (Around 9:30)

Legends Classic [From Brookliyn, NY]
Notre Dame vs. Colorado (7:00)
Texas vs. Northwestern (Around 9:30)

Lone Star Showcase [From Cedar Park, TX]
St. Bonaventure vs. Arkansas Little-Rock (6:00)
Central Michigan vs. Pepperdine (Around 8:30)

Men Who Speak Up Main Event (From the MGM Grand in Las Vegas):
Saint Louis vs. BYU (9:30)
Alabama vs. Valparaiso (30 minutes after above game)
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Another big game worth watching: California @ San Diego State (11:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/21 recap

Sorry if you're expecting something witty here. I spent all my wit on my latest post for "Rivalry Week Shouting Place" on the CFB forums, so go check it out! After I recap yesterday's action, of course:

Maui Invitational:
Wisconsin over Tennessee 74-62
Georgetown upsets Oregon 65-61; will meet Wisconsin in semis
North Carolina over Chaminade 104-61
Oklahoma State over UConn 98-90; will meet North Carolina in semis

CBE Hall of Fame Classic:
Kansas over UAB 83-63
Georgia over George Washington 81-73

Paradise Jam:
3rd Place game: NC State over Saint Joseph's 73-63
Championship Game: Creighton over Ole Miss 86-77

Legends Classic:
Northwestern upsets Texas 77-58
Notre Dame over Colorado 89-83

Gulf Coast Showcase:
Vermont over Wofford 60-59
Hofstra over Bradley 92-90; will meet Vermont in semis
South Dakota over Kent State 80-77
Houston over George Mason 93-56; will meet South Dakota in semis

Lone Star Showcase:
Arkansas Little-Rock over St. Bonaventure 68-65
Central Michigan over Pepperdine 88-77

Men Who Speak Up Main Event:
BYU over Saint Louis 92-62
Valparaiso over Alabama 68-60
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Other big games:
Blue Mountain College upsets Arkansas Pine-Bluff 77-74 in 3-OT's (Another NAIA school nabs an Division I school... Is this becoming a trend?)
Winthrop upsets Illinois 84-80 in OT (Whoopsie)
Bucknell upsets Vanderbilt 75-72 (Whoopsie)
San Diego State over California 77-65

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Tuesday, November 22nd

The snow's finally dying down in the Northeast, and the question I now have is "How long is the snow gonna last here in Dolgeville? Will the CBB action be any good today?"
...Okay, THAT was a dumb question. Of course it will! Here's what on today (All times are Eastern):

Maui Jim Maui Invational [From Maui, Hawaii]:
Consolation game: Oregon vs. Tennessee (1:30)
Semifinal: Wisconsin vs. Georgetown (8:00)
Semifinal: North Carolina vs. Oklahoma State (Around 10:30)

Cancun Challenge [From Cancun, Mexico]:
Auburn vs. Texas Tech (6:00)
Utah State vs. Purdue (Around 8:30)

Gulf Coast Challenge Semifinals [From Estero, FL]:
Vermont vs. Hofstra (5:00)
South Dakota vs. Houston (Around 7:30)

CBE Hall of Fame Final:
Kansas vs. Georgia (10:00)

Legends Classic [From Brooklyn, NY]:
Consolation: Texas vs. Colorado (3:30)
Final: Northwestern vs. Notre Dame (Around 6:00)
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Other big games:
Lone Star Showcase Final: St. Bonaventure vs. Central Michigan (6:00)
Sam Houston State @ Georgia Tech (7:30)
Arkansas @ Minnesota (8:00)
Oregon State @ Tulsa (9:00)
Fresno State @ CSU-Bakersfield (10:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/22 recap

Indiana vs. Fort Wayne - Game Recap - November 22, 2016 - ESPN

For the Mastodons, this is their first win over a Top-5 team ever! What does this means for Indiana? As usual, only time will tell.
Oh, and here's what else happened yesterday:

Maui Invitaional:
Consolation: Oregon over Tennessee 69-65 in OT
Semifinal: North Carolina over Oklahoma State 107-75
Semifinal: Wisconsin over Georgetown 73-57

Cancun Challenge:
Purdue over Utah State 85-64
Auburn over Texas Tech 67-65

Legends Classic:
Consolation: Colorado over Texas 68-54
Final: Notre Dame over Northwestern 70-66

Gulf Coast Showcase Semis:
Vermont over Hofstra 87-73
Houston over South Dakota 85-58
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Other big games:
CBE Hall of Fame Final: Kansas over Georgia 65-54
Lone Star Showcase Final: St. Bonaventure over Central Michigan 102-71
Pittsburgh over Yale 75-70
Minnesota over Arkansas 85-71 (Is anybody paying attention to this? Minnesota, who went 8-23 last season, is already 5-0!)
Tulsa over Oregon State 75-64
Eastern Washington over Seattle 80-76 in 2-OT's
San Diego over Bethune-Cookman 96-91 in 3-OT's

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Wednesday, November 23rd

Just a little heads-up for you guys: Today I'm looking at not only today's action, but tomorrow's as well (Don't want to cramp the family's style during Thanksgiving, you know). So let's see what's on tap for today. (All times are Eastern)

Battle 4 Atlantis [From the Bahamas]:
Wichita State vs. LSU (12:00)
VCU vs. Baylor (Around 2:30)
Michigan State vs. St. John's (7:00)
Louisville vs. Old Dominion (Around 9:30)

Maui Invitational:
Consolation: Oregon vs. UConn (4:30)
Consolation: Oklahoma State vs. Georgetown (7:30)
Championship: North Carolina vs. Wisconsin (10:00)

Cancun Challenge [From Cancun, Mexico]:
Consolation: Utah State vs. Texas Tech (6:00)
Final: Purdue vs. Auburn (Around 8:30)

Great Alaska Shootout:
Buffalo vs. Alaska-Anchorage (11:00)
Oakland vs. Nevada (1:30 A.M)
Drake vs. Iona (9:30 tomorrow)
UC-Davis vs. Weber State (11:59 tomorrow)
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Other big games:
Rider @ Fordham (2:00)
Michigan @ South Carolina (5:00)
Charleston @ Villanova (7:00)
Gulf Coast Showcase Final: Houston vs. Vermont (7:30)
Men Who Speak Up Main Event Final: Valparaiso vs. BYU (12 A.M)

If you've been paying attention, the Battle 4 Atlantis is starting it's tournament... at the same time Maui is finishing their's. Shots...fired.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Thursday, November 24th

If for some weird reason you don't like football with your turkey and your aunt's weird oyster dish, then these games are for you! Don't miss the action as some of your favorite teams give up their Thanksgiving to entertain YOU! (All times are Eastern)

NIT Season Tip-Off [From Brooklyn, NY]:
Temple vs. Florida State (12:30)
Illinois vs. West Virginia (30 minutes after above game)

Advocare Invitational [From Orlando, FL]:
Indiana State vs. Iowa State (12:30)
Stanford vs. Miami (30 minutes after above game)
Gonzaga vs. Quinnipiac (6:00)
Seton Hall vs. Florida (Around 8:30)

Wooden Legacy [From Fullerton, CA]:
CS-Northridge vs. Texas A&M (2:00)
New Mexico vs. Virginia Tech (Around 4:30)
Dayton vs. Nebraska (8:30)
Portland vs. UCLA (Around 11:00)

Las Vegas Invitational [From the Orleans Arena in Vegas]:
Butler vs. Vanderbilt (8:00)
Santa Clara vs. Arizona (Around 10:30)​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/23 recap (so that I don't have a lot of crap to do tomorrow):

Maui Invitational:
Consolation: Oregon over UConn 79-69
Consolation: Oklahoma State over Georgetown 97-70
Championship: North Carolina over Wisconsin 71-56

Battle 4 Atlantis:
Louisville over Old Dominion 68-62 in OT
Wichita State over LSU 82-47; will meet Louisville in semis
Baylor over VCU 71-63
Michigan State over St. John's 73-62; will meet Baylor in semis

Cancun Challenge:
Consolation: Texas Tech over Utah State 75-51
Final: Purdue over Auburn 96-71
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Other big games:
Villanova over Charleston 63-47
South Carolina over Michigan 61-46
Arizona State over Citadel 127-110
Rutgers over North Texas 66-53 (Rutgers is 5-0?! WHAT?!)
Gulf Coast Showcase Final: Houston over Vermont 72-71
DePaul over Missouri State 68-66
MGM Grand Main Event Final: Valparaiso over BYU 92-89

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/24 recap

If you were paying attention in the world of sports, yesterday was full of good games. No, I mean VERY good games, even in the world of college basketball. Look:

Battle 4 Atlantis:
Semifinal: Louisville over Wichita State 62-52
Consolation: VCU over St. John's 75-69
Semifinal: Baylor over Michigan State 73-58

Advocare Invitational:
Iowa State over Indiana State 73-71 (A near "Whoopsie" for the Cyclones)
Miami over Stanford 67-53; will meet Iowa State in semis
Gonzaga over Quinnipiac 82-62
Florida over Seton Hall 81-76; will meet Gonzaga in semis

NIT Season Tip-Off:
Temple over Florida State 89-86
West Virginia over Illinois 89-57

Wooden Legacy:
UCLA over Portland 99-77
Nebraska over Dayton 80-78; will meet UCLA in semis
Texas A&M over CS-Northridge 95-73
Virginia Tech over New Mexico 92-72; will meet A&M in semis

Las Vegas Invitational:
Arizona over Santa Clara 69-61
Butler over Vanderbilt 76-66

Great Alaska Shootout:
Buffalo over Alaska-Anchorage 85-79
Nevada over Oakland 82-78; will meet Buffalo in semis
Iona over Drake 64-53
Weber State over UC-Davis 86-58; will meet Iona in semis​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Friday, November 25th

Right now, you're probably nursing a sore jaw while grabbing your Black Friday presents... SUCKERS! I do MY Christmas shopping online, HA! ...Oh well, you can at least watch these games once you get home: (All times are Eastern)

Great Alaska Shootout Semis [From Anchorage, AL]:
Buffalo vs. Nevada (9:30)
Weber State vs. Iona (12:00 A.M)

Advocare Invitational Semis [From Orlando, FL]:
Semifinal: Iowa State vs. Miami (11:00 A.M)
Gonzaga vs. Florida (9:30)

NIT Season Tip-Off [From Brooklyn, NY]:
Consolation: Florida State vs. Illinois (12:30)
Final: Temple vs. West Virginia (Around 3:00)

Battle 4 Atlantis [From the Bahamas]:
3rd Place game: Wichita State vs. Michigan State (1:00)
Championship: Louisville vs. Baylor (Around 3:30)
Consolation: VCU vs. LSU (7:00)

Wooden Legacy [From Fullerton, CA]:
Semifinal: Virginia Tech vs. Texas A&M (5:00)
Nebraska vs. UCLA (12:00 A.M)

Emerald Coast Classic [From Niceville, FL]:
Virginia vs. Iowa (7:00)
Providence vs. Memphis (Around 9:30)

Barclays Center Classic [From Brooklyn, NY]:
Boston College vs. Kansas State (7:00)
Richmond vs. Maryland (Around 9:30)

Savannah Invitational [From Savannah, GA]:
Mercer vs. East Carolina (5:00)
Akron vs. Air Force (30 minutes after above game)

Global Sports Classic [From Las Vegas]:
Washington vs. Western Kentucky (8:00)
TCU vs. UNLV (Around 10:30)
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Other big games:
Southeastern Louisiana @ Colorado State (4:00)
Tennessee-Martin @ Kentucky (7:00)
Marshall @ Ohio State (7:00)
SMU @ USC (7:00)
Las Vegas Invitational Final: Arizona vs. Butler (10:30)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/25 recap

Sorry for being late, guys. I was busy with more work for that "CFB Rivalry Week" thread. A thread, by the way, you should read after we recap yesterday's action:

Battle 4 Atlantis:
Consolation: Michigan State over Wichita State 77-72
Championship: Baylor over Louisville 66-63
Consolation: VCU over LSU 85-74

Emerald Coast Classic:
Virginia over Iowa 74-41
Providence over Memphis 60-51

Advocare Invitational Semifinals:
Gonzaga over Florida 77-72
Iowa State over Miami 73-56

Wooden Legacy Semifinals:
UCLA over Nebraska 82-71
Texas A&M over Virginia Tech 68-65

Barclays Center Classic:
Kansas State over Boston College 72-54
Maryland over Richmond 88-82 in OT

Great Alaska Shootout Semis:
Iona over Weber State 76-54
Nevada over Buffalo 67-62​

Other big games:
Kentucky over Tennessee-Martin 111-76
Las Vegas Invitational Final: Butler upsets Arizona 69-65
NIT Season Tip-Off Final: Temple upsets West Virginia 81-77
Rutgers over Hartford 77-75
Elon over Northern Illinois 85-80 in 2-OT's
UT-Rio Grande over Grambling 101-93 in OT
Toledo over Evansville 75-70 in 2-OT's
USC over SMU 78-73
Akron over Air Force 84-75
Lehigh upsets Mississippi State 87-73 (Whoopsie)
TCU over UNLV 63-59

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, November 26th

Nearly 50 minutes until all of us enters college sports heaven. From the best of college football, to these great CBB games: (All times are Eastern)

Emerald Coast Classic [From Niceville, FL]:
Consolation: Memphis vs. Iowa (4:00)
Championship: Providence vs. Virginia (7:00)

Great Alaska Shootout [From Anchoridge, AS]:
Consolation: Oakland vs. UC-Davis (6:00)
Championship: Iona vs. Nevada (12:30 A.M)

Barclays Center Classic [From Brooklyn, NY]:
Consolation: Richmond vs. Boston College (7:00)
Championship: Maryland vs. Kansas State (Around 9:30)​

Other big games:
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational: Syracuse vs. South Carolina (2:00)
Northern Iowa @ Xavier (12:00)
Harvard @ UMass (1:00)
Penn State @ George Washington (4:00)
Loyola-Chicago @ NC State (4:00)
Savannah Invitational Final: Mercer vs. Akron (7:30)
Global Sports Classic Final: TCU vs. Washington (10:30)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/26 recap (AKA: What happened while Ohio State vs. Michigan was rocking our socks off in Columbus)

Emerald Coast Classic:
Memphis over Iowa 100-92
Final: Virginia over Providence 63-52
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Other big games:
South Carolina over Syracuse 64-50
Manhattan over Detroit 84-81 in 2-OT's
Fairfield over Army 75-74 (Not a bad finish in this one)
Penn State over George Washington 74-68
NC State over Loyola-Chicago 79-77
Utah Valley upsets BYU 114-101 (Whoopsie)
Savannah Invitational Final: Akron over Mercer 65-63
Middle Tennessee over Toledo 73-70 in OT
Barclays Center Classic Final: Maryland over Kansas State 69-68 (A grand game this was!)
Global Sports Classic Final: TCU over Washington 93-80 (Wait a minute... Maybe James Dixon CAN turn around the Horned Frogs!)
Great Alaska Shootout Championship: Iona over Nevada 75-73

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Sunday, November 27th

After today, the holiday tournaments are all but over, and we'll be stuck with only a few good games each week. Oh well, we can't grieve forever, so let's hope today's finals will go well: (All times are Eastern)

Advocare Invitational [From Orlando, FL]:
Consolation: Miami vs. Florida (4:30)
Consolation: Seton Hall vs. Stanford (Around 7:00)
Championship: Gonzaga vs. Iowa State (1:30)

Wooden Legacy [From Anaheim, CA]:
Consolation: New Mexico vs. Dayton (2:00)
Consolation: Virginia Tech vs. Nebraska (30 minutes after above game)
Championship: Texas A&M vs. UCLA (8:30)
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Other big games:
Ball State @ Valparaiso (2:30)
UAB vs. Saint Mary's [From Las Vegas] (5:00)
San Francisco @ Eastern Washington (9:05)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/27 recap

Spoiler alert: The Advocare Invitational pulled off a big upset over the Maui Invitational and the Battle 4 Atlantis for the title of "Best CBB Holiday Tournament"! Let's see how they won that honor:

Advocare Invitational:
Florida over Miami 65-56
Stanford over Seton Hall 66-52
Championship: Gonzaga over Iowa State 73-71

Wooden Legacy:
Dayton over New Mexico 64-57
Virginia Tech over Nebraska 66-53
Championship: UCLA over Texas A&M 74-67​

Other big games:
Saint Mary's over UAB 76-63
San Jose State over Washington State 88-76 (Whoopsie)
Nicholls State over Samford 106-103 in 2-OT's

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

November 28th and 29th

Sadly, the holiday tournaments are over. And that means we'll be staved for entertainment... or WILL we; I heard ESPN has something planned, so let's see what it is: (All times are Eastern)


Monday:
Kentucky vs. Arizona State [From the Bahamas] (7:00)
Manhattan @ West Virginia (7:00)
Game of the Day: Butler @ Utah (9:00)
Boise State @ Oregon (11:00)

ACC/Big 10 Challenge:
Minnesota @ Florida State (7:00)
Wake Forest @ Northwestern (9:00)
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Tuesday:
North Dakota State @ Xavier (6:30)
Davidson @ Mercer (7:00)
Princeton @ VCU (7:00)
Villanova @ Penn (7:00)
Tennessee State @ Vanderbilt (8:00)
Rhode Island @ Valparaiso (8:00)
Houston @ LSU (9:00)

ACC/Big 10 Challenge:
Georgia Tech @ Penn State (7:00)
Pittsburgh @ Maryland (7:00)
Syracuse @ Wisconsin (7:30)
Iowa @ Notre Dame (9:00)
NC State @ Illinois (9:00)
Game of the Day: Michigan State @ Duke (9:30)​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

November 28 and 29 recap

...Yeah... Not too happy with the Orange's loss to Wisconsin yesterday. Let's see if anything positive happened over the last 2 days:

Monday:

ACC/Big 10 Challenge:
Florida State over Minnesota 75-69
Northwestern over Wake Forest 65-58
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Other big games:
Kentucky over Arizona State 115-69
Butler over Utah 68-59
Oregon over Boise State 68-63
Brown over Bryant 91-90
North Carolina Central over Missouri 62-52 (Whoopsie)

Tuesday:

ACC/Big 10 Challenge:
Duke over Michigan State 78-69
Pittsburgh over Maryland 73-59
Penn State over Georgia Tech 67-60
Illinois over NC State 88-74
Notre Dame over Iowa 92-78
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Other big games:
Delaware State upsets St. John's 79-72 (Yeah... Let's take St. John's out of the NCAA discussion now and save ourselves the hassle.)
Valparaiso over Rhode Island 65-62
VCU over Princeton 81-70
Vanderbilt over Tennessee State 83-59
UT-Arlington upsets Texas 72-61 (Whoopsie)
LSU over Houston 84-65

And finally, a little spoiler alert for tonight: North Carolina @ Indiana will be BIG!