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

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Wednesday, November 15th (AKA: What we'll be watching while people are printing out their "Charleston Classic" brackets for tomorrow)

Delaware @ Delaware State [7:00]
Game of the Day: Richmond @ Boston College [7:00]
Princeton @ Duquesne [7:00]
Cornell @ George Mason [7:30]
Eastern Illinois @ Illinois State [8:00]
Georgetown @ Rutgers [8:30]
Rice @ Texas [9:00]
Tennessee State @ Portland [9:00]

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Thursday, November 16th

So there may be a couple of games today. But tomorrow is where the REAL madness starts! Because tomorrow is when the early-season holiday tournaments begin in earnest! Let's see what the event organizers have for us:

Myrtle Beach Invitational [From Conway, SC]:
Charleston vs. Vermont (11:30 A.M.)
Saint Louis vs. Wyoming (Around 2:00)
Wichita State vs. Coastal Carolina (4:30)
Furman vs. Liberty (Around 7:00)

Charleston Classic [From Charleston, SC]:
St. John's vs. North Texas (1:30)
Dayton vs. LSU (Around 4:00)
Houston vs. Towson (6:30)
Utah vs. Wake Forest (Around 9:00)

Vivid Seats Legends Classic [From the Barclays Center in Brooklyn]:
Oklahoma State vs. St. Bonaventure (6:30)
Auburn vs. Notre Dame (Around 9:00)

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Other big games:
Texas A&M-CC @ Texas Tech [8:00]
UMass-Lowell @ Arizona State [9:00]
Game of the Day: Missouri @ Minnesota [9:00]

 

[BigDGarciaFan]

Women's Hoops

UTSA 4-7 Texas A&M Corpus 1st 4m

on ESPN+

 

[BigDGarciaFan]

UTSA 10-16 A&M Corpus
end of 1st Period

 

[BigDGarciaFan]

UTSA 20-33 A&M Corpus
HALFTIME

 

[BigDGarciaFan]

UTSA 32-43 A&M Corpus
end of 3rd

 

[BigDGarciaFan]

UTSA 53-53 A&M Corpus
OVERTIME

 

[BigDGarciaFan]

WOW UTSA comes from behind to win over A&M Corpus 66-59 in OT

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/15 and 11/16 recap

So how did the first day of "holiday tournaments" go? Let's find out:

11/15 recap:
Texas over Rice 80-64
Boston College over Richmond 68-61
Fairleigh Dickerson over Saint Peter's 71-70
Princeton over Duquesne 70-67
Rutgers over Georgetown 71-60

Yesterday:

Charleston Classic:
Houston over Towson 65-49
Utah over Wake Forest 77-70; will meet Houston in semis
St. John's over North Texas 53-52
Dayton over LSU 70-67; will meet St. John's in semis

Myrtle Beach Invitational:
Vermont over Charleston 73-64
Saint Louis over Wyoming 79-69; will meet Vermont in semis
Wichita State over Coastal Carolina 86-77
Liberty over Furman 88-74; will meet Wichita State in semis

Legends Classic:
St. Bonaventure over Oklahoma State 66-64
Auburn over Notre Dame 83-59
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Other big games:
Indiana over Wright State 89-80
New Mexico over UT-Arlington 82-80
Nicholls State over South Alabama 102-97 in 3-OT's
Missouri over Minnesota 70-68 (A crazy finish over here!)
Arizona State over UMass-Lowell 71-69
Montana State over California 63-60

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Friday, November 17th

Before me and my mom begin our search for that perfect 22-pound turkey, here is the CBB action going on today:

Paradise Jam [From the Virgin Islands]:
Norfolk State vs. Fordham (1:00)
Abilene Christian vs. San Jose State (30 minutes after above game)
Hampton vs. Kent State (5:45)
Florida-Gulf Coast vs. Missouri State (30 minutes after above game)

Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals [From Conway, SC]
Vermont vs. Saint Louis (12:00)
Wichita State vs. Liberty (Around 9:00)

Charleston Classic Semifinals [From Charleston, SC]:
St. John's vs. Dayton (2:00)
Houston vs. Utah (Around 4:30) [Game of the Day]

Baha Mar Hoops Championship [From Nassau, Bahamas]:
Georgia vs. Miami (3:30)
Providence vs. Kansas State (Around 6:00)

Vivid Seats Legends Classic [From the Barclays Center in Brooklyn]:
Consolation: Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma State (4:30)
Final: St. Bonaventure vs. Auburn (Around 7:00)

Continental Tire Main Event [From the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas]:
Saint Mary's vs. San Diego State (9:30)
Xavier vs. Washington (Midnight)
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Other big games:
Butler @ Michigan State (6:30)
Radford @ James Madison (7:00) (James Madison's first game as a ranked team in a long, LONG time.)
Harvard @ UMass (7:00)
Florida State @ Florida (7:00)
Valparaiso @ Illinois (8:00)
Maryland @ Villanova (8:30)
Tennessee State @ Oregon (9:00)
Belmont @ Arizona (11:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/17 recap
The women's game has actually been pretty insane early on! We've had Colorado beat #1 LSU, NC State shocking UConn, #3 UCLA having major problems with Princeton, and everyone's favorite team (Iowa with Caitlin Clark) lose to Kansas State.

As for the men's game, here's what happened yesterday:

Charleston Classic Semifinals:
Dayton over St. John's 88-81
Houston over Utah 76-66

Baha Mar Hoops Championship:
Miami over Georgia 79-67
Kansas State over Providence 73-70 in OT

Paradise Jam:
Fordham over Norfolk State 77-64
Abilene Christian over San Jose State 77-71; will meet Fordham in semis
Kent State over Hampton 100-62
Missouri State over Florida-Gulf Coast 70-61

Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals:
Vermont over Saint Louis 78-68
Liberty over Wichita State 83-66

Legends Classic:
Consolation: Notre Dame over Oklahoma State 66-64 in OT
Final: Auburn over St. Bonaventure 77-60

Continental Tire Main Event:
San Diego State over Saint Mary's 79-54
Washington over Xavier 74-71
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Other big games:
James Madison over Radford 73-70
Michigan State over Butler 74-54
Villanova over Maryland 57-40
Maine over Presbyterian 80-66 (First loss for the Blue Hose)
Long Beach State upsets Michigan 94-86 (Whoopsie)
Harvard over UMass 78-75 in OT
Florida over Florida State 89-68
Western Illinois over Southern 88-80 in OT

And finally, here's a usual "upset that comes out of freaking nowhere" moment:

UNC Greensboro 78-72 Arkansas (Nov 17, 2023) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the UNC Greensboro Spartans vs. Arkansas Razorbacks NCAAM game, final score 78-72, from November 17, 2023 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, November 18th

So teams like Michigan and Arkansas were caught napping yesterday. Let's see who gets caught napping today:

Hall of Fame Tip-Off [From Uncasville, CT]:
Washington State vs. Mississippi State (12:00)
Rhode Island vs. Northwestern (Around 2:30)
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Other big games:
Ball State @ Evansville (2:00)
Princeton @ Monmouth (2:00)
McNeese State @ Western Carolina (4:00)
Nebraska @ Oregon State [From Sioux Falls, SD] (4:00)
Game of the Day: Harvard @ Boston College (5:00)
Portland @ Nevada (10:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/18 recap

Bryant basketball makes history. Here's how the Bulldogs stunned No. 10 Florida Atlantic

It the program's first win over a Top 10 team ever.

www.providencejournal.com

Okay! And now Florida Atlantic is caught napping, as the Bryant Bulldogs beats their first ranked opponent EVER. Let's see if any other stunners happened yesterday:

Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off:
Mississippi State over Washington State 76-64
Northwestern over Rhode Island 72-61
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Other big games:
Columbia over Temple 78-73
Evansville over Ball State 74-50
La Salle over Southern Indiana 79-78
Western Carolina over McNeese State 79-78
Nebraska over Oregon State 84-63 (First 5-0 start for Nebraska in 15 years.)
UMES over Penn 83-80 in OT
Boston College over Harvard 73-64

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Sunday, November 19th

Oh, shoot! A game is already happening?! That means I'll have to post today's schedule NOW, before it's too late:

Caymen Islands Classic [From George Town, Caymen Islands]:
Oakland vs. Drake (11:00 A.M.)
Loyola-Marymount vs. Stephen F. Austin (Around 1:30)
Marshall vs. Utah State (5:00)
Akron vs. Florida International (Around 7:30)

Saatva Empire Classic [From Madison Square Garden]:
UConn vs. Indiana (1:00)
Louisville vs. Texas (Around 3:30)

Baha Mar Championship [From Nassau, Bahamas]:
Consolation: Georgia vs. Providence (12:00)
Final: Miami vs. Kansas State (Around 2:30)

Paradise Jam Semifinals [From the Virgin Islands]:
Fordham vs. San Jose State (5:15)
Kent State vs. Missouri State (8:00)

Charleston Classic [From Charleston, SC]:
3rd place game: St. John's vs. Utah (5:30)
Championship: Dayton vs. Houston (8:30) [Game of the Day]

Continental Tire Main Event [From the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas]:
Consolation: Xavier vs. Saint Mary's (7:30)
Final: Washington vs. San Diego State (Around 10:00)
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Other big games:
Boise State @ Clemson (1:00)
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Final: Northwestern vs. Mississippi State (1:00)
Myrtle Beach Invitational Championship: Liberty vs. Vermont (5:30)
South Carolina vs. Grand Canyon [From Glendale, AZ] (7:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/19 recap (AKA: What happened while Dino Babers was getting fired as Syracuse football coach)

Empire Classic:
UConn over Indiana 77-57
Louisville over Texas 81-80 (Great finish over here!)

Paradise Jam Semifinals:
Abilene Christian over Fordham 59-45
Missouri State over Kent State 56-52

Charleston Classic:
Consolation: LSU over Wake Forest 86-80 in OT
3rd Place Game: St. John's over Utah 91-82
Championship: Houston over Dayton 69-55

Caymen Islands Classic:
Drake over Oakland 85-77
Stephen F. Austin over Loyola-Marymount 86-76; will play Drake in semis
Utah State over Marshall 83-60
Akron over Florida International 77-71; will play Utah State in semis

Continental Tire Main Event:
Consolation: Xavier over Saint Mary's 66-49
Final: San Diego State over Washington 100-97 in OT
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Other big games:
Baha Mar Championship Final: Miami over Kansas State 91-83
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Final: Mississippi State over Northwestern 66-57
Clemson over Boise State 85-68
Georgetown over American 88-83 in OT
Jackson State over Missouri 73-72 (This was Jackson State's 1st win of the season?! What a bad "Whoopsie" loss for the Tigers.)
Myrtle Beach Invitational Championship: Liberty over Vermont 71-61
Arizona Tip-Off Final: South Carolina over Grand Canyon 75-68

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Monday, November 20th

The Maui Invitational begins today, and it has #1 Kansas. Not to mention #2 Purdue, #11 Gonzaga, #7 Tennessee, and #5 Marquette. And Syracuse is in the middle of all this?! ...God speed, guys.
Oh, and here are some of the other games we'll see today:

Gulf Coast Showcase [From Estero, FL]:
Iona vs. High Point (11:00 A.M.)
Long Beach State vs. Illinois State (Around 1:30)
Louisiana vs. Wright State (5:00)
Hofstra vs. Buffalo (Around 7:30)

Caymen Islands Classic Semifinals [From George Town, Caymen Islands]:
Drake vs. Stephen F. Austin (1:30)
Akron vs. Utah State (7:30)

Sunshine Slam [From Daytona Beach, FL]:
Florida State vs. UNLV (5:30)
Colorado vs. Richmond (Around 8:00)

Saatva Empire Classic [From Madison Square Garden]:
Consolation: Indiana vs. Louisville (4:30)
Final: UConn vs. Texas (Around 7:00)

Fort Myers Tip-Off [From Fort Myers, FL]:
Virginia vs. Wisconsin (6:00)
SMU vs. West Virginia (Around 8:30)

SoCal Challenge [From San Juan, CA]:
Tulane vs. Bradley (10:30)
California vs. UTEP (30 minutes after above game)
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Other big games:
Saint Joseph's @ Kentucky (7:00)
Oregon @ Florida A&M (8:00)
Paradise Jam Championship: Abilene Christian vs. Missouri State (8:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/20 recap

And so in Maui, we got Purdue fighting off Gonzaga, UCLA pushing Marquette, and Tennessee putting Syracuse away late. Oh, and here's the other stuff that happened yesterday:

Gulf Coast Showcase:
High Point over Iona 82-68
Illinois State over Long Beach State 61-52; will meet High Point in semis
Wright State over Louisiana 91-85
Hofstra over Buffalo 102-68

Gulf Coast Showcase Semis:
Utah State over Akron 65-62
Stephen F. Austin over Drake 92-68

Fort Myers Tip-Off:
Wisconsin over Virginia 65-41
SMU over West Virginia 70-58

Sunshine Slam:
Colorado over Richmond 64-59
Florida State over UNLV 83-75

SoCal Challenge:
Bradley over Tulane 80-77
UTEP over California 75-72
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Other big games:
Empire Classic Final: UConn over Texas 81-71
Kentucky over Saint Joseph's 96-88 in OT
Sam Houston over Troy 88-86 in OT
Paradise Jam Championship: Missouri State over Abilene Christian 87-69

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Tuesday, November 21st

So today in Maui, we have #1 Kansas vs. #5 Marquette. And #2 Purdue vs. #7 Tennessee. In the middle of those epic showdowns, we have these games:

Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals [From Estero, FL]:
Illinois State vs. High Point (5:00)
Wright State vs. Hofstra (Around 7:30)

Cancun Challenge [From Cancun, Mexico]:
James Madison vs. Southern Illinois (6:00)
New Mexico State vs. Fresno State (Around 8:30)
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Other big games:
Sunshine Slam Final: Colorado vs. Florida State (4:00)
La Salle @ Duke (7:00)
Caymen Islands Classic Championship: Utah State vs. Stephen F. Austin (7:30)
New Mexico vs. Toledo [From Henderson, NV] (11:15)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/21 recap

So Purdue defeated Gonzaga over in Maui. That's the good news. The bad news is that Kansas lost to Marquette, robbing us of a #1 vs. #2 game today. Oh, and here's what else happened yesterday.

Cancun Challenge Semifinals:
James Madison over Southern Illinois 82-76
Fresno State over New Mexico State 81-76 in OT

Gulf Coast Semifinals:
High Point over Illinois State 74-72
Hofstra over Wright State 85-76
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Other big games:
Sunshine Slam Final: Florida State over Colorado 77-71 in OT
Duke over La Salle 95-66
East Carolina over Kennesaw State 85-84 via half-court buzzer beater
UAB over Middle Tennessee 58-57
Caymen Islands Classic Championship: Utah State over Stephen F. Austin 79-49

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Wednesday, November 22th

With low gas prices fueling the Thanksgiving travel market, here are the big events in the CBB world for today:

Maui Invitational [From Honolulu, HI]:
3rd Place Game: Kansas vs. Tennessee (2:30)
Championship: Marquette vs. Purdue (Around 5:00)
Consolation: Gonzaga vs. UCLA (Around midnight)

Battle 4 Atlantis [From Nassau, Bahamas]:
Northern Iowa vs. North Carolina (12:00)
Villanova vs. Texas Tech (Around 2:30)
Michigan vs. Memphis (5:00)
Arkansas vs. Stanford (Around 7:30)

Hall of Fame Classic [From Kansas City, MO]:
Boston College vs. Colorado (1:30)
Creighton vs. Loyola-Chicago (Around 4:00)

Fort Myers Tip Off [From Fort Myers, FL]:
Consolation: West Virginia vs. Virginia (6:00)
Final: SMU vs. Wisconsin (Around 8:30)

NIT Season Tip-Off [From the Barclays Center in Brooklyn]:
Baylor vs. Oregon State (7:00)
Florida vs. Pittsburgh (Around 9:30)
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Other big games:
Harvard @ Colgate (2:00)
Ole Miss @ Temple (3:30)
McNeese State @ Louisiana Tech (4:00)
Georgia Tech @ Cincinnati (7:00)
Gulf Coast Showcase Championship: Hofstra vs. High Point (7:30)
Cornhusker Classic: Duquesne @ Nebraska (8:00)
Cancun Challenge Final: James Madison vs. Fresno State (8:30)
SoCal Challenge Final: UTEP vs. Bradley (10:30)