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

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/3 recap (Part 1- The Top 25)
...Yep. Called it; I said that this could be the first Saturday where college basketball goes wild, and it did. We had a full slate of ACC games (one of which saw Duke losing again), USC and Washington both losing in Las Vegas, and Wisconsin sticking it to #3 Marquette.

UNC Wilmington 80-73 Kentucky (Dec 2, 2023) Final Score - ESPN Then came this shocker. How can Kentucky beat up Miami on Tuesday, and then lose to UNC-Wilmington?! Ugh.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/2 recap (Part 2- Other games)

Now that we've had enough time to get over the Top 25 action, let's see what else happened yesterday:

Bucknell over Penn State 76-67 (Whoopsie)
Evansville over Northern Iowa 91-89 in OT
Ohio over Delaware 74-73
Kansas State over North Alabama 75-74 in OT
Princeton over Furman 70-69 (Princeton is now 8-0 for the first time since 1966-67)
Ole Miss over Memphis 70-67 (On that note, Ole Miss is now 7-0)
Oregon over Michigan 86-83 in OT
TCU over Georgetown 84-83 (Even though the Horned Frogs didn't deserve it.)
Washington State over Portland State 71-61
Stephen F. Austin over Abilene Christian 79-74 in OT
Vermont over Yale 66-65 (...Just know that Scott Van Pelt will be talking about this finish soon on "Bad Beats".)
California over Santa Clara 84-69
Providence over Rhode Island 84-69

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 3rd and 4th

So after ALL of the madness we saw yesterday, things look to be relatively quiet for the next 2 days. Fine with me; the CFB bowl selections are coming out today, and I need proper time to react.
But for the CBB fans, here are some games worth stopping for.

Today:
Columbia @ New Hampshire (12:00)
Auburn @ Appalachian State (1:00)
Clemson @ Pittsburgh (2:00)
Wichita State @ Missouri (3:00)
San Francisco @ Arizona State (3:00)
Game of the Day: Creighton @ Nebraska (4:00)
Louisville @ Virginia Tech (4:00)
Minnesota @ Ohio State (6:30)

Tomorrow:
Game of the Day: Iowa @ Purdue (7:00)
Furman @ Arkansas (8:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/3 and 12/4 recap

Southern 60-59 Mississippi State (Dec 3, 2023) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Southern Jaguars vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs NCAAM game, final score 60-59, from December 3, 2023 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

And there's another instance of a team sleeping through a game. Oh, and here's what else happened over the last 2 days:

Sunday:
Creighton over Nebraska 89-60
Clemson over Pittsburgh 79-70
Appalachian State over Auburn 69-64 (Not a "Whoopsie" loss; Auburn was on the road against a good team here.)
Quinnipiac over Niagara 75-68 in OT
Arizona State over San Francisco 72-61
Missouri over Wichita State 82-72
Virginia Tech over Louisville 75-68
Ohio State over Minnesota 84-74

Yesterday:
Purdue over Iowa 87-68
North Dakota State over San Jose State 83-78 in OT
Oregon State over Cal Poly 70-63 in 2-OT's

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 5th and 6th

OOOOO... So Scott Van Pelt WAS talking about the Vermont/Yale game during "Bad Beats" last night. Anyway, here are the games to watch over the next 2 days.

Today:

Jimmy V Classic [From Madison Square Garden]:
Florida Atlantic vs. Illinois (6:30)
HUGE Game of the Day: UConn vs. North Carolina (Around 9:00)

Big 12/Big East Challenge:
Villanova @ Kansas State (7:00)
Providence @ Oklahoma (7:00)
Seton Hall @ Baylor (9:00)
​

Other big games:
George Mason @ Tennessee (6:30)
Wisconsin @ Michigan State (7:00)
Georgia Tech @ Georgia (7:30)
Indiana State @ Northern Illinois (8:00)
Cornell @ Syracuse (8:00)
Evansville @ BYU (9:00)
San Diego State @ Grand Canyon (9:00)
Indiana @ Michigan (9:00)

Tomorrow:

Big 12/Big East Challenge:
Game of the Day: Texas @ Marquette (8:00)​

Other big games:
Rutgers @ Wake Forest (6:00)
Penn State @ Maryland (7:00)
Memphis @ VCU (7:00)
Jacksonville @ UCF (7:00)
South Carolina @ Clemson (8:00)
Rice @ Houston (8:00)
Denver @ Colorado State (9:00)
Nebraska @ Minnesota (9:00)
San Diego @ Utah State (9:00)
Pittsburgh @ West Virginia (9:00)
SMU @ Arizona State (10:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/5 recap (AKA: What happened while I was ruling out COVID as the illness I was sick with last week)

Jimmy V Classic:
Illinois over Florida Atlantic 98-89
UConn over North Carolina 87-76

Big 12/Big East Challenge:
Baylor over Seton Hall 78-60
Oklahoma over Providence 72-51
Kansas State over Villanova 72-71 in OT
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Other big games:
BYU over Evansville 96-55
Wisconsin over Michigan State 70-57
Grand Canyon over San Diego State 79-73 (This is Grand Canyon's 1st-ever win over a ranked opponent. For me, it was just a matter of time.)
Delaware over Xavier 87-80 (Hey, Xavier! ...Are you sure you're feeling OK?)
Kennesaw State over UNC-Asheville 79-76 in OT
George Washington over Navy 79-77 in OT
Georgia over Georgia Tech 76-62
Syracuse over Cornell 81-70
Ole Miss over Mount St. Mary's 77-68
Indiana over Michigan 78-75
Utah over Southern Utah 88-86

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/6 recap

Tyler Kolek didn't believe Shaka Smart, so helped the Marquette coach beat his old team

All-American point guard Tyler Kolek bounced back from a subpar performance against Wisconsin with 28 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

www.jsonline.com

Another big win for Marquette this season! Did anything else happened yesterday? Let's see:

Colorado State over Denver 90-80
Clemson over South Carolina 72-67
Wake Forest over Rutgers 76-57
Maryland over Penn State 81-75 in OT
La Salle over Loyola(MD) 62-61
Toledo over Oakland 69-68
Memphis over VCU 85-80 in OT
Northern Arizona over Abilene Christian 78-76
Minnesota over Nebraska 76-65
Arizona State over SMU 76-74
Pittsburgh over West Virginia 80-63

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 7th and 8th

Just a brief reminder: On Saturday, we'll have Missouri @ Kansas, Wisconsin @ Arizona, and Gonzaga @ Washington. There'll also be 2 major games in Toronto, when Purdue faces Alabama and Clemson faces TCU. Great times will be had on Saturday, for sure!

So is there anything to watch between then and now? Let's see:

Today:
Eastern Kentucky @ UNC-Greensboro (7:00)
Game of the Day: Iowa @ Iowa State (7:30)

Tomorrow:
Holy Cross @ Boston College (7:00)
Game of the Day: Oakland @ Eastern Michigan (7:00)

Looks like that's a no. Oh well, see you on Saturday!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/7 and 12/8 recap (AKA: What happened while the "Alpha and Omega" animated series was entering my brain)

Thursday:
UNC-Greensboro over Eastern Kentucky 87-85 in OT
Iowa State over Iowa 90-65

Yesterday:
Boston College over Holy Cross 95-64
Oakland over Eastern Michigan 77-63

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, December 9th (Games outside of the rankings)

It's the first one of these posts this season. Yep, it's where we have a REALLY busy Saturday in college basketball, and then I go and sniff out all the good games that doesn't involve any Top 25 teams.
Trust me, folks. You'll NEED these lists. So let's see what is lurking around this Saturday!

Holiday Hoopsgiving [From Atlanta, GA]:
Tulane vs. Mississippi State (11:30 A.M.)
Indiana vs. Auburn (30 minutes after above game)

Orange Bowl Classic [From Sunrise, FL]:
USF vs. Florida State (1:30)
Richmond vs. Florida (Around 4:00)

Jack Jones Classic [From Henderson, NV]:
New Mexico vs. Santa Clara (5:00)
Nevada vs. Drake (Around 7:30)
Loyola-Marymount vs. UNLV (10:00)
​

Other big games:
Syracuse @ Georgetown (11:30 A.M.)
South Carolina @ East Carolina (12:00)
UMass-Lowell @ UMass (12:00)
California @ Butler (12:00)
Louisville @ DePaul (2:00)
Grand Canyon @ Liberty (2:00)
Ohio State @ Penn State (6:00)
Cincinnati @ Xavier (6:30)
UCLA @ Villanova (7:00) (Never thought that BOTH of these teams would be unranked entering this prime-time game on FOX. Oh well.)
Garden State Showcase: Rutgers @ Seton Hall (8:30)
UTEP @ Oregon (9:00)
Arizona State @ San Diego (10:30)

 

[Xeliou66]

This is around the time I start getting into college basketball, I’m going to check out the Wisconsin/Zona game and the Kansas/Mizzou game this afternoon.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/9 recap

While @Xeliou66 was watching Arizona beat up Wisconsin and Kansas winning against Missouri, I saw Washington FINALLY getting a leg up on Gonzaga. We also saw Purdue and Tennessee score big home wins, Utah handing rival BYU their first loss of the year, and... something else that I forgot about.
Oh, and here's what happened outside of the Top 25 yesterday:

Holiday Hoopsgiving:
Mississippi State over Tulane 106-76
Auburn over Indiana 104-76

Orange Bowl Classic:
USF over Florida State 88-72
Florida over Richmond 87-76

Jack Jones Classic:
New Mexico over Santa Clara 93-76
Drake over Nevada 72-53 (First loss of the year for the Wolfpack)
Loyola-Marymount over UNLV 78-75
​

Other big games:
Syracuse over Georgetown 80-68
Butler over California 97-90 in 2-OT's
South Carolina over East Carolina 68-62
Kansas State over LSU 75-60 (Funny. I had totally forgotten that this game even existed.)
DePaul over Louisville 75-68
Grand Canyon over Liberty 69-64
Oregon State over Utah Valley 74-71
Penn State over Ohio State 83-80 in an upset
Xavier over Cincinnati 84-79 (HUGE win for Xavier! They really needed this one!)
Villanova over UCLA 65-56
Rutgers over Seton Hall 70-63
San Diego over Arizona State 89-84

Saint Mary's 64-61 Colorado State (Dec 9, 2023) Final Score - ESPN
Wait! I just remembered the other big thing from the Top 25!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 10th and 11th

You know, there ARE some games to watch over the next 2 days, so don't worry. Let's see what we have:

Today:

NABC Brooklyn Showcase [From the Barclays Center in Brooklyn]:
Fordham vs. North Texas (11:30 A.M.)
Game of the Day: Colorado vs. Miami (Around 2:00)
St. John's vs. Boston College (4:30)
Albany vs. Temple (Around 7:00)​

Other big games:
Princeton @ Saint Joseph's (1:00) (A big test for both teams. Either the unbeaten Tigers or the battle-tested Hawks will come out a winner.)
Morehead State @ North Alabama (3:00)
Memphis @ Texas A&M (4:00)
Ole Miss @ UCF (4:00)
Michigan @ Iowa (4:30)
Tulsa vs. Oklahoma State [From Oklahoma City] (6:30)
Michigan State @ Nebraska (6:30)

Tomorrow:
Columbia @ Fairleigh Dickerson (7:00)
Game of the Day: Yale @ Quinnipiac (7:00)
Utah Tech @ Cal-State Northridge (10:00)

Uhh... Okay, there ARE games to watch today, but you can ignore tomorrow. Sorry about that.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/10 recap (AKA: What happened while the Kansas City Chiefs were getting screwed again... and Buffalo was all the better for it)

NABC Brooklyn Showcase:
Colorado over Miami 90-63 (Really impressive win here!)
Fordham over North Texas 60-59
Boston College over St. John's 86-80
Temple over Albany 78-73
​

Other big games:
Memphis over Texas A&M 81-75
Saint Joseph's over Princeton 74-70 (The Hawks looked great here, handing Princeton their 1st loss of the season.)
Michigan over Iowa 90-80
Ole Miss over UCF 70-68
Long Beach State over USC 84-79 in OT (Too bad. I wanted Bronny James to win in his return to basketball.)
Oklahoma State over Tulsa 72-57
Nebraska over Michigan State 77-70 (Uh, Michigan State? It looks like you're struggling again. Are you SURE that Tom Izzo still has it as a coach?)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/11 recap and 12/12 preview

Okay, did anything happen yesterday?

Texas A&M-Commerce over Northern Colorado 101-99 in 2-OT's
South Carolina State over Jacksonville 86-85 in OT
Cal State Northridge over Utah Tech 80-75

...No, it looks like Monday was quiet. Let's see what we'll have in for basketball today:

Monmouth @ Seton Hall (6:30)
Hofstra @ Duke (7:00)
UT-Martin @ NC State (7:00)
Game of the Day: California Baptist @ Oregon (10:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/12 recap and 12/13 preview

Okay... Did anything happen THIS time around yesterday?

Duke over Hofstra 89-68
Sam Houston over UL-Monroe 63-62
Green Bay over UIC 70-68
Oregon over California Baptist 76-55

No, it was another quiet day yesterday. Let's see what we have today:

FIU @ Florida Atlantic (7:00)
Appalachian State @ Queens University (7:00)
Utah State @ Santa Clara (10:00)
Game of the Day: Creighton vs. UNLV [From Henderson, NV] (9:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/13 recap

Cardet scores 30 as Chicago State shocks No. 25 Northwestern, 75-73

Cardet scores 30 as Chicago State shocks No. 25 Northwestern, 75-73

www.usatoday.com

Oh, sweet lord!! ...Although this result DID make yesterday memorable. Here are some other results from that day:

BYU over Denver 90-74
UNLV upsets Creighton 79-64 (This IS an upset, but remember: This was basically a road game for the Blue Jays in Nevada.)
Toledo over Marshall 88-87
Mississippi State over Murray State 85-81
Arkansas State over Louisville 75-63
Longwood over Milwaukee 80-67 (Longwood is 11-1 now!)
Utah State over Santa Clara 84-82

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 14th and 15th

It is confirmed: Saturday is gonna be REALLY busy for CBB fans. Which means that I'm not expecting much for these next 2 days. But let's see:

Today:
Furman @ Tulane (7:00)
East Carolina @ Florida (7:00)
Game of the Day: St Thomas(MN) @ Marquette (8:00)

Tomorrow:
Texas State @ Sam Houston (7:30)
Northern Colorado @ Colorado (8:00)
New Mexico @ New Mexico State (9:00)
HUGE Game of the Day: UConn vs. Gonzaga [From Seattle] (10:00)

Whoa! Friday could end up being really good.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/14 and 12/15 recap (AKA: What happened while SUNY-Cortland was winning it's 1st-ever football championship)

Thursday:
Marquette over St. Thomas(MN) 84-79
Tulane over Furman 117-110 in 2-OT's
Florida over East Carolina 70-65

Yesterday:
UConn over Gonzaga 76-63 (Another quality win for the Huskies!)
Texas A&M-CC over UT-Rio Grande 86-76
New Mexico over New Mexico State 73-72
San Diego over Portland State 69-65

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, December 16th (Games outside of the rankings)

As expected, nearly everyone in college basketball has been waiting for Saturday. Today, we got #1 Arizona taking on #3 Purdue, Clemson traveling to face Memphis, Kansas visiting Indiana, two good-looking games on FOX, and Texas A&M battling Houston. We also have the CBS Sports Classic, where Ohio State faces UCLA before the headline act of North Carolina/Kentucky!

Oh, and here is what's happening OUTSIDE of all that today:

Georgia Tech @ Penn State (12:00)
Ball State vs. Indiana State [From Indianapolis] (1:45)
Santa Clara vs. Washington State [From Phoenix, AZ] (2:00)
Georgetown @ Notre Dame (2:15)
Belmont @ Samford (3:00)
San Francisco vs. Utah State [From Salt Lake City] (4:00)
Vermont @ Virginia Tech (4:00)
High Point @ Georgia (5:30)
West Virginia @ UMass [From Springfield, MA] (6:30)
Dayton @ Cincinnati (7:00)
SMU @ Florida State (8:00)
Arizona State vs. TCU [From Fort Worth, TX] (10:00)