2024-25 CBB season follow-along (Part 1- November and December)

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Whoa. This may be hard to believe, but the college basketball season starts this Monday. Yep, 2 days from now! That means more drama, more breakout teams, and more conference re-alignment headaches.

This thread will cover Part 1 of the season: The early part in November and December that is about fun and holiday tournaments. Stay tuned for more...
(Oh, and all times listed on the thread will be Eastern)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Monday, November 4th

So what will the first day of the 2024-25 season look like? Well... LOOK!

Top 25:
Maine @ Duke (7:00)
Texas A&M @ UCF (7:00)
Wright State @ Kentucky (7:00) (The first game for Mike Pope as Kentucky head coach)
Howard @ Kansas (8:00)
South Florida vs. Florida {From Jacksonville} (8:30)
Ohio State vs. Texas [From Las Vegas] (10:00)
HUGE Game of the Day: Baylor @ Gonzaga (11:30)

Other big games:

Field of 68 Showcase [From Sioux Falls, SD]:
Charleston vs. Southern Illinois (12:00)
Saint Louis vs. Santa Clara (3:00)
McNeese State vs. South Dakota State (6:00)
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IU-Columbus @ IU-Indianapolis (11 A.M.) [The first official game of the season]
Denver @ Stanford (4:00)
Valparaiso vs. Liberty [From Xenia, OH] (5:00)
Fordham @ St. John's (6:30)
Monmouth @ Michigan State (7:00)
Saint Peter's @ Seton Hall (7:30)
Lafayette @ Villanova (8:00)
Missouri @ Memphis (8:00)

Wow. This has to be the busiest opening day of college basketball I've ever see. Do you guys agree? And who do you got in Spokane? Let me know!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Top 68 storylines and things you need to know about the 2024-25 college basketball season

The questions, observations, predictions and other things to get excited about as the season tips off Monday

www.cbssports.com

 

[Hoopla Bookie]

I’ve put up a few games for tonight that I think won’t be blow outs up in the sportsbook if anyone is interested in betting on them

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Baylor vs. Gonzaga

Gonzaga vs. Baylor score, takeaways: No. 6 Zags make strong opening statement with easy win vs. No. 8 Bears

Gonzaga got its season started off right with a rout of Baylor in a matchup of top 10 teams on opening night

www.cbssports.com

Well, THAT Top-10 game was lively. Jeez! Pretty great win for the 'Zags, though.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/4 recap

Now let's see what else happened on this opening night of basketball:

Top 25:
Kansas over Howard 87-57
Ohio State over Texas 80-72
UCF upsets Texas A&M 64-61 (First the Longhorns lose in Vegas, Baylor gets crushed in Spokane, and now THIS? What a bad start for the state of Texas.)

Other big games:
Syracuse over Le Moyne 86-82
Michigan State over Monmouth 81-57
Buffalo over Old Dominion 83-82
Siena over Brown 72-71 (First OT game of the season)
North Florida upsets South Carolina 74-71 (Whoopsie)
Princeton over Iona 81-80
Arkansas State over Akron 80-75 in OT
DePaul over Southern Indiana 80-78 in OT
Memphis over Missouri 83-75 (Memphis is off to another good start...)
Loyola-Chicago over Chicago State 79-72

Field of 68 Showcase:
Charleston over Southern Illinois 90-80
Santa Clara over Saint Louis 85-78
South Dakota State over McNeese State 80-73​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

November 5th and 6th

So after that busy opening day, is there anything to watch over the next 2 days? Let's see:

Today:
FIU @ Rice (7:00)
Evansville @ North Texas (8:00)
Game of the Day: UC-Davis @ Washington (10:00)

Tomorrow:
Wagner @ Rutgers (6:00)
Columbia @ Villanova (7:00)
Campbell @ Virginia (7:00)
Lipscomb @ Arkansas (8:00)
Game of the Day: Vermont @ Auburn (8:00)
Oral Roberts @ Minnesota (8:00)
UC-San Diego @ San Diego State (10:00)

 

[redskinsfan1963]

i,m sure uva will suck badly this season.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/5 and 11/6 recap (AKA: What happened while The Onion went straight into defeatist mode)

November 5th:
Rice over FIU 77-70
Arizona State over Idaho State 55-47
Washington over UC-Davis 79-73

Yesterday:
Auburn over Vermont 94-43
Arkansas over Lipscomb 76-60 (Calipari wins his opener as Arkansas coach)
Georgetown over Lehigh 85-77
Columbia upsets Villanova 90-80 (Another "Whoopsie" loss? Does Kyle Neptune WANT to get fired from Villanova?!)
Minnesota over Oral Roberts 80-57
San Diego State over UC-San Diego 63-58

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

November 7th and 8th

While we all ponder Kyle Neptune's fate, here are the big games to watch over the next 2 days:

Today:
North Carolina A&T @ Wake Forest (7:00)
Southern Miss @ UAB (7:30)
Game of the Day: Jacksonville @ Florida (8:00)
Milwaukee @ Northern Iowa (8:00)

Tomorrow:

Veterans Classic [From Annapolis, MD]:
Boston College vs. VCU (6:00)
Navy vs. Harvard (Around 8:30)

Jersey Jam [From Trenton, NJ]:
Temple vs. Monmouth (6:00)
Princeton vs. Duquesne (Around 8:30)
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Other big games:
Army @ Duke (6:00)
UMBC @ Penn State (6:00)
Grambling @ Ole Miss (7:00)
HUGE Main Event: North Carolina @ Kansas (7:00)
Fort Wayne @ UCF (7:00)
Murray State @ Pittsburgh (7:00)
South Carolina State @ South Carolina (7:00)
UMass @ West Virginia (7:00)
Arkansas State @ Alabama (8:00)
Northern Colorado @ Colorado (9:00)
New Mexico @ UCLA (11:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

North Carolina vs. Kansas

Kansas-UNC Showdown Was Everything Early-Season College Basketball Should Be About

The Jayhawks held off a furious second-half rally from the Tar Heels to legitimize their preseason No. 1 ranking, but both teams delivered a spectacle for fans.

www.si.com

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/7 and 11/8 recap

While the UNC/Kansas game was thrilling fans, here is the other stuff that happened:

Thursday:
Florida over Jacksonville 81-60
Stony Brook over Central Michigan 73-72
Bucknell over Southern Indiana 75-69 in OT
USC over Idaho State 75-69

Yesterday:
Alabama over Arkansas State 88-79
New Mexico over UCLA 72-64 (NOT an upset; New Mexico is a good program)
Ole Miss over Grambling 66-64
Cornell over Samford 88-86
Austin Peay upsets Butler 68-66 (Whoopsie)
Siena over Bryant 90-88 in OT
Pittsburgh over Murray State 83-68
West Virginia over UMass 75-69
Furman over Belmont 76-74
Colorado over Northern Colorado 90-88 in 2-OT's
Colorado State over Tennessee State 87-79 in OT
Arizona State over Santa Clara 81-74

Veterans Classic:
VCU over Boston College 80-55
Navy over Harvard 85-80​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, November 9th

So even though football is in full swing, we STILL have some good stuff to watch on the 1st Saturday of the CBB season. Here is what I mean:

Tennessee @ Louisville (12:00)
Omaha @ Minnesota (3:30)
Bucknell @ Kentucky (4:00)
Coastal Carolina @ East Carolina (4:00)
Charlotte @ Utah State (4:00)
James Madison @ Norfolk State (6:00)
Memphis @ UNLV (6:00)
BIG Game: Baylor @ Arkansas (7:30)
Northwestern @ Dayton (7:30)
Washington @ Nevada (10:00)
Boise State @ San Francisco (10:30)

Battleground 2k24 [From Houston, Texas]
Florida State vs. Rice (7:00)
Game of the Day: Auburn vs. Houston (Around 9:30)​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/9 recap (AKA: What happened while Colorado football moved into 2nd place in the Big 12)

Battleground 2k24:
Auburn over Houston 74-69
Florida State over Rice 73-65
​

Other big games:
Baylor over Arkansas 72-67 (Great bounce-back win for the Bears.)
Tennessee over Louisville 77-55
Fordham upsets Seton Hall 57-56 (Whoopsie)
Minnesota over Omaha 68-64
East Carolina over Coastal Carolina 63-59
Xavier (LA) over Alcorn State 62-56 (Xavier[LA] is an NAIA school, but Alcorn WAS on the road for the game... I don't know, guys, what do we make of this?)
Memphis over UNLV 80-74
Dayton over Northwestern 71-66
Nevada over Washington 63-53
San Francisco over Boise State 84-73

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

November 10th and 11th

Before you resume your normal NFL watching, here are some of the CBB games you can watch during the commercial breaks:

Today:
Eastern Illinois @ Indiana (12:00)
North Florida @ Georgia Tech (1:00)
Michigan @ Wake Forest (1:30)
UC-Irvine @ Northern Iowa (2:00)
Game of the Day: Arizona State @ Gonzaga (5:00)

Tomorrow:
McNeese State @ Alabama (7:00)
Buffalo @ Notre Dame (7:00)
UT-Martin @ North Alabama (7:00)
Winthrop @ Virginia Tech (7:00)
Game of the Day: Kansas City @ Iowa State (8:00)

 

[UK Cowboy]

Fired up about the Duke-UK game tomorrow. Both teams have looked good early

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/10 and 11/11 recap (AKA: What happened while YET ANOTHER nutso DNA test happened on "The Steve Wilkos Show")

Sunday:
Gonzaga over Arizona State 88-80
Detroit-Mercy over Niagara 84-78 in OT
Wake Forest over Michigan 72-70
North Florida upsets Georgia Tech 105-93 (Whoopsie)
Princeton over Northeastern 79-76

Yesterday:
Alabama over McNeese State 72-64
Iowa State over Kansas City 82-56
Purdue over Yale 92-84
Notre Dame over Buffalo 86-77
Virginia Tech over Winthrop 58-52
Rainbow Classic Final: Hawaii over Pacific 76-66

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Tuesday, November 12th

Fired up about the Duke-UK game tomorrow. Both teams have looked good early

That game is part of tonight's "Champions Classic", folks! Oh, and the first game over there will be Michigan State vs. Kansas.
And here are the games you can watch in the meantime:

Villanova @ Saint Joseph's (5:00)
Cornell @ La Salle (6:30)
Drexel @ Temple (7:00)
UIC @ Northwestern (7:00)
Florida Atlantic @ UCF (7:00)
North Florida @ Georgia (7:00) (Let's see if North Florida can pull another stunner)
Eastern Kentucky @ Clemson (7:00)
Texas State @ TCU (8:00)
South Dakota @ Iowa (9:00)
Queens University @ Utah (9:00)
Northern Arizona @ Stanford (10:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Champions Classic recap

8 thoughts on Kentucky’s breakthrough win over Duke and postgame notes

Kentucky’s completely revamped roster made quite an impression in the nationally televised Champions Classic.

www.aseaofblue.com

Yes, it was a solid win for the WIldcats! Oh, and Kansas won the opener, in case anyone cares.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/12 recap

Oh, and here are the games that happened outside of the "Champions Classic":

Saint Joseph's over Villanova 83-76 (Hmm... Maybe Villanova will just be an average team this season.)
Temple over Drexel 69-61
UCF over Florida Atlantic 100-94
Syracuse over Colgate 74-72 (Oh, don't give us the stink-eye like that! Colgate has made 5 straight NCAA tournaments!)
Georgia over North Florida 90-77
TCU over Texas State 76-71
Oregon over Portland 80-70 in OT