My ongoing College Basketball thread

[douggie]

1 week 'till Christmas... Enjoy that feeling as I give you the CBB slate for today and tomorrow: (Times are Eastern)


Thursday: Seton Hall @ South Florida (7:00)
Coastal Carolina @ Ole Miss (8:00)
Game of the Day: UConn @ Duke (8:00)
DePaul @ Oregon State (10:00)

Friday:
Clemson @ South Carolina (7:00)
Saint Mary's @ St. John's (7:00)
Colorado State @ Denver (10:00)
Eastern Washington @ Cal (10:00)
Game of the Day: Arizona @ UTEP (11:00)

And if things go well, I'll update on Saturday. So stay tuned for that, and enjoy the games.

Just a little FYI for your "game of the day". UConn doesn't play Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Rather the game is at IZOD Center(Meadowlands Sports Complex) in East Rutherford, NJ.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/18 and 12/19 recap

I know bowl season is in effect, but until you look at those games look at what happened over the last 2 days:


Thursday:
Seton Hall over South Florida 89-69
Duke over UConn 66-56
Yale over Vermont 57-56
Ole Miss over Coastal Carolina 71-68
Oregon State over DePaul 90-59

Friday: St. John's over Saint Mary's 53-47
Eastern Kentucky upsets Miami 72-44 (Big Whoopsie)
South Carolina over Clemson 68-45
Tennessee over Tennessee Tech 61-58
Arizona over UTEP 60-55
Colorado State over Denver 85-84

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, December 20th

Oh, we're gonna have a lot of fun today! These are the games you need to see on a busy day: (Times are Eastern)

Metro PCS Orange Bowl Classic at Sunrise, Florida:
South Florida vs. Florida State (2:00)
Florida vs. Wake Forest (5:00)

Crossroads Classic from Indianapolis:
Indiana vs. Butler (2:30)
Purdue vs. Notre Dame (5:15)

Big Four Classic at Des Moines, Iowa:
Iowa State vs. Drake (5:00)
Iowa vs. Northern Iowa (Around 7:30)

Gotham Classic from New York:
Richmond vs. Pepperdine (7:00)
NC State vs. West Virginia (30 minutes after above game)

MGM Grand Showcase from Las Vegas:
Game of the Day: Oklahoma vs. Washington (9:00)
Utah vs. UNLV (30 minutes after above game)


Other big games:
SMU @ Michigan (12:00)
Louisville @ Western Kentucky (12:00)
VCU @ Cincinnati (12:00)
Syracuse @ Villanova (1:00)
Ohio State @ North Carolina (1:00)
UMass @ Providence (1:00)
Vanderbilt @ Georgia Tech (2:00)
Missouri @ Illinois (2:00)
Lafayette @ Kansas (3:00)

UCLA @ Kentucky (3:30)
Wildcat Classic: Texas A&M @ Kansas State (7:00)
Battle for Seattle: Cal Poly vs. Gonzaga (10:00)
Stanford @ BYU (11:00)


Get the picture? Today is HUGE, so enjoy the madness!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 20th recap

Did I tell ya that yesterday would be a good one, or did I tell ya? And here are all of the highlights:


Metro PCS Orange Bowl Classic:
Florida State over South Florida 75-62
Florida over Wake Forest 63-50

Crossroads Classic:
Indiana over Butler 82-73
Notre Dame over Purdue 94-63

Gotham Classic:
Richmond over Pepperdine 65-63
West Virginia over NC State 83-69

Big Four Classic:
Iowa State over Drake 83-54
Northern Iowa over Iowa 56-44

MGM Grand Showcase:
Washington over Oklahoma 69-67
Utah over UNLV 59-46

Other games:
VCU over Cincinnati 68-47 (Shame about the Cincy coach)
Louisville over Western Kentucky 76-67
SMU over Michigan 62-51
North Carolina over Ohio State 82-74 10: College basketball is always better when the Tar Heels are good).
Villanova over Syracuse 82-77 in OT

Georgia Tech over Vanderbilt 65-60
Illinois over Missouri 62-59
St. Francis (PA) over Rutgers 73-68 (Whoopsie)
Auburn over Xavier 89-88 in 2-OT's
Pittsburgh over Oakland 81-77 in OT
USC Upstate over Mississippi State 53-51
Kentucky over UCLA 83-44
Texas Southern upsets Michigan State 71-64

Wildcat Classic: Kansas State over Texas A&M 71-64
Incarnate Word over UMKC 110-104 in 3-OT's
Battle for Seattle: Gonzaga over Cal Poly 63-50
BYU over Stanford 79-77
Lehigh over Arizona State 84-81 in 3-OT's (Whoopsie)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Sunday, December 21st

Here are more fun holiday hoops match-ups. And I mean, the REALLY good stuff: (Times are Eastern)


South Point Holiday Hoops Classic at Las Vegas:
Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Green Bay (2:00)
UC Irvine vs. Bradley (30 minutes after above game)

Sun Bowl Invitional at El Paso:
North Dakota State vs. Kent State (7:00)
Alcorn State vs. UTEP (30 minutes after above game)

Other big games:
Harvard @ Virginia (12:00)
Game of the Day: Maryland @ Oklahoma State (2:00)
USC @ Boston College (4:00)

But wait, there's more! The next post will be VERY big, as the holiday tournaments wind down tomorrow.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Monday, December 22th

I've hyped up this day's action good enough. Let's just see the big gmaes for a busy Monday in college hoops: (Times are Eastern)

Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic​

Semifinal: Loyola-Illinois vs. Texas Tech (8:00)
Semifinal: Houston vs. Boise State (30 minutes after above game)

Diamond Head Classic from Honolulu
Ohio vs. George Washington (2:30)
DePaul vs. Colorado (30 minutes after above game)
Loyola Marymount vs. Wichita State (11:00)
Nebraska vs. Hawaii (30 minutes after above game)​

Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational Final: Miami vs. Providence (9:00)

Other big games:
UT Martin @ Butler (7:00)
Kansas @ Temple (7:00)
Wofford @ West Virginia (7:30)
Wisconsin @ California (9:00)
Tulane @ Washington (11:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/21 and 12/22 recap

Folks, before we begin I have an important announcement. Starting January 1st and until late February, I'll be scaling down my coverage to just the Top 25. Why, you ask? Because with conference play starting soon, EVERY game will be important. Best to just relax, enjoy the ride, and then over-analyze the conferences when titles start to be decided.

With that done, let's look at what happened over the past 2 days:

Sunday:
Virginia over Harvard 76-29

Quinnipiac over Oregon State 60-52 (Big Whoopsie)
North Texas over Creighton 62-58 (Whoopsie)
Maryland over Oklahoma State 73-64
USC over Boston College 75-71
Georgia upsets Seton Hall 65-47
Alabama over App. State 60-59

Sun Bowl Invitational: Kent State over North Dakota State 53-52
UTEP over Alcorn State 78-45


Monday:

Diamond Head Classic from Honolulu
George Washington over Ohio 77-49
Colorado over DePaul 82-68
Wichita State over Loyola Marymount 80-53
Hawaii over Nebraska 66-58​

Continental Tire Classic from Las Vegas Semis: Loyola-Illinois over Texas Tech 62-44
Boise State over Houston 75-73 in OT

Sun Bowl Invitational Final: UTEP over Kent State 78-75

Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational Final: Providence over Miami 76-62

South Point Holiday Hoops Classic Final: UC Irvine over Green Bay 72-70

Other big games:
Temple upsets Kansas 77-52
Gardner-Webb over Purdue 89-84 (Whoopsie)
Baylor over Southern 70-66
Wisconsin over Cal 68-56
Washington over Tulane 66-57

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 23rd through 26th

This will be my last update until maybe Friday, so let's see what we'll have between here and Friday: (Times are Eastern)


Diamond Head Classic from Honolulu Semis:
George Washington vs. Colorado (Around 5:00)
Wichita State vs. Hawaii (9:00) (Winner of both games play each other in the title game on Thursday).

Continental Tire Classic Championship: Loyola-Illinois vs. Boise State (11:00)

Other big games: Florida-Gulf Coast @ Iona (2:00)
Stanford @ Texas (7:00)
Louisiana Tech @ NC State (7:00)
Game of the Day: Georgia Tech @ Dayton (8:00)
South Dakota State @ Utah (9:00)
Arizona @ UNLV (10:05)


So, there we are. Please, have a Happy Holidays, everyone.

 

[jontaejones]

Zona is in a game.

 

[jontaejones]

If UNLV can keep these kids, they're a top 10 team next year.

 

[douggie]

In the Top 10 Kansas, Texas, Arizona fall. Can't wait until the UK vs UofL game Saturday at 2pm!

Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/23 recap

Returning to business after the Christmas holiday, here's what happened over the last few days:


Tuesday:
BYU over UMass 77-71 in OT
Villanova over NJIT 92-67
Stanford over Texas 74-71 in OT
NC State over Louisiana Tech 73-65
Dayton over Georgia Tech 75-61
Grand Canyon over New Mexico 68-65 (Whoopsie)
UNLV upsets Arizona 71-67

Continetial Tire Classic:
Houston over Texas Tech 82-69 (Whoopsie)
Championship Game: Loyola-Illinois over Boise State 48-45

Diamond Head Classic Semis:
George Washington over Colorado 53-50
Wichita State over Hawaii 80-79


December 25th:
Diamond Head Classic: Hawaii over Colorado 69-66
Championship Game: George Washington upsets Wichita State 60-54

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 27th and 28th

There's a lot of stuff in the world of sports this weekend, and yes it includes college basketball. So when you're not distracted by the other sports, here are the match-ups you should see: (Times are Eastern)

Saturday:
Georgetown vs Indiana [in New York] (12:00)
Huge Game: Kentucky @ Louisville (2:00)

Gonzaga @ BYU (6:00)
Portland @ San Diego (9:00)

Sunday:
Harvard @ Arizona State (2:00)
South Dakota State @ Northern Iowa (3:00)
Florida Gulf-Coast @ Xavier (4:00)
Game of the Day: UCLA @ Alabama (6:30)
Buffalo @ Wisconsin (8:00)

Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival:
St. John's vs. Tulane (12:00)
Hofstra vs. LIU-Brooklyn (30 minutes after above game)

So... I guess I'll check back with you on Monday.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/27 and 12/28 recap

After 3 days of being away, I'm back to give you the big results from last weekend:


Saturday:
Georgetown over Indiana 91-87 in OT
Kentucky over Louisville 58-50
Gonzaga over BYU 87-80
Georgia over Mercer 86-77 in 3-OT's
Colorado State over New Mexico State 58-57 in OT

Sunday:
St. John's over Tulane 82-57
UMKC over Indiana State 73-70 in 2-OT's
Arizona State over Harvard 56-46
Northern Iowa over South Dakota State 74-63
Texas Southern over Kansas State 58-56 (Whoopsie)
Wake Forest over Richmond 65-63
Xavier over Florida-Gulf Coast 71-57
Alabama over UCLA 56-50
Stony Brook upsets Washington 62-57
CSU Bakersfield upsets California 55-52 (Whoopsie)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 29th through 31st

Before we begin, I have an announcement to make. Starting on January 3rd, I'm restricting my coverage to only Top 25 games. Because like I already said, every game CBB teams will play from now on are important games in their conferences. Best to just duck under the Top 25 line until everything clears up on March 1st.
With that done, here's the big games for college basketball over the next 3 days: (Times are Eastern)

Monday:
Toledo @ Duke (7:00)
Game of the Day: Portland @ BYU (9:00)
Gonzaga @ San Diego (11:00)

Tuesday:
Northwestern @ Rutgers (12:00)
Iowa @ Ohio State (1:00)
Virginia Tech @ West Virginia (2:00)
Illinois @ Michigan (3:00)
Cincinnati @ NC State (4:00)
Game of the Day: Maryland @ Michigan State (5:00)
Davidson @ Virginia (6:00)
Florida @ Florida State (7:00)
Florida-Gulf Coast @ Pittsburgh (7:30) (Man, Florida-Gulf Coast has been showing up here a lot this year)
Kent State @ Kansas (8:00)
Oklahoma State vs. Missouri (9:00) [in Kansas City]

Wednesday:
St. John's @ Seton Hall (12:00)
Penn State @ Wisconsin (1:00)
Temple @ UConn (1:00)
Houston @ Memphis (2:00)
Vanderbilt @ Saint Louis (2:00)
Game of the Day: Butler @ Villanova (2:30)
Wofford @ Duke (3:00)
Minnesota @ Purdue (3:15)
Georgia @ Kansas State (4:00)
Indiana @ Nebraska (5:30)
Creighton @ Providence (7:30)
Boise State @ Colorado State (9:00)
UNLV @ Wyoming (9:00)
Georgetown @ Xavier (10:00)

You see the point I'm making here? Conference play has begun, and if I give you all of those match-ups, we'll be here forever. So, let's not worry about it and just enjoy the action, OK?

 

[MI Nightmare]

Powerhouse, Texas Southern, is heating up.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/29 and 12/30 recap

Before you guys enjoy the fun of New Year's Eve, here's what happened over the last 2 days:


Monday:
Duke over Toledo 86-69
BYU over Portland 97-88
Gonzaga over San Diego 60-48
Oregon over UC Irvine 69-67

Tuesday:
Big 10: Northwestern over Rutgers 51-47
Iowa over Ohio State 71-65
Michigan over Illinois 73-65
Game of the Day: Maryland over Michigan State 68-66 in 2-OT's

Other big games:
West Virginia over Virginia Tech 82-51
Cincinnati over NC State 76-60
Virginia over Davidson 83-72
Georgia Tech over Charlotte 67-66
Florida State over Florida 65-63
McNeese State over Mississippi State 66-47 (Whoopsie)
Dayton over Ole Miss 78-74
Oklahoma State over Missouri 74-72 in OT

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

January 1st and 2nd

College basketball schedule makers are smart. They know that January 1st is college football's day, and that's why things are quiet until January 3rd. But if you're insistent on seeing basketball, here are the good games: (Times are Eastern)

January 1st:
Northern Iowa @ Evansville (8:00)
Saint Mary's @ Pepperdine (8:00)

January 2nd:
Washington State @ Stanford (3:00)
Florida State @ Mississippi State (8:00)
UCLA @ Colorado (10:00)
USC @ Utah (10:00)
Game of the Day: Washington @ California (10:00)

Remember: Starting Saturday, I'll be limiting coverage to just the Top 25. Happy New Year, folks!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/31 through 1/2 recap

After a long while, I return to give you the important results from the last 3 days of college hoops:


December 31st:
Seton Hall over St. John's 78-67
Tulsa over UCF 56-54
Temple over UConn 57-53 in OT
Wisconsin over Penn State 89-72
Vanderbilt over Saint Louis 70-55
Villanova over Butler 67-55
Purdue over Minnesota 72-68
Georgia over Kansas State 50-46
DePaul over Marquette 61-58
Indiana over Nebraska 70-65
Providence over Creighton 65-53
Colorado State over Boise State 71-65
Xavier over Georgetown 70-53

January 1st:
Belmont over SE Missouri State 78-77
Evansville upsets Northern Iowa 52-49

January 2nd:
Stanford over Washington State 71-56
Oakland upset Valparaiso 89-75
Mississippi State over Florida State 62-55
Colorado over UCLA 62-56
California over Washington 81-75
Utah over USC 79-55

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

January 3rd, 2015

In conference play, every game counts. And that's why starting today, I'm limiting my coverage to just the Top 25. Why? Let's see why: (Times are Eastern)


Boston College @ (2) Duke (4:00)
(3) Virginia @ Miami (5:30)
(6) Villanova @ Seton Hall (12:00)
(7) Gonzaga @ Portland (9:30)
(9) Iowa State vs. South Carolina [Game in Brooklyn] (6:00)
(11) Texas @ Texas Tech (2:00)
Minnesota @ (12) Maryland (12:00)
Georgia Tech @ (14) Notre Dame (2:30)
Butler @ (15) St. John's (4:00)
(17) West Virginia @ TCU (4:00)
(22) Baylor @ (18) Oklahoma (4:00)
(19) North Carolina @ Clemson (8:15)
Illinois @ (20) Ohio State (3:30)
(24) Colorado State @ New Mexico (8:00)
Creighton @ (25) Georgetown (4:30)

See what I mean? All of these games are HUGE, and there's a lot of them. And that's not even including the ones outside the Top 25. I'll see you tomorrow, but until then enjoy the REAL beginning of the college basketball season!