No faffing about this season; we're starting fast! (2018/19 CBB Thread, part 1)

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Monday, November 19th

Normally, we would have the Maui Invitational and the Battle 4 Atlantis duking it out for "Best Holiday Tournament Honors". But this year it looks like Maui is gonna win this fight hands-down! ...It all depends on how well the games go, so let's get to it!

Gulf Coast Showcase [From Estaro, FL]:
South Dakota State vs. Tulane [Kinda going on right now] {Sorry.}
UC-Irvine vs. UTSA (Around 1:30)
Louisiana vs. Colorado State (5:00)
Florida Gulf-Coast vs. Toledo (Around 7:30)

Cayman Islands Classic [From George Town in the Cayman Islands]:
Akron vs. Clemson [Also going on right now]
Georgia vs. Illinois State (Around 1:30)
St. Bonaventure vs. Georgia State (5:00)
Boise State vs. Creighton (Around 7:30)

Maui Invitational [From Maui, HI]:
Auburn vs. Xavier (2:30)
Duke vs. San Diego State (30 minutes after above game)
Iowa State vs. Arizona (9:00)
Gonzaga vs. Illinois (Around 11:30)

Paradise Jam [From St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands]:
3rd Place game: Oregon State vs. Penn (5:30)
Championship: Missouri vs. Kansas State (30 minutes after above game) (Game of the Day)

Fort Myers Tip-Off [From Fort Myers, FL]:
Richmond vs. Loyola-Chicago (6:30)
Wyoming vs. Boston College (Around 9:00)

Hall of Fame Classic [From Kansas City, MO]:
Missouri State vs. Nebraska (7:00)
USC vs. Texas Tech (Around 9:30)

MGM Resorts Main Event [From the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas]:
Saint Mary's vs. Utah State (9:00)
Mississippi State vs. Arizona State (30 minutes after above game)

Legends Classic [From the Barclays Center in Brooklyn]:
California vs. St. John's (7:00)
Temple vs. VCU (Around 9:30)
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Other big games:
Liberty @ Vanderbilt (8:00)
Little Rock @ Tulsa (8:00)

 

[brandonk989]

Xavier hanging within 10 against Auburn almost halfway through the 2nd half. Auburn is so talented but so undisciplined. They can be scary good if they play smart basketball.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/19 recap (AKA: What I watched when I wasn't watching "RAW" and seeing Baron Corbin take those steel steps and hit Braun Strowman nowhere near his shoulder)

Maui Invitational:
Duke over San Diego State 90-64
Auburn over Xavier 88-79 in OT; will meet Duke in semis
Gonzaga over Illinois 84-78
Arizona over Iowa State 71-66

Paradise Jam:
3rd Place Game: Oregon State over Penn 74-58
Championship: Kansas State over Missouri 82-67

MGM Resorts Main Event:
Arizona State over Mississippi State 72-67
Utah State over Saint Mary's 80-63

Cayman Islands Classic:
Clemson over Akron 72-69
Georgia over Illinois State 80-68; will meet Clemson in semis
Georgia State over St. Bonaventure 75-65
Creighton over Boise State 94-82; will meet Georgia State in semis

Gulf Coast Showcase:
UC-Irvine over UTSA 65-56 (First loss for UTSA this year)
Tulane over South Dakota State 84-80; will meet UC-Irvine in semis
Louisiana over Colorado State 91-73
Toledo over Florida Gulf-Coast 90-62

Hall of Fame Classic:
Nebraska over Missouri State 85-62
Texas Tech over USC 78-63

Legends Classic:
St. John's over California 82-79
VCU over Temple 57-51

Fort Myers Tip-Off:
Boston College over Wyoming 88-76
Loyola-Chicago over Richmond 82-66​

Other big games:
Vanderbilt over Liberty 79-70
Long Beach State over Iona 86-85

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Tuesday, November 20th

And after this post, I'm off to my CFB thread to handle various rivalry games on "Black Friday". But until then, today belongs to college hoops. And you're about to see why:

Cancun Challenge [From Cancun, Mexico]:
SMU vs. Bradley (6:00)
Penn State vs. Wright State (Around 8:30)

Cayman Islands Classic Semis [From George Town in the Cayman Islands]:
Georgia vs. Clemson (1:30)
Creighton vs. Georgia State (7:30)

Maui Invitational [From Maui, Hawaii]:
Consolation: Iowa State vs. Illinois (4:30)
Semifinal: Duke vs. Auburn (8:00) [Game of the Day]
Semifinal: Arizona vs. Gonzaga (Around 10:30)

Gulf Coast Showcase Semis [From Estero, FL]:
Tulane vs. UC-Irvine (5:00)
Toledo vs. Louisiana (Around 7:30)
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Other big games:
Buckeye Classic: Samford @ Ohio State (7:00)
Duquesne @ Notre Dame (7:00)
UT-Arlington @ Indiana (7:00)
Legends Classic Final [From Brooklyn, NY]: VCU vs. St. John's (7:30)
Hall of Fame Classic Final [From Kansas City, MO]: Texas Tech vs. Nebraska (9:30)
Colorado @ San Diego (10:00)
TCL Vancouver Showcase: Texas A&M vs. Washington (11:30)

 

[Red_Alert]

Lipscomb upset #18 TCU (73-64)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/20 recap

Lipscomb upset #18 TCU (73-64)

Thanks for taking care of that "Whoopsie" loss for me, @Red_Alert . But since I'm here, let me look at the rest of yesterday's action:

Maui Invitational:
Consolation: Iowa State over Illinois 84-68
Semifinal: Duke over Auburn 78-72 (Good fight-back by Auburn, though)
Gonzaga over Arizona 91-74

Cayman Islands Classic Semis:
Clemson over Georgia 64-49
Creighton over Georgia State 93-68

Gulf Coast Showcase Semis:
UC-Irvine over Tulane 67-55
Toledo over Louisiana 77-64

Cancun Challenge Semis:
Bradley over SMU 75-62
Penn State over Wright State 77-59
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Other big games:
Ohio State over Samford 68-50
Holy Cross over Albany 69-65 in OT
The Citadel over James Madison 91-82 in OT (First loss for the Dukes this year)
Legends Classic Final: St. John's over VCU 87-86 in OT (Actually watched this one!)
North Texas over Maine 74-63 in OT
San Diego over Colorado 70-64 (Not really a "Whoopsie" loss for Colorado; they WERE on the road here.)
Hall of Fame Classic Final: Texas Tech over Nebraska 70-52

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Wednesday, November 21st

How lovely. Maui has given us no big surprises, but DID give us Duke vs. Auburn. And it WILL give us Duke vs. Gonzaga tonight, so that's something!
But the door's now open for Atlantis to make it's move, so let's get to today's action:

NIT Season Tip-Off [From the Barclays Center in Brooklyn]:
Louisville vs. Tennessee (5:00)
Marquette vs. Kansas (30 minutes after above game)

Battle 4 Atlantis [From Nassau, Bahamas]:
Oklahoma vs. Florida (12:00)
Stanford vs. Wisconsin (30 minutes after above game)
Dayton vs. Butler (7:00)
Middle Tennessee vs. Virginia (Around 9:30)

Gulf Coast Showcase [From Estero, FL]:
Consolation game: South Dakota State vs. Colorado State (1:30)
Consolation game: Louisiana vs. Tulane (5:00)
Championship: UC-Irvine vs. Toledo (Around 7:30)

Maui Invitational [From Maui, HI]:
Consolation game: Iowa State vs. San Diego State (2:30)
Championship: Duke vs. Gonzaga (Around 5:00) [Game of the Day]
Consolation: Arizona vs. Auburn (11:30)

Cayman Islands Classic [From George Town in the Cayman Islands]:
Consolation: Georgia State vs. Georgia (5:00)
Championship: Clemson vs. Creighton (Around 7:30)

MGM Resorts Main Event [From the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas]:
Consolation: Saint Mary's vs. Mississippi State (8:30)
Final: Utah State vs. Arizona State (Around 11:00)
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Other big games:
Barclays Center Classic [From Brooklyn]: Saint Louis vs. Pittsburgh (12:00)
TCL Vancouver Classic Final [From Vancouver, BC]: Washington vs. Minnesota (6:30)
Colgate @ Syracuse (7:00)
Fort Myers Tip-Off Final [From Fort Myers, FL]: Loyola-Chicago vs. Boston College (7:30)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Thursday, November 22nd

In a completely intentional attempt to keep my calendar as clear as possible for Thanksgiving, tomorrow's action is getting revealed today. So, here you go...

Las Vegas Invitational [From the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas]:
North Carolina vs. Texas (7:30)
Game of the Day: Michigan State vs. UCLA (Around 10:00)

AdvoCare Invitational [From Orlando, FL]:
Villanova vs. Canisius (1:30)
Memphis vs. Oklahoma State (30 minutes after above game)
Charleston vs. LSU (7:00)
UAB vs. Florida State (Around 9:30)

Wooden Legacy [From Fullerton, CA]:
La Salle vs. Miami (2:30)
Northwestern vs. Fresno State (Around 5:00)
Seton Hall vs. Grand Canyon (9:00)
Hawaii vs. Utah (Around 11:30)
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Oh, and there'll also be a stand-alone game in the Orleans Arena, as Nevada takes on Tulsa at 4:00. Have a good Thanksgiving!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/21 recap

Foolishly, I thought that "Battle 4 Atlantis" actually had a chance to catch up to the Maui Invitational yesterday.

Duke vs. Gonzaga - Game Recap - November 21, 2018 - ESPN But thanks to an incredible championship game, that's no longer the case. Oh well, let's see what Atlantis (and everyone else) did yesterday:

Battle 4 Atlantis:
Oklahoma over Florida 65-60
Wisconsin over Stanford 62-46; will meet Oklahoma in a semifinal game at 1:30 today
Virginia over Middle Tennessee 74-52
Dayton over Butler 69-64; will meet Virginia in a semifinal game at around 4:00 today

NIT Season Tip-Off:
Kansas over Marquette 77-68
Tennessee over Louisville 92-81

Maui Invitational Consolation games:
3rd Place: Auburn over Arizona 73-57
5th Place: Iowa State over San Diego State 87-57
7th Place: Xavier over Illinois 83-74

MGM Resorts Main Event:
Consolation: Mississippi State over Saint Mary's 61-57
Final: Arizona State over Utah State 87-82

Cayman Islands Classic:
Consolation: Georgia State over Georgia 91-67 (Whoopsie)
Championship: Creighton over Clemson 87-82
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Other big games:
Barclays Center Classic: Pittsburgh over Saint Louis 75-73
UT-Martin over Western Illinois 92-90
TCL Vancouver Showcase Final: Minnesota over Washington 68-66
Gulf Coast Showcase Championship: Toledo over UC-Irvine 67-60
Fort Myers Tip-Off Final: Boston College over Loyola-Chicago 78-66
Cancun Challenge Final: Bradley over Penn State 59-56

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

We finished 6th in this Cayman Islands tournament

Making the NIT seems like a longshot at this point

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/22 recap (AKA: What I watched while Mississippi State was blowing the doors off of Ole Miss in football)

Wooden Legacy:
Miami over La Salle 85-49
Fresno State over Northwestern 78-59; will meet Miami in semis
Hawaii over Utah 90-79 (Whoopsie)
Seton Hall over Grand Canyon 82-75; will meet Hawaii in semis

Battle 4 Atlantis:
Semifinal: Virginia over Dayton 66-59
Consolation: Florida over Stanford 72-49
Semifinal: Wisconsin over Oklahoma 78-58

AdvoCare Invitational:
Villanova over Canisius 83-56
Oklahoma State over Memphis 84-64; will meet Villanova in semis
LSU over Charleston 67-55
Florida State over UAB 81-63; will meet LSU in semis

Las Vegas Invitational:
Texas over North Carolina 92-89 (Kerwin Roach went for 32 points for the Longhorns in this game, in case you were wondering.)
Michigan State over UCLA 87-67​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Friday, November 23rd

A little spoiler alert here: This morning I'll be doing tomorrow's CBB action as well as today's. That way I have one less thing to do in what will be a crazy Saturday (Michigan vs. Ohio State, among-st others). So let's start with Friday's action:

Battle 4 Atlantis [From Nassau in the Bahamas]:
3rd Place Game: Dayton vs. Oklahoma (11:30 A.M)
Championship: Virginia vs. Wisconsin (Around 2:00)
Consolation: Butler vs. Florida (9:30)

AdvoCare Invitational Semifinals [From Orlando, FL]:
Villanova vs. Oklahoma State (11:30 A.M)
LSU vs. Florida State (4:30)

Wooden Legacy Semifinals [From Fullerton, CA]:
Miami vs. Fresno State (2:00)
Seton Hall vs. Hawaii (11:30)

Las Vegas Invitational [From the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas]:
Consolation: North Carolina vs. UCLA (4:00)
Final: Texas vs. Michigan State (Around 6:30)

Emerald Coast Classic [From Niceville, FL]:
George Mason vs. Cincinnati (7:00)
Ole Miss vs. Baylor (Around 9:30)

NIT Season Tip-Off [From the Barclays Center in Brooklyn]:
Consolation: Louisville vs. Marquette (7:00)
Final: Kansas vs. Tennessee (30 minutes after above game) [Game of the Day]
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Other big games:
Robert Morris @ Purdue (2:00)
Kent State @ Vanderbilt (5:00)
Marshall @ Maryland (6:00)
UNC-Greensboro @ Delaware (7:00)
Southern Utah @ UNLV (10:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, November 24th

If you're one of the weirdos that won't be watching football tomorrow, here's what you can watch instead:

DePaul @ Notre Dame (12:00)
Northeastern @ Davidson (1:00)
Stony Brook @ Rhode Island (2:00)
Lehigh @ Kansas State (4:30)
Northern Colorado @ Texas Tech (5:00)
Game of the Day: Houston @ BYU (6:00)
Northern Kentucky @ UCF (6:00)

 

[tducey]

Thanks for keeping us all updated @Dolgevillefootballfan. Always good to read your thoughts. My Tar Heels lost to Texas last night for their 1st loss of the season.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/23 recap

Thanks for keeping us all updated @Dolgevillefootballfan. Always good to read your thoughts. My Tar Heels lost to Texas last night for their 1st loss of the season.

Well, look on the bright side, @tducey. Your Tar Heels rebounded to beat UCLA yesterday!

Tennessee vs. Kansas - Game Summary - November 23, 2018 - ESPN And also yesterday, we got this classic where Kansas fought off the game Volunteers in Brooklyn. What else happened yesterday? Let's see:

Battle 4 Atlantis:
Final: Virginia over Wisconsin 53-46
3rd Place: Oklahoma over Dayton 65-54
5th Place: Butler over Florida 61-54

Emerald Coast Classic:
Cincinnati over George Mason 71-55
Ole Miss over Baylor 78-70; will meet Cincinnati in today's final

Wooden Legacy Semis:
Miami over Fresno State 78-76
Seton Hall over Hawaii 64-54

AdvoCare Invitational Semis:
Florida State over LSU 79-76 in OT
Villanova over Oklahoma State 77-58
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Other big games:
VMI over Stetson 87-79 in OT
Arkansas Pine-Bluff over California Baptist 115-107 in 3-OT's
Houston Baptist upsets Wake Forest 93-91 in OT (Whoopsie)
Kent State over Vanderbilt 77-75 [Vandy DID lose their star player Darius Garland in this game, so I can't in good conscience name this a "Whoopsie" loss]
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation: Marquette over Louisville 77-74 in OT
UT-Rio Grande over Lamar 77-75 (Rio Grande came back from 24 points down to win this)

And finally, Michigan State won that Las Vegas Invitational thing that UNC was in, beating Texas 78-68. Now I must doze off for a little bit (Shouldn't have had that chocolate cake for breakfast this morning)...

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/24 recap (AKA: What happened while Texas A&M was getting butt-@$$ lucky in their game against LSU)

Kansas State over Lehigh 77-58
Notre Dame over DePaul 95-70
Nicholls State over Western Michigan 62-61
Citadel over USF 84-81
Eastern Illinois over Arkansas State 90-86 in OT
Houston over BYU 76-62
NC State over Mercer 78-74
UCF over Northern Kentucky 66-53 (First loss for NKU this season)
VCU over Hofstra 69-67 in OT
Emerald Coast Classic Final: Cincinnati over Ole Miss 71-57

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Sunday, November 25th

We're now on the final day of the holiday CBB tournaments, and a hangover is most likely. And that means you'll have to rely more on me than the TV listings you're probably holding right now. But until then, here's what's on today:

AdvoCare Invitational [From Orlando, FL]:
Championship: Villanova vs. Florida State (Around 1:00)
3rd Place Game: Oklahoma State vs. LSU (4:00)

Wooden Legacy [From Fullerton, CA]:
Consolation: Northwestern vs. Utah (2:00)
Championship: Miami vs. Seton Hall (10:30)
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Other big games:
Oregon State @ Long Beach State (5:00)
Longwood @ Seattle (6:00)

 

[jontaejones]

I think Florida State should have won that game.

We're not playing well and are disjointed. Still no kind of team concept.

We'll take it though.

 

[tducey]

Nice to see my Tar Heels get the win vs. UCLA. How's it looking for them this yr.? I wonder? A 1 seed in the tourney or what?

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/25 recap (AKA: What I watched while I was pondering why "The Onion" doesn't do those article archive books anymore)

AdvoCare Invitational:
3rd Place game: Oklahoma State over LSU 90-77
Championship: Villanova over Florida State 66-60

Wooden Legacy:
Consolation: Northwestern over Utah 79-57
Championship: Seton Hall over Miami 83-81
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Other big games:
Florida Atlantic over Florida Gulf-Coast 85-68 (FAU is 6-1 right now in basketball. Has that ever happened before?)
William Carey upsets Southern Miss 78-72 (USM lost to a NAIA school? How the hell did that happened?)
Oregon State over Long Beach State 75-72