Our 2016/17 College Basketball Thread

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Monday, November 14th (Bonus: ESPN 24-Hour marathon schedule)

This year, I'm putting the big games on Tuesday that are NOT in ESPN's marathon and putting them in another post (so that it isn't 8 pages long). Anyway, let's get to the games for today (All times are Eastern):

Monday:
Huge Game: Villanova @ Purdue (7:00) (And it's only on the Big 10 Network?! Sneaky move there, fellas.)
UMass @ Ole Miss (7:00)
Northeastern @ UConn (7:00)
Albany @ Cincinnati (7:00)
Old Dominion @ Richmond (7:00)
UT-Arlington @ Minnesota (8:00)

Marathon Games on Monday:
Princeton @ BYU (10:00)
San Diego State @ Gonzaga (12:00 A.M)

Marathon Games on Tuesday:
Green Bay @ Pacific (2:00 A.M)
Florida Atlantic @ Hawaii (4:00 A.M)
Niagara @ Hartford (6:30 A.M)
Winthrop @ Manhattan (8:45 A.M)
Longwood @ Stephan F. Austin (11 A.M)
Dayton @ Alabama (1:15) (Wait... Didn't I see this game last year?)
Oregon @ Baylor (3:30)
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And then, that tremendous Champions Classic. But there's more!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Tuesday, November 15th

Away from the crutches of ESPN and it's marathon, we have these exciting games on tap (All times are Eastern):

Monmouth @ South Carolina (6:30)
Maryland @ Georgetown (6:30) (Was that struggle against American just "opening night jitters" for Maryland? We'll find out soon enough. By the way, I would actually like to see Mr. Trump in the Verizon Center for this game.)
Iona @ Florida State (7:00)
North Texas @ Texas Tech (7:30)
Wisconsin @ Creighton (8:30)
CSU-Bakersfield @ Arizona (10:00)

And also in the woman's game, UConn starts life without Brianna Stewart as they visit Florida State. Enjoy the madness, everyone!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/14 and early 11/15 action recap

Currently, Dayton and Alabama are in the 2nd half as ESPN's marathon goes on. Before we get too deep into the Champions Classic, let's see what happened earlier:

Monday:
Villanova over Purdue 79-76 (A great way for Villanova to start their title defense. Too bad not many of us got to see it.)
Ole Miss over UMass 90-88
New Hampshire over Temple 57-52 (Whoopsie)
Northeastern over UConn 64-61 ( Yeah, I don't know what's going on either.)
UNC-Wilmington over Eastern Kentucky 78-69 in OT
Old Dominion over Richmond 64-61
Furman over UAB 84-74 (Whoopsie)

ESPN Marathon Games:
Gonzaga over San Diego State 69-48
BYU over Princeton 82-73
Hawaii over Florida Atlantic 64-63
Pacific over Green Bay 76-58
Hartford over Niagara 82-78 in OT
Winthrop over Manhattan 94-81
Stephen F. Austin over Longwood 66-60

With that done, I now leave you to enjoy Dayton vs. Alabama... and all the good games after that.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Champions Classic recap

Duke vs. Kansas - Game Summary - November 15, 2016 - ESPN

Man! ESPN continues to get lucky! Not only did they give us a great Veterans Classic, but now we have an all-timer where Kansas stuns Duke at MSG.
Oh, and Kentucky beat Michigan State on the undercard by 21 points or something.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/15 recap

So what happened outside of Madison Square Garden? Well...

Baylor over Oregon 66-49 (NOT an upset; Oregon was without Dillon Brooks here)
Creighton over Wisconsin 79-67 (Khyri Thomas was the difference for the Bluejays as he led the run to put it away.)
Maryland over Georgetown 76-75
Dayton over Alabama 77-72
South Carolina over Monmouth 70-69 in OT (Monmouth almost did it to the big boys again!)
Toledo over Youngstown State 103-98 in OT
Louisiana College over McNeese State 85-75 (If this result doesn't look big to you, consider this: Louisiana College is a NAIA school.)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

November 16th and 17th

Not much is going on today, so I'm previewing tomorrow's action here. And tomorrow begins those holiday tournaments, so let's go! (All times are Eastern)

Tonight:
Game of the Day: Northwestern @ Butler (7:00)
Brown @ Rhode Island (7:00)
Tulsa @ Wichita State (8:00)

Thursday:

Tire Pros Invitational (From Orlando, FL):
Clemson vs. Davidson (11:00 A.M)
Missouri vs. Xavier (Around 1:30)
Northern Iowa vs. Arizona State (4:30)
Tulane vs. Oklahoma (Around 7:00)

Charleston Classic (From Charleston, SC):
Western Michigan vs. Villanova (11:30 A.M)
Wake Forest vs. UTEP (30 minutes after above game)
Mississippi State vs. UCF (5:00)
Boise State vs. Charleston (30 minutes after above game)

2K Classic (From Madison Square Garden):
Pittsburgh vs. SMU (7:00)
Game of the Day: Michigan vs. Marquette (Around 9:30)
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Other big games:
St. Bonaventure @ Florida (7:00)
Providence @ Ohio State (7:00)
Rutgers @ DePaul (8:30)
Seton Hall @ Iowa (9:00)
Valparaiso @ Oregon (9:00)

 

[douggie]

Champions Classic recap

Duke vs. Kansas - Game Summary - November 15, 2016 - ESPN

Man! ESPN continues to get lucky! Not only did they give us a great Veterans Classic, but now we have an all-timer where Kansas stuns Duke at MSG.
Oh, and Kentucky beat Michigan State on the undercard by 21 points or something.

Yep, good game. I wish Duke would have won, but I believe Kansas is a Top 5 team regardless with their guard play. There were way too many whistles in this game for my liking. It just stifled the flow of the game.

 

[SEC Official]

Champions Classic recap

Duke vs. Kansas - Game Summary - November 15, 2016 - ESPN

Man! ESPN continues to get lucky! Not only did they give us a great Veterans Classic, but now we have an all-timer where Kansas stuns Duke at MSG.
Oh, and Kentucky beat Michigan State on the undercard by 21 points or something.

Yeah, Michigan State is going to fall in the rankings unless they get some help down low. Miles Bridges is good, but he was a liability when he tries to do too much... had a ton of turnovers against UK. This is why I hate preseason and early season rankings. Who the hell knows until they take the court.

 

[SEC Official]

Yep, good game. I wish Duke would have won, but I believe Kansas is a Top 5 team regardless with their guard play. There were way too many whistles in this game for my liking. It just stifled the flow of the game.

Yeah, I was excited to hear UK plays Kansas this year... but then I looked and they play in late Jan. How the hell did that happen in the middle of conference play? Strange schedule...

 

[Hitman Hart]

Arkansas State up double digits on Georgetown in the 2nd half.

 

[podsox]

freedom of movement is kind of a joke this yr. defenders are in perfect position and the offensive player leans in on a drive. nearly a foul on the defender every time

 

[Hitman Hart]

Going to 4 quarters of 10 minutes is a must for next year. Women's CBB has already made the switch.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Going to 4 quarters of 10 minutes is a must for next year. Women's CBB has already made the switch.

I wouldn't mind that. The next thing woman's basketball needs to do is to stop UConn from hogging all the talent.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/16 and 11/17 recap

Wednesday (when we didn't expect much to happen):
Rhode Island over Brown 79-72
California over UC-Irvine 75-65 in OT
Butler over Northwestern 70-68 (Pretty fun game)
Lamar upsets Oregon State 63-60 (Whoopsie)

Thursday (when we expected something good to happen):

Charleston Classic:
Villanova over Western Michigan 76-65
Wake Forest over UTEP 103-81; will meet Villanova in semis
UCF over Mississippi State 86-61
Charleston over Boise State 60-47; will meet UCF in semis

Tire Pros Invitational:
Xavier over Missouri 83-82 in OT (Another fun game!)
Clemson over Davidson 95-78; will meet Xavier in semis
Northern Iowa over Arizona State 82-63
Oklahoma over Tulane 89-70; will meet NIU in semis

2K Classic:
SMU over Pittsburgh 76-67
Michigan over Marquette 79-61
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Other big games:
Oregon over Valparaiso 76-54
Florida over St. Bonaventure 73-66
Arkansas State over Georgetown 78-72 (Whoopsie)
Ohio State over Providence 72-67
UMass over Temple 70-67
Lafayette over N.J.I.T 84-83 in OT
Rutgers over DePaul 66-59
Seton Hall over Iowa 91-83

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Friday, November 18th

Before we begin, did you hear about Metallica? They recently did "Enter Sandman" with The Roots... on some classroom instruments for Jimmy Fallon. If you're interested, you can hear it on YouTube (my mom did, and she loved it).
Anyway, back to business as ESPN's "Feast Week" continues (All times are Eastern):

Charleston Classic (From Charleston, SC):
Semifinal: Villanova vs. Wake Forest (1:30)
Boise State vs. Mississippi State (7:00)
Semifinal: Charleston vs. UCF (Around 9:30)

Tire Pros Invitational Semifinals (From Orlando, FL):
Clemson vs. Xavier (Around 1:30)
Northern Iowa vs. Oklahoma (7:00)

Paradise Jam (From the Virgin Islands):
Saint Joseph's vs. Loyola-Chicago (12:00)
Ole Miss vs. Oral Roberts (3:00)
Montana vs. NC State (6:00)
Washington State vs. Creighton (Around 8:30)

2K Classic:
Pittsburgh vs. Marquette (4:30)
Championship: Michigan vs. SMU (Around 7:00)
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Other big games:
Northeastern @ Boston University (6:00)
USC @ Texas A&M (7:00)
Monmouth @ Syracuse (7:00)
Winthrop @ Florida State (7:00)
Ohio @ Georgia Tech (8:00)
St. John's @ Minnesota (9:00)
New Mexico State @ New Mexico (9:00)
Oregon State @ Nevada (10:00)
North Carolina @ Hawaii (1:00 A.M)

And for all of you Georgetown fans, don't give up hope! UConn just won their first game of the year; you can get your footing back!

 

[picksprospector]

FIU +8

Oregon St +7.5

 

[podsox]

Hilarious that pitt just doesn't get back on d. Something so simple and they don't do it

 

[rmilia1]

UNI comes back from 18 down to take out the Sooners. Great game

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/18 recap

UNI comes back from 18 down to take out the Sooners. Great game

And with that great victory, NIU will go on to face Xavier in the finals of the Tire Pros tournament on Sunday. Good luck, Panthers!
Oh, and there were other games that happened yesterday:

Charleston Classic Semifinals:
Villanova over Wake Forest 96-77
UCF over Charleston 60-40

Paradise Jam Quarterfinals:
Creighton over Washington State 103-77
NC State over Montana 85-72; will meet Creighton in semis
Saint Joseph's over Loyola-Chicago 71-57
Ole Miss over Oral Roberts 95-88 in OT; will meet Saint Joe's in semis (Pretty good game)
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Other big games:
2K Classic Final: Michigan over SMU 76-54
Syracuse over Monmouth 71-50
Pittsburgh over Marquette 78-75
Boston University over Northeastern 65-63
USC over Texas A&M 65-63 (Pretty good win for the Trojans)
Ohio upsets Georgia Tech 67-61 (Whoopsie)
South Alabama over Florida International 69-64
Minnesota over St. John's 92-86
Nevada over Oregon State 83-58 (This is only a small "Whoopsie" loss; Nevada could be really good this season.)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, November 19th

Here are the CBB games to see today; I'll make this brief so you guys can get back to College Gameday quicker (All times are Eastern).

Hall of Fame Tip-Off (From Uncasville, CT):
Penn State vs. Duke (12:30)
Game of the Day: Cincinnati vs. Rhode Island (Around 3:00)
Louisiana Tech vs. Nebraska (8:00)
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Other big games:
Saint Mary's @ Dayton (2:00)
Penn @ Miami (4:00)