Things are about to get VERY busy in basketball... (2019-20 CBB Thread, part 1)

[Gohogs14]

South Dakota is #1 in the country in three point percentage, and we're currently #3 in three point defense. Should be a good matchup. They have a 6'10 player who is 16/19 from deep this year

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/22 recap

Yes, I know, @michaeljordan_fan. Thursday was not a good day for you PAC-12 fans. Let's see if yesterday went any better for you:

2K Empire Classic:
Consolation: Texas over Cal 62-45
Final: Duke over Georgetown 81-73

Charleston Classic Semis:
Florida over Miami 78-58
Xavier over UConn 75-74 in 2-OT's (Looked like a hell of a game!)

Islands of the Bahamas Showcase:
Liberty over Morgan State 89-48
Rice over Milwaukee 75-69; will meet Liberty in semis
East Carolina over Evansville 85-68 (What a shame... I guess the party's over for the Aces.)
UMKC over George Washington 74-68; will meet East Carolina in semis

Paradise Jam:
Valparaiso over Grand Canyon 78-74
Nevada over Fordham 74-60; will meet Valparaiso in semis
Cincinnati over Illinois State 66-65
Bowling Green over Western Kentucky 77-75; will meet Cincinnati in semis

Myrtle Beach Invitational Semis:
Villanova over Mississippi State 83-76
Baylor over Coastal Carolina 77-65
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Other big games:
Maryland over George Mason 86-63
Oregon over Houston 78-66
South Carolina over Gardner-Webb 74-69
Oklahoma State over Western Michigan 70-63
Nebraska over Southern 93-86 in OT
Arkansas over South Dakota 77-56
Temple over USC 70-51
California Baptist over Central Arkansas 104-98 in OT
Utah State over LSU 80-78 in OT [From Jamaica]

And finally, SE-Missouri State escaped against Missouri S&T. 'Whew'.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, November 23rd

...So right now, I'm seeing at least 3 network CFB pregame shows hog up all the space in Columbus, Ohio for some stupid football game.
Meanwhile in the saner part of college sports, this is what we can watch today:

Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off [From Uncasville, CT]:
Virginia vs. UMass (12:00)
Arizona State vs. St. John's (Around 2:30)

Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Semis [From Nassau, Bahamas]:
Liberty vs. Rice (5:00)
East Carolina vs. UMKC (8:00)
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Other big games:
DePaul @ Boston College (12:00)
Game of the Day: Ole Miss @ Memphis (1:00)
Charleston @ UCF (2:00)
Penn @ Providence (4:00)
Belmont @ Saint Louis (5:00)

Huh. A quieter day than I thought it would be...

 

[podsox]

Feast week is the fucking best week for degenerate gamblers like myself

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/23 recap

Feast week is the fucking best week for degenerate gamblers like myself

Ole Miss vs. Memphis - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN And this part of "Feast Week" was a exciting and enjoyable day for good ol' Memphis. Let's see who else had fun yesterday!

Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off:
Virginia over UMass 58-46
Arizona State over St. John's 80-67

Islands of the Bahamas Semis:
UMKC over East Carolina 74-68
Liberty over Rice 71-59
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Other big games:
DePaul over Boston College 72-67 (The Demons are off to a splendid start!)
Marquette over Robert Morris 66-62
Penn upsets Providence 81-75 (Whoopsie)
UCF over Charleston 72-71
Stony Brook over Wagner 87-84 in OT
Penn State over Yale 58-56
Saint Louis over Belmont 60-55
Coppin State over Cornell 68-66 in OT
Boise State over Pacific 82-76 in 3-OT's
Texas Southern over Eastern Kentucky 98-96 in 2-OT's (Texas Southern with it's first win of the year)
Prairie View over Central Arkansas 78-72 in OT
SMU over UNLV 72-68

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Sunday, November 24th

Right now, I'm having a strange flashback to a "Top Gear UK" segment involving parking restrictions. Anyway, while I deal with that let's look at what "Feast Week" has in store for us today:

Myrtle Beach Invitational [From Conway, SC]:
Consolation: Tulane vs. Utah (10:30 A.M)
Championship: Villanova vs. Baylor (5:00)

Charleston Classic [From Charleston, SC]:
3rd Place Game: Miami vs. UConn (1:00)
Championship: Florida vs. Xavier (8:30) [Game of the Day]

Paradise Jam Semifinals [From St. Thomas, Virgin Islands]:
Valparaiso vs. Nevada (5:30)
Cincinnati vs. Bowling Green (Around 8:00)

MGM Resorts Main Event [From the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas]:
Colorado vs. Wyoming (8:00)
Clemson vs. TCU (Around 10:30)
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Other big games:
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Final: Virginia vs. Arizona State (1:00)
LSU vs. Rhode Island [From Montego Bay, Jamaica] (2:30)
Akron @ Louisville (6:00)
Lamar @ Kentucky (6:00)
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Final: UMKC vs. Liberty (8:00)

 

[podsox]

Utah is brutal

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/24 recap

Florida vs. Xavier - Game Summary - November 24, 2019 - ESPN
Well. Looks like Florida has the chance to be a great team this season after all! Oh yeah, and here's what else happened yesterday.

Charleston Classic:
Consolation: UConn over Miami 80-55

Myrtle Beach Invitational:
3rd Place Game: Mississippi State over Coastal Carolina 81-56
Final: Baylor over Villanova 87-78

MGM Resorts Main Event:
Clemson over TCU 62-60 in OT
Colorado over Wyoming 56-41

Paradise Jam Semis:
Bowling Green over Cincinnati 91-84 in OT
Nevada over Valparaiso 84-59

Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off:
Consolation: St. John's over UMass 78-63
Final: Virginia over Arizona State 48-45
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Other big games:
Louisville over Akron 82-76
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Final: Liberty over UMKC 62-49
Evansville over Morgan State 115-112 in 3-OT's
Duquesne over Loyola Marymount 71-50 (Duquesne is still unbeaten!)
Eastern Michigan over North Carolina A&T 58-54 (EMU is also unbeaten)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Monday, November 25th

NOW the crazy stuff begins. This is the week where holiday tourneys are all over the cable box, so you need me to sort through it all. Let's get to it!

Cayman Islands Classic [From George Town, Cayman Islands]:
Colorado State vs. New Mexico State (11:00 A.M)
Loyola-Chicago vs. USF (Around 1:30)
George Mason vs. Old Dominion (5:00)
Washington State vs. Nebraska (Around 7:30)

Gulf Coast Classic [From Estero, FL]:
Northeastern vs. South Alabama (11:00 A.M)
Miami-Ohio vs. Drake (Around 1:30)
Wright State vs. Weber State (5:00)
Murray State vs. La Salle (Around 7:30)

Paradise Jam [From St. Thomas, Virgin Islands]:
Consolation: Fordham vs. Western Kentucky (3:15)
Consolation: Valparaiso vs. Cincinnati (Around 5:45)
Championship: Nevada vs. Bowling Green (8:00)

Maui Invitational [From Maui, Hawaii]:
Georgia vs. Dayton (2:00)
Virginia Tech vs. Michigan State (5:00)
Kansas vs. Chaminade (9:00)
BYU vs. UCLA (Around 11:30)

Fort Myers Tip-Off [From Fort Myers, FL]:
Pittsburgh vs. Kansas State (6:00)
Northwestern vs. Bradley (Around 8:30)

ShotTracker Hall of Fame Classic [From Kansas City, MO]:
Butler vs. Missouri (7:00)
Game of the Day: Oklahoma vs. Stanford (Around 9:30)

Legends Classic [From the Barclays Center in Brooklyn]:
Wisconsin vs. Richmond (7:00)
Auburn vs. New Mexico (Around 9:30)
​

Other big games:
Buckeye Classic: Kent State @ Ohio State (6:30)
Arkansas @ Georgia Tech (7:00)
Louisiana Tech @ Indiana (8:30)

...Yep. This is gonna be a LONG week.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/25 recap

Virginia Tech vs. Michigan State - Game Summary - November 25, 2019 - ESPN

Well... Let's not panic, guys! Maybe Virginia Tech is just a really good team; we'll find out soon enough. Anyway, here's what else happened yesterday:

Maui Jim Maui Invitational:
Dayton over Georgia 80-61; will meet Virginia Tech in semis
BYU over UCLA 78-63 (Whoopsie)
Kansas over Chaminade 93-63; will meet BYU in semis

Gulf Coast Showcase:
South Alabama over Northeastern 74-62
Miami-Ohio over Drake 67-58; will meet South Alabama in semis
Wright State over Weber State 72-57
La Salle over Murray State 75-64; will meet Wright State in semis

Cayman Islands Classic:
New Mexico State over Colorado State 78-70 in OT
USF over Loyola-Chicago 66-55; will meet New Mexico State in semis
George Mason over Old Dominion 60-53
Nebraska over Washington State 82-71; will meet George Mason in semis

Legends Classic:
Auburn over New Mexico 84-59
Richmond over Wisconsin 62-52

Fort Myers Tip-Off:
Pittsburgh over Kansas State 63-59
Northwestern over Bradley 78-51

Paradise Jam:
Consolation: Cincinnati over Valparaiso 81-77 in OT
Final: Nevada over Bowling Green 77-62

Shottracker Hall of Fame Classic:
Butler over Missouri 63-52
Stanford over Oklahoma 73-54
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Other big games:
Ohio State over Kent State 71-52
Arkansas over Georgia Tech 62-61 (Great finish!)
Green Bay over CSU-Northridge 85-84
Indiana over Louisiana Tech 88-75

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Tuesday, November 26th

I was woken up this morning by a roofing company working on my neighbor's roof... at 6 in the morning! Well, despite that I'm here to give you tonight's slate of tourney games:

Gulf Coast Showcase Semis [From Estero, FL]:
Miami-Ohio vs. South Alabama (5:00)
Wright State vs. La Salle (Around 7:30)

Cayman Islands Classic Semis [From George Town in the Cayman Islands]:
New Mexico State vs. USF (1:30)
Nebraska vs. George Mason (7:30)

Maui Jim Maui Invitational [From Maui, Hawaii]:
Consolation: Georgia vs. Michigan State (2:30)
Semifinal: Dayton vs. Virginia Tech (8:00)
Semifinal: Kansas vs. BYU (Around 10:30)

Cancun Challenge [From Cancun, Mexico]:
Wichita State vs. South Carolina (6:00)
Northern Iowa vs. West Virginia (30 minutes after above game)

Legends Classic [From the Barclays Center in Brooklyn]:
Consolation: New Mexico vs. Wisconsin (5:00)
Final: Auburn vs. Richmond (Around 7:30)

Shottracker Hall of Fame Classic [From Kansas City, MO]:
Consolation: Oklahoma vs. Missouri (7:00)
Final: Butler vs. Stanford (Around 9:30) [Game of the Day]
​

Other big games:
Arizona State @ Princeton (7:00)
Central Michigan @ DePaul (8:00)
Stephen F. Austin @ Duke (9:00)
MGM Resorts Main Event Final: Colorado vs. Clemson (11:30)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/26 recap

Stephen F. Austin vs. Duke - Game Summary - November 26, 2019 - ESPN

Okayyyy... Before I go off and think about how the f--k THIS happened, let's look at the rest of Tuesday's slate.

Maui Jim Maui Invitational:
Semifinal: Kansas over BYU 71-56
Consolation: Michigan State over Georgia 93-85
Semifinal: Dayton over Virginia Tech 89-62

Legends Classic:
Consolation: New Mexico over Wisconsin 59-50 (Whoopsie)
Final: Auburn over Richmond 79-65

Cayman Islands Classic:
Consolation: Colorado State over Loyola-Chicago 61-60
Semifinal: New Mexico State over USF 65-45
Semifinal: George Mason over Nebraska 85-66

Gulf Coast Showcase Semis:
South Alabama over Miami-Ohio 82-71
La Salle over Wright State 72-70

Cancun Challenge:
Wichita State over South Carolina 70-47
West Virginia over Northern Iowa 60-55

Shottracker Hall of Fame Classic:
Consolation: Oklahoma over Missouri 77-66
Final: Butler over Stanford 68-67
​

Other big games:
MGM Resorts Main Event Final: Colorado over Clemson 71-67
Caldwell College over Norfolk State 64-54 (Caldwell College is a Division II school, by the way.)
Arizona State over Princeton 67-65
New Hampshire over Bryant 87-76 in OT
DePaul over Central Michigan 88-75

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Wednesday, November 27th

So yesterday we got Butler surviving a wild finish, Dayton suddenly returning to being a threat, another #1 team biting the dust, and Western Michigan blowing it's chance at the MAC West division- Oops! Wrong sport.

And it's only going to get worse; Atlantis is starting up today. So... let's get to it!

Battle 4 Atlantis [From Nassau, Bahamas]:
Michigan vs. Iowa State (12:00)
North Carolina vs. Alabama (Around 2:30)
Gonzaga vs. Southern Miss (7:00)
Game of the Day: Seton Hall vs. Oregon (Around 9:30)

Cayman Islands Classic [From George Town, Cayman Islands]:
Consolation: Colorado State vs. Washington State (1:30)
Championship: George Mason vs. New Mexico State (7:30)

Maui Jim Maui Invitational [From Maui, Hawaii]:
Consolation: Michigan State vs. UCLA (2:30)
Championship: Dayton vs. Kansas (Around 5:00)

NIT Season Tip-Off [From the Barclays Center in Brooklyn]:
Penn State vs. Ole Miss (5:00)
Oklahoma State vs. Syracuse (30 minutes after above game)

Fort Myers Tip-Off (From Fort Myers, FL]:
Consolation: Kansas State vs. Bradley (6:00)
Final: Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern (Around 8:30)

Cancun Challenge [From Cancun, Mexico]:
Consolation: South Carolina vs. Northern Iowa (6:00)
Final: West Virginia vs. Wichita State (Around 8:30)
​

Other big games:
Saint Louis @ Boston College (2:00)
Hartford @ SMU (7:00)
Stony Brook @ Delaware (7:00)
Gulf Coast Showcase Final: South Alabama vs. La Salle (7:30)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/27 recap (AKA: What I was watching while I was dreaming about that 21-pound turkey in my kitchen)

Battle 4 Atlantis:
Michigan over Iowa State 83-76
North Carolina over Alabama 76-67; will meet Michigan in semis
Oregon over Seton Hall 71-69
Gonzaga over Southern Miss 94-69; will meet Oregon in semis

Maui Jim Maui Invitational:
Consolation: Michigan State over UCLA 75-52
Final: Kansas over Dayton 90-84 in OT (A great title game!)
3rd Place Game: BYU over Virginia Tech 90-77

NIT Season Tip-Off:
Oklahoma State over Syracuse 86-72 (Boo)
Ole Miss over Penn State 74-72 (Great rally from the Rebels!)

Cancun Challenge:
Consolation: Northern Iowa over South Carolina 78-72
Final: West Virginia over Wichita State 75-63

Fort Myers Tip-Off:
Consolation: Bradley over Kansas State 73-60 (Whoopsie)
Final: Pittsburgh over Northwestern 72-59
​

Other big games:
Saint Louis over Boston College 64-54
Georgia State over Charlotte 81-78 in OT
Furman over UT-Arlington 58-57
Gulf Coast Showcase Final: La Salle over South Alabama 81-76 in OT
Cayman Islands Classic Final: George Mason over New Mexico State 68-64
South Dakota over California Baptist 84-83

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Thanksgiving Day slate

And now, the big reason why I'm here today: To give you guys the slate for this great-looking Thanksgiving Day in college basketball:

Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals [From Nassau, Bahamas]:
North Carolina vs. Michigan (1:30)
Game of the Day: Oregon vs. Gonzaga (Around 4:00)

Orlando Invitational [From Orlando, FL]:
Maryland vs. Temple (11:00 A.M)
Texas A&M vs. Harvard (30 minutes after above game)
Fairfield vs. USC (4:00)
Davidson vs. Marquette (Around 6:30)

Wooden Legacy [From Anaheim, CA]:
Long Beach State vs. Providence (2:00)
Wake Forest vs. Charleston (Around 4:30)
UCF vs. Penn (8:30)
Pepperdine vs. Arizona (Around 11:00)

Las Vegas Invitational [From the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas]:
Texas Tech vs. Iowa (8:00)
San Diego State vs. Creighton (Around 10:30)
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And don't forget the Barclays Center Classic at 4:00, as NC State takes on Memphis. Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Thanksgiving Recap

NC State vs. Memphis - Game Summary - November 28, 2019 - ESPN
The Tigers now has it's first big win since their loss to the NCAA a few days ago. Now let's see how other people did on their Thanksgiving assignments:

Orlando Invitational:
Harvard upsets Texas A&M 62-51 (I WANTED to make this a "Whoopsie" loss for A&M... but then I realized that Vegas actually had Harvard as the favorite here.)
Maryland over Temple 76-67; will meet Harvard in semis
USC over Fairfield 54-47
Marquette over Davidson 73-63; will meet USC in semis

Battle 4 Atlantis:
Semifinal: Gonzaga over Oregon 73-72 in OT (Another great contest!)
Semifinal: Michigan upsets North Carolina 73-64 (Maybe this Juwan Howard experiment really WILL work for Michigan!)
Consolation: Iowa State over Alabama 104-89

Las Vegas Invitational:
San Diego State over Creighton 83-52
Iowa upsets Texas Tech 72-61

Wooden Legacy:
Long Beach State over Providence 66-65 (Whoopsie)
Wake Forest over Charleston 65-56; will meet Long Beach in semis
Penn over UCF 68-67
Arizona over Pepperdine 93-91; will meet Penn in semis​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Friday, November 29th (AKA: What I'll be watching while I'm NOT fighting the crowds on "Black Friday")

Battle 4 Atlantis [From Nassau, Bahamas]:
3rd Place Game: Oregon vs. North Carolina (11:30 A.M)
Championship: Gonzaga vs. Michigan (Around 2:00)
Consolation: Iowa State vs. Seton Hall (7:00)

Orlando Invitational Semifinals [From Orlando, FL]:
Maryland vs. Harvard (11:30 A.M)
USC vs. Marquette (4:30)

Wooden Legacy Semifinals [From Anaheim, CA]:
Wake Forest vs. Long Beach State (2:00)
Penn vs. Arizona (11:30)

Emerald Coast Classic [From Niceville, FL]:
Florida State vs. Tennessee (7:00)
VCU vs. Purdue (Around 9:30)

NIT Season Tip-Off [From the Barclays Center in Brooklyn]:
Consolation: Syracuse vs. Penn State (7:00)
Final: Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss (Around 9:30)
​

Other big games:
UMass @ Rutgers (2:00)
DePaul @ Minnesota (3:00)
Louisville vs. Western Kentucky [From Nashville, TN] (5:00)
UAB @ Kentucky (7:00)
Las Vegas Invitational Final: Iowa vs. San Diego State (8:00)
Utah State @ Saint Mary's (11:30)
San Francisco @ Hawaii (Midnight)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/29 recap (AKA: What I was watching while Syracuse wasn't stinking up Brooklyn )

Orlando Invitational Semis:
Maryland over Harvard 80-73
Marquette over USC 101-79 (Markus Howard got 51 in this game)

Battle 4 Atlantis:
3rd Place Game: North Carolina over Oregon 78-74
Championship: Michigan over Gonzaga 82-64
Consolation: Seton Hall over Iowa State 84-76

Emerald Coast Classic:
Florida State over Tennessee 60-57
Purdue over VCU 59-56

Las Vegas Invitational:
Consolation: Creighton over Texas Tech 83-76 in OT
Final: San Diego State over Iowa 83-73

Wooden Legacy Semis:
Arizona over Penn 92-82
Wake Forest over Long Beach State 88-75
​

Other big games:
NIT Season Tip-Off Final: Oklahoma State over Ole Miss 78-37
Louisville over Western Kentucky 71-54
Florida over Marshall 73-67
Saint Mary's over Utah State 81-73 (Utah State suffers it's first loss of the year. But a great win for the Gaels!)
Rutgers over UMass 82-57
DePaul over Minnesota 73-68 (The Demons are for real!)
Hawaii over San Francisco 85-75 (San Francisco suffers their 1st loss of the year)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, November 30th

In the world of sports, College football is gonna DOMINATE this Saturday. But let's see if there's anything worth watching in college basketball:

Emerald Coast Classic [From Niceville, FL]:
Consolation: VCU vs. Tennessee (4:00)
Final: Florida State vs. Purdue (7:00) (Game of the Day)​

Lipscomb @ Xavier (12:00)
UNC-Greensboro @ Georgetown (2:00)
Boston College @ Richmond (2:30)
Dartmouth @ Bowling Green (4:00)
South Dakota State @ Indiana (4:00)
Stephan F. Austin @ Arkansas State (5:00) (Can Austin avoid the hangover that Evansville went through?)
Northern Kentucky @ Arkansas (5:00)
Tulsa @ Vanderbilt (8:00)
Sacramento State @ Colorado (9:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/30 recap (AKA: What I watched while I wasn't celebrating Alabama go down in a ball of flames)

Emerald Coast Classic:
Consolation: Tennessee over VCU 72-69
Final: Florida State over Purdue 63-60 in OT
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Other big games:
Colorado over Sacramento State 59-45
UNC-Greensboro over Georgetown 65-61
Richmond over Boston College 64-44
Texas over McNeese State 73-71
Arkansas over Northern Kentucky 66-60
Stephen F. Austin over Arkansas State 76-57
CSU-Northridge over Fresno State 73-72 (Northridge with it's first win of the season!)
Florida International over New Hampshire 70-69
Army over Marist 66-64 in OT
Cincinnati over UNLV 72-65 in OT
Tulsa over Vanderbilt 67-58
UC-Irvine over Eastern Michigan 77-56 (EMU suffers it's first loss of the season.)