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

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Sunday, December 22nd

Actually, there was a reason why things were so busy yesterday. That's because it was the last game for most of these teams before they go on their holiday breaks. Let's see if there are any stragglers playing today:

Diamond Head Classic [From Honolulu, HI]:
Houston vs. Portland (3:00)
Georgia Tech vs. Boise State (30 minutes after above game)
Ball State vs. Washington (9:30)
UTEP vs. Hawaii (30 minutes after above game)
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Other big games:
Manhattan @ Hofstra (12:00)
Lafayette @ Rutgers (1:00)
Marshall @ Northern Iowa (2:00)
St. Pete's Shootout: Duquesne vs. UAB (2:30)
South Carolina @ Virginia (3:00)
Game of the Day: Xavier @ TCU (5:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/22 recap (AKA: What I watched while I wasn't thinking about "Mathman" from that "Square One" tv show)

Diamond Head Classic:
Washington over Ball State 85-64
Hawaii over UTEP 67-63; will meet Washington in semis
Houston over Portland 81-56
Georgia Tech over Boise State 74-60; will meet Houston in semis
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Other big games:
South Carolina upsets Virginia 70-59
Rutgers over Lafayette 63-44
Northern Iowa over Marshall 88-80
New Mexico State upsets Mississippi State 58-52 (Whoopsie)
Yale over Clemson 54-45
UAB over Duquesne 77-68 (Duquesne finally sustains it's first loss of the year)
Radford over Richmond 73-58 (Whoopsie)
Xavier over TCU 67-59

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 23rd, 25th, and 27th

With Christmas knocking on the doorstep, it's time for a SportsHoopla first: A post where I preview three days of CBB action!

Today:

Diamond Head Classic Semis [From Honolulu, HI]:
Houston vs. Georgia Tech (7:00)
Game of the Day: Washington vs. Hawaii (11:00)
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Other big games:
Canisius @ Siena (6:00)
Grambling @ Dayton (7:00)
Georgia Southern @ Georgia (7:00)
Georgia State @ SMU (7:00)

Christmas Day:

Diamond Head Classic Championship:
Semifinal winners (8:30)
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December 27th:
Coppin State @ Mt. Saint Mary's (7:00)
Game of the Day: UMass-Lowell @ Loyola(MD) (7:00)

So on that note, have a Merry Christmas! I MAY stop by on Friday...

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/23 through 12/26 recap

Okay. After a long lay-off, I'm back. Did anything happen over the last 4 days? Let's see.

December 23rd:

Diamond Head Classic Semis:
Houston over Georgia Tech 70-59
Washington over Hawaii 72-61
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Other big games:
Dayton over Grambling 81-53
Siena over Canisius 73-72
Georgia over Georgia Southern 73-64
SMU over Georgia State 85-76
San Francisco over Fresno State 71-69

December 25th:
Diamond Head Classic Final: Houston over Washington 75-71

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, December 28th

When the season resumes in earnest this Saturday, don't miss our Game of the Day: Louisville @ Kentucky, 3:45 P.M on CBS!
...And that wraps up my look at the Top 25 action on Saturday. Let's see what else will be on!

Central Michigan @ Purdue (12:00)
Wisconsin @ Tennessee (1:30)
Toledo @ Bradley (2:00)
Florida International @ Minnesota (4:00)
Belmont @ Western Kentucky (7:30)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/28 recap

Louisville vs. Kentucky - Game Summary - December 28, 2019 - ESPN

Rarely does a CBB game exceed the hype, but this one did. Congrats to the Wildcats! ...Oh, and here's what else happened yesterday:

San Diego State over Cal Poly 73-57
Hampton over Saint Peter's 70-67
Wisconsin over Tennessee 68-48
Eastern Washington over Weber State 79-77
CSU-Fullerton over UCLA 77-74 (BIG Whoopsie)
Idaho State over Idaho 62-60

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Sunday, December 29th (AKA: What I'll be watching while I'm trying to solve that stupid color puzzle in "Link's Awakening")

Game of the Day: West Virginia vs Ohio State [From Cleveland, OH] (12:00)
Bryant @ Maryland (12:00)
Liberty @ LSU (1:30)
Campbell @ Ohio (2:00)
Kansas @ Stanford (3:00)
Appalachian State @ NC State (4:00)
Loyola(MD) @ VCU (5:00)
Arkansas @ Indiana (6:00)
Harvard @ California (6:00)
Richmond @ Alabama (6:30)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/29 recap

Whilst I try to digest what happened to Seattle in that football game last night, let's see what happened in the CBB world:

West Virginia upsets Ohio State 67-59 (Oh, here we go again!)
Kansas over Stanford 72-56
Virginia over Navy 65-56
LSU over Liberty 74-57 (Sad. Liberty finally suffers their 1st loss of the year)
Lafayette over Sacred Heart 67-66
Hartford over Northwestern 67-66
Kansas State over Tulsa 69-67
Arkansas over Indiana 71-64 (Proud win for the Razorbacks)
Alabama over Richmond 90-78
Harvard over California 71-63

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Monday, December 29th (AKA: What Randy Orton will be watching while he begins his rehabilitation from his recent injury)

Game of the Day: Xavier @ Villanova (6:30)
North Florida @ Dayton (7:00)
St. Bonaventure @ Buffalo (7:00)
Yale @ North Carolina (7:00)
Charleston @ Delaware (7:00)
Kent State @ Mississippi State (8:00)
Louisiana Tech @ Southern Miss (8:00)
Seton Hall @ DePaul (8:30)
Tulane @ Memphis (9:00)
George Mason @ TCU (9:00)
Harvard @ San Francisco (9:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/30 recap

The conference schedules are starting to fire up across the country. Which sadly means that I'll be shutting this thread down shortly...
Don't worry, I'll let you guys know when it's gonna happen. Right now, let's recap yesterday's action:

Gonzaga over Detroit 93-72
Villanova over Xavier 68-62
Memphis over Tulane 84-73
Stetson upsets South Carolina 63-56 (Whoopsie)
Green Bay over Northern Kentucky 73-59
William & Mary over Elon 74-73
Albany over Columbia 67-66
North Carolina over Yale 70-67 (Roy Williams gets win #879)
Cleveland State over IUPUI 82-80
Mississippi State over Kent State 96-68
Seton Hall over DePaul 74-66
Harvard over San Francisco 84-81 in OT

And by the way, I'm not gonna mention what Delaware State went through yesterday. The Hornets should be lucky.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 31st, 2019 and January 1st, 2020 (AKA: What I'll be watching over the next 2 days while I search for footage of the aborted Bobby Lashley/Lana wedding)

Today:
Georgia Tech @ Florida State (12:00)
Temple @ UCF (2:00)
Northern Iowa @ Illinois State (3:00)
Miami @ Clemson (4:00)
Georgetown @ Providence (5:30)
Boston College @ Duke (6:00)
Drake @ Bradley (7:00)
Game of the Day: Butler @ St. John's (7:30)

Tomorrow:
Furman @ VMI (1:00)
East Carolina @ Wichita State (3:00)
Wofford @ East Tennessee State (4:00)
USF @ SMU (5:00)
UConn @ Cincinnati (7:00)
Game of the Day: Marquette @ Creighton (9:00)
Utah State @ UNLV (11:00)

And on that note, have a Happy New Year! I'll check back later...

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/31 and 1/1 recaps (AKA: What I watched while not marveling at the movie "That's Entertainment")

Tuesday:
Butler over St. John's 60-58
Florida State over Georgia Tech 70-58
Illinois State upsets Northern Iowa 76-70
Temple over UCF 62-58
Miami over Clemson 73-68 in OT
Providence over Georgetown 76-60
Florida A&M over Iowa State 70-68 (A very bad "Whoopsie" loss here)

Yesterday:
Wichita State over East Carolina 75-69
Samford over Citadel 69-68
East Tennessee State over Wofford 49-48
Cincinnati over UConn 67-51
Creighton over Marquette 92-75
San Jose State over New Mexico 88-85 (Whoopsie)
UNLV over Utah State 70-53 (Whoopsie)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Thursday, January 2nd

A feeling is in the air right now in college basketball courts across the country: That Part 1 of their seasons are over. Is it true? Wait. Let me check today's slate first:

UTEP @ Florida International (12:00)
Liberty @ Florida Gulf Coast (5:00)
Georgia State @ Appalachian State (7:00)
Minnesota @ Purdue (7:00)
Saint Louis @ Duquesne (7:00)
Illinois @ Michigan State (8:00)
Dayton @ La Salle (8:30)
Oregon State @ Utah (8:30)
Game of the Day: Oregon @ Colorado (9:00)
UCLA @ Washington (10:00)
Gonzaga @ Portland (10:00)
USC @ Washington State (10:30)
California @ Stanford (11:00)
Saint Mary's @ San Francisco (11:00)

...Yeah. It looks like Part 1 of this CBB season is over.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Friday, Janaury 3rd

I'm sorry to say this, but this will be my last post on this thread. After a week or so of rest, I'll start up the "Part 2" thread for this season. Before I leave, though, I'll give you guys the big games for tomorrow:

Wisconsin @ Ohio State (7:00)
Wright State @ Oakland (7:00)
UCF @ Houston (7:00)
Rutgers @ Nebraska (8:00)
Game of the Day: Georgetown @ Seton Hall (9:00)
Kent State @ Bowling Green (9:00)
Temple @ Tulsa (9:00)

 

[Eco]

Bama up early against Florida.

18-11 early.

 

[Eco]

Uh....

Georgia Tech is up 32-8 vs UNC...in Chapel Hill....in basketball.

 

[Eco]

Bama on the verge of being up by 20 on the road in Gainsville.