11/24 recap

North Carolina 93, Louisville 84 - Well, that's one way to erase a bad loss.  As for Louisville, an early demerit in the race to the 1 line.  A bit of a problem because the AAC will not offer as many quality win chances
Georgetown 84, VCU 80 - Fanciest 5th place game ever.  Big rebound for G'town
Colorado 70, Harvard 62 - It's probably asking a lot to have Harvard in the at-large conversation, but they probably needed this for that.  Winning the Ivy should always be plan A
Duke 91, Vermont 90 - Notable for the score only.  Vermont is an AEast favorite, this could be useful for seeding purposes
Maryland 80, Northern Iowa 66 - Bubble battle, checkmark goes to the ACC here
Charlotte 63, Michigan 61 - Result of the night.  Michigan walks out of Puerto Rico with one marginal win (N'eastern), one win that we don't know how good it will be (FSU), and one marginal loss.  The stakes have been raised in Charlotte now.  Wins over K-State and Michigan.  Road game at FSU is down the road.
Providence 71, LaSalle 63- Checkmark to the Big East in this bubble battle
UMass 62, Clemson 56 - And now UMass is really cooking with gas

Do you want a recap of all the bad power conference teams playing each other in these tournaments?  Neither do I.

Monday:
Tournaments underway in Maui, in the CBE Classic, Gulf Coast Showcase, and Legends Classic.  See holiday tournament post for details.

One major other game of note:  Maruqette at Arizona St.  Somehow this is listed as part of the Wooden Legacy tournament, but this isn't a bracketed game.  Huh.