Saturday, December 22, 2018

12/15 recap

signature wins:
@Kansas 74, Villanova 71 - I have no idea still what to do with Villanova.  None.  Help please
Tennessee 102, @Memphis 92 - road wins are never trivial
@North Carolina 103, Gonzaga 90 - should stand as a signature win for UNC.  Gonzaga will have a tough case to make for the 1 line now, but they'll be fine overall.  The WCC won't be as damaging to their profile as in most years
@Mississippi St 70, Cincinnati 59
Old Dominion 68, @Syracuse 62 - the sad thing is that ODU's resume might've already absorbed too much damage, making this too little too late for the at-large resume (and perhaps for better seeding)
Belmont 74, @UCLA 72 - I can't imagine Belmont being a legit player in March, but tough to deny them for now.  I doubt they can keep a clean sheet in conference play though

quality wins:
@Nevada 72, South Dakota St 68 - this win looks better than it does at first glance, and really, Nevada's computer profile needs all the help it can get because conference play may wreck it
Auburn 75, @UAB 71 - goes in the books as a neutral site win I believe
Virginia Tech 73, Washington 61
Arizona St 76, @Georgia 74 - road wins, etc etc
Charleston 83, @VCU 79 - a nice scalp for the CAA
Temple 77, Davidson 75 (OT) - man the A-10 is taking a beating
Notre Dame 88, Purdue 80
Indiana 71, Butler 68
Iowa St 77, Drake 68

other stuff:
@Texas Tech 82, Abilene Christian 48 - ACU has racked up a nice W-L record, but this result should clue you in on a secret about it
@Buffalo 73, Southern Illinois 65
@Ohio St 73, Bucknell 71 - that's a dicey score to win by
@Kentucky 88, Utah 61
Iowa 77, Northern Iowa 54
@Kansas St 71, Georgia St 59
SMU 81, @Georgetown 73
@Seton Hall 72, Rutgers 66
NC State 89, Penn St 78
@Toledo 84, MTSU 62 - MTSU is terrible this year (file that away), and Toledo seems to be semi-legitimate, at least
UNLV 92, BYU 90 (OT)
@Oklahoma 81, USC 70
Texas A&M 67, Oregon St 64
Baylor 58, @Arizona 49
LSU 78, St Mary's 74

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