B1G/ACC challenge:
Ah, the annual ritual, when two power conferences whip it out and sees whose is bigger. Nothing quite like this waste of time.
Nebraska 68, @Clemson 66 - road wins are never trivial
@Boston College 68, Minnesota 56
Texas Southern 89, @Oregon 84 - that's 2 games this year TSU has picked off
Wofford 81, @South Carolina 61 - SoCon is starting to buck its head. This conference race might actually have legitimate stakes this year
@Alabama 78, Murray St 72 - not a trivial win for Bama
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
11/25 recap
Advocare Invitational:
Villanova 66, Florida St 60 - and Nova is firing back with some quality wins after a couple suspect losses. They'll be fine
Oklahoma St 90, LSU 77
Charleston 78, Memphis 75
UAB 68, Canisius 58 - why was Canisius invited to this thing, anyways?
Wooden Legacy:
Northwestern 79, Utah 57
Fresno St 79, Hawaii 64
Grand Canyon 82, LaSalle 70
Seton Hall 83, Miami 81
stuff of interest:
Hampton 86, @Richmond 66
Furman 65, @UNC Asheville 51 - why is Furman not ranked?
Bucknell 69, @Vermont 61
Lipscomb 87, @Morehead St 55 - LU might be good?
Villanova 66, Florida St 60 - and Nova is firing back with some quality wins after a couple suspect losses. They'll be fine
Oklahoma St 90, LSU 77
Charleston 78, Memphis 75
UAB 68, Canisius 58 - why was Canisius invited to this thing, anyways?
Wooden Legacy:
Northwestern 79, Utah 57
Fresno St 79, Hawaii 64
Grand Canyon 82, LaSalle 70
Seton Hall 83, Miami 81
stuff of interest:
Hampton 86, @Richmond 66
Furman 65, @UNC Asheville 51 - why is Furman not ranked?
Bucknell 69, @Vermont 61
Lipscomb 87, @Morehead St 55 - LU might be good?
Sunday, November 25, 2018
11/24 recap
@Notre Dame 95, DePaul 70
@Davidson 78, Northeastern 69
@Indiana St 63, Western Kentucky 54
Stony Brook 68, @Rhode Island 58
@William & Mary 87, St Joseph's 85 - rough go of it for the A-10 contenders
Houston 76, @BYU 62 - this should hold up as a quality road win
@UCF 66, Northern Kentucky 53 - could be a better win that most think
Colorado 93, @Air Force 56 - road wins are never trivial
Harvard 74, @St Mary's 68 - oof
Emerald Coast Classic:
Baylor 72, George Mason 61
Cincinnati 71, Ole Miss 57 - Cincy gets the 2 wins here
@Davidson 78, Northeastern 69
@Indiana St 63, Western Kentucky 54
Stony Brook 68, @Rhode Island 58
@William & Mary 87, St Joseph's 85 - rough go of it for the A-10 contenders
Houston 76, @BYU 62 - this should hold up as a quality road win
@UCF 66, Northern Kentucky 53 - could be a better win that most think
Colorado 93, @Air Force 56 - road wins are never trivial
Harvard 74, @St Mary's 68 - oof
Emerald Coast Classic:
Baylor 72, George Mason 61
Cincinnati 71, Ole Miss 57 - Cincy gets the 2 wins here
11/23 recap
Houston Baptist 93, @Wake Forest 91 (OT) - oof
Kent St 77, @Vanderbilt 75 - oof
@Old Dominion 72, Northern Iowa 65
Preseason NIT:
Kansas 87, Tennessee 81 (OT) - a game that should hold up as a signature win in March, and possibly the difference between the 1 line and the 2 line for Tennessee. Golden chance by the boards for them
Marquette 77, Louisville 74 (OT)
Battle 4 Atlantis:
Virginia 53, Wisconsin 46 - UVa gets the 3 wins in a rather meh tourney, I must admit
Oklahoma 65, Dayton 54
Butler 61, Florida 54
Stanford 67, Middle Tennessee 54
Las Vegas Invitational:
North Carolina 94, UCLA 78 - rough 0-2 for UCLA to absorb
Michigan St 78, Texas 68 - MSU gets the two signature wins here
Advocare Inviational:
Villanova 77, Oklahoma St 58 - Nova rebounding nicely; Nova/FSU for this title and a quality win chance for both
Florida St 79, LSU 76 (OT)
Memphis 71, Canisius 63
Charleston 74, UAB 51 - one good mid major gets a decent win chance at Memphis; another good mid major loses any chance at a productive tournament
Wooden Legacy:
Miami 78, Fresno St 76
Northwestern 91, LaSalle 74
Utah 75, Grand Canyon 66
Seton Hall 64, Hawaii 54 - still holding to form in this tourney
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational:
Nevada 100, UMass 87 - sadly this tournament had little nutritional value for Nevada; they need it if they're actually going to be a high seed
Southern Illinois 79, Tulsa 69
Emerald Coast Classic:
Cincinnati 71, George Mason 55
Ole Miss 78, Baylor 70 - tough to get excited about this tournament
Kent St 77, @Vanderbilt 75 - oof
@Old Dominion 72, Northern Iowa 65
Preseason NIT:
Kansas 87, Tennessee 81 (OT) - a game that should hold up as a signature win in March, and possibly the difference between the 1 line and the 2 line for Tennessee. Golden chance by the boards for them
Marquette 77, Louisville 74 (OT)
Battle 4 Atlantis:
Virginia 53, Wisconsin 46 - UVa gets the 3 wins in a rather meh tourney, I must admit
Oklahoma 65, Dayton 54
Butler 61, Florida 54
Stanford 67, Middle Tennessee 54
Las Vegas Invitational:
North Carolina 94, UCLA 78 - rough 0-2 for UCLA to absorb
Michigan St 78, Texas 68 - MSU gets the two signature wins here
Advocare Inviational:
Villanova 77, Oklahoma St 58 - Nova rebounding nicely; Nova/FSU for this title and a quality win chance for both
Florida St 79, LSU 76 (OT)
Memphis 71, Canisius 63
Charleston 74, UAB 51 - one good mid major gets a decent win chance at Memphis; another good mid major loses any chance at a productive tournament
Wooden Legacy:
Miami 78, Fresno St 76
Northwestern 91, LaSalle 74
Utah 75, Grand Canyon 66
Seton Hall 64, Hawaii 54 - still holding to form in this tourney
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational:
Nevada 100, UMass 87 - sadly this tournament had little nutritional value for Nevada; they need it if they're actually going to be a high seed
Southern Illinois 79, Tulsa 69
Emerald Coast Classic:
Cincinnati 71, George Mason 55
Ole Miss 78, Baylor 70 - tough to get excited about this tournament
Friday, November 23, 2018
11/22 recap
Battle 4 Atlantis:
Virginia 66, Dayton 59
Wisconsin 78, Oklahoma 58 - the two best teams in the field hold serve to the finals
Florida 72, Stanford 49
Butler 84, Middle Tennessee 53 - I'd say form has held in Atlantis for 2 days
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational:
Nevada 96, Tulsa 86
UMass 84, Southern Illinois 62 - it's a shame Nevada couldn't squeeze into a better tourney than this
Las Vegas Invitational:
Texas 92, North Carolina 89 - hey, a signature win
Michigan St 87, UCLA 67 - this is a big boy tourney, so no loss is a bad loss here
Advocare Invitational:
Florida St 81, UAB 63
LSU 67, Charleston 55
Villanova 83, Canisius 56
Oklahoma St 84, Memphis 64 - rough field for the mid-majors. UAB and Charleston are good, but alas, quality win chances for both disappear in this tournament on day 1
Wooden Legacy:
Miami 85, LaSalle 49
Fresno St 78, Northwestern 59 - not a good look for Northwestern
Seton Hall 82, Grand Canyon 75
Hawaii 90, Utah 79 - and not a good look for Utah, either. Kind of a meh tourney
Virginia 66, Dayton 59
Wisconsin 78, Oklahoma 58 - the two best teams in the field hold serve to the finals
Florida 72, Stanford 49
Butler 84, Middle Tennessee 53 - I'd say form has held in Atlantis for 2 days
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational:
Nevada 96, Tulsa 86
UMass 84, Southern Illinois 62 - it's a shame Nevada couldn't squeeze into a better tourney than this
Las Vegas Invitational:
Texas 92, North Carolina 89 - hey, a signature win
Michigan St 87, UCLA 67 - this is a big boy tourney, so no loss is a bad loss here
Advocare Invitational:
Florida St 81, UAB 63
LSU 67, Charleston 55
Villanova 83, Canisius 56
Oklahoma St 84, Memphis 64 - rough field for the mid-majors. UAB and Charleston are good, but alas, quality win chances for both disappear in this tournament on day 1
Wooden Legacy:
Miami 85, LaSalle 49
Fresno St 78, Northwestern 59 - not a good look for Northwestern
Seton Hall 82, Grand Canyon 75
Hawaii 90, Utah 79 - and not a good look for Utah, either. Kind of a meh tourney
Thursday, November 22, 2018
11/21 recap
Minnesota 68, Washington 66
Maui:
Gonzaga 89, Duke 87 - remember, when you're in the WCC, every signature win chance is precious. Here's one that makes GU's case for the 1 line pretty easy
Auburn 73, Arizona 57 - no signature win for Auburn (I think), but two solid wins in Zona and X will help the resume anyway
Iowa St 87, San Diego St 57 - ISU does escape Maui with one win that should hold some value in March
Xavier 83, Illinois 74 - the role of Chaminade was played by Illinois this year
Preseason NIT (yes, I'm calling it by its old name. Sue me):
Kansas 77, Marquette 68
Tennessee 92, Louisville 81 - and we get KU-UT. Sexy
Battle 4 Atlantis:
Virginia 74, Middle Tennessee 52 - rough draw for the upstart mid-major
Oklahoma 65, Florida 60 - OU wins the fight to be on the good side of the Atlantis bracket, where all the resume goodies are
Wisconsin 62, Stanford 46
Dayton 69, Butler 64 - good win for Dayton
Barclays Center Classic:
Pitt 75, St Louis 73 - this is rough for StL. Pitt is no bueno, destined for the ACC cellar
MGM Resorts Main Event:
Mississippi St 61, St Mary's 57
Arizona St 87, Utah St 82 - ASU gets the 2 wins here
Cayman Islands:
Creighton 87, Clemson 82 - a modest upset; both teams should be fine for now
Georgia St 91, Georgia 67 - a robust trip for Georgia St, with a couple wins that have a fighting chance at holding some value. Alas, likely won't be good enough for an at-large by itself, but still
Illinois St 73, Boise St 70
Akron 61, St Bonaventure 49
Cancun:
SMU 77, Wright St 76 - I feel sorry for the Horizon. Entire league has fallen
Bradley 59, Penn St 56 - BU trying to rescue a modest beginning to the non-con for the MVC. They get the 2 wins here
Fort Myers:
Wyoming 68, Richmond 66
Boston College 78, Loyola(Chi) 66 - BC with 2 wins here. Who knew they were capable of this
Gulf Coast Showcase:
UTSA 76, FGCU 65
South Dakota St 78, Colorado St 65
Louisiana-Lafayette 68, Tulane 61
Toledo 67, UC Irvine 60 - fun mid-major tourney here. Toledo gets the 3 wins
Maui:
Gonzaga 89, Duke 87 - remember, when you're in the WCC, every signature win chance is precious. Here's one that makes GU's case for the 1 line pretty easy
Auburn 73, Arizona 57 - no signature win for Auburn (I think), but two solid wins in Zona and X will help the resume anyway
Iowa St 87, San Diego St 57 - ISU does escape Maui with one win that should hold some value in March
Xavier 83, Illinois 74 - the role of Chaminade was played by Illinois this year
Preseason NIT (yes, I'm calling it by its old name. Sue me):
Kansas 77, Marquette 68
Tennessee 92, Louisville 81 - and we get KU-UT. Sexy
Battle 4 Atlantis:
Virginia 74, Middle Tennessee 52 - rough draw for the upstart mid-major
Oklahoma 65, Florida 60 - OU wins the fight to be on the good side of the Atlantis bracket, where all the resume goodies are
Wisconsin 62, Stanford 46
Dayton 69, Butler 64 - good win for Dayton
Barclays Center Classic:
Pitt 75, St Louis 73 - this is rough for StL. Pitt is no bueno, destined for the ACC cellar
MGM Resorts Main Event:
Mississippi St 61, St Mary's 57
Arizona St 87, Utah St 82 - ASU gets the 2 wins here
Cayman Islands:
Creighton 87, Clemson 82 - a modest upset; both teams should be fine for now
Georgia St 91, Georgia 67 - a robust trip for Georgia St, with a couple wins that have a fighting chance at holding some value. Alas, likely won't be good enough for an at-large by itself, but still
Illinois St 73, Boise St 70
Akron 61, St Bonaventure 49
Cancun:
SMU 77, Wright St 76 - I feel sorry for the Horizon. Entire league has fallen
Bradley 59, Penn St 56 - BU trying to rescue a modest beginning to the non-con for the MVC. They get the 2 wins here
Fort Myers:
Wyoming 68, Richmond 66
Boston College 78, Loyola(Chi) 66 - BC with 2 wins here. Who knew they were capable of this
Gulf Coast Showcase:
UTSA 76, FGCU 65
South Dakota St 78, Colorado St 65
Louisiana-Lafayette 68, Tulane 61
Toledo 67, UC Irvine 60 - fun mid-major tourney here. Toledo gets the 3 wins
11/20 recap
Lipscomb 73, @TCU 64 - oof
Minnesota 80, Santa Clara 66 - a neutral site win, for those scoring at home
@San Diego 70, Colorado 64 - oof
Washington 71, Texas A&M 67 - another neutral site game; this win has more nutritional value for UW
Maui:
Duke 78, Auburn 71 - an actual honest-to-god signature win! Very useful for when the argument for the #1 overall seed starts up
Gonzaga 91, Arizona 74
San Diego St 79, Xavier 74 - very important for SDSU as quality win chances are scarcer in the MWC
Iowa St 84, Illinois 68 - Illinois is terrible
Cayman Islands:
Clemson 64, Georgia 49 - two service holds for Clemson to reach the title game here
Boise St 72, St Bonaventure 52
Illinois St 73, Akron 68
Creighton 93, Georgia St 68 - Clemson and Creighton were clearly the best two teams, IMO; they both hold serve to the finals
HoF Classic:
USC 99, Missouri St 80 - well, this tourney didn't work out for the MVC
Texas Tech 70, Nebraska 52 - I have a suspicion this win will hold up as a quality win in March
Gulf Coast Showcase:
South Dakota St 99, UTSA 79
Colorado St 82, FGCU 74
UC Irvine 67, Tulane 55
Toledo 77, Louisiana-Lafayette 64
Legends Classic:
Temple 76, Cal 59 - zero and two for Cal; another roughing up for the Pac-12
St John's 87, VCU 86 (OT) - SJU with two solid resume-building wins in this tourney
Cancun:
Bradley 75, SMU 62 - the bottom is falling out of the middle of the American
Penn St 77, Wright St 59
Minnesota 80, Santa Clara 66 - a neutral site win, for those scoring at home
@San Diego 70, Colorado 64 - oof
Washington 71, Texas A&M 67 - another neutral site game; this win has more nutritional value for UW
Maui:
Duke 78, Auburn 71 - an actual honest-to-god signature win! Very useful for when the argument for the #1 overall seed starts up
Gonzaga 91, Arizona 74
San Diego St 79, Xavier 74 - very important for SDSU as quality win chances are scarcer in the MWC
Iowa St 84, Illinois 68 - Illinois is terrible
Cayman Islands:
Clemson 64, Georgia 49 - two service holds for Clemson to reach the title game here
Boise St 72, St Bonaventure 52
Illinois St 73, Akron 68
Creighton 93, Georgia St 68 - Clemson and Creighton were clearly the best two teams, IMO; they both hold serve to the finals
HoF Classic:
USC 99, Missouri St 80 - well, this tourney didn't work out for the MVC
Texas Tech 70, Nebraska 52 - I have a suspicion this win will hold up as a quality win in March
Gulf Coast Showcase:
South Dakota St 99, UTSA 79
Colorado St 82, FGCU 74
UC Irvine 67, Tulane 55
Toledo 77, Louisiana-Lafayette 64
Legends Classic:
Temple 76, Cal 59 - zero and two for Cal; another roughing up for the Pac-12
St John's 87, VCU 86 (OT) - SJU with two solid resume-building wins in this tourney
Cancun:
Bradley 75, SMU 62 - the bottom is falling out of the middle of the American
Penn St 77, Wright St 59
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