Scoring won’t be a problem for La Salle if the early games are any indication. The question will be if they can rebound well enough to win, and on Saturday night, they started on that path in the second half.
Month: November 2011
UNLV drafted a blueprint for taking down the Tar Heels
It’s not an easy game plan to follow – and not every team can do it – but the Runnin’ Rebels exploited North Carolina’s few vulnerabilities.
UCF tops No. 4 UConn
As if spending the holidays in the paradise of Atlantis in the Bahamas wasn’t good enough, Central Florida picked up a fantastic win by upsetting Connecticut.
Stanford missed a big opportunity in New York
Stanford missed an opportunity on Friday. How big it will loom as the season goes along obviously remains to be seen, but the Cardinal missed an opportunity and not just because the NIT Season Tip-Off Championship game was there for the taking and they led for most of it.
Despite injuries, Virginia Tech is developing depth
For Virginia Tech, depth, especially in the frontcourt, would seem to be a concern as a result of injuries. Thus far that doesn’t appear to be the case, as was evident in Virginia Tech’s 59-57 win over Oklahoma State on Friday in the NIT Season Tip-Off consolation game.
Young Hartford could use some confidence to go with other positives
Hartford needs some confidence, and they’re not getting it on the bottom line. An 0-5 start, thanks in large part to a lack of baskets at the offensive end, has made that hard to come by.
Mike Jones tries to get Radford going early
Radford had a tough weekend in Connecticut, losing both games in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Highlanders have had some bright spots so far, but new head coach Mike Jones knows there’s a lot of work yet to do with this team.
Picking out some early season turkeys – and sweet performances
Thanksgiving is nearly upon us, and that means we’re cooking up something for the holiday.
Big Sky news & notes
This came out Tuesday morning. So did this. And then this happened at night: MSU got beaten up at home; Eastern Washington went to the islands and won; Northern Arizona beat a popular NAIA whipping boy for the Big Sky; Northern Colorado lost to Iowa State; and Sacramento State overcame […]
Boston College going through quite the adversity early on
Steve Donahue knew this wouldn’t be pretty, but surely he didn’t think there would be something like this. A string of losses, sure. That might still come. But back-to-back blowouts, including Monday’s thumping at the hands of UMass in the Commonwealth Classic?
