A number of games were pushed to another day by a storm on the east coast, but we had plenty of noteworthy games all the same on Saturday.
Month: January 2016
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 24, 2016
We’ve written a few times this year about Texas-Arlington and Arkansas-Little Rock, two of the most surprising teams in the country and squads that could be legitimate NCAA tourney at-large contenders in March based on their stellar non-conference performances. Alas, their first meeting of the season on Saturday was muted, and it wasn’t because of a snowstorm.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 23, 2016
The snowstorm hitting much of the east coast is affecting college basketball, including on a very busy Saturday. A team gets stuck going home, and a couple of conference races had important games on Friday.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 22, 2016
As much as almost any teams in the country, Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s are programs both known for offense, but their latest meeting was one marked with defense.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 21, 2016
Michigan State lost at home to Nebraska Wednesday night 72-71 for its third loss in a row. So it’s time to worry about the Spartans, right? No way. Not a chance.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 20, 2016
If there was any temptation to dismiss the NCAA Tournament chances of Georgetown, North Carolina State and UNLV, all three provided reasons Tuesday why you shouldn’t do that yet. The night was emblematic of this never-count-a-team-out season, as these perennial NCAA Tournament contenders earned unlikely victories.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 19, 2016
On Monday, Oklahoma ascended to the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time in 26 years. The Sooners’ stay there will almost certainly be a short one.
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 18, 2016
We already knew that Fred VanVleet is pretty good. What this season has driven home is just how valuable he is to Wichita State, something we had a good idea of, but perhaps not to the degree that we do now. VanVleet’s injury issues early on have been well-documented. He […]
Saturday Notes – January 16, 2016
A busy Saturday saw some key ACC games, a six-way tie atop one conference, and much more, which we have some notes from.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 17, 2016
It’s not just the big games a team wins; it’s how they play in the games immediately after, as well as in games throughout the season that they aren’t expected to lose. In that regard, Saturday was not a good day for a few teams who have had some big moments this year.
