Merry Christmas. On this Christmas Day, we remember one of the bigger upsets all-time in college basketball which took place 30 years ago as an NCAA Division II team rained three-pointers to stun a top-5 Division I squad.
Month: December 2018
The Morning Dish – Monday, December 24, 2018
The Missouri Valley Conference had a nice day on Sunday, which can make things a little better late in the non-conference game. Plus another thriller in Las Vegas, and the Cougars run away from a visiting team that didn’t have a good night shooting the ball.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 23, 2018
Kansas played its first true road game of the season Saturday night at Arizona State. It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the Jayhawks lost. Plus, Saturday’s top individual performances including a unique double-double by Old Dominion’s Aaron Carver and ETSU wins the venerable Sun Bowl Invitational:
Saturday Notes – December 22, 2018
The last full day of action before Christmas saw action in a couple of tournaments, a few rivalry games, one conference reversing fortunes against another, and a couple of conferences still struggling while one out west remains a pleasant surprise.
Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis – December 22, 2018
In our latest podcast, we see non-conference play drawing to a close before long and start with a couple of teams losing their first game of the season. Then we go on to how a few conferences shape up, news of a coach returning to action in an overseas professional league, and look ahead to a busy slate of games.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, December 22, 2018
Buffalo’s quest to remain undefeated during their great early run was stopped when they ran into a buzzsaw. Plus another first loss of the season, another hit to a conference that has taken too many, and two Big 12 teams have opposite results in close games.
The Morning Dish – Friday, December 21, 2018
Duke and Texas Tech provided contrast, one of the things college basketball does best. Also, Houston stays undefeated with another second half rally, Purdue gets back on track and North Texas wins again.
FDU 83, Saint Peter’s 74: Points of emphasis on the Knight victory
Turnovers played a big role in Fairleigh Dickinson closing out its pre-Christmas slate with a nice win over a nearby rival.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 20, 2018
On a night with three matchups between the conferences, the ACC had the SEC’s number, especially in Raleigh. Plus the hits keep coming for one conference out west, another west coast team looks better all the time, and a couple of coaches will be under contract a little longer.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Yes, that is correct: Buffalo won at Syracuse, and it was not an upset. Plus a newly revived rivalry has some gasoline thrown on it, more in the saga of a fired Husky alum and coach, and a Wildcat will be out for a lot of conference play.
