Of all the stats one will see this year, this may be one of the hardest to believe: Saturday’s game between Xavier and Cincinnati marked just the second time ever that both teams were nationally ranked entering the Crosstown Shootout.
Author: Adam Glatczak
The Morning Dish – Saturday, December 12, 2015
Light nights during the college basketball season offer the opportunity to check in on games and matchups that might slip through the cracks on busier days of the week, such as the series between North Dakota and North Dakota State that has been played nearly 300 times.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 10, 2015
Maybe now we can all put Dayton’s one loss this season far in the rear-view mirror and start calling the Flyers for what they are: a legitimate top 20 team right now.
Scanning the nation: Indiana, Gonzaga, UNLV and more
We go around the country, taking a look at Indiana, Gonzaga, UNLV, San Diego and others early in the season.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Coming into this season, it was natural and perfectly fair to wonder just how SMU would be affected by the postseason ban this year that was part of NCAA sanctions against the program this summer. The Mustangs are providing an authoritative answer so far.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 8, 2015
With Monday night being a mostly quiet one on the college basketball schedule, it left us a little more time to think of former Butler center Andrew Smith, as he enters yet another battle. Sad news in the college basketball world was shared Monday morning by Andrew Smith’s wife Sam, […]
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 6, 2015
Arizona showed resilience, the ability to adapt and the toughness and moxie needed to win a big road game on Saturday, even in a contest when it didn’t play its best.
The Morning Dish – Friday, December 4, 2015
Just over a week ago, UCLA was losing to Wake Forest in the Maui Invitational for its second loss in two days. Just under three weeks ago, the Bruins lost at home to Monmouth in their season opener. After last night, though, UCLA now holds one of the true trump cards that likely any team will hold all season.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 3, 2015
Duke taught us once again last year that you don’t have to be flawless or even the strongest team on paper to win a national title. This year’s team is carrying a similar vibe early on as a talented-but-still-growing young squad.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 2, 2015
The heating up of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge was rightfully the main event heading into Tuesday night, but several incredible individual performances also became a story.
