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Thursday, November 28, 2024
The old guard isn’t going quietly or easily this season, as is often the case, and that shows up in a few places. Plus one team that didn’t play well in non-conference is playing much better, while home teams win out west as a talented young player is suspended.
A busy day saw a few great games that were expected to be just that, including one out west that tells us who still rules that conference. Plus a Blue Devil was seeing double, a key player is lost for the season in the Big 12, and a few officials earn a suspension.
One of the busiest days of the year had a lot of games whose results are noteworthy, and we take a look at many of those games here.
A light night of college basketball was full of close games, with none better or bigger than the only one with a late tip. Plus close ones in the MAAC include road wins, weather postpones an SEC tilt, and a former Michigan State mentor passes on.
In our latest podcast, we start by looking at the wild night that was, then the Big East and Big 12 consume much of our discussion.
A wild night included surprise results and a conference scoring record broken by the same star who held it before. Plus one SEC team is hard to figure out, a Big 12 team is not in a good place, and an expected dandy out west was just that.
Three games on Tuesday told us that the Big 12 should be fun to watch. Plus a not-so-surprising team is undefeated early, another conference in the Midwest looks like a fun race to watch, and a small surprise undefeated early on out west.
Two teams entered the day undefeated and remain that way, and both are led by great coaches and there is some irony in who they are. Plus a busy day for the Big Ten, another conference seems tough to figure out right now, and an important big man is done for the year.
So much for any talk about one team possibly going undefeated, and given that their conference is better than some think despite its downward trend, there are teams capable of beating them anyway. Plus no surprises in one big conference, while it was a good day to be a road team in another, and a mild surprise in an academic league opener.
As conference play gets going, the Big 12 stands out on its opening night with some road wins. Plus an old Big East power starts off well while another has to rally, two undefeated teams carry on, and a Tar Heel is out for a little time.
