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Saturday, December 28, 2024
You had to think the Blue Devils were not going to have a repeat of a couple of weeks earlier, and while it took a while, they certainly did just that. Plus a couple of overtime dandies result in the same score, the SWAC is almost decided, and a postseason ban will go on for this season.
During a wild season like this, one has to keep some perspective, and the Big Ten provides many such places to look at as examples, including Ohio State. Plus a Pac-12 team comes up big, the Red Storm get an impressive conference win for a change, and the Mean Green will rule Conference USA in the regular season.
On a wild Saturday, one of the last games of the night had a big result and a rather surprising team on top in their conference. Plus one conference has to wait before their bracket is known, and an SEC school retires the jersey of a big star from 30 years ago.
For the final time this season, we take a look back at notes from many of Saturday’s key games, and it was a wild day of action with some big results.
Dayton is having a special season, but Friday night stands out beyond being one more aspect of it. Plus a regular season champion is crowned in the Horizon, the Ivy is a three-team race, and a triple overtime rivalry game headlines the other games on the night.
Wisconsin is playing well at a good time, and the Badgers kept that up by winning on the road against another team playing well of late. Plus a couple of regular season titles are still to be decided, while a first-year Division I team claims at least a share of a conference title and overtime is needed in a key Conference USA game.
In a must-win game that was a big opportunity for the home team, Maryland rallied and then ripped their hearts out of them. Plus the leaders win in the Southern, a key guard comes back in a good win in the SEC, and a long show-cause will be one to keep in mind later on.
For one night at least, it felt like the 1990s or even the early 2000s in Winston-Salem. Plus the Spartans rally to take over second, the Aztecs and Sooners bounce back, and the Titans won’t be in any postseason play this year despite their best efforts.
Monday reminded anyone who didn’t notice or remember that Leonard Hamilton can coach. Plus tragedy strikes in the junior college ranks, a star does something no player ever has on an eventful day, and the MEAC race just got a lot more interesting.
In a special edition of the podcast, we look at some history that was made on a wild Saturday with three top teams all going down, and with them long winning streaks.
