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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
A quick look at key results and/or top stories from the night before, as well as a look ahead to key games during the season, to lead a reader into the new day
On Thursday night, a conference race long thought to be a foregone conclusion in the outcome got quite a bit more interesting. Plus a couple of teams to be concerned about, history in the Pac-12, the Cougars almost blow it, and a Big Ten guard is suspended.
Not many results were all that surprising on Wednesday night, but one in the American Athletic Conference was a big surprise. Plus little separation remains in a couple of conferences, suspensions are handed out, and a powerhouse in one conference takes a big injury hit.
A great season to date had a day with two unfortunate events, one on and one off the court, that one can only hope won’t sap all the joy from the season. Plus a legendary coach passes on, another incident in a big road win, and one team stays undefeated while another rebounds from a bad loss.
Monday night brought a result no one ever saw coming back in different times for a program and its coach. Plus a new number one hangs on, a clock malfunction down south, and some sad news with a coaching legend.
It hasn’t exactly been a storybook season for one Midwest program with a new head coach, but there may still be a light at the end of the proverbial tunnel. Plus a program-best season continues to take shape, and a few other results on a light day of action.
On a busy Saturday with a wide range of matchups and outcomes, it was one of the last games of the night that stood out for its wild ending – and not a good one for a team that started conference play in a really good place. Plus an ill Gator is able to give it a go, which helps them out.
It looks more and more like Dayton is having a special season, one that continued with a buzzer-beater on the road on Friday night. Plus a couple of different games in the Big Ten, a light night of game action, and a coach is fined for sharing something meant to be private.
Something happened on Thursday night out west that had not happened in about 13 years. Plus a key player in the Atlantic 10 will be out for a while, and some other results include key games in the CAA and a bunch out west.
Only one undefeated team remains as an arch rival knocks off the only one that was in action on Wednesday. Plus a Big East team plays like they were expected to, while the rest of the conference is simply unpredictable, and a buzzer-beater in Columbia.
In a short time, a lot changed at Clemson without even considering the football team’s tough night on Monday night. Plus a dramatic ending in the Big Ten seems par for the course, an injured star looks just fine in a big win, and the Buckeyes and Jayhawks win while short-handed.
