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Notre Dame’s late successes not simply a case of Irish luck
Notre Dame is the only ACC team that is undefeated in conference play early on, and they have made it to this point with a lot of big plays late in games to pull out close ones.
Box score Breakdown: St. Bonaventure 73, Fordham 53
Ray looks at St. Bonaventure going a little ways from home to get a win, as well as other road teams in the Atlantic 10 having some success in the early going.
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 16, 2017
There is at last some hope for Georgia Tech, even though it is early in a coach’s tenure. Plus a traditional Missouri Valley contender finally gets their first conference win, and some top high school players are honored.
Saturday Notes – January 14, 2017
On a day where the best matchup ended up being a dud in the second half, a few conferences continue to be very competitive in the early going.
Miami’s Larranaga beats the odds in getting to 600 wins
Jim Larranaga picked up his 600th career win, and a big part of that journey has been quite remarkable. There is surely more to come.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 15, 2017
Super mega ultra conferences can collect members like teenage boys once accumulated baseball cards. They can even brag about having 10, 11, 12 NCAA Tournament contenders. That will never change this fact: there is no substitute for a double round-robin conference race in college basketball. The Missouri Valley Conference is […]
Box score breakdown: Mount St. Mary’s 77, FDU 70
Mount St. Mary’s went into Fairleigh Dickinson and knocked off the defending Northeast Conference champs, putting both teams at 4-1 in conference play. Here’s a look at numbers behind that game.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 14, 2017
A program once among the also-rans in its conference continues to be a consistent contender and winner. Plus the NCAA wants more numbers, another coach goes on the shelf, and an incident in Arizona remains a mystery.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 13, 2017
Hoops on the west coast is alive, well and healthy, as three of its top teams showed last night when UCLA, Saint Mary’s and Gonzaga all were ultra-impressive again.