In our latest conversation with Ted Sarandis, we start by looking at the news that came out on Friday with Louisville, then make our way to some noteworthy games over the past week and look ahead to the weekend.
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The Morning Dish – Friday, February 5, 2016
For the best-kept secret among conferences in college basketball this season, look no further than the Colonial Athletic Association, which also just so happens to be the league with the very best conference race this year.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 4, 2016
Among all the oddities of this college basketball season, when all is said and done there will be few harder to explain than this: a game between Illinois and Rutgers may go down as one of the best and most entertaining games of the entire year.
One night only: Surveying prospectives’ NCAA tourney hopes
Presenting a big-picture look at where teams’ NCAA Tournament chances stand in early February, for those in the heaviest contention for bids.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Like so many conference foes now, Indiana and Michigan are more acquaintances than consistently fierce rivals, the product of today’s bloated leagues where yearly home-and-homes are no longer a given. Still, their only meeting this year looked juicy on paper, matching one top 25 team and another not far from it.
Box Score breakdown: Quinnipiac 64, Fairfield 59
Local rivals Quinnipiac and Fairfield met on Monday night in a grind-it-out affair. We have a look inside the numbers to tell you more about it.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, February 2, 2016
This season, there are no surprises when a top-5 team goes down. Frankly, it’s also almost never a surprise when Louisville is the group defeating such a highly ranked squads. Still, the Cardinals’ 71-65 win over No. 2-ranked North Carolina on Monday was bigger than some and maybe most this year.
The Morning Dish – Monday, February 1, 2016
A Pac-12 coach continues to remind us that he’s pretty good. Plus no surprises in one Midwest conference, a leader in another puts some distance between themselves and others, and an NBA star delivers a nice video after tragedy hits.
Boxscore breakdown: Michigan 79, Penn State 72
Michigan beat Penn State at Madison Square Garden on Saturday in the first half of a basketball-ice hockey doubleheader. Here’s a look inside the box score of that game.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 31, 2016
January and February belong to conference play in college basketball, and that’s how it should be. That doesn’t mean the sport couldn’t use a few more games like those furnished Saturday.
