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Saturday, November 23, 2024
If good things come in threes, college basketball delivered good things in the form of three big overtime games on Thursday night. Plus an early showdown is ahead in one conference, a few other interesting results on the night, and a Husky must sit because of academics.
In the Atlantic 10 opener for both squads, the Fordham women used a big second half to knock off St. Bonaventure in the Bronx.
The St. Peter’s women rebounded from a loss at Marist with a win in their home opener, one significant for historical reasons as well.
After a coaching change led to several key transfers, many felt William & Mary were destined to be closer to the bottom than the top of the CAA this season. By emphasizing relationships and chemistry, the Tribe has instead been a pleasant surprise through early CAA play.
A Big Ten program that hasn’t been relevant in some time just might be moving back in that direction after all, despite a few earlier misses. Plus the two undefeated teams were both in action, a Big East team gets back on track, and one coach will get to stay in his current job a little longer.
The remarkable work Scott Drew has done at Baylor continues with a nice road win on Tuesday night. Plus some key results in the Big Ten, road teams rule the SEC, and a Big East team is now finding its stride.
In the early going, the standings in one conference look very little like the preseason poll, especially with the lone undefeated team having a nice lead. Plus the Mountaineers win a slugfest, a Blue Devil is out for a while and another ACC player succumbs to a constant source of pain for the season.
In our latest podcast, we talk about a rivalry game in the Big Ten, a wide-open ACC aside from one powerhouse, one conference that appears to be doing official reviews better, as well as two undefeated teams left and a couple of shockers in the past week.
It’s early yet, but on the first full day of Atlantic 10 play, things largely held to form and that also meant a few road wins. Plus the home team comes out on top in a rivalry game, and a stunner in the Pac-12 before a blowout later on.
On a busy day full of conference games and a handful of non-conference ones, two undefeated teams went on the road and found a way to keep winning. Plus a couple of injury concerns in the Big Ten and a Big 12 coach was not happy with officials in a road loss.
