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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Some will call it a masterpiece; others may still think of the game more as an eye sore. Either way, what Wisconsin did Tuesday night is something extraordinary, even by its own lofty standards. The Badgers pounded Iowa 82-50 Tuesday night in as ruthlessly efficient an offensive performance as you’ll […]
The issues of scoring and pace of play in college basketball continue to get a considerable amount of press, and that’s a very good thing. ESPN this past weekend on College Gameday had a thoughtful, quality discussion of the state of the sport, and a good share of the conversation […]
It was a bad weather day outside, but fortunately we play the games indoors. Prep schools took center stage on a busy Sunday with some good talent and good games all the way to the end.
One wonders if DePaul may finally taking a turn for the better after a long struggle. Plus a few home teams take care of business, the Wolverines lose a key player in what has already been a tough season, and Jim Larranaga makes a phone call.
Just a couple weeks into the conference season, we’re already seeing the wear of league play start to show on some teams, or at least in some games.
The Spalding Hoophall Classic picked up on Saturday, with a few good games, a couple of blowouts, then the best game of the day at the end. There was also plenty of good talent in each game.
High school games may have grabbed a lot of attention, but there were plenty of college games as well. Most results weren’t surprising, but were well worth looking at some notes on, and we do that here.
Friday may go down as a bad turning point for SMU. Also, a couple of players are on the move after being suspended, and a light day of game action in front of a very busy day.
Northeastern scored a big win over Hofstra in an early first-place showdown on Wednesday night. It was a big win for the Huskies for more reasons than the obvious.
We are still barely past the halfway mark of this college basketball season, but there’s a question that probably should start getting pondered a little bit: Is Utah a Final Four contender?
