A busier Friday night than usual featured a head-scratcher in Miami. It was also a good night for the Pac-12 to close it out, while SEC teams got a couple of wins and SMU will get some much-needed help.
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Rutgers, St. John’s victorious at MSG Festival: notes and quotes
The MSG Holiday Festival came and went with one current and one former Big East team coming out on top. We have news and notes from both games in the doubleheader.
The Morning Dish – Friday, December 19, 2014
Thursday night was another light, finals week-inspired schedule of games. Among the headlines of the night: reserves making their mark.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 18, 2014
There may not be another game this entire college basketball season that was more predictable than last night’s interconference matchup between Cincinnati and San Diego State. As expected, the game between the Bearcats and Aztecs was an evenly matched defensive grinder.
Scanning the Nation Notebook – Dec. 17, 2014
Weekly thoughts from following the goings around all of Division I college basketball.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Tuesday night was ready to be pronounced as quite the dud, one of the more disappointing nights of the young season so far when it comes to anticipated games not being competitive.
2014 Scholar Roundball Classic recap and notes
We look at some notes and evaluations from Sunday’s action at the Scholar Roundball Classic, where the blowouts included some noteworthy performances.
Despite a hit on the bottom line, Stony Brook’s transition continues
Stony Brook was able to hang with Providence until the roof caved in several minutes into the second half. It’s part of a growing process this team in transition needs, and it continues despite dropping a few games along the way.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 16, 2014
In the middle of December the college basketball season grinds to a slow crawl, like one of those heavy coal trains taking its sweet time to cross and leaving you stuck at an intersection for an interminable amount of time. We also have now passed the one-month mark for the season, so it’s a good time to take an early look at some RPI numbers. It’s still early in the season, and especially too early to look at individual team RPI numbers too much yet, but we’re starting to get a drift of the pecking order for conferences.
The Morning Dish – Monday, December 15, 2014
Penn State’s basketball team is having some success now, with a big win on Sunday. Plus, a career day for a Husky, a scare in Washington and an ACC upset in Raleigh lead the way.