On paper, Notre Dame playing at Michigan State was a matchup of a pair of top-five teams Thursday night. The product on the court, though, suggested teams on two entirely different levels.
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Scanning the Nation Notebook for Nov. 30 – On Maryland, St. Mary’s, Xavier, UC Santa Barbara & more
Notes from around college basketball as we close out November and enter the season’s quiet stretch in December:
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 30, 2017
The ACC is simply dominating the Big Ten, simply put. Plus a few injuries have cropped up, one head coach is out already, and a box score with a lot to take note of.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 29, 2017
A long-time powerhouse had slipped a bit, but looks as good as they have in a while. Plus buzzer-beaters rule the night, including in a popular interconference battle, and a coach thinks it won’t be too long before his players’ long-term status is known.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Frank Martin is a heck of an accomplished coach, as well as one of the true personalities in college basketball these days, and he’s deservingly recognized for both. He also is a coach who sees the big picture, far more than most like him, and for that many who enjoy this sport should be grateful.
The Morning Dish – Monday, November 27, 2017
The PK80 Invitational was all we could have hoped for, especially at the very end. Plus more tournaments end, including others with late runs by the winners, and might we see the return of a player we thought we would only see a few minutes of?
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 26, 2017
The Great Alaska Shootout closed out a great run last night. Sadly, it did not get the final round of respects it deserved, but that didn’t stop it from delivering one final thriller for those who enjoyed so many over the years in this long-running event. The 40th and final […]
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 25, 2017
The most telling game of the day had one team pulling out another where they seemed vulnerable and it was one that got away for their opponent. Plus tournament action heats up, with a few surprises as a day off looms for many of them.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 25, 2017
In addition to always being a day for football, Thanksgiving has slowly become more and more of a day for college basketball in the decade. This year, Turkey Day brought a good number of quality matchups. It also was a day for resurgence for a number of schools who sent a message to not count them out, some showing that their seasons are not over after the loss of a key player, others displaying that they are not ready to fade from the national spotlight just yet, after many had assumed they have done just that.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 23, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving. While the Battle 4 Atlantis has been one of the premier early season tourneys in recent years, this year’s event looked very top-loaded. Thursday proved otherwise.
