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Monday, November 4, 2024
The Jayhawks did what their opposing coach figured, and they were too much for the Longhorns in the second half. Plus the Seminoles win another, the MEAC race gets a little tighter, and one conference leader has been especially hot on the road of late.
Baylor has been one of the bigger surprises of conference play, and the Bears delivered one of the more eye-opening results of the entire season on Monday-on the road.
The competition between Southern and Texas Southern for title of the best program in the Southwestern Athletic Conference continues to be hot, and that was only enhanced in 2015-16.
Contrary to prevailing wisdom for some, George Washington’s win over Virginia Monday was a win for both teams-and for college basketball.
Not a lot was expected of Radford this year, but the Highlanders stunned Georgetown on Saturday. It’s the latest upset of a blueblood by one of Division I’s smaller schools.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has for some time been devoid of a signature basketball program. It now may have one. Or two.
A wild day of conference tournament action had a few endings that just can’t be explained. Plus an ejection in Nashville, controversy in the Big Sky, and a day full of championship games is right in front of us.
For 39 minutes, Louisville and Georgia Tech was another ugly game this year in a season filled with ugly games. Then, in the final minute, the two teams reminded us of just what fun college basketball can be when it is allowed to be.
It has been some time since the Southwestern Athletic Conference has had a true heavyweight program, but Southern University may be on the verge of changing that under coach Roman Banks.
