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Sunday, December 22, 2024
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.
Road wins were hard to come by in the Big Ten until Friday night, when it suddenly became a good night to be a road team, especially one surging team in particular. Plus two teams go in different directions in the Big East, a stunning rally ends with a buzzer-beater in the MAAC, and better news out of Miami concerning a coach.
Conference play is about to begin in earnest all around the country. How does every conference in Division I shape up after non-conference play has (mostly) completed? We take a look here.
Saturday was a big day with a lot of consequential matchups and results, and we take a look at notes from many of the games here.
There might not have been many games on the schedule for Sunday, but it was quite a day with some big results. Plus a second home loss for one team, a few other games stand out, and a coach wasn’t able to go on Saturday.
At Rutgers, progress continues apace, but now with a big win coming a little earlier in the season and more reason to think it will continue. Plus another much-needed win in Big Ten play, the president speaks on legislation, and a response to some NCAA allegations.
In our latest podcast, we look at the two big results from a wild night that show once again that there will be a lot of teams in the top spot. We also look at scoring difficulties and what may be behind them, as well as a triumphant return to action for one young man and an ACC that isn’t as deep as usual.
A wild night of basketball started off that way as two highly-ranked teams went down, one to a team many had mixed thoughts about before the season. Plus close calls in Waco and Boulder, and a few other results on a light night include a buzzer-beater.
The last game of the day was a big one in Ames, where the home team got a much-needed quality win. Plus the other team lost more than a game, an ACC power’s scoring struggles continue, and two teams got big road wins on the day.
There were a few games of interest on Friday night, especially one that opened a new arena and for a while looked like history might repeat itself before a dramatic ending. Plus early conference games, a rivalry renewed in Rhode Island goes to the home team, and the Spartans take another hit on the perimeter.
