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Monday, November 4, 2024
If there was any temptation to dismiss the NCAA Tournament chances of Georgetown, North Carolina State and UNLV, all three provided reasons Tuesday why you shouldn’t do that yet. The night was emblematic of this never-count-a-team-out season, as these perennial NCAA Tournament contenders earned unlikely victories.
The Pac-12 had another busy day and shows clear strength – and balance. Plus another close ACC opener and a key guard may be done for the season ahead of a clash of the titans matchup.
As conference play gets ready to be in full swing, one conference got the jump on others on Friday for a big day. Plus a coach takes issue regarding an off-court matter and a concussion is averted.
We’re reaching the time of the college basketball season where we’re going to start seeing teams undergo a serious in-season transformation.
With teams looking to squeeze in games before Christmas and the holidays, the full schedule of games on Tuesday had the feeling of a Saturday. And boy, did it deliver.
Of all the stats one will see this year, this may be one of the hardest to believe: Saturday’s game between Xavier and Cincinnati marked just the second time ever that both teams were nationally ranked entering the Crosstown Shootout.
Thanksgiving Day traditionally hasn’t been a hotbed for college basketball, but in recent years the sport has had an increasing presence on the day, with the continued proliferation of exempted tournaments. (And that’s not an all bad thing, considering the lackluster quality of the NFL games yesterday…)
Contrary to prevailing wisdom for some, George Washington’s win over Virginia Monday was a win for both teams-and for college basketball.
We continue our look at our favorite games for every day of the season, our ultimate dream road trip through an entire college basketball season. We started on Monday with November, continued with December on Tuesday, and today we move into January:
Continuing our look at our favorite games for every day of the season, our ultimate dream road trip, if you will. We started on Monday with November, and today we continue with December.
