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Sunday, December 22, 2024
As early season tournaments get going with a few finishing up, one champion shows us what college basketball is these days as they show some resilience. Plus a few more tournament results, and another showcase features a triple overtime game that flew under many radars.
Someone in Iowa City has quite the clutch gene, and he buried Indiana on Friday night the way he buried another team not long ago. Plus a bit of clarity emerges in one league race, very little in another, and suspensions are in the news that don’t just include a player.
An eventful night in the Ivy League included a game that took a good deal of extra time to decide. Plus a slump in the Atlantic 10, an even tighter race in the MAAC, and a Husky out for much of the remainder of the season.
The Ancient Eight appears to have a lot of potential in the seasons to come, building on what the programs showed this season, especially among their underclassmen.
One preseason favorite is certainly living up to that billing and scored a convincing win to add to that on Friday night. Plus a first loss in the Ivy, some close ones in the MAAC, and a ho-hum game further west on a quiet night.
Despite injuries, Princeton ran through the league without a loss this year, obscuring the fact that the league has a lot of good young talent and may be starting a new up cycle.
In 2015-16, the basketball gods really got one right in the Ivy League. Coming up may be a return to what we’ve seen in other recent years.
The one tournament that uses a series to determine its champion has a dramatic final. Plus coaching moves lead the way, and a Tiger will try out the NBA Draft but could return.
The championship game for the 79th annual National Invitation Tournament is set, and it’s a worthy one with two very good teams. How good? Put it this way: if Oklahoma and Syracuse end up playing in the NCAA Tournament final on Monday, their combined win total will be less than that of the two playing in the NIT title game.
The Final Four is set after an amazing comeback and another team having a little too much for the opponent. Plus a head coach leaves after a long time at one school, more coaching changes, and a championship game is set in another tournament.
