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Saturday, November 23, 2024
Wednesday night had its share of storylines, but chief among them: overtime. One overtime, two OTs, three, take your pick. The night had them all. There were a total of seven games with extra sessions on Wednesday, a night that was marked by close competition in general.
One of the great things about conference play is watching just how teams and players react to playing quality competition and/or on the road after having not been challenged much in the season’s first six weeks.
“Anybody can beat anybody” is a cliché. It’s also being proven on a regular basis early in this college basketball season. The upsets keep coming this year, and if there’s one thing we’re learning early this college basketball season, it is that you cannot take anyone lightly. That seems to go especially for NCAA Division I newcomers and transitional members.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. One of college basketball’s true Thanksgiving traditions got underway once again last night, as the 37th annual Great Alaska Shootout got underway.
Going from the Southern Conference to the Atlantic 10 has plenty of challenges, but Davidson and head coach Bob McKillop are ready to make it happen.
The Southern Conference has had many membership changes in its history, and the latest round is hitting the conference hard.
The Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden gave us a vintage individual performance. And a team performance that, if not vintage, was certainly eye-opening.
