After a couple sweet games Friday, college basketball’s season-opening troubles were on full display in all their glory Saturday.
Tag: Georgetown
2015-16 Big East Post-Mortem
The third time was the charm for the Big East in its current configuration, and in a big way and at a good time for the conference.
Georgetown draws first blood in Big East Tournament
Georgetown got a key player back from injury and broke a six-game losing streak to advance in the Big East Tournament. DePaul, meanwhile, tries to look ahead beyond this season.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 27, 2016
If you only saw the first 38 1/2 minutes of the game between Virginia and Wake Forest Tuesday night, you wouldn’t believe the final result. In fact, the same would go if you only saw the first 39 minutes and 45 seconds. It was the Demon Deacons’ night, about to snap a four-game losing streak with a home win over a top 15 team. The Cavaliers were done. And then they weren’t.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 20, 2016
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 Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 6, 2016
It’s way, way too early in the season to be counting anyone out, and that lesson was given on more than a few occasions Tuesday night.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 13, 2015
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.
Scanning the nation: the best from November in college basketball
Reflecting on the first (half) month of the college basketball season, we look back at some of the bests, worsts, achievements and trends from November:
Duke 84 Georgetown 84 box score breakdown
Duke and Georgetown battled in a terrific 2K Classic championship game. The Blue Devils came away the winner in a game that was well-played overall.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 21, 2015
Early tournaments are in full swing, and on Friday we had a big win for a team with a new coach, a surprise that wasn’t a surprise, and some good matchups set for Sunday in a couple of them.
