The big showdown of the day was one where the winning team kept a great story of unexpected success going. Plus last-second finishes in the Big Ten, a bigger lead in the Valley, and a very tight race in a conference known for its competitiveness.
Tag: Iowa
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 8, 2019
Wofford is going to be a much-discussed team between now and March, but a look at the entire resume-not just Quadrant 1-should say surefire NCAA tourney team. The Terriers also won a dandy in overtime Thursday night at East Tennessee State. Plus: buzzer beaters galore.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 2, 2019
Early on in the Ivy League, things look a bit different from what was expected before the season. Plus the Jayhawks get a bad call, a couple of home teams pull off big wins, and one team goes on the road to stay tied atop their conference.
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 21, 2019
On a day where a football team in the same area grabbed everyone’s attention, an ACC team got their first conference win in fine fashion. Plus a healthy win this time around in the Big East, the Hawkeyes seemingly couldn’t miss, and one team continues to dominate of late in a Pac-12 series.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 10, 2019
A wild night included surprise results and a conference scoring record broken by the same star who held it before. Plus one SEC team is hard to figure out, a Big 12 team is not in a good place, and an expected dandy out west was just that.
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 7, 2019
Two teams entered the day undefeated and remain that way, and both are led by great coaches and there is some irony in who they are. Plus a busy day for the Big Ten, another conference seems tough to figure out right now, and an important big man is done for the year.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Merry Christmas. On this Christmas Day, we remember one of the bigger upsets all-time in college basketball which took place 30 years ago as an NCAA Division II team rained three-pointers to stun a top-5 Division I squad.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 28, 2018
After a bad night to be on the road in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, they’re knotted at four wins apiece with one night to go. Plus a few key injuries include a couple of SEC teams and a suspension won’t help one Big Ten team’s depth.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 17, 2018
As the early season tournaments get going, impressions are made, especially the one made by Iowa in New York. Plus a number of other tournaments get going or have later action, and wildfires in California continue to impact games.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 16, 2018
It’s an unfortunate fact of the current college hoops climate that schools like Northeastern taking on an Alabama are facing a must-win in mid-November, but the Huskies capitalized big.
