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Sunday, December 22, 2024
The Ivy League is looking a little different than expected, with only one of the top three preseason picks among the top three at the midway point. Plus the leaders win in a couple of other mid-major leagues, the MAAC continues to be a tight race, and one MAAC coach will be sticking around a little longer.
Iowa got a nice win over Illinois on Sunday to get within a game of first, which was far from a given after roster changes and in-season adversity since the end of last year. Plus the Red Storm just can’t pull out wins in conference, one mid-major league race gets a little more interesting, and some clarity comes on a bizarre incident from a night earlier.
An NBA legend who meant so much to the game itself is gone too soon. Plus a rare good day to be a road team in one conference, an unpleasant surprise in another, and the Missouri Valley is all tied up at the top.
On a light night of action, a Big East battle that tipped a little later was everything we could have hoped for, and a big win for a team that had lost three in a row. Plus there’s no doubt who’s on top in one league, two teams have a reversal of fortune in the Big Ten, and a Wildcat is moving on.
It looks more and more like Dayton is having a special season, one that continued with a buzzer-beater on the road on Friday night. Plus a couple of different games in the Big Ten, a light night of game action, and a coach is fined for sharing something meant to be private.
In a game that served as a real opportunity for the home team, Butler went on the road and took care of business in impressive fashion. Plus the Big Ten gets more interesting, an Ivy League rivalry has a similar result, and a few other results of note from a light night of action.
Conference play is about to begin in earnest all around the country. How does every conference in Division I shape up after non-conference play has (mostly) completed? We take a look here.
St. Peter’s and LIU matched up at the Barclays Center, with the Peacocks getting a win while showing some growing pains.
As the season gets closer, some burning questions come to mind, and we take a look at them as well as what to expect in a few more conferences this season.
Wofford struck for an incredible run in the final minutes to rally for the Southern Conference title to cap an incredible run through the league, while UNC Greensboro now waits. Plus, more conference tourney roundups, and firings showing where schools’ priorities still are.
