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Sunday, December 22, 2024
Boston University won its first Patriot League championship, and the long haul for their coach has the desired result at last. Plus many tournaments get going, one postseason event won’t happen at all, and a coach takes ill during a season-ending loss.
On a day where five automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament went out, there was bigger news that was not as positive. Plus, yes, five bids did go out, another championship matchup is all set, and a few more tournaments get underway.
You had to think the Blue Devils were not going to have a repeat of a couple of weeks earlier, and while it took a while, they certainly did just that. Plus a couple of overtime dandies result in the same score, the SWAC is almost decided, and a postseason ban will go on for this season.
Monday reminded anyone who didn’t notice or remember that Leonard Hamilton can coach. Plus tragedy strikes in the junior college ranks, a star does something no player ever has on an eventful day, and the MEAC race just got a lot more interesting.
One Big East team that had some non-conference success has continued to find ways to lose in Big East play, and did so again on Monday night. Plus a couple of different TV game results, two teams have at it when the game ends, and another conference comes out in support of something with transfers.
A battle for second place was easily the best of the big TV games on the night, with the winning team getting a big boost from an emerging role player. Plus a mismatch in the Big 12, a clear leader in the Patriot League, and a Cyclone is done for the season and perhaps his college career.
The Jayhawks did what their opposing coach figured, and they were too much for the Longhorns in the second half. Plus the Seminoles win another, the MEAC race gets a little tighter, and one conference leader has been especially hot on the road of late.
Is North Carolina turning a corner all of a sudden, and before Cole Anthony comes back? Plus a tough road loss in the Big Ten, one team stays winless in its conference, and a key Wolverine will be missing on Tuesday.
At long last, every single Division I team has won a game this season, with the Delta Devils finally doing it on Monday night after a long road this season. Plus things go from bad to worse for one team, and one program is already making a coaching change.
In the early going, the standings in one conference look very little like the preseason poll, especially with the lone undefeated team having a nice lead. Plus the Mountaineers win a slugfest, a Blue Devil is out for a while and another ACC player succumbs to a constant source of pain for the season.
