It was a quiet day in terms of final scores, but a rivalry game included a scary injury, one team could have taken the second half off on Sunday, and an Ivy League contender suffers a key loss.
Tag: New Mexico
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 27, 2015
A West Region final rematch is what many have been looking forward to this year, even if they didn’t know it. And a West Region final rematch is what they are getting.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 21, 2014
Saturday’s college basketball day had all kind of major storylines featuring many of the sport’s biggest name schools. Would like to take a moment, though, to recognize a league at the other end of the spectrum, maybe as far from the biggies as can be in NCAA Division I.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 7, 2014
The independents are dead. Long live the independents. NJIT’s 72-70 win at Michigan will go down as the biggest upset of this season and one of the biggest in a long time. This one is going to remembered for a long, long time.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 4, 2014
This introduction was going to be about one of the most anticipated games of the year so far, as Duke and Wisconsin squared off in a battle between top 5 teams, Final Four contenders and legendary coaches. That changed after midnight here in the Central time zone after watching Wichita State face Utah in what was maybe the second-most anticipated game of at least the night, anyway.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 22, 2014
A busy day of tournament action included one championship game, while several others have their championship matchup set. Plus a couple of late surprises and a couple of key injuries in tournaments.
2013-14 Mountain West Post-Mortem
The Mountain West Conference didn’t quite match its performance of past seasons, but the top of the conference looked familiar and there is now some membership stability.
BracketBusters takes center stage once again
The tenth annual BracketBusters took center stage on Saturday, and while it gave us some good matchups, whether or not it has the intended effect when it was started is debatable.
Three coaching legends lose on the same day
It’s not every day that three of the greatest coaches ever lose a game on the same day. Yet that’s what happened on another Saturday full of noteworthy games, as Syracuse suffered its first loss on the season, Duke lost at home to put an end to a long home winning streak and Connecticut lost as well.
Health Comes Before Hoops
New Mexico’s Emmanuel Negedu won’t play again because of a heart condition that makes it too risky for him to stress his system. But he could still make a major impact with the Lobos.
