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Sunday, December 22, 2024
Road wins were hard to come by in the Big Ten until Friday night, when it suddenly became a good night to be a road team, especially one surging team in particular. Plus two teams go in different directions in the Big East, a stunning rally ends with a buzzer-beater in the MAAC, and better news out of Miami concerning a coach.
St. Peter’s and LIU matched up at the Barclays Center, with the Peacocks getting a win while showing some growing pains.
On a busy day of conference tournament action, a regular season result is a big one for a preseason favorite. Plus a conference tournament roundup, more in the FBI investigation, and a coach is officially cleared of wrongdoing in a terrible accident.
A surging Quinnipiac invaded Yanitelli Center on Friday night, and continued that in exiting with a 77-60 victory over St. Peter’s.
St. Peter’s battled Canisius valiantly, but lost another tough one all the same, and it was a good road win for Canisius. Ray has notes from this one in Jersey City.
Turnovers played a big role in Fairleigh Dickinson closing out its pre-Christmas slate with a nice win over a nearby rival.
Shaheen Holloway is a New Jersey guy through and through. The new head coach at St. Peter’s is also above all a competitor as he starts his new position.
In our first podcast in the postseason, we look back one more time on the NCAA Tournament, which was just what we needed at this time. We also look at the NIT, CBI and CIT, as well as important transactions with players leaving early for the NBA Draft and coaching changes.
It’s early yet, but we’ve already had some upsets in conference tournaments of note, especially on Friday night. Plus two bubble teams have different fates in New York, and it’s down to one game to determine a lot for the Ivy League Tournament.
You just never know where you’ll find a college basketball game that you can’t take your eyes off of. Maybe even whether you want to or not. St. Peter’s and Siena provided such a game Monday, going triple overtime-and with both teams still unable to top 60 points.
