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Monday, December 23, 2024
We’ve written a few times this year about Texas-Arlington and Arkansas-Little Rock, two of the most surprising teams in the country and squads that could be legitimate NCAA tourney at-large contenders in March based on their stellar non-conference performances. Alas, their first meeting of the season on Saturday was muted, and it wasn’t because of a snowstorm.
Cincinnati took home the Barclays Center Holiday Classic title in a great championship game. Ray has notes from that and the consolation game.
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.
We’re just getting started on March, prime time for the college basketball season, but on Wednesday we couldn’t help but look back for a day, as the day marked the 25th anniversary of the death of Hank Gathers,
Will the picture in the SEC after Kentucky get any clearer on a busy day ahead? Plus a conference title nears, Ivy League rivals maintain, and one player is ready to head to his third school in his college career.
Some college basketball thoughts from the first week of February, as “bubble” talk becomes increasingly a part of every day of the rest of the regular season:
Some college basketball thoughts as we slide into the dregs of the season for many teams, where conference play has become routine but we’re still a couple weeks from getting serious about bubble talk and being able to see the finish line of the postseason:
Some will call it a masterpiece; others may still think of the game more as an eye sore. Either way, what Wisconsin did Tuesday night is something extraordinary, even by its own lofty standards. The Badgers pounded Iowa 82-50 Tuesday night in as ruthlessly efficient an offensive performance as you’ll […]
What a difference a couple days makes. A week ago, there was debate of whether Duke might be as good or better than Kentucky, but the Blue Devils have now lost twice in three days.
A busier Friday night than usual featured a head-scratcher in Miami. It was also a good night for the Pac-12 to close it out, while SEC teams got a couple of wins and SMU will get some much-needed help.
