It was hard to guess who was the more desperate team going into the latest incarnation of the Duke/North Carolina rivalry, which resumed Thursday night.
Tag: USC
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 29, 2018
It isn’t the best of times in Storrs, Connecticut, to be sure. Plus close ones in the Big Ten that go for the road teams, a bigger road comeback in the ACC, and a Tiger will be out indefinitely.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 25, 2018
There just might be a team finally ready to break free of the mass of sameness in the Missouri Valley, as Loyola Chicago took hold of first place at the halfway mark in resounding fashion Wednesday night in a battle for first at Drake.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 19, 2018
When Saint Mary’s suffered two disappointing losses in November at the Wooden Legacy tournament, the Gaels could’ve easily allowed it to affect their entire season. Rather than getting down, though, the Gaels just got to work at getting better.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 12, 2018
Heaven knows there’s too much coach worship in college basketball, an art going back decades in the sport, well before the current best-known media sources. It’s hard not to get caught up in the work Chris Holtmann has done with Ohio State this year.
Scanning the Nation Notebook Jan. 4 – On the three-point shot, Tennessee, Western Kentucky and more
A New Year edition of notes, numbers, thoughts and assorted gibberish from around college basketball, and maybe outside it, too. Our latest college hoops notebook:
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 3, 2018
More early impressions are being formed as conference play continues, especially in the SEC and Big Ten. Plus a big road win in the Big 12, a big blow to the Fighting Irish, and a good coach gets in the news for a bad reason once again.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, December 30, 2017
Friday showed us that one team many expected to be a national title contender looks like anything but. Plus the Jayhawks don’t look so vulnerable on the road, a stunner in the Sun Belt, and a conference changes its replay setup.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 27, 2017
There was no college basketball on Tuesday and the day after Christmas, and the NCAA Division I schedule is still mostly light for tonight as many take their time wading back into play after a brief holiday break.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Bennie Boatwright just may have saved USC’s season over the Christmas holiday, delivering a clutch performance that could turn the Trojans’ campaign around, or at least will keep it from spiraling hopelessly downhill for now.
