College Basketball: Wk. of Dec. 4 to Dec. 10

[JohnBM01]

After an interesting week last week, it's time to take the opening tip and move into the front court for another round of college hoops scores. This is for the guys who like to dunk the ball, and for all the girls who make playing basketball look so cool. Before I begin with the most recent scores, I'd like to introduce you to the...

SUNDAY SAMPLER:

GTPlanet, since I take Sundays off, I will still start threads with some notable scores. In this case, my "Sunday Sampler" is basically a collection of scores from teams who played on Sunday. So, here's your Sunday Sampler...

MEN'S DIVISION
Virginia Tech at Duke: (77-75 DUKE)
Chicago State at Illinois-Chicago: (75-74; Chicago State)
Arkansas State at Louisville: (67-55; LOUISVILLE)
Gonzaga vs. Washington: (9?-90; Washington)

WOMEN'S DIVISION
Mount St. Mary's at Maryland: (102-53; MARYLAND)
Birmingham Southern at New Orleans: (67-45; Birmingam Southern)
Duke at Texas: (84-70; Duke)

Ready for more hoops?

 

[JohnBM01]

MONDAY'S GAMES
Quick Scores. Time to play rapid fire with select teams.

MEN'S DIVISION
* George Mason at American: (75-35; OT; George Mason)
* Maryland at George Washington: (78-70; GEORGE WASHINGTON)
* Arkansas-Little Rock at Illinois (75-49; ILLINOIS)
* Longwood at Kansas State: (89-60; KANSAS STATE)
* Northwestern State at Oklahoma State: (68-64; Northwestern State)
* Southern at Southeast Louisiana: (65-62; SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA)
* Rice vs. Texas (Toyota Center; Houston, TX): (85-58; Texas)


WOMEN'S DIVISION
* North Carolina at Connecticut: (77-54; North Carolina)
* UCLA at Oklahoma: (83-78; OKLAHOMA)
* Winthrop at Charlotte: (59-57; CHARLOTTE)
* Illinois at Bradley: (80-64; Illinois)
* Lamar at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: (80-61; TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI)

 

[JohnBM01]

TUESDAY'S GAMES
Let me tell you something. We got about four different upsets on the Men's Side. Which notable four lost today? Read on.

MEN'S DIVISION
---JIMMY VALVANO CLASSIC---
* Saint Joseph's vs. Kansas (Madison Square Garden; New York City, NY)
The city of Philadelphia. The city of Brotherly Love. It's home to a so-so MLB team, a crippled NFL team, and Saint Joseph's University. Or as common nomenclature has it, "St. Joe's." No matter what you call them, the St. Joseph's Hawks are one of five Division 1 schools who carry the pride of Philadelphia on their backs in each game. I know Kansas sucks in football (they play Houston in the Fort Word, but what's wrong with their basketball program? Are they becoming the Oklahoma of basketball in the sense of a dominating team in the past, but fall apart in big games? The Jayhawks know this isn't a big game, but it's every bit as important as a game in the NCAA tourney. After a loss like this, Kansas is 3-4 as St. Joseph's is 4-1. This isn't really a massive upset, but a big win for the Philadelphia boys. (70-67; Saint Joseph's)

* #6 Boston College vs. #14 Michigan State (Madison Square Garden; New York City, NY)
Last year around this time, Boston College was one of the undefeated teams. They would be undefeated until about their 21st or 22nd game. No need for Doug Flutie here- the Boston College Eagles hope to stay on top by taking down lower seed Michigan State. The Spartans from East Lansing, MI vowed to meet the Eagles in the coliseum we like to call Madison Square Garden. Let the medival warfare commence! Boston College were looking to get upset and upstaged in this game. Kansas already lost in an upset, was Boston College next? It looked that way as Michigan State connects free throw after free throw including a pair cashed in at the line. Hardly anyone comes back from anything more than 6 and win, and Boston College fall to the Spartans. The Spartans hope to be Final Four contenders, and they proved it by upsetting #6 Boston College. (77-70; Michigan State)


"Atlanta Altercation" #15 Kentucky at Georgia State
Atlanta is popular in college sports, especially if you love Georgia Tech. But what if you follow college basketball and want some other talent in Atlanta? Well, meet Georgia State University, the second-largest university in the state of Georgia. Georgia State bears the color blue, about the same color as their opponents... Kentucky. This cat fight had the Georgia State Panthers try to upstage one of the SEC's biggest basketball threats- Kentucky. But the Wildcats had their hands full. Early in the game, Georgia State blew out and shut out Kentucky for a few minutes. Afterwards, Kentucky raged back with a 9-0 run. After the break, the game stood as little of a chance as Vanilla Ice trying to be a hit rapper again. There were a lot of Kentucky fans in Atlanta for this game, so it seemed like this could have been a game at the Rupp Arena. By the way, the Wildcats are coming off of an upset loss to North Carolina, so this is a two-game losing streak. Can they break that streak at Indiana this Saturday? Find out later this week. (73-46; Kentucky)

* Miami-Ohio at Oakland
Note to BlazinXtreme, your Oakland team is playing at home. Now, for you newcomers, when I mention Oakland, the first thing you may think of is Oakland, CA... like the Oakland Raiders. However, this is a southeastern Michigan school in Rochester, MI. The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies had one of the most magical moments happen- making the NCAA Tournament cut despite a bad record. They finished 13-19 last season and 7-9 in the Mid-Continent. They are still Mid-Continent boys, but Miami of Ohio isn't too far away. This is Michigan vs. Ohio, and the Redhawks hope to win one for The Buckeye State. Sadly for Oakland, Ohio won this battle. (78-66; Miami of Ohio)

* Centenary at Birmingham Southern
There are two Centenaries. One is in Connecticut in Division 3 basketball, the other is a Louisiana school. Centenary College is in Shrevport, LA, not to mention a proud member of the Mid-Continent. The Centenary Gents are looking to whip some Panthers... the Birmingham-Southern Panthers. All Centenary got was an 11-point loss. (89-78; BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN)

* #4 Villanova at Bucknell
The Bucknell Bison of the Patriot Leauge are good. But were they good enough to tame the Villanova Wildcats? Nope. Both teams undefeated, but Bucknell has a blemish. (79-60; Villanova)

* Robert Morris at New Hampshire
The Robert Morris Colonials were no match for the New Hampshire Wildcats. (71-65; NEW HAMPSHIRE)

* Creighton at Chattanooga
You may not find too many college programs in Omaha, Nebraska. You will find the University of Nebraska-Omaha, home to the Mavericks. However, you may not know about Creighton. No, not cretin, not creature, it's Creighton. The Blue Jays are ready to go against the Chattanooga Mocs. Think of Creighton's nickname- blue JAYS. Informally, a made basket is told to be like the letter "J." Stand in one place, jump, shoot, hope the shot connects, and you make the J. So Creighton knows basketball pretty well with a nickname like that. They knew basketball, except playing against Chattanooga. (??-??; CHATTANOOGA)

"Not a Goodyear to be a Hoosier" #18 Indiana at Indiana State
Who are your Hoosier heroes? The Indiana Hoosiers haven't been as classic and dominant since the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers, who went undefeated and the last team to be unbeaten all year. Indiana State, however, completely got their asses kicked in football. I believe they went 0-11. If you're a Sycamore, you'd love nothing more than a big win down the road. The Sycamores didn't get a win. They got a MASSIVE win. Dig that, player. Upset in the house. (70-66; INDIANA STATE)

"Hit the Road Running" Texas Pan-American at Texas-San Antonio
UTSA Is in lovely San Antonio. There is already basketball pedigree as the San Antonio Spurs are the defending NBA Champs. Only question is, can the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners do a number on the Broncs of Texas Pan-American? Two words. WITH AUTHORITY! (101-81; TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)

* Trinity (Texas) at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
TAMU-CC. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The Islanders welcomed San Antonio's Trinity Tigers. While the Tigers didn't last long in the Division 3 football playoffs, they didn't last in this game much either. (88-62; TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI)

"Jackrabbit Punch" Wisconsin-Milwaukee at South Dakota State
The Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers are perhaps one of the best teams in the Horizon League other than Detroit. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits may sound like a cuddly bunch of hares, but they can play hoops. Bunnies are so cute. I wanted my own little bunny when I was a little boy. I love cats more, but bunnies were cute too. However, it's ugly when hares get blown out like Wisconsin-Milwaukee did tonight. (76-51; Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

* North Texas at Texas A&M
Texas A&M in the house. Instead of a 12th Man, they need the help of their Sixth Man. The Aggies are VERY loyal and devoted football fans. But who said their basketball program had to be not as enthusiastic or dedicated as Aggies football? Nobody! So that's why the fans are ready no matter what the sport. College Station, TX is the site, but Denton, TX is where North Texas is from. The Mean Green had a horrible 2-9 season in the Sun Belt in football. Let's see if their basketball program can be better, maybe much better. It was close down the wire, but the Big XII boys got her done. (72-70; TEXAS A&M)

* Western Illinois at Loyola Chicago
Chicago, IL is the home city of this game. Loyola Chicago's Ramblers weren't going to be Loy-al to Western Illinois. The Western Illinois Leathernecks weren't expecting simple favors because they came to play. Play hard or go home. Western Illinois played hard, but not hard enough. (73-63; LOYOLA CHICAGO)

* Iowa at Northern Iowa
Iowa is a great team in basketball and football. The Hawkeyes were looking for an easy one against Northern Iowa, but the UNI Panthers are no pushover. They may have enough talent to be a Sweet 16 team... or Elite Eight. This Iowa clash ended up going into Overtime. And in OT, the unranked Panthers pull the upset over the Iowa Hawkeyes. The boys returned to Iowa City, IA with some VERY sad news. (67-63, OT; NORTHERN IOWA)

* UAB at DePaul
This game had a close margin in Chicago, IL. The pride of Chicago is with Northwestern in football. But with in-city pride, DePaul is pretty good. The Blue Demons are one of the few C-USA teams turned Big East. UAB, however, decided to remain in Conference USA. After the realignment, all 12 teams can also be seen in football. The Alabama-Birmingham Blazers Men's Team were playing in Chicago against the Blue Demons as the Blazers' Women team stayed home and did some housekeeping against Alabama. The Blazers were so out of luck as they lose by four in the Windy City. (70-66; DePAUL)

* Loyola Marymount at Montana
Loyola Marymount is one of Los Angeles' teams in college hoops. It's too bad the Lions are a sub-0.500 team. Montana isn't exactly a Division 1 world power, but the Grizzlies aren't chumps. In fact, they were champs tonight. LMU is 2-5 on the season with this loss. (79-61; MONTANA)

* Ohio at Marist
I can't pronounce Poughkeepsie. I can't even spell it without this magazine. What I do know now is that Marist is from this city. The Red Foxes hope to be a foxy, ferocious force to any and all opposition. Isn't this a classic rivalry? Cats n' dawgs. On the cat side are Bobcats. Not Athens, Georgia or Greece, but Athens, OH is home to THE Ohio University Bobcats. And in the end, the Bobcats did a lot of bobbin' and weavin' to win. (67-63; Ohio)

* San Diego State at California
The next three games have home teams in the state of California. First up, THE University of California. That's right. The boys of Berkley. But can the Golden Bears knock off San Diego State? SDSU recently fired their football coach, so the Aztecs hope not to suffer another big loss to any sector of their NCAA athletics package. (??-??; CALIFORNIA)

* Florida at Providence
Put some black on with silver trim. It's time for Providence basketball! The Providence Friars are above 0.500, but they could be AT borderline if they drop one to Florida. The Florida Gators are doing quitw well. It isn't too often you see a good basketball program about as good (if not better) than their football team, granted the school has one. Florida may not play b-ball in The Swamp, but they did chomp into Providence. Providence College was never the same since. Will Providence return to prominence? Maybe not. Because if they don't get it together, their prominence will lead to dominance against them. (87-77; Florida)

* Lousiana College at Lamar
The Lamar Cardinals played their hearts out in Montagne Center and won a nice game against Louisiana College of the American Southwest Conference (Division 3). (97-68; LAMAR)

* Weber State at Utah Valley State
Wolverines' basketball time! No, not Michigan... Utah Valley State. They did a number on Weber State. The Odgen, UT brand got roasted by the Wolverines. The Wildcats lose in a blowout. (68-4? UTAH VALLEY STATE)

* Appalachian State at Tennessee
The Mountaineers of Appalachian State fell down from a ravine to the Tennessee Volunteers. (89-81 - TENNESSEE)




WOMEN'S DIVISION

* #2 Duke at TCU
I'm not sure if girls love Blue Devil blue, or TCU's sort of indigo color. Duke isn't about cute colors and stuff. The Lady Blue Devils are ugly... in terms of raining baskets all over any jive turkeys who daresay threaten the Durham, NC brand. TCU is a school in Fort Worth, TX. You may have heard of TCU's football efforts in the Mountain West. So you know... So we're going to have a game in my home state. The TCU Lady Horned Frogs (I'm saving my Horned Frog jokes) are ready to dish out some punishment. They may be amphibious, but can they be adaptive to Duke's offense? The Lady Blue Devils must have thought the Horned Frogs were cockroaches because they got crushed. (92-57; Duke)

* St. John's at Marquette
In most NCAA sports, Marquette moved from Conference USA to the basketball-rich Big East. With over 16 teams in this massive conference, it's anyone's guess who'll clean house in conference. Marquette University carries the pride of Milwaukee, Wisconsin to each and every game. Marquette is a religous-type university. I want to say it's a Catholic school, but I'm not sure to be honest. The Lady Golden Eagles hope to soar to great heights, and I'm not talking about making slam-jam-bams (slam dunks). This is a pre-Big East clash that should be a good chance for Marquette to win. Unfortunately for them, they're playing a program out of the greater New York City area, St. John's. While the men's team is falling apart with struggles, the Lady Red Storm are looking to keep a good thing going. During the game, it was 31-24 as St. John's led at the half. In the closing moments, the Lady Golden Eagles took the lead, led by three with St. John's looking to return to Jamaica, NY with a win. The Red Storm didn't get it done as "Ring Out Ahoya!" was played for Marquette. BIG win. They even won their first Big East game in Marquette's debut. Way to go, girls! (60-57; MARQUETTE)

* #18 New Mexico at #15 Arizona State
In today's era of fascination among young ladies, not everyone wants to be the queen of some nation or Miss Universe. Nowadays, it's about being one of two popular personalities- an Angel or a Princess. When you get tired of being an Angel, you have to be a Devil sometimes. How fitting. The Lady Sun Devils (Sun Vixens, anyone?) have sinned inconsiderably. So much so, that they are the #15 team in the land taking on a next-door neighbor statewise. You may see wolves in the desert, but do you see lobos? Well, the Lady Lobos of New Mexico found their way into the desert and are ready to tear up the boards. Only one problem... didn't tear up the boards enough. Arizona State sent New Mexico packing up and heading home. (73-61; ARIZONA STATE)

 

[JohnBM01]

WEDNESDAY'S GAMES

MEN'S DIVISION
* Saint Louis at #24 North Carolina
Saint Louis is one of two Atlantic 10 teams to have played in Conference USA last season (the other is Charlotte, by the way). I don't know what a Biliken is. Either that, or I forgot. Anyhow, they represent the pride of the great Midwest. Just like the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis, that's how the Bilikens have to make their buckets against North Carolina. The Tar Heels won the National Championship last season, but are #24 heading into this game. Can you believe it? If this was a BCS in college hoops, they'd be on top and guaranteed a National Championship game against the other best team. Since there is absolutely NO BCS in college hoops, you have to EARN your wins to the National Title game. At the half, Saint Louis led 34-31. Afterwards, the upset was denied. You know, part of an upset is making it happen. The other part of the upset is keeping the other team grounded to the hardwood while you beat them down with an upset win. Too bad, though, right? Saint Louis had a chance, but didn't knock off the Tar Heels at the wire. (75-63; NORTH CAROLINA)

* Wisconsin-Green Bay at Wisconsin
What's wrong with a little basketball action in Wisconsin? America's Dairy Country is home to a wonderful Big Ten football program in Wisconsin. The boys of Madison, WI aren't playing at Camp Randall Stadium. This is basketball, so we're talking about the Kohl's Center. For you girls who LOVE to shop, you may have heard of Kohl's before. The Badgers are quite talented, being a highly-ranked program. Let's meet another city famous for football, especially in the NFL. Too bad the Green Bay Packers aren't doing too well right about now, but let's talk about Green Bay basketball. The Phoenix are the spirit of Wisconsin-Green Bay. (82-62; WISCONSIN)

* Missouri at Davidson
Classic rock fans, start playing "Highway to Hell," because that is where the Missouri Tigers are driving at full speed on. Who would have thought that the Big XII North would stink at basketball all of a sudden, especially Kansas' games they dropped? The Davidson College boys look to further embarass the Tigers. Davidson's Wildcats meowed, purred, played with yarn, and anxiously awaited the Tigers. The fun and games and cuddliness was over as Davidson was all-business against Missouri. (82-73; DAVIDSON)

"American Eagle Outfitters" at American
Proud to be an American? If you're an American Eagle, you have to love winning against the Mount of Mount St. Mary's College. (80-60; AMERICAN)

* Southern Mississippi at Sam Houston State
The Sam Houston State Bearkats did Huntsville, TX proud by taking the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles out of their aerospace. (61-57; SAM HOUSTON STATE)

* Texas Southern at Florida State
Houston's own Texas Southern took the trip to Tallahassee. The Texas Southern Tigers got their butts handed to when they faced Connecticut, but this game was slightly less ugly. Florida State's Seminoles were too tough to tame. (9?-??; FLORIDA STATE)

* Florida A&M at Xavier
For the first time, I'm talking about Xavier. But first, let's meet Florida A&M. The Rattlers rattled their way from Tallahassee to meet Xavier. They're a nice team, but nice enough to make a postseason push? That remains to be seen. Now, let's talk Xavier. Where can you find Xavier Uniersity? Here's a hint. A coach was controversially told to step down or resign. They are rivals to Xavier in this cross-town rivalry. That's right! Cincinatti, OH. The Xavier Musketeers represent the Atlantic 10, an underrated Division 1 conference. They make a good football conference, but in basketball, you're looking at George Washington, Massachusetts, Dayton, and even Temple. Xavier was raining baskets on Florida A&M. The Rattlers got their heads rattled in this big loss. (79-51; XAVIER)

* Valparaiso at Marquette
Last night, the Marquette Women's hoops team scored a big win over St. John's. Now let's see how the men do... one night later. The Marquette Golden Eagles are the pride of Milwaukee, so much more than Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It wasn't too long of a road trip if you're from Valparaiso. No, not Valparaiso, Chile... but Valparaiso, IN. This Mid-Continent bunch of Crusaders looked to challenge the Golden Eagles and MAYBE... ruffle their feathers a bit. Turns out, Marquette wanted nothing to do with the poor old Crusaders. Same arena, different sexes, different games... the Women's Team wins on Tuesday, and the Men's team wins on Wednesday. Don't you love college hoops? (64-59; MARQUETTE)

* Pennsylvania at #1 Duke
Never feed a Blue Devil some Quaker Oats. Pennsylvania's Quakers got chomped up, beaten up, and hung to dry. Blue Devils have their big matchup against Texas later this week. (72-59; DUKE)

"Hunt for Crimson October" Notre Dame at #19 Alabama
In the 2005 college football season, this would have been a great matchup. Notre Dame and Alabama are two solid football teams, especially this year. Put them in basketball, and it's pretty much a good fight. Of course in basketball, Notre Dame is in the Big East, whereas they are Independents in 1-A football. Notre Dame's Fighting Irish smelled upset as they went into Tuscaloosa. When in Tuscaloosa, hope to get some souvenir water from Alabama, especially water as a result of a Crimson Tide. This was a Fighting Irish upset as Notre Dame goes to 3-2 and Alabama to 4-2. Upset city, baby! (78-71; Notre Dame)

* Georgia Tech at Georgia
Make fun of a team, and they may come back and pull a major leauge upset. That's what Georgia wanted to do. The Bulldogs' female b-ballers are a proven team, but the Bulldog guys really disappointed last year. A win against their rivals from Atlanta would REALLY put the red and black on the map. With the game in Athens, GA, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets swarmed their way into the University of Georgia. In the end, Georgia shown America that they aren't the pushover team they've been in the past. They haven't lost many games at this point. Upset? Big win? Find out later this week. Can you believe Georgia is 6-1 at this point? (91-75; GEORGIA)

* Western Carolina at Maryland
Comcast Arena in College Park, Maryland anyone? What's wrong with five turtles that can play Pick and Roll or the 2-3 Zone? Good. The Maryland Terrapins are arguably the best team in the state of Maryland. Western Carolina has a football team, so you may have heard of them if you follow Division (87-57; MARYLAND)

* TCU at Tulane
NOTE: Tulane plays at Texas A&M for their "home" games as a result of the hurricanes. The courageous Tulane Green Wave won a close game to Texas Christian's Horned Frogs. (56-52; TULANE)

* Pittsburgh at Duquesne
Que, Señor? It's time for some Big East vs. MAAC action. Maybe not the dream matchup, but Duquesne has a big dragon to slay. The Duquesne Dukes were ready to put up their dukes against a tough unit out of America's Steel City. I know one of you laughed at me when I said, "...they were facing a tough Pittsburgh team" when talking about the football unit. While they were bigtime losers on the gridiron, they don't make a bad basketball team. If their football team can't cover, the Panthers' basketball team can make some plays. If you like the show "Jeoprady!", you may know that the College Championship was held at the University of Pittsburgh. Where's that cat roar noise? Panthers heading into Dukes country and didn't really disappoint. The steel-bodied warriors of the hardwood got it done in this one. (71-60; Pittsburgh)

"Meat and Potatoes" Idaho State at Idaho
This is an in-state rivalry between two Idaho schools. The Idaho State Bengals whipped their Vandal counterparts in a good game. (78-71; Idaho State)

* San Jose State at Pacific
We stay on the West Coast as we get with a home game for the Big West. The University of the Pacific has a bunch of Tigers that can make some noise in the nation. Looking to silence them are the San Jose State Spartans. Mission failed. BIGTIME. (81-63; PACIFIC)

* Denison at Akron
Ladies and gentlemen, you want to see some quality cooking in Ohio? Well, the Akron Zips are ready to fry up a few cans of Whoop-Ass against Denison. If you don't like big blowouts, look away and pretend this entry wasn't here. This may be a "finalist" for OWNAGE OF THE WEEK. (123-53; AKRON)

"Good Knight!" Louisiana Tech at Texas Tech
Next-door neighbors states Texas and Louisiana have two Tech schools. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs can't wait to show Texas Tech's Red Raiders who's boss. Texas Tech is obviously a better team. Well, they didn't show it in this one. Only Big XII South school that isn't struggling is Texas. (68-53; Louisiana Tech)

* Fordham d. Virgina
Fordham's Rams travelled from the greater New York City area to play in Charlottesville, VA. The Virginia Cavaliers lost to the Atlantic 10's Fordham Rams... and in a close game, too. (62-60; Fordham)

* High Point at Elon
Phoenixes don't make good basketball players, do they? The Elon Phoenix didn't make things any better as High Point were high in the clouds over Elon. Panthers roll. (73-71; High Point)

* North Carolina A&T at Virginia Tech
The North Carolina A&T Aggies are 0-5 heading into this game. Virginia Tech didn't care as the Hokies kept them winless. (94-66; VIRGINIA TECH)

* Mideastern at Rutgers
Another beatdown you say? You got it! The Rutgers Scarlet Knights cleaned house (or arena?) against Mid-eastern. (92-50; RUTGERS)

* Colorado State at Kansas State
Kansas State's Wildcats are doing much better as they defeated Colorado State's Rams of the Mountain West.

* California-Davis at Nevada
The UC Davis Aggies were the victim of a Nevada Wolfpack attack. First they beat Kansas, now UC Davis. (78-51; NEVADA)

* Pepperdine at California-Santa Barbara
The UCSB Gauchos continued Pepperdine's misery as the Waves lose again. (65-56; CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA)

* Maryland-Baltimore County at West Virginia
The West Virginia Mountaineers are the head of the class in Big East football, but their basketball program is getting there. Winning over the Maryland-Baltimore County Retrivers will help. (82-53; WEST VIRGINIA)

* Ball State at IUPUI
The Ball State Cardinals played b-ball quite well in throwing and passing the rock. The IUPUI Jaguars from Indianapolis, IN didn't show enough poise to win one for Indianapolis and the Mid-Continent.

* Towson at Northeastern
The Northeastern Huskies had dinner in chomping down the Towson Tigers of Baltimore, MD. (89-67; NORTHEASTERN)

* California State-Northridge at Fresno State
Formally, these are two California State schools. But the Bulldogs proven to be the better California team as the California State-Northridge Matadors fell by a dime and a nickel. (75-60; FRESNO STATE)





WOMEN'S DIVISION
Women can play b-ball with the best of them. Let's see what they do.

* Tennessee at George Washington
The Tennessee Lady Volunteers are the real deal, showing that by beating the George Washington Lady Colonials. (53-43; Tennessee)

* Notre Dame at Purdue
If good basketball is money, what does Purdue mean? A nice payday. The Lady Boilermakers hope to be money from all ends of the court and at the charity line (Free throw line). Notre Dame's Lady Fighting Irish wanted to bankrupt the Purdue girls. Purdue, however, cashed in making plenty of money stacks in beating their South Bend, IN counterparts. Bling AND money! Can't beat that. (65-54; PURDUE)

* Detroit at Michigan State
UDM made their way into East Lansing, MI to face Michigan State. The Detroit Lady Titans may not be the female equivalent of their own Detroit Pistons, but can play as well as them. The Michigan State Spartans tasted championship glory last season, but fell short to Baylor. Only thing that fell short were the Lady Titans' chances at upsetting the green and white.

* Maryland d. Monmouth
The spread was 33 as the Maryland Lady Terrapins won on the road against the Monmouth Lady Hawks. (88-55; Maryland)

 

[JohnBM01]

THURSDAY'S GAMES

MEN'S DIVISION

"Assembling a Champion" Georgetown at #10 Illinois
Because their football team is a lame duck, we got basketball action from Assembly Hall. The University of Illinois can be found in Champaign, IL. These boys in navy blue and orange don't drink champagne before each game. Actually, they hope they drink victory in each game whether it lasts 40 minutes or more. The Fighting Illini would like nothing more but to return to the National Championship game and WIN it this time. Hoping to stop them is Georgetown of the Big East. The Georgetown Hoyas aren't an Illinois team. In fact, they come from Washington D.C. and usually play in Wizards country- the MCI Center. Just like wizards, the Hoyas need to concoct some magic to hopefully win in Georgetown's cause. It didn't happen as the Fighting Illini continue their home-game winning streak to 26, and 42nd(?) straight non-conference win. (58-48; ILLINOIS)

"Taming of the Terriers" Wofford at North Carolina
We now go from one horrible football team with a great basketball program to... a less horrible football team with a great basketball program. North Carolina is usually deserving of a trip to the NCAA tournament. The Tar Heels have four national titles and are the defending National Champions. And you surely bet that a fifth title would mean a hell of a lot to UNC. Wofford College isn't exactly National Title material, but the Terriers weren't going to roll over and fetch a stick while North Carolina blows them out. (-; )

"U Talkin' to Me?" Massachusetts at #3 Connecticut
GTPlanet, let's welcome the boys from Hartford, CT. Connecticut was the 2004 National Champs in the Men's and Women's divisions. Connecticut isn't afraid of taking free throws, taking lay ups and in-paint scores, and SURELY not afraid to bury some three balls from deep. That's what you are trained to do if you are a member or fan of Huskies basketball. There isn't too much pro sports action in Connecticut, but you have talent especially in Massachusetts. The city of Amherst, MA is home to the Univeristy of Massachusetts, or simply, UMass. Whereas UMass can kick some ass on the field, the Minutemen need only 40 minutes of your attention. They intimidate their opponents with minute episodes of concern. Minutemen can be dangerous. Don't be a victim! But if Connecticut fell to the boys from Amherst, it would be an upset that the state of Massachusetts can be proud of. (-; )

"Gran Murray State Turismo" Eastern Kentucky at Murray State
Remember my football reports? Murray State was very dissapointing last season on the grass. Murray, KY is where you can find Murray State. They have a nickname many of us motorsports fans can appreciate. GTPlanet, meet the Murray State Racers. They also have another nickname in another sport, and they are known as the Murray State Thoroughbreds. Regardless of what you call them, they mean business on the field or in the arena. Eastern Kentucky surely smells blood here. The EKU Colonels had their say
(80-51; MURRAY STATE)

"Slam Jam Alabama" Jacksonville State at Samford
This one's dedicated to the state of Alabama. While not the best two teams the state has to offer, they are part of Alabama's talent in the Ohio Valley Conference. Wait a minute... Ohio... Alabama... I haven't been drinking, have I? Jacksonville State has game and aren't afraid to let it show. A Gamecock is supposed to be able to have game any day or any night. You play hard or go home. Samford wanted to test how game the Gamecocks are. The Bulldogs are hungry for some Grade A poultry. Did they get their fill, or did they get a bad taste in their mouth like a Yoshi eating a red pepper in Yoshi Story (except the White and Black Yoshis)?

* IPFW at Kent State
One school is an Independent, while the other is a MAC partipant. IPFW is an acronym for a good reason. It stands for Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne. It is a mouthful, but you'll be happy to know that the IPFW Mastodons will still give their best effort whether you refer to them by their long name or their short name. Kent State has a very famous alumni member. Do you San Diego Charger fans know of Onterrio Gates? Gates was a b-baller for Kent State that lit up the NFL with his physical prowess. The Golden Flashes hope to forge more talent like Gates no matter what pro sport they break into. The Golden Flashes won this game and are on their way to perhaps winning a few more games. (86-61; KENT STATE)

* Washington State at Gonzaga
Pullman, WA. Funny-sounding city, you say? You can find Washington State here. No, not the state of Washington, but Washington State University. You'll also find a pack of Cougars that can play basketball on the West Coast. Washington State like Arizona State and Southern California - not a Pac-10 powerhouse (I'm talking about basketball for you USC Trojan football fans). Now, let's meet the brightest shining star in the West Coast Conference- Gonzaga. Florida has "The Swamp" in football, but the Gonzaga Bulldogs have "The Kennel" in Spokane basketball in Spokane, WA. And the dog pound pounded on Washington State. Cats and dogs can't get along, can they? (67-53; GONZAGA)

"" Northern Arizona at Arizona
You can sort of think of this as a rivalry game. Northern Arizona and Arizona are from Flagstaff and Tuscon respectively. And in the end, the Arizona Wildcats take down the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. (75-66; ARIZONA)

* Southeast Oklahoma State at New Orleans
Southeast Oklahoma State's nickname isn't familar to me, so look at them as Southeast Oklahoma State. I usually say that I have created my own registry of college basketball teams, but I don' have Southeast Oklahoma State in it. My best guess is that they are a Division 2 team. Division 2 is the most diverse in terms of teams from different lands. D2 features both Alaska-Anchorage and Alaska-Fairbanks, plenty of talent in Hawaii, and get this... teams four Puerto Rican schools (PR-Mayaguez, PR-Rio Pierdas, PR-Bayamon, and PR-Cayey). In Division 1, one cannot help but still feel sorry for Louisiana. Now, this is a true story. When I was at home from school one night, I looked up the home page for the University of New Orleans. One update the site had was that UNO either completely missed the wrath of Hurricane Katrina or didn't get severely damaged. Regardless, the New Orleans Privateers of the Sun Belt Conference were ready to play with inspiration or dish out punishment on this D2 unit. New Orleans did just that. Get out some gumbo or some boudain and celebrate with the Privateers. (95-73; NEW ORLEANS)

* Monmouth at Seton Hall
Chalk up a Big East victory as the Seton Hall Pirates shot the Monmouth Hawks out of the sky like playing a game of Duck Hunt. (61-45; SETON HALL)

* Florida International at George Washington
While another D.C. team was on the road (Georgetown), George Washington was reppin' the D.C. set at home. The George Washington Colonials are on the rise and in a big way, beating the Golden Panthers of FIU along the way. (70-45; GEORGE WASHINGTON)

* Navy at Morgan State
The Navy Midshipmen sunk the Morgan State Bears' battleship in this blowout. (73-47; Army)

* Northern Colorado at Air Force
Two Colorado schools clash as the Northern Colorado Bears met the Air Force Falcons... then lost big to them. (72-48; AIR FORCE)

* Wilmington at Philadelphia (Division 2)
GTPlanet, this game is a special treat I'd like to add. You are looking at two Division 2 schools. You have Wilmington and then Philadelphia University. This is a special win for Philadelphia because this is about the 800th win for the head coach of Philly. Congratulations from me to you. (98-6?; PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY)

MEN'S RAPID FIRE
I usually try to get in scores as quickly as I can so I can start a new day of scores to look at. So I look to any source I can to take down quick scores without the need for stories and stuff. Having said that, take a look at these rapid-fire scores. Home victors are in CAPITAL LETTERS. (Source: Yahoo Sports)

* Virginia Commonwealth at Army (72-63; Virginia Commonwealth)
* Virginia Intermont at Radford (78-66; RADFORD)
* New Hampshire at Boston University (67-46; BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
* San Diego Christian at Sacromento State (64-55; SACROMENTO STATE)
* Point Lorna at San Diego (104-57; SAN DIEGO)
* Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois (83-80; Tennessee Tech)
* Morehead State at Austin Peay (66-55; AUSTIN PEAY)
* Belhaven at Southeastern Louisiana (76-70; SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA)



WOMEN'S DIVISION

WOMEN'S RAPID FIRE
* (83-44; BOSTON COLLEGE)
* Wofford at #7 North Carolina (87-50; NORTH CAROLINA)
* Sam Houston State at Texas Women's University (59-57; Sam Houston State)
* #8 Connecticut at Villanova (72-56; Connecticut)
* Iowa at Iowa State (77-61; IOWA STATE)
* Pepperdine at #22 UCLA (95-56; CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES)
* Idaho at Utah Valley State (99-70; Idaho)
* Hawaii at San Francisco (71-63; Hawaii)
* Central Connecticut State at Columbia (54-51; COLUMBIA)
* Georgetown at Kentucky (63-47; KENTUCKY)

 

[JohnBM01]

FRIDAY GAMES
While the Division 1-AA Playoffs were on TV, basketballers were busy shooting hoops, both on the Men's Side and Women's Side. So let's see some Friday Night Hoop action!


MEN'S GAMES
"Football on Hardwood" Iowa at Iowa State ---RIVALRY GAME---
My buddy JNasty was saddened to learn that his Iowa crew lost to Iowa State in an upset loss. Could lightning strike twice on hardwood? Iowa lost AT Iowa State in football, now the Iowa Hawkeyes are looking at ISU on hardwood. The Cyclones don't give a damn about Iowa, and the same goes to what Iowa thinks about Iowa State. This fist fight's going to be a big one. Iowa is ranked and cannot afford an upset to their Big XII rival. Iowa didn't need this loss. This is an upset for an Iowa City crew that's been doing exceptionally well. (-; IOWA STATE)

* Loyola College at Fairfield
(-; )

"Melts In Your Mouth, Not in Your Hands" Marist at Manhattan
I love New York City. Manhattan is probably my favorite of the five different boroughs. And if you want to attend school on Manhattan Island, you can! I'm sure if you meet eligibility, the Manhattan boys would love to make you one of the proud Manhattan Jaspers. As a Jasper, you will meet teams like Marist, who incidentally played against Manhattan earlier this Friday. The Marist Red Foxes are sly creatures. To many canine lovers, they make for some very interesting and cool creatures. It's M&M in action. But which got a bitter taste in their mouth? To the winner goes the spoils, and Manhattan is ready to be lovingly humbled. You have my word, boys! (90-79; MANHATTAN)

"Half Empty or Half Fullerton?" Chicago State at California State-Fullerton
GTPlanet, if you ever see the logo to Chicago State University, I swear it looks like an Elementary School logo. These Cougars of the Mid-Continent don't kid around, though. They'd have a Titanic problem in the form of California State University-Fullerton. The Titans see the Cougars as pushovers and want to get them out of the way. They did quite well. (88-80; CALIFORNIA STATE-FULLERTON)

"Loyal Citizens" Loyola College at Fairfield
Among the three Loyolas in Division 1 basketball, we are talking about Loyola College in Maryland. If you see a pack of dogs with great speed, you're probably seeing some Greyhounds. Loyola College have a few bones to pick with Fairfield. You see, the Fairfield Stags say they are the better mammals in basketball. It's fitting for this Christmas time as Santa's reindeer were looking to see if the Stags can be as majestic as the reindeer. Loyola College was too much for the Stags, unfortunately. Who needs 40 minutes? This was a fight to the end! (90-85, OT; Loyola College)

* East Tennessee State at Clemson
The Clemson Tigers won by a good margin for the ACC as the East Tennessee State Buccaneers came up short. (80-72; CLEMSON)

"" New Mexico State at San Francisco
San Francisco is a city I'd love to visit if I was a frequent traveller. San Francisco has the Transamerica Pyramid, Coit Tower, Candlestick Park, the Cow Palace, and how about that beautiful Golden Gate bridge? San Francisco has one other attraction, (other than the dismal San Francisco 49ers) the University of San Francisco. Yes, enjoy the beauty of San Francisco and attend college at the same time. The San Francisco Dons are looking for a few good men, at least some men that will bring them back to Championship form for the first time since the 1950s. They met a proud bunch of Aggies from New Mexico State. Proud how? They have a chance to get a nice win on the road, and taking on San Francisco is a good start. Good start, but didn't finish in first. Dons win by a dime. (74-64; SAN FRANCISCO)

"Niagara Falls... Literally" Siena at Niagara
I don't need to tell you much. The game was close with points in the 70s. No, not the bellbottoms and hot pants (both look great on ladies, by the way), but the game ended 76-75. Did the Siena Saints win, or did the Niagara Purple Eagles win? Look at the title, then tell me who won. (76-75; Siena)

"Sunshine Seekers" Bethune-Cookman at #19 Florida
Do you remember Bethune-Cookman? They were in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic earlier this year. You don't remember them because they didn't win. Florida is a solid SEC talent in not only football, but also basketball. The Gators have another Swamp that's still a menace to anyone who dares set foot. The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats were brave enough to meet the ranked Florida squad. They didn't last very long in this blowout, though. The Wildcats took the long bus ride back to Daytona Beach, Florida with long faces. Florida rolls. (88-58; FLORIDA)

* Saint Peter's College at Canisius
Saint Francis College can be found in the state of New Jersey, and in the MAAC Conference. The MAAC stands for the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference. When I first heard of this conference, I thought this was only about scholls in and around the New York City metropolitan area. Actually, it consists of teams from Niagara all the way to Loyola College. The Peacocks have tails of many colors, except gold. The gold in this story is the Canisius boys. The Golden Griffins of Canisius may not be lively creatures, but they can play hoops. So prove it, already! Saint Peter's wasn't impressed by them as they won the game. (69-64; Saint Peter's)

* Central Connecticut State at St. Francis College
It's time for some Blue Devils of a different pitchfork, now. Central Connecticut State met St. Francis College. The Terriers hope Central Connecticut State doesn't send them to Hell. The boys in blue got it done against the other St. Francis. Before I end this slot, just want to remind you which St. Francis I'm talking about. The St. Francis Red Flash is in Pennsylvania. This is St. Francis College in the state of New York. (72-61; Central Connecticut State)

"Itty Bitty Problem" Montana at Mississippi Valley State
A pack of deadly bears are coming into Itta Bena, MS. The Montana Grizzlies are hungry to win this game. This won't be a Grizzlies blowout... or would it? You see, the Mississippi Valley State crew are protected by an army of Delta Devils. To serve and to protect, right? Well, if "to serve and to protect" was MVSU's motto, they failed miserably in defending the school's honor. (81-57; Montana)





WOMEN'S GAMES
It's Girls' Night Out again! Some ladies are ready to attack the boards, pound the ball inside, and show no mercy behind the arc. What ladies had a little fun tonight and who didn't have such a fun time? Find out below!

* California State-Northridge at Southern California
Excitement is building in Los Angeles. The University of Southern California has a National Championship date with Texas, two notable players are finalists for the Heisman, and they may be one game away from their third-straight National Championship. The Lady Trojans want some national recognition in NCAA Women's basketball. There aren't too many stars on the West Coast except UCLA, California, Stanford, Washington, and Gonzaga on the Men's side. Surely CSUN isn't in their leauge as well. California State University-Northridge may have a tough night ahead. You see, they call themselves the Lady Matadors. A matador is a bullfighter, and USC wears some red jerseys. Bulls are enticed to red and will charge like hell to impale whatever is in their way. Give CSU-Northridge credit. You don't see too many FEMALE matadors. Braver than construction work. Can CSU-Northridge pull the trick? Not even close. Blowout city, baby! (97-63; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)

* Old Dominion at Rutgers
(77-41; RUTGERS)

* Louisiana-Monroe at New Mexico
Leading handily, the New Mexico Lady Lobos won big over their Lady Indian counterparts. (70-57; NEW MEXICO)

WOMEN'S RAPID FIRE
Quick scores time. Due to problems with my computer and my Internet connection, I'll just show you who won. It's either going to be a teams-story-score, teams-score, or just who won. And sadly, here you go.

* San Diego at Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)
* Illinois at Florida (FLORIDA)
* Marquette at Penn State (Marquette)

More scores at: http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaw


This Saturday, we have an intriguing matchup. It's going to be #1 Duke vs. #2 Texas. One team is going to fall from grace early on and have a tough road ahead to rebound and maybe return to the Top 5. Who will it be? Find out in my Saturday report. I may not have enough scores because I'll try to get in Heisman and All-Americans talk as well. Overworking myself? Well, I try to get things done. So check the Basketball and Football forums when I get a chance to update.

 

[JohnBM01]

SATURDAY'S GAMES

MEN'S DIVISION
* #2 Texas vs. #1 Duke (-; ???, NJ)
This game was the most intriguing matchup, except that it was a blowout. Duke couldn't even blow out Texas in FOOTBALL. I'm not going to say this was a disappointing loss, but that for those who wanted the best game seperated by 10 or less points, it was a disappointment. Reddick was money from everywhere as the Blue Devils demolished the Texas Longhorns.
(97-66; Duke)

* Oklahoma State vs. #11 Gonzaga (; Seattle, WA)
A last-minute bomb by the Gonzaga Bulldogs gave them a big win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys. (64-62; GONZAGA)

"Let Freedom Ring" Akron at Louisville
Akron blew out somebody REALLY BAD earlier this week. Too bad the Zips got their asses handed to by the Louisville Cardinals. (111-85; LOUISVILLE)

* George Washington at Morgan State
The George Washington Colonials continue to dominate with this win over the Morgan State Bears. (102-75 George Washington)

* New Hampshire at Vermont
The Vermont Catamounts are alive and well as they downed the New Hampshire Wildcats. (58-53; VERMONT)

* #15 Kentucky vs. #16 Indiana
Ranking wise, this is an upset. The Indiana Hoosiers shown no mercy against Kentucky's other proud basketball power, the Kentucky Wildcats. (79-53; Indiana)

* New Mexico at Washington
The Washington Huskies refused to play dead as the New Mexico Lobos took a 10-point loss. (81-71; WASHINGTON)

* Nevada at UCLA
The Bruins shown the Nevada Wolfpack who's boss. (67-56; CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES)

* Alabama at Temple
Temple ripped the upset over the ranked Alabama crew. That makes the Owls feel really good about themselves knocking off SEC unit, the Alabama Crimson Tide. (68-58; TEMPLE)

* Ohio State at Saint Joseph's
How about Ohio State? The Buckeyes from Columbus, OH played against Philadelphia's own St. Joseph's Hawks of the Atlantic 10. THE Ohio State got THE victory and another "W" to their win-loss column. (81-74; Ohio State)

* Robert Morris at Quinnipiac
The Quinnipiac Bobcats of Hamden, CT fell to the Robert Morris Colonials by a nickel. (90-85; Robert Morris)

* Marquette at Wisconsin
Milwaukee and Madison square off. The Marquette Golden Eagles are making their foray into the Big East, and they seem to be doing pretty well. A win against the Wisconsin Badgers would really liven Marquette's spirits. Thing is... just like a failed pass play on Fourth Down, they didn't get it. (??-??; WICONSIN)

"Rebel Without a Hope" Mississippi at Illinois-Chicago
It's you, I see! The Illinois-Chicago Flames burned up Ole Miss' Rebels. (-; ILLINOIS CHICAGO)

* San Jose State at Long Beach State
In this battle of SoCal schools, the San Jose State Spartans downed the Long Beach State 49ers. (-; San Jose State)

* St. Paul's at Kennesaw State
Bit of an upset here as St. Pauls defeated Division 1 newcomers, the Kennesaw State Owls. (-; St, Paul's)

Tennessee State at Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech isn't afraid of anyone. The Yellow Jackets hoisted the ACC flag in taking down the Tigers of Tennessee State. (-; GEORGIA TECH)

Texas A&M Corpus Christi at Missouri
The Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders got stranded on an island losing to the Missouri Tigers. (-; MISSOURI)

Miami-Ohio at Vanderbilt
Miami of Ohio's Redhawks are seeing red after losing to the Vanderbilt Commodores. (-; VANDERBILT)

Memphis at Providence
Memphis continues to roll as Conference USA's best talent downs the Providence Friars. I'm not sure, but I think they are still unbeaten at this point. (-; Memphis)

* Wichita State vs. #14 Michigan State (The Palace at Auburn Hills; Auburn Hills, MI)
Don't worry. There won't be a brawl like last year at this arena. We're talking about people who can control their emotions here. 43-28 MSU so far (83-64; Michigan State)

* Southern California at Loyola Marymount
Los Angeles' attention is turned to the Heisman Trophy Presentation as Matt Leinart or Reggie Bush could win USC this year's Heisman Trophy. Amid the suspense in New York, the Trojan basketballers travelled one of a few of Los Angeles' NCAA institutions. Never heard of Loyola Marymount University? They are home to the LMU Lions. We have SoCal action on TV, and these two cross-town schools are ready to light up the scoreboard. With College Sports TV at the call (CSTV), let's see which Los Angeles school won. It was 34-33 in favor of the Trojans at the half. After the half, LMU had two minutes to knock off a big name school like USC. It is possible for this West Coast Conference school to land the upset win over the Pac-10. LMU is a school with a losing record, and a win like this would be HUGE, especially considering it's a battle of crosstown opponents. Loyola Marymount are looking to beat them down like they were LMU's rivals, Pepperdine. Forty-something seconds left and it's 71-69, USC. Trojans travelled before 10 seconds left, so Lions get the ball and call a Time Out in the front court. The winning shot... didn't connect. Trojans escape by 2. (71-69; Southern California)

* Houston at ???/??? at Houston
The University of Houston ripped a shocking upset when they hosted Arizona. Houston's football team has been through some ups and downs even though the football team has Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl. In basketball, Houston has done quite well. Their only loss so far is to Virginia Commonwealth. Houston's Cougars are looking to remain over 0.500 by facing off against another Houston- Sam Houston State. The Bearkats lost to Houston in football, and will they lose in basketball too? Nope... Houston rolls again with another game next weekend. Now if only Hoffheinz Pavillion gets a remodeling deal... (68-46; HOUSTON)

* Michigan at South Florida
(??-??; Michigan)

UNLV at Minnesota
(??-??; MINNESOTA)

* Old Dominion at Drexel
Philadelphia has one of its Big Five playing this Saturday against Old Dominion. It's time for Drexel to load the guns and get ready for war on the hardwood. They are ready to fire away. Speaking of fire, where there's smoke, there's fire. The Drexel Dragons did just (61-42; DREXEL)

* Longwood at Villanova
Drexel was one of Philadelphia's Big Five, now let's see how another Philly team did. The Villanova Wildcats represent the Big East in basketball. They represented VERY well against the Lancers of Longwood. (90-77; VILLANOVA)

* Illinois at Oregon
Oregon was daydreaming as the Ducks fell hard to the Illinois Fighting Illini. I wonder if that Aflac duck can play any better than the Oregon Ducks against Illinois... (89-59; Illinois)

* Appalachian State at North Carolina State
The Appalachian State Mountaineers felt as bad as Oregon did in their blowout. North Carolina State had a great time as the Wolfpack enjoyed a big win. (92-68; NORTH CAROLINA STATE)

* Towson at American
American University in the house. No, they didn't find a better name for the university, but the Eagles did beat the Towson Tigers playing at home in Washington D.C. (74-70; AMERICAN)

* Youngstown State at St. Bonaventure
The Bonnies of St. Bonaventure defeated the Youngstown State Penguins. (66-58; ST. BONAVENTURE)

* Buffalo at Rutgers
The MAC meets the big Each, and the Buffalo Bulls lose by over 10 to the Big East's Rutgers Scarlet Knights. (62-53; RUTGERS)





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WOMEN'S GAMES

Michigan State at South Florida
The Spartans win on the road over the South Florida Lady Bulls. (Michigan State)

Oklahoma at North Carolina State
The Oklahoma Lady Sooners defeated North Carolina State's Lady Wolfpack (Oklahoma)

Gonzaga at Utah
(UTAH)

* Savannah State at Georgia
The Lady Bulldogs made an embarassment out of the Savannah State Tigers.
(106-34; GEORGIA)

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If there are any scores you'd care to update, do so. My Commentary is forthcoming.

 

[FoolKiller]

I blame the NCAA for this. Morale wass down and the guys' heads weren't in the game.

The NCAA had said that Morris couldn't come back until next year and no one was happy about this. UK is not a team knows to shoot in the 30's percentage wise. They are a 50+% team always.

However, that said, the NCAA reconsidered their decision based on new information and Morris will be back in time for conference play in January. I expect (hope) that the morale will do an about face as well and the Louisville game tomorrow will be a blowout in our favor.

The local predictions have already gone from a UL blowout victory to a too close to call game.

Go cats!