Let the games begin (again): Dec. 28-29

[Plebe]

Saturday, Dec. 28

Big Ten:

Purdue at Ohio State (12p, BTN+)​

Iowa at Nebraska (2p, BTN+)​

Minnesota at Penn State (2p, BTN+)​

Rutgers at Wisconsin (3p, BTN+)​

Northwestern at Illinois (3p, BTN+)​

Michigan State at #14 Indiana (6p, BTN)​

#23 Michigan at #13 Maryland (8p, BTN)​

Others:

Yale at North Carolina (1p, ACCNX)​

High Point at Campbell (2p, ESPN+). Who will @triaddukefan be rooting for here?​

Sunday, Dec. 29

ACC:

#9 NC State at Boston College (12p, ACCNX)​

Syracuse at #7 Louisville (2p, ESPN2)​

Virginia Tech at #8 Florida State (2p, ACCNX)​

Virginia at Georgia Tech (2p, ACCNX)​

Wake Forest at Miami (2p, ACCN)​

Clemson at Notre Dame (4p, ACCNX)​

Pac-12:

#18 Arizona at Arizona State (2p, Pac-12 Arizona)​

USC at #10 UCLA (4p, Pac-12 Los Angeles)​

Colorado at Utah (4p, Pac-12 Mountain)​

Washington at Washington State (5p, Pac-12 Washington)​

Others:

TCU at MTSU (2p, ESPN+)​

Duke at Florida Gulf Coast (2p, ESPN+)​

Marquette at #16 DePaul (5p, YouTube).​

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[eebmg]

Correction BTN (not BTN+). Lucky for me.

Michigan State at #14 Indiana (6p, BTN)
#23 Michigan at #13 Maryland (8p, BTN)

 

[Plebe]

Correction BTN (not BTN+). Lucky for me.

Michigan State at #14 Indiana (6p, BTN)
#23 Michigan at #13 Maryland (8p, BTN)

Thank you, good catch.

All four of these teams should be hungry. Three of them are coming off losses just before Christmas. And Maryland has plenty to prove yet.

 

[triaddukefan]

@Plebe

In terms of who I pull for... 1) Duke 2) UNCG and NCA&T equally then closely followed by 4) HPU . I'd actually pull for a Catamount before a Camel, but thats a topic for another thread.

Glad to see the Big South Conference Season Starting up... 20 conference games... its gonna be a marathon

 

[nwhoopfan]

In terms of who I pull for... 1) Duke 2) UNCG and NCA&T equally then closely followed by 4) HPU . I'd actually pull for a Catamount before a Camel, but thats a topic for another thread.

I know you have a lot more than 4 of "my team." I wanna see at least your top 10.

 

[Plebe]

Minimalism can be a good thing but...

The BTN+ "broadcast" of the Purdue-Ohio State game is just raw video of the game, with no commentary and no on-screen display of score or time. Makes it a bit of a challenge to follow along.

 

[Coler]

Alexis Morris has been cleared to play for Rutgers. I’m assuming starting today.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Yale pounding UNC 21-7

 

[SECbbfan24]

UNC making a comeback, now 30-25 Yale

 

[Plebe]

North Carolina still in a real battle with Yale. Bulldogs are up by 4 early in 3Q. I suspect UNC will come through; they have a huge advantage on the inside as well as overall athleticism.

Someone forgot to tell Ohio State to come back from Christmas break. It took the Buckeyes more than 4 minutes to score their first points, and they never really caught up to Purdue, who led by 21 late in 4Q before garbage time. Ohio State shot only 32% from the field.

Purdue sophomore Kayana Traylor was a difference maker, shooting 3 of 4 from the arc and 6-6 from the line.

There's gonna be a bloodbath in the Big Ten with all these teams in the 20-50 range.

 

[eebmg]

After NC tied it up at halftime against Yale, Yale jumps ahead 42-32 with 4' left in 3Q

 

[Plebe]

This has really been a game of runs, each teams answering when they find themselves down. UNC up by 1 at the final media timeout.

 

[eebmg]

Nebraska 38 Iowa 34 at half.

 

[WestCoast]

Yale up by 2 over NC in final minute and with possession. Koenen has fouled out.

 

[Plebe]

Amazing that Yale is in this position despite their leading scorer and rebounder Emsbo playing only 21 minutes and fouling out.

 

[Plebe]

Yale twice fouled a 3-point shooter in crunch time. They just hung on to win by 2, but it wasn't thanks to their composure.

Ironic that Banghart goes down to a former Ivy League rival.

@triaddukefan will you be wearing your Yale Bulldog gear tonight?

 

[Plebe]

Alexis Morris has been cleared to play for Rutgers. I’m assuming starting today.

Just checked the box score at halftime. Morris played 3 minutes in the 1st half, went 0 for 1 FG with a steal and a turnover. Looks like Stringer will try to bring her along slowly.

Wisconsin leads Rutgers by 6 at halftime.

 

[Kaizen]

Also at Dec. 28, Saturday
UC Davis at #5 Stanford 5PM ET

 

[Plebe]

Wisconsin led by double digits in 3Q but Rutgers has used the full court press to cut the lead to 1 with 6:35 to play. Wisconsin doing an absolutely horrible job of handling the pressure, giving up multiple baskets on live ball turnovers.

 

[eebmg]

Minn crushing PSU 54-21 at half at PSU

 

[Plebe]

Rutgers leading 62-61 with 21 seconds left. Wisconsin has the ball and calls timeout to set up a potential game winner. The good news for the Badgers is they don't have to break the full court press here.

 

[Plebe]

Rutgers wins, 64-61. Wisconsin led by as much as 15 in 3Q but completely collapsed under the pressure of the full court press, committing 9 tunovers in the 4th quarter. That's two games, the other being vs. Arkansas, where Wisconsin has lost a sizable lead in the 4th quarter.

Morris played 10 minutes total and made some nice plays. She just isn't yet in sync with her teammates.

 

[Coler]

Rutgers wins, 64-61. Wisconsin led by as much as 15 in 3Q but completely collapsed under the pressure of the full court press, committing 9 tunovers in the 4th quarter. That's two games, the other being vs. Arkansas, where Wisconsin has lost a sizable lead in the 4th quarter.

Morris played 10 minutes total and made some nice plays. She just isn't yet in sync with her teammates.

We were very rusty. However, what a stat line for Guirantes. 22 p,11 r, 8 a, and 5 steals.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Minn crushing PSU 54-21 at half at PSU

PSU made that one interesting in the 4th quarter apparently before falling 81-74.

 

[triaddukefan]

Yale twice fouled a 3-point shooter in crunch time. They just hung on to win by 2, but it wasn't thanks to their composure.

Ironic that Banghart goes down to a former Ivy League rival.

@triaddukefan will you be wearing your Yale Bulldog gear tonight?

I'm sure I can find a white t-shirt and a blue marker around the house and draw a Y on the front