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No. 5 Baylor 61, Texas A&M 52: Given the way that the Aggies started this game — by digging themselves a 28-11 hole late in the first half — the way the game ended up wasn’t terrible. A nine point loss of the road to a top five team in the country is hardly a…
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College Hoops Week in Review: Drew Gordon and Vanderbilt over anything Kentucky
Jan 3, 2012, 2:17 AM EDT
Player of the Week: Drew Gordon, New Mexico The Lobos have made a push back into relevancy after struggling through the early part of the season. After starting out the year 2-2, New Mexico has now won 10 in a row, including victories against St. Louis, Oklahoma State and Missouri State. This past week, Steve…
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Over the course of this week, we will spend a few minutes catching you up on how some of the best conferences in the country currently look. With conference play starting up, its time to get into the basketball spirit. Favorite: Baylor I just finished recording a podcast over at CBS, and one of the…
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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist’s performance against Louisville on Saturday afternoon was undeniable. He had 24 points on the night, 18 of them coming in the first half as Kentucky built a 15 point lead. He also added 19 rebounds, with 10 of those coming in the second half as Kentucky forced Louisville into miss after miss, pulling…
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Game of the weekend: 12:00 pm: No. 4 Louisville @ No. 3 Kentucky Hopefully Chane Behanan is more accurate in his prediction that this game will “go down as one of the best games in history” than he was about Louisville’s undefeated season. The Battle of the Commonwealth is always going to be a passionate…
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Friday’s Shootaround: Vandy, St. Mary’s, Washington win in routs
Dec 30, 2011, 8:16 AM EDT
Rutgers 85, No. 10 Florida 83 2OT: See here Vanderbilt 74, No. 13 Marquette 57: This is what Vanderbilt needed. This is the kind of performance that we had been calling for. The talent on their roster in undeniable. How that talent manifests itself on the court is a different story, and the only evidence…
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Rutgers’ future looks bright, but what about Florida’s right now?
Dec 30, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT
“Those were all freshmen guards. The future is bright.” That’s how Rutgers head coach Mike Rice wrapped up his interview with Bill Raftery on ESPN after his Scarlet Knight team knocked off No. 10 Florida 85-83 in double-overtime at the RAC on Thursday night. That also happens to be precisely what every single person in…
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Over the course of this week, we will spend a few minutes catching you up on how some of the best conferences in the country currently look. With conference play starting up, its time to get into the basketball spirit. Favorite: Oregon State Yeah, I said it. I’m going with the Beavers, and it all…
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Georgetown’s win over Louisville showcases Big East’s balance up top
Dec 29, 2011, 1:20 AM EDT
Prior to Wednesday night’s game against Georgetown at the KFC Yum! Center, there were plenty of people that believed Louisville was ranked too high at fourth in the country. Those folks are unlikely to change their opinion on the matter after the Hoyas left the Commonwealth with a 71-68 win, handing the Cardinals their first…
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Over the course of this week, we will spend a few minutes catching you up on how some of the best conferences in the country currently look. With conference play starting up, its time to get into the basketball spirit. Favorite: BYU The Cougars are still a bit of an unknown entity, and that is…
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Favorite: Creighton How can anyone vote against the Bluejays right now? Creighton is 10-1 heading into the start of league play, with the ’1′ coming on the road against a better-than-you-think St. Joe’s team. The Bluejays have size up front and shooting on the perimeter, but more than anything they have the guy that is…
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Wednesday’s Shootaround: Pitt’s upset again while Wisconsin’s still Wisconsin
Dec 28, 2011, 8:40 AM EDT
No. 11 Wisconsin 64, Nebraska 40: It simply does not get more ‘Wisconsin’ than what the Badgers did to poor Nebraska in their Big Ten opener on Tuesday night. On the strength of a career-high 22 points from Ryan Evans, Wisky scored just 64 points as they dominated and demoralized a Nebraska team that never…
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Favorite: Ohio State This pick will be as much of a consensus as any league in country with one, absolutely crucial technicality: Jared Sullinger stays healthy. I love Aaron Craft and his ability to control a game without being a scorer. William Buford may be the best wing in the country. DeShaun Thomas can score…
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Favorite: Syracuse There is a reason that the Orange are currently sitting at the top of both national polls right now. Heading into Big East play, this group is still undefeated and has as deep of a roster as we have seen in Upstate NY in a long time. Their back court is absolutely lethal…
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College Hoops Week in Review: Doug McDermott and Kansas State
Dec 27, 2011, 9:10 AM EDT
Player of the Week: Doug McDermott, Creighton Doug McDermott shouldn’t have been a secret coming into the season, but if you didn’t know about him back in October you certainly should by now. If the season ended today, he’d be a first-team all-american. Arguing that he should be the National Player of the Year would…
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For the next five days, Beyond the Arc will detail what some teams need. Hey, we’re in a giving mood. Mike Krzyzewski already gotten his 903rd win. He’s got another Maui Invitational trophy sitting on his mantle. And while his Blue Devils got waxed by Ohio State, they are sitting pretty at 10-1 with a…
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No. 15 Georgetown 70, Memphis 59: See here. No. 8 Missouri 78, No. 24 Illinois 74: Missouri blew a 13 point lead with just 13 minutes left in the game, allowing the Illini to come all the way back and take the lead, but the Tigers had just enough left in the tank to pull…
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The final buzzer sounded at just past 9 p.m. ET as No. 15 Georgetown put the finishing touches on a 70-59 victory over Memphis at the Verizon center, wrapping up what was a crisp, two-hour basketball game. It wasn’t until 10:45 pm, however, that Memphis head coach Josh Pastner finally emerged from his team’s locker…
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For the next five days, Beyond the Arc will detail what some teams need. Hey, we’re in a giving mood. Billy Donovan has already gotten an early Christmas gift, as Erik Murphy’s knee injury wasn’t all that serious. He also has plenty of presents (read: rings) from Christmas’ past that he can play with if…
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No. 6 UNC 82, Texas 63: Texas barely had a chance to get their legs under them before the Tar Heels put this thing away. UNC used a 13-1 run midway through the first half to break the game open and never looked back. Myck Kabongo was a no show on Wednesday night, finishing with…
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For the next five days, Beyond the Arc will detail what some teams need. Hey, we’re in a giving mood. There is no team in the country that looks more comfortable and in control playing a game that is completely out of control than Louisville. At times, it seems like Rick Pitino is coaching his…
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Wednesday’s Shootaround: Two buzzer-beaters, Louisville and Ohio win
Dec 21, 2011, 2:38 AM EDT
No. 4 Louisville 69, College of Charleston 62: I can say this pretty confidently — Louisville is not the fourth best team in the country. Don’t get me wrong, I like the Cardinals and I think that they have a shot to win the Big East if things break their way, but I think that…
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Phil Martelli needs to grant Todd O’Brien his release, then a rule change should be made
Dec 20, 2011, 9:30 PM EDT
I think Phil Martelli is being a jerk. Plain and simple. Because as far as I’m concerned, that’s the only reason for Martelli to deny Todd O’Brien his release to play at St. Joseph’s. In case you missed it yesterday, O’Brien submitted 2,000 words to SI.com on Monday afternoon explaining why and how he has…
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For the next five days, Beyond the Arc will detail what some teams need. Hey, we’re in a giving mood. The Bears have been dominating at times this season, but as they demonstrated in their three point win at BYU over the weekend, there are still some things this group needs to work on. We…
