Games of Interest - December 3 through 10, 2018

[njhoya78]

Gonzaga makes it two consecutive weeks atop the Associated Press Top 25, after wins at home against North Dakota State by 42 points, and at Creighton by 11 points. Again, Villanova is the only Big East Conference team in the AP Top 25, moving up two slots to #21 after defeating La Salle by 7 points in a Big Five game at the Palestra. Biggest jumps among ranked teams were by Wisconsin (up ten slots to #12, after wins over North Carolina State by 4 points and at then-ranked #14 Iowa by 6 points) and by Texas Tech (up seven slots to #13, after a win over Memphis by 11 points).

Newly ranked are #20 Arizona State (after wins over Nebraska Omaha by 18 points and over Texas Southern by 12 points), #24 Nebraska (after wins at Clemson by 2 points and against Illinois by 15 points), and #25 Furman (after a win over Western Carolina by 2 points in double overtime); they replace Texas (formerly #17, after losing at home by 3 points to Radford), Oregon (formerly #18, after losses at home by 5 points to Texas Southern and by 4 points at Houston), and Purdue (formerly #19, after losses at then-ranked #15 Florida State by 1 point and at then-ranked #9 Michigan by 19 points).

Maryland Eastern Shore has no games scheduled in this eight-day time period.

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time.

Monday, December 3

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Liberty at Georgetown, 6:30 pm (Fox Sports 2)
Florida A&M at DePaul, 8:30 pm

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#18 Iowa at #10 Michigan State, 6:30 pm (Fox Sports 1)
Morgan State at #4 Virginia, 7:00 pm (ACC Network)
Rutgers at #12 Wisconsin, 8:00 pm (Big Ten Network)
Troy at #11 Florida State, 8:00 pm (ACC Network)

Tuesday, December 4

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
New Hampshire at Seton Hall, 6:30 pm (Fox Sports 1)
Providence at Boston College, 7:00 pm

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Campbell at Abilene Christian, 7:00 pm
Howard at Appalachian State, 7:00 pm
Northeastern at Syracuse, 7:00 pm
Bradley at Arkansas-Little Rock, 7:30 pm
Texas Christian at Southern Methodist, 10:00 pm

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#25 Furman at Elon, 7:00 pm
McNeese State at #22 Mississippi State, 8:00 pm (SEC Network)
North Carolina Asheville at #8 Auburn, 8:00 pm (SEC Network)
Wofford at #2 Kansas, 8:00 pm (ESPN+)
#5 Michigan at Northwestern, 9:00 pm (Big Ten Network)

Wednesday, December 5

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Mount St. Mary’s at St. John’s (Carnesecca Arena), 6:30 pm (Fox Sports 2)
Ohio at Xavier, 6:30 pm (Fox Sports 1)
Brown at Butler, 7:00 pm (Fox Sports Network)
Temple at #21 Villanova (Finneran Pavilion), 8:30 pm (Fox Sports 1)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Coppin State at Richmond, 7:00 pm
#19 Ohio State vs. Illinois at Chicago IL, 7:00 pm (Big Ten Network)
Loyola Marymount at California State Fullerton, 10:00 pm

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Hartford at #3 Duke, 7:00 pm (ESPN 2)
Le Moyne at #17 Buffalo, 7:00 pm (ESPN 3)
Virginia Military Institute at #15 Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 7:00 pm (ACC Network)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at #13 Texas Tech, 7:30 pm
#24 Nebraska at Minnesota, 9:00 pm (Big Ten Network)
North Carolina Wilmington at #14 North Carolina, 9:00 pm (ESPN 2)
Washington at #1 Gonzaga, 11:00 pm (ESPN 2)

Thursday, December 6

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#23 Maryland at Purdue, 7:00 pm (Big Ten Network)
Iowa State at #18 Iowa, 8:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)

Friday, December 7

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Massachusetts at Providence, 7:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#5 Nevada vs. #20 Arizona State at Air Force Reserve Hall of Fame Classic, Los Angeles CA, 11:59 pm (ESPN 2)

Saturday, December 8

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
DePaul at Northwestern, 12:00 noon
Seton Hall vs. #9 Kentucky at Citi Hoops Classic, New York NY, 12:00 noon (FOX)
Saint Joseph’s at #21 Villanova (Finneran Pavilion), 2:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)
Xavier at Cincinnati, 2:00 pm (ESPN 2)
Georgetown at Syracuse, 3:30 pm (ESPN)
Northern Illinois at Butler, 4:30 pm (Fox Sports 1)
#12 Wisconsin at Marquette, 5:00 pm (FOX)
Creighton at #24 Nebraska, 6:00 pm (Big Ten Network)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Pennsylvania State-Wilkes Barre at Central Connecticut State, 1:00 pm
Nevada Las Vegas at Illinois, 2:00 pm (Big Ten Network)
North Carolina Central at Appalachian State, 2:00 pm
American at Howard, 4:00 pm
Central Arkansas at Arkansas-Little Rock, 6:30 pm

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#10 Michigan State at Florida, 12:00 noon (CBS)
South Carolina at #5 Michigan, 12:00 noon (Fox Sports 1)
#17 Buffalo at St. Bonaventure, 4:00 pm (ESPN+)
Loyola (Illinois) at #23 Maryland, 4:00 pm (Big Ten Network)
#22 Mississippi State vs. Clemson at Never Forget Tribute Game, Newark NJ, 4:00 pm (ESPN 2)
#25 Furman at South Carolina Upstate, 4:30 pm (ESPN+)
#16 Kansas State at Tulsa, 4:30 pm (CBS Sports Network)
Yale at #3 Duke, 5:30 pm (ESPN)
#11 Florida State vs. Connecticut at Never Forget Tribute Game, Newark NJ, 6:30 pm (ESPN 2)
Dayton at #8 Auburn, 8:30 pm (SEC Network)
#2 Kansas vs. New Mexico State at Jayhawk Classic, Kansas City MO, 8:30 pm (ESPN 2)

Sunday, December 9

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
St. John’s vs. Princeton at Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival, New York NY, 1:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
South Florida at Charlotte, 2:00 pm

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
South Carolina State at #15 Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1:00 pm (SEC Network)
Virginia Commonwealth at #4 Virginia, 1:30 pm (ACC Network)
#1 Gonzaga vs. #7 Tennessee at Air Force Reserve Jerry Colangelo Classic, Phoenix AZ, 3:00 pm (ESPN)
#6 Nevada vs. Grand Canyon at Air Force Reserve Jerry Colangelo Classic, Phoenix AZ, 5:30 pm (ESPN-U)

Monday, December 10

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled

[SSHoya]

BC and Provvy going to OT. Provvy hit 3 to tie with 2 secs in regulation.

[s4hoyas]

Provy won a barnburner, high level game in OT, 100-95...Alpha Diallo and frosh AJ Reeves are really, really good...exactly the type of WG/SFs we need to get...Reeves (6'6) shoots 50% from 3 and hit a 3 to send it into OT with just seconds left...

[Bigs"R"Us]

Not sure if we have anyone on the team that can cover Reeves straight up.

[Deleted]

Dec 5, 2018 7:25:01 GMT -5 Bigs"R"Us said:

Not sure if we have anyone on the team that can cover Reeves straight up.

[Bigs"R"Us]

I hear you, but Reeves can operate effectively on the perimeter. Josh is most effective around the basket. Would be interesting to see though.

[HOYAPLAYA]

Dec 5, 2018 11:59:09 GMT -5 Bigs"R"Us said:

I hear you, but Reeves can operate effectively on the perimeter. Josh is most effective around the basket. Would be interesting to see though.

Then Pickett is the answer with Kaleb coming in if we really need someone who has handled these sort of assignments against Big East level big guard/small forward types and done a good job.

[Bigs"R"Us]

Pickett may foul out in the first five minutes. He doesn’t have the lateral quickness to keep up. Reeves is 6’6” and good with the ball. I will be interested to see how Pat handles him.

[HOYAPLAYA]

Pickett's length makes up for some of his lateral quickness deficiency. He has the ability to continue to develop and be an Otto type defender. His long arms prevent him from having to be right up in the defender and his reach does impact a shooters shot process. Either way, he is our best option in the starting lineup to play this kid and not get torched.

[SSHoya]

Provy doing it's best to blow game against UMass. Had a 20 pt lead. Now down to 4 w/5 minutes to go.

Provy blows it, 79-78. Had a 50-30 lead in the first half. UMass first road victory this year.

[BeantownHoya]

Total meltdown by Providence. Bad loss for the Big East going into a Saturday slate of games where we will probably be underdogs in at least 5 of the 8 games.

[daveg023]

I’ve watched a few of their games this year. Weird team to figure out. Lots of talent, look really good in stretches, but then go long stretches without being to score. I think Cooley will get them in form come January but it shows we aren’t the only team with consistency issues for 40 mins.

[hoyaboya]

Dec 7, 2018 20:58:53 GMT -5 BeantownHoya said:

Total meltdown by Providence. Bad loss for the Big East going into a Saturday slate of games where we will probably be underdogs in at least 5 of the 8 games.

Cooley always has a few of these dog games every year.

[Hoyas4Ever]

Dec 7, 2018 21:14:11 GMT -5 daveg023 said:

I’ve watched a few of their games this year. Weird team to figure out. Lots of talent, look really good in stretches, but then go long stretches without being to score. I think Cooley will get them in form come January but it shows we aren’t the only team with consistency issues for 40 mins.

Starting 3 freshmen including your PG will lead to roller coaster up & downs especially early in the season...

[daveg023]

Dec 7, 2018 22:21:45 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

Dec 7, 2018 20:58:53 GMT -5 BeantownHoya said:

Total meltdown by Providence. Bad loss for the Big East going into a Saturday slate of games where we will probably be underdogs in at least 5 of the 8 games.

Cooley always has a few of these dog games every year.

He also wins 2-3 games a year he shouldn’t; while we have matched them on the dog games, we haven’t done so much of the latter in recent years - tomorrow would be a nice start...

[BeantownHoya]

It's confirmed DePaul is still Depaul. Blow 15 point second half lead. Northwestern goes on 25-0 run at one point I believe.

What could have been a nice win for BE turns into another embarassing loss...

[daveg023]

Seton Hall holding their own at MSG against Kentucky. They were supposed to be two of our wins . Outside of DePaul this league 1-9 is as close as it has ever been.

[DanMcQ]

[EtomicB]

Dec 8, 2018 13:58:50 GMT -5 BeantownHoya said:

It's confirmed DePaul is still Depaul. Blow 15 point second half lead. Northwestern goes on 25-0 run at one point I believe.

What could have been a nice win for BE turns into another embarassing loss...

Agreed!

DePaul should make a run at Hoiberg...

[mfk24]

Powell with the dagger for Seton Hall. Once he got hot, couldn’t miss.