Games of Interest - December 10 through 17, 2018

[njhoya78]

College basketball has entered final examination period for the fall semester, and there are reduced game schedules this week.  Kansas moves into the top spot in the Associated Press Top 25, after previously unbeaten and top-ranked Gonzaga was defeated by then-ranked #7 Tennessee, 76-73. The Big East Conference now has two ranked teams; Villanova moves up from #21 to #17 after victories over Temple (69-59) and Saint Joseph’s (70-58) in Big Five action, and Marquette is now ranked #21 after wins over Texas El Paso (76-69) and then-ranked #12 Wisconsin (74-69, in overtime).

Joining Marquette as newly ranked schools are #24 Houston (wins over Lamar, 79-56, and at Oklahoma State, 63-53), #25 Syracuse (wins over Northeastern, 72-49, and Georgetown, 72-71) and #25 Indiana (wins at Pennsylvania State, 64-62, and over Louisville, 68-67). Dropping out of the AP Top 25 are Maryland (formerly #23, after losing at Purdue, 62-60, and winning against Loyola (Illinois), 55-41) and Nebraska (formerly #24, after losing at Minnesota, 85-78, and winning against Creighton, 94-75). The biggest drop in the polls belongs to Kentucky, down ten slots to #19, after losing in overtime against Seton Hall, 84-83.

#2 Duke, #21 Marquette and #6 Virginia have no games scheduled during this eight-day period.

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time.

Monday, December 10

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled

Tuesday, December 11

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
#17 Villanova at Pennsylvania, 7:00 pm (ESPN 2)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
South Carolina State at Liberty, 7:00 pm
Miles at Arkansas-Little Rock, 7:30 pm

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Charleston Southern at #23 Furman, 7:00 pm (ESPN 3)

Wednesday, December 12

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Chicago State at DePaul, 8:00 pm

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Northwestern State at #11 Texas Tech, 7:30 pm
Louisiana State at #24 Houston, 9:00 pm (ESPN 2)

Thursday, December 13

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Central Pennsylvania at Campbell, 7:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore at Duquesne, 7:00 pm

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Savannah State at #16 Wisconsin, 8:00 pm (Big Ten Network)

Friday, December 14

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Illinois-Chicago at DePaul, 7:00 pm
Wisconsin Green Bay at Creighton, 9:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Howard at George Washington, 7:00 pm

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled

Saturday, December 15

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Southern Methodist at Georgetown, 12:00 noon (Fox Sports 1)
#17 Villanova at #1 Kansas, 12:00 noon (ESPN)
Rutgers at Seton Hall in Garden State Hardwood Classic, 2:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)
Butler vs. #25T Indiana at Crossroads Classic, Indianapolis IN, 3:45 pm (CBS)
Eastern Kentucky at Xavier, 8:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Old Dominion at #25T Syracuse, 12:00 noon (ACC Network)
Appalachian State at South Florida, 1:00 pm (ESPN 3)
Kentucky Christian at Liberty, 2:00 pm
East Tennessee State at Illinois, 2:00 pm (Big Ten Network Plus)
Maryland Eastern Shore at Pittsburgh, 2:00 pm
Oral Roberts at Richmond, 4:00 pm
Loyola Marymount at Portland State, 10:05 pm

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Bucknell at #15 Ohio State, 12:00 noon (Big Ten Network)
#3 Tennessee at Memphis, 12:00 noon (ESPN 2)
Southern Illinois at #14 Buffalo, 2:00 pm (ESPN+)
Western Michigan at #5 Michigan, 2:00 pm (Big Ten Network)
North Carolina Wilmington at #23 Furman, 4:00 pm (ESPN+)
Utah at #19 Kentucky, 5:00 pm (ESPN 2)
#20 Arizona State at Georgia, 6:00 pm (SEC Network)
Abilene Christian at #11 Texas Tech, 7:00 pm
#3 Gonzaga at #12 North Carolina, 7:00 pm (ESPN 2)
#22 Iowa vs. Northern Iowa at Hy-Vee Classic, Des Moines IA, 7:00 pm (Big Ten Network)
#13 Virginia Polytechnic Institute vs. Washington at Air Force Reserve Boardwalk Classic, Atlantic City NJ, 7:00 pm (ESPN-U)
#8 Auburn vs. Alabama Birmingham at Birmingham AL, 7:30 pm
Georgia State at #25T Kansas State, 8:00 pm (ESPN 3)
Cincinnati at #18 Mississippi State, 8:30 pm (SEC Network)
South Dakota State at #7 Nevada, 9:00 pm (ESPN 3)

Sunday, December 16

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Central Connecticut State at Providence, 2:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)
Wagner at St. John’s (Carnesecca Arena), 4:30 pm (Fox Sports 1)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Howard at Fordham, 2:00 pm

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Saint Louis at #24 Houston, 3:00 pm (ESPN-U)
Wisconsin Green Bay at #9 Michigan State, 5:00 pm (Big Ten Network)

Monday, December 17

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#20 Arizona State at Vanderbilt, 7:00 pm (SEC Network)
Southeast Missouri State at #10 Florida State, 7:00 pm (ACC Network)

[prhoya]

www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

Nevada at #7... Buffalo at #14... Furman (what's Furman? First time I've heard of it.) at 23???

I haven't been watching enough college basketball, but what's going on with those programs?

Why are we not better than Furman?

[hoyazeke]

Dec 11, 2018 20:16:07 GMT -5 prhoya said:

www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

Nevada at #7... Buffalo at #14... Furman (what's Furman? First time I've heard of it.) at 23???

I haven't been watching enough college basketball, but what's going on with those programs?

Why are we not better than Furman?

Furman beat Nova @ Nova....they're for real...Buffalo beat WVU and Nevada brought back an entire elite 8 team from last year...yeah you don't watch enough college bball....lol

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Oof Nova....

[professorhoya]

Dec 11, 2018 20:16:07 GMT -5 prhoya said:

www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

Nevada at #7... Buffalo at #14... Furman (what's Furman? First time I've heard of it.) at 23???

I haven't been watching enough college basketball, but what's going on with those programs?

Why are we not better than Furman?

Why is Villanova not better than Penn.

[prhoya]

Dec 11, 2018 20:42:23 GMT -5 hoyazeke said:

Dec 11, 2018 20:16:07 GMT -5 prhoya said:

www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

Nevada at #7... Buffalo at #14... Furman (what's Furman? First time I've heard of it.) at 23???

I haven't been watching enough college basketball, but what's going on with those programs?

Why are we not better than Furman?

Furman beat Nova @ Nova....they're for real...Buffalo beat WVU and Nevada brought back an entire elite 8 team from last year...yeah you don't watch enough college bball....lol

Yep, not enough time. So what are they doing that we’re not doing? Style of defense and offense, etc...

[HamptonHoya]

Dec 11, 2018 21:16:13 GMT -5 professorhoya said:

Dec 11, 2018 20:16:07 GMT -5 prhoya said:

www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

Nevada at #7... Buffalo at #14... Furman (what's Furman? First time I've heard of it.) at 23???

I haven't been watching enough college basketball, but what's going on with those programs?

Why are we not better than Furman?

Why is Villanova not better than Penn.

Any given Sunday, er Tuesday

[Elvado]

Boy was it fun to watch Nova lose.

I hate them. Big East or no Big East, I’d like to see them go 0-30 every year.

[SaxaCD]

Dec 12, 2018 6:44:51 GMT -5 Elvado said:

Boy was it fun to watch Nova lose.

I hate them. Big East or no Big East, I’d like to see them go 0-30 every year.

Reminds me of a conversation I would have with my dad every single spring:

DAD: "Today is a truly sad day"

ME (obigatorily): "Why, Dad?"

DAD: "Because now the Yankees can't lose 162 games this season."

[Elvado]

Dec 12, 2018 7:34:08 GMT -5 SaxaCD said:

Dec 12, 2018 6:44:51 GMT -5 Elvado said:

Boy was it fun to watch Nova lose.

I hate them. Big East or no Big East, I’d like to see them go 0-30 every year.

Reminds me of a conversation I would have with my dad every single spring:

DAD: "Today is a truly sad day"

ME (obigatorily): "Why, Dad?"

DAD: "Because now the Yankees can't lose 162 games this season."

Wise man your Dad.

[mfk24]

Dec 11, 2018 22:48:16 GMT -5 prhoya said:

Dec 11, 2018 20:42:23 GMT -5 hoyazeke said:

Furman beat Nova @ Nova....they're for real...Buffalo beat WVU and Nevada brought back an entire elite 8 team from last year...yeah you don't watch enough college bball....lol

Yep, not enough time. So what are they doing that we’re not doing? Style of defense and offense, etc...

They beat Nova when they were ranked in the top 10 and haven’t lost. Nothing fancy. If we were similarly undefeated with a win over a top 10 ranked team we’d have a shot at squeaking in at the bottom of the rankings too.

[GUJook97]

Dec 12, 2018 10:18:03 GMT -5 mfk24 said:

Dec 11, 2018 22:48:16 GMT -5 prhoya said:

Yep, not enough time. So what are they doing that we’re not doing? Style of defense and offense, etc...

They beat Nova when they were ranked in the top 10 and haven’t lost. Nothing fancy. If we were similarly undefeated with a win over a top 10 ranked team we’d have a shot at squeaking in at the bottom of the rankings too.

Just to keep beating a dead horse on this. This also 100% why we should just play these high profile OOC games. I still see absolutely no downside. What if we played Michigan at Ann Arbor and be some miracle we just had a good night? The entire outlook of the season is different and the way 9-9 looks in the BE is different. But, meh, at least we played LMU and USF!

[hoyazeke]

A horrible day for our tourney chances...we lose to SMU and ODU beats Cuse @ the Dome...smh

[DanMcQ]

[mdtd]

Dec 15, 2018 14:08:08 GMT -5 hoyazeke said:

A horrible day for our tourney chances...we lose to SMU and ODU beats Cuse @ the Dome...smh

We aren't making the tourney unless we win games, win enough in the BE and we're fine but nothing has shown that we can. You don't make the tourney unless you win tournament games. The BE has held it down to get 5-6 teams in. But are we one of the est 5-6 teams in the conference? Nova, St.John's, Marquette, Provy, Butler, Creighton and Hall have all looked better. You can't really look at the tourney now and say we deserve a spot until we beat a team that will be in.

[hoyazeke]

Dec 11, 2018 22:48:16 GMT -5 prhoya said:

Dec 11, 2018 20:42:23 GMT -5 hoyazeke said:

Furman beat Nova @ Nova....they're for real...Buffalo beat WVU and Nevada brought back an entire elite 8 team from last year...yeah you don't watch enough college bball....lol

Yep, not enough time. So what are they doing that we’re not doing? Style of defense and offense, etc...

Not sure about Furman but Nevada and Buffalo are veteran teams that just play grown man basketball. They play the type of ball that I expect us to play next year. Mac and James as sophomores will be a nightmare for teams to contain.....I believe Furman has a guard that can really shoot the 3. I think he broke the single game record for most 3s in a game this season.....

[hoyalaw33]

This is the same Cuse team that was unconscious last weekend from 3 in the second half? Seems like this tends to happen a lot for Georgetown nowadays. I suppose that is proof our defense is dog$hit.