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Saturday, May 18, 2024
With Monday night being a mostly quiet one on the college basketball schedule, it left us a little more time to think of former Butler center Andrew Smith, as he enters yet another battle. Sad news in the college basketball world was shared Monday morning by Andrew Smith’s wife Sam, […]
A great week concludes for a team that got a key player back. Plus a pair of good matchups lived up to their billing, some difficulties at an outdoor game, and a key Boilermaker is set to return.
Although college football took center stage on Saturday, there was plenty of good action on the hardwood as well, and here are some thoughts from notable games on the day.
Arizona showed resilience, the ability to adapt and the toughness and moxie needed to win a big road game on Saturday, even in a contest when it didn’t play its best.
Saturday night’s game between Providence and Rhode Island was all one could ask for in a rivalry game. It’s one that will be even more memorable later in the season, when both are more fully developed.
A team that didn’t return many scholarship players after a much-needed housecleaning wins again. Plus Oregon may have lost more than just their first game of the season, and early conference games were on tap in one conference.
UCLA beat Kentucky quite thoroughly on Thursday night. It’s a game that gave an idea of just how good this Bruins team can be if they overcome their slow start on the season.
Just over a week ago, UCLA was losing to Wake Forest in the Maui Invitational for its second loss in two days. Just under three weeks ago, the Bruins lost at home to Monmouth in their season opener. After last night, though, UCLA now holds one of the true trump cards that likely any team will hold all season.
Duke taught us once again last year that you don’t have to be flawless or even the strongest team on paper to win a national title. This year’s team is carrying a similar vibe early on as a talented-but-still-growing young squad.
The heating up of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge was rightfully the main event heading into Tuesday night, but several incredible individual performances also became a story.
