A detailed look at Syracuse’s win over Connecticut highlights a look back at Thursday’s Big East Tournament action, with a few other notes added.
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Baylor is clearly third in the Big 12
Baylor was thought by some to be a Final Four or national title contender. With four losses to Kansas and Missouri, the Bears are quite clearly not the best in their own conference right now.
Notre Dame reminds us that we don’t play the games on paper
Did you expect Notre Dame to be in fourth place in the Big East this season? In all likelihood, unless you work in their athletic department, the answer is no.
Three coaching legends lose on the same day
It’s not every day that three of the greatest coaches ever lose a game on the same day. Yet that’s what happened on another Saturday full of noteworthy games, as Syracuse suffered its first loss on the season, Duke lost at home to put an end to a long home winning streak and Connecticut lost as well.
Undefeated teams remain focused on the task at hand
As we approach the end of January, we still have two undefeated teams out there: Syracuse and Murray State. The Orange and Racers will take their undefeated records on the road this weekend as Syracuse visits Notre Dame and Murray State faces SIU-Edwardsville. In both games, the undefeated squads should […]
Will Syracuse’s hot start cool off this winter?
Syracuse is officially on the clock. As of Jan. 9, the Orange look an awful lot like the best team in the country. But considering that it’s still early January, that’s not terribly surprising. The question is whether Syracuse will still look like the best team in college hoops in […]
Syracuse’s offensive improvement and depth make them tough to beat
Syracuse’s offense has improved by leaps and bounds since early in the season. The Orange can always hang their hat on their defense, and that was the case early on when they had a good deal of difficulty at the offensive end. But now that the offense has come around, this team is much tougher to beat.
The NCAA’s $2,000 hot mess
From flying tortillas to players behaving badly, we’ve got news from all over the hoops nation.
Big East dominates SEC-Big East Challenge
We’re still a few weeks shy of the beginning of conference play in the Big East, but this past week gave us some of the best tests these teams will see in the nonconference season with the SEC-Big East Challenge. These interconference events are great hooks for college basketball fans […]
In a time of tribulation, college hoops shows the good in sports
If it’s early December, it’s time for the Jimmy V Classic, one of the better events of the year that highlights a cause more important than winning or losing on the court.
