Around the NCAA - Weekend of 12/21

[gtcam]

How is Providence a 1 point favorite over Texas?

Because they are up over a dozen at the half

 

[gtcam]

Really solid win for Witchita State against a very good VCU team.

WSU is the team to beat in the AAC at this point - they have size and experience

 

[ucawn]

Because they are up over a dozen at the half

Both teams look awful. Dunk is sooo quiet. More noise at an AAC home game. Might be because students are on break

 

[Jaker]

Alpha D is a nice player for Providence.

 

[Jaker]

Tejas, what an ass kicking

 

[ctchamps]

Alpha D is a nice player for Providence.

Loved how he flexed his arms near the cheer leaders after dunking. Only problem was play had been called dead a couple of seconds earlier when he traveled.

Good win for Providence.

 

[superjohn]

How is Providence a 1 point favorite over Texas?

Oh Nelson...

 

[billybud]

USF was up 17-4 against FSU early....Hamilton adjusted and full court pressed the rest of the game.

USF forced into four shot clock violations...FSU had 10 blocks...13 steals...went on a 17-1 run to pull ahead and win by 6.

USF had a great first half...the 24 TO's while pressed hurt them in second half.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Refs letting them play in Creighton/ASU. This is more wrestling match than basketball game.

 

[superjohn]

Why wasn't Marcus Zegarowski recruited more by the northeast schools, especially Syracuse?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Depaul and Northwestern are playing a great game.

Creighton pulls out a tough one.

 

[ASweet3781]

I enjoy the way Creighton plays. They pass it nice and shoot it good.

DePaul is so helter skelter. Some stretches they look great. Others they look really dumb. They hung on to beat Northwestern.

St. John's playing well against Arizona and leading in the first half without their best player.

What a day (week) for the Big East. Boy oh boy are we facing a jump up in competition next year.

 

[superjohn]

El-Amin in the studio CBS Sports.

 

[scoscox]

I enjoy the way Creighton plays. They pass it nice and shoot it good.

DePaul is so helter skelter. Some stretches they look great. Others they look really dumb. They hung on to beat Northwestern.

St. John's playing well against Arizona and leading in the first half without their best player.

What a day (week) for the Big East. Boy oh boy are we facing a jump up in competition next year.

Creighton plays a very aesthetically pleasing style. all of the players on their roster over 6'7" are injured otherwise they'd be a legit top 15 team. if they bring everyone back, which i think is very possible, they should be a preseason favorite in conference next year

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Oh Nelson...

Kicked off a good thread to come home to...

 

[superjohn]

That shot by Figueroa to close out the half for the Johnnies was unreal.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Collins waited too long to

I enjoy the way Creighton plays. They pass it nice and shoot it good.

DePaul is so helter skelter. Some stretches they look great. Others they look really dumb. They hung on to beat Northwestern.

St. John's playing well against Arizona and leading in the first half without their best player.

What a day (week) for the Big East. Boy oh boy are we facing a jump up in competition next year.

St. Johns up 14 at halftime.

The Big East is having a bit of a week. 13-1 overall, 8-1 against major conference opponents. St. Johns and Xavier still left.

 

[ASweet3781]

The Big East today
Villanova beats #1 Kansas 56-55
Providence beats Texas 70-48
Butler beats Purdue 70-61
Creighton beats Arizona State 67-60
DePaul beats Northwestern 83-78
Georgetown beats Samford 99-71
St. John's beats #16 Arizona 70-67

2 days ago Seton Hall beat #5 Maryland 52-48

The AAC today
Memphis beats Jackson St. 77-49
Wichita beats VCU 73-63
Temple beats Rider 78-66
Tulsa loses to Colorado State 111-104
USF loses to Florida State 66-60
UCF loses to Oklahoma 53-52
Tulane loses to Towson 86-82
Cincinnati loses to Iowa 77-70

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Boy oh boy are we facing a jump up in competition next year.

UConn is going to have its hands full next season. The Big East is really good top to bottom. Depaul, which is maybe the 7th or 8th best Big East team, is 5-0 against other major conference opponents.

 

[ASweet3781]

LOL St. John's was trying to give that game away and Arizona just wouldn't take it.

 

[superjohn]

Undermanned Johnnies hold on to beat #6 Zona. Big East is gonna get a bunch of teams in the tourny again.

 

[uconngb]

I enjoy the way Creighton plays. They pass it nice and shoot it good.

DePaul is so helter skelter. Some stretches they look great. Others they look really dumb. They hung on to beat Northwestern.

St. John's playing well against Arizona and leading in the first half without their best player.

What a day (week) for the Big East. Boy oh boy are we facing a jump up in competition next year.

And thank God for it

 

[uconngb]

UConn is going to have its hands full next season. The Big East is really good top to bottom. Depaul, which is maybe the 7th or 8th best Big East team, is 5-0 against other major conference opponents.

When we come in and win the conference, we will know it was all about the name............

 

[uconngb]

Florida went down to Utah St. Dang.

Really wish we made just one more play vs either Xavier or Indiana. Or maybe it won’t end up mattering????

 

[ecasadoSBU]

Jesus the Big East is loaded. The best conference in da land top to bottom. This league is looking as heavy as some of those pre-2013 years. Who ever says otherwise is in denial

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