Sat games (1/26): #12 Texas @ Texas Tech

[Plebe]

No marquee matchups today, but #12 Texas is at Texas Tech and trailing 27-16 late in 1Q.

The Longhorns' struggles just don't seem to end this year.

Other Big 12 action:

• Kansas State at West Virginia, 4pm ET
• #20 Iowa State at Oklahoma State, 6pm ET

 

[Plebe]

Texas ended the half on an 8-0 to close the gap, but Tech still leads, 40-35, at the half.

Tech is 8-16 from the arc and only committed 4 turnovers in the first 20 minutes. Freshman Chrislyn Carr leads with 11 points and 3 assists.

 

[eebmg]

Gap closed 55-55 after 3Q.

 

[Plebe]

It's all tied up in Lubbock after 3Q, 55-55. Not a pretty game, by any stretch, but Tech's improvement over a year ago is very noticeable.

 

[Plebe]

Tech has taken a 5-point lead in 4Q, but even worse for Texas: Joyner Holmes just went out of the game with an injury, possibly an ankle.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Holmes has to be one of the most disappointing players in recent memory, all things considered.

 

[triaddukefan]

CUSA is a pretty competitive under the radar league. Both Rice and UAB were in that top ten mid-major poll... and they are playing right now @UAB

 

[Sluconn Husky]

BTW, Danni Williams is averaging 10.4 points, 5 rebounds, and 1.4 assists on 36% shooting.

Would she have been better than that at UConn? Perhaps, but it'd appear that Mississippi State got the better of the A&M transfers.

 

[Plebe]

CUSA is a pretty competitive under the radar league. Both Rice and UAB were in that top ten mid-major poll... and they are playing right now @UAB

UAB leads at halftime, 23-20. Quite a defensive battle, sounds like.

 

[triaddukefan]

One of these Saturdays imma go check out a HPU or UNC-G WCBB game..... Big South and Southern Conference Action..... The little guys need love too

 

[Plebe]

Jatarie White fouled out but Holmes back in to replace her. Texas leads by 5 with 1:00 to play.

 

[triaddukefan]

Serious question..... take UCONN outta the American... is CUSA better than the American? The bottom feeders from CUSA weigh them down.... but at the top..... I may put my money on CUSA.

 

[Vowelguy]

Would she have been better than that at UConn? Perhaps,

Was it confirmed she got an offer?

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Was it confirmed she got an offer?

Not that I'm aware of. Just that she visited to talk to the staff.

 

[triaddukefan]

Thats off-season news....

Ok.... back to today's games...... in Big South Action..... Charleston Southern is up on my High Point Panthers 32-23 in the first

 

[Plebe]

Serious question..... take UCONN outta the American... is CUSA better than the American? The bottom feeders from CUSA weigh them down.... but at the top..... I may put my money on CUSA.

Interesting question.

Massey ratings:

AAC (minus UConn): 33, 75, 88, 103, 113, 152, 194, 196, 206, 221, 236
mean: 147; median: 152

C-USA: 61, 64, 91, 106, 126, 157, 159, 183, 191, 200, 259, 281, 313, 331
mean: 180; median: 171

At the top the comparison is fairly close, but a UConn-less AAC still has the edge.

Summary: Your anti-American bias is showing

 

[triaddukefan]

Interesting question.

Massey ratings:

AAC (minus UConn): 33, 75, 88, 103, 113, 152, 194, 196, 206, 221, 236
mean: 147; median: 152

C-USA: 61, 64, 91, 106, 126, 157, 159, 183, 191, 200, 259, 281, 313, 331
mean: 180; median: 171

At the top the comparison is fairly close, but a UConn-less AAC still has the edge.

Summary: Your anti-American bias is showing

Im a proud American

CUSA has the clear edge in historical WCBB programs...... ODU, LaTech, WKU.... that would have a powerhouse top of a conference back in the 1980s and 1990s

 

[Plebe]

Texas survives in Lubbock. It was a very back-and-forth 2nd half, and basically Tech was the last to suffer a cold streak.

At that point Texas may be the most overranked team in the AP poll. I'm not sure that they're even top 25. Massey has them at #17 but even that sounds optimistic to me.

 

[triaddukefan]

My stangs with the win vs Boneyard Favorite South Florida. 46-44. They are involved in some loooooooooooooow scoring games.

 

[triaddukefan]

This HPU game is getting out of hand. Guess thats my cue to log off and head to the gym.

 

[Plebe]

This HPU game is getting out of hand. Guess thats my cue to log off and head to the gym.

Out of hand? You mean one-sided?

 

[triaddukefan]

Out of hand? You mean one-sided?

Aint that the same thing? My Panthers are getting routed as we type.

But at least my Spartans are up on Western Carolina 49-39 deep into the third.

 

[Plebe]

Aint that the same thing? My Panthers are getting routed as we type.

But at least my Spartans are up on Western Carolina 49-39 deep into the third.

Ha well it could also refer to conduct issues. A game with a bench-clearing brawl could be described as "getting out of hand," for example. Remember the TSU-Southern brawl from a few years ago?

 

[Plebe]

Rice stays undefeated (7-0) in C-USA with a 55-43 win at UAB, which falls to 6-2.

Oklahoma transfer 6'8" Nancy Mulkey came close to a triple-double: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 8 blocks.

 

[Vowelguy]

My stangs with the win vs Boneyard Favorite South Florida. 46-44.

I don't know that USF is a board favorite so much as we will root for ANY American team that doesn't completely suck ... which is typically 2/3 of the conference.