2012-2013 Basketball Thread

[Seawolf97]

Started this last year also for mens hoops. I'm sure it will be quiet for now but November is coming and always good discussions over the winter.

StonyBrooks Non Conference Schedule 2012-2013

11/11 Mt Ida College -D3
11/13 @ Rider Univ. ESPN 24 hour Tip Off Marathon 6am Game
11/15 @ Fairleigh Dickinson
11/18 Sacred Heart Univ.
11/24 Canisius College
11/25@UConn
11/28 @ Cornell

12/1 Eastern Illinois
12/11 @ St Francis NY
12/18 @ Sacred Heart Univ.
12/21 @ Maryland
12/28 @ Seton Hall-Prudential Center Newark NJ

1/1 @ Manhattan-Bracket Buster Return Game

Only four non conference games at home with only 1 in December not great

[I Bleed Purple]

Hard to replace the #6 pick in the NBA draft.

[eiu1999]

Started this last year also for mens hoops. I'm sure it will be quiet for now but November is coming and always good discussions over the winter.

StonyBrooks Non Conference Schedule 2012-2013

11/11 Mt Ida College -D3
11/13 @ Rider Univ. ESPN 24 hour Tip Off Marathon 6am Game
11/15 @ Fairleigh Dickinson
11/18 Sacred Heart Univ.
11/24 Canisius College
11/25@UConn
11/28 @ Cornell

12/1 Eastern Illinois
12/11 @ St Francis NY
12/18 @ Sacred Heart Univ.
12/21 @ Maryland
12/28 @ Seton Hall-Prudential Center Newark NJ

1/1 @ Manhattan-Bracket Buster Return Game

Only four non conference games at home with only 1 in December not great

Well, at least you'll win the home December game. EIU will be brutal this year.

[813Jag]

Our schedule will be out soon, I think we'll have a good season, last year was a surprising second place finish.

[eiu1999]

2012-2013 EIU Full Schedule


11/5/2012 Trinity International (exhib.)
11/9/2012 at Bradley
11/13/2012 Wright State

Eastern Michigan Tournament
11/16/2012 Opponent TBA
11/17/2012 Opponent TBA
11/18/2012 Opponent TBA
11/21/2012 Rochester College
11/24/2012 Houston Baptist
11/28/2012 Central Arkansas
12/1/2012 at Stony Brook
12/5/2012 Western Illinois
12/8/2012 Toledo
12/19/2012 at Saint Louis
12/22/2012 at Drake
12/29/2012 at Tennessee State
1/3/2013 * at Eastern Kentucky
1/5/2013 * at Morehead State
1/10/2013 * Tennessee Tech
1/12/2013 * Jacksonville State
1/17/2013 * at Murray State
1/19/2013 * at Austin Peay
1/24/2013 * UT Martin
1/26/2013 * Southeast Missouri
2/2/2013 * at SIU Edwardsville
2/7/2013 * at UT Martin
2/9/2013 * at Southeast Missouri
2/14/2013 * Austin Peay
2/16/2013 * Murray State
2/21/2013 * Belmont
2/23/2013 at ESPNU Bracketbuster
2/26/2013 at Chicago State
3/2/2013 * SIU Edwardsville

[PhoenixSupreme]

Elon is playing in the Maui Invitational mainland tournament (which admittedly I didn't know existed) and is actually going to host it. The other 3 teams are Colgate, Florida Atlantic, and Coppin St. Pretty big thing for Elon if you ask me. Also each of these teams will be playing 1 or 2 of the main (island) tournament teams before they head off to Maui. In Elon's case they are playing at Butler.

[Seawolf97]

Elon is playing in the Maui Invitational mainland tournament (which admittedly I didn't know existed) and is actually going to host it. The other 3 teams are Colgate, Florida Atlantic, and Coppin St. Pretty big thing for Elon if you ask me. Also each of these teams will be playing 1 or 2 of the main (island) tournament teams before they head off to Maui. In Elon's case they are playing at Butler.

That sounds like a decent Tournament , really nice road trip !

[Seawolf97]

i'm hoping our America East schedule is out by late September , not that it is a national secret just takes them awhile to get it published.

[I Bleed Purple]

Weber State named 39th best program of the the last 50 years.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/62583/50-in-50-rankings-no-39-weber-state

[TheValleyRaider]

Elon is playing in the Maui Invitational mainland tournament (which admittedly I didn't know existed) and is actually going to host it. The other 3 teams are Colgate, Florida Atlantic, and Coppin St. Pretty big thing for Elon if you ask me. Also each of these teams will be playing 1 or 2 of the main (island) tournament teams before they head off to Maui. In Elon's case they are playing at Butler.

Pretty sure this "Mainland Tournament" is a new thing this year. Sort of a play-in to the real thing in Hawaii

Leave it to Colgate basketball to go to the Maui Invitational without actually going to Maui....

[NHwildEcat]

i'm hoping our America East schedule is out by late September , not that it is a national secret just takes them awhile to get it published.

It is top secret...we don't want everyone knowing when we play our AE games...then people might not come, gotta keep 'em in suspense :)

[darell1976]

North Dakota 2012-2013

Per Sioux13's post on siouxsports.com


Nov 9 @ Kansas State
Nov 14 Crown college (ex)
Nov 17 @ Northern Iowa
Nov 20 @ Hawaii
Nov 28 @S. Dakota St.
Dec 5 UMKC
Dec 9 @NDSU
Dec 13 Presentation College (ex)
Dec 17 @ S Utah
Dec 21 Northern Colorado
Dec 29 TBD ( non conference)
Jan 3 @Idaho St.
Jan 5 @Weber St.
Jan 10 Montana
Jan 12 Montana St.
Jan 17 E. Washington
Jan 19 Portland St.
Jan 24 @Sacramento St.
Jan 26 @N. Arizona
Jan 31 Weber St.
Feb 2 Idaho St.
Feb 7 @ Montana St.
Feb 9 @ Montana
Feb 14 Sacramento St.
Feb 16 Northern Arizona
Feb 20 @ N. Colorado
Feb 23 @ Bracket Buster Game
Feb 28 @ Portland St.
Mar 2 @ E. Washington
Mar 9 S. Utah
March 13-16 Big Sky Tournement

Now hearing Dec 28th or Dec 29th is against Bowling Green.

[PhoenixSupreme]

Pretty sure this "Mainland Tournament" is a new thing this year. Sort of a play-in to the real thing in Hawaii

Leave it to Colgate basketball to go to the Maui Invitational without actually going to Maui....

It's actually not a play-in to the main island tournament. The mainload tourney is a separate thing altogether, but the teams involved play the main tourney teams as sort of a warm-up to their tourney on the island.

[bonarae]

Harvard's schedule is finally out!

November
9 vs. MIT (D-III who went deep in their Big Dance last season, losing in the Final Four)
13 at UMass (10 am, ESPN 24 Hour Tip-Off Marathon)
16 vs. Manhattan
20 at St. Joe's
27 vs. Vermont

December
1 vs. Fordham
4 at BC
7 vs. UConn (neutral site game, venue TBD) - does it still matter because UConn is staying home this year? xconfusedx
11 vs. BU
(finals break from 13-21)
22 vs. Holy Cross
29 at Cal Berkeley
31 at St. Mary's

January 2013
5 vs. Rice
12 at Dartmouth (Ivy opener)
19 at Memphis
26 vs. Dartmouth

February
1 vs. Yale
2 vs. Brown
8 at Cornell
9 at Columbia
15 vs. Penn - CRITICAL GAME #1
16 vs. Princeton - CRITICAL GAME #2
22 at Brown
23 at Yale

March
1 at Princeton - CRITICAL GAME #3
2 at Penn - CRITICAL GAME #4
8 vs. Columbia
9 vs. Cornell

[eiu1999]

Nice transfer pick-up for EIU

CHARLESTON, Ill. – Eastern Illinois men's basketball head coach Jay Spoonhour has landed another Chicago area player as former Thornton Township High School standout guard Reggie Smith has enrolled at school to play for the Panthers. Smith is transferring from UNLV and has two years of eligibility remaining.

Smith was one of the top players in the nation coming out of high school in 2010 as he was ranked 112th by Rivals.com and HoopScoopOnline.com. He was considered one of the top three players in the Chicago area in the class of 2010 finishing as a runner-up for Illinois Mr. Basketball. He earned All-State honors in 2009 and 2010 and was nominated as a McDonald's All-American entering his senior season.

http://www.eiupanthers.com/news/2012/8/23/MBB_0823122233.aspx

[Laker]

North Dakota 2012-2013

Per Sioux13's post on siouxsports.com



Now hearing Dec 28th or Dec 29th is against Bowling Green.

D3 Crown and Presentation? Those should be 100+ point nights. Mankato played Crossroads of Rochester one night- we were actually pulling for them to score so MSU would not win by a hundred. Is there a connection with the coaches or something? I thought that you might play Mary or Minot or someone like that from D2.

[ngineer]

Lehigh was having trouble picking up OOC games after the Duke upset last March. As of a month ago, there were still four open dates. Not sure what has transpired since. We should be favored to repeat at the PL Champs with a heavy senior presence and CJ McCollum leading the way.

[poly51]

Cal Poly OOC Schedule

Fri, 11/09/2012 at TCU TBA
Thu, 11/15/2012 Northern Colorado 7:00 PM PST
Mon, 11/19/2012 Fresno State 7:00 PM PST
Sun, 11/25/2012 at UCLA 7:00 PM
Sat, 12/01/2012 at Saint Mary's TBA
Sat, 12/08/2012 Menlo College 7:00 PM
Tue, 12/11/2012 at Nevada 7:00 PM PST
Fri, 12/14/2012 Eastern New Mexico 7:00 PM
Mon, 12/17/2012 at Santa Clara 7:00 PM
Thu, 12/20/2012 at Washington

[Twentysix]

NDSU OOC schedule

@Indiana
Neutral site
YSU
Duquesne
JMU
@Green Bay
@Morehead St
@Minnesota
@Towson
Moredhead st
Bracket Buster
UVU

We also have 4 subDI games at home, 2 of which are exhibition. These teams are from ND or FM.

[TheValleyRaider]

Lehigh was having trouble picking up OOC games after the Duke upset last March. As of a month ago, there were still four open dates. Not sure what has transpired since. We should be favored to repeat at the PL Champs with a heavy senior presence and CJ McCollum leading the way.

I could see Bucknell stealing the crown again this year as well, they were pretty close last season. Should be 2 (3?) great battles between the Hawks and Bison

[ngineer]

I could see Bucknell stealing the crown again this year as well, they were pretty close last season. Should be 2 (3?) great battles between the Hawks and Bison

No question Bucknell has the talent, though I think we're a little deeper.

[HailSzczur]

2012-13 VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Thursday, Nov. 1 - Carleton at Villanova (Exhibition), TBD

Friday, Nov. 9 - UDC at Villanova, TBD (2K Sports Classic)

Sunday, Nov. 11 - Marshall at Villanova, TBD (2K Sports Classic)

Thursday, Nov. 15 - Villanova vs. Purdue, 9 pm, ESPN2* (2K Sports Classic)

Friday, Nov. 16 - Villanova vs. Alabama/Oregon State, 5 pm/7 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU* (2K Sports Classic)

Tuesday, Nov. 20 - Columbia at Villanova, TBD

Thursday, Nov. 25 - Villanova at La Salle, TBD

Saturday, Dec. 1 - Villanova at Vanderbilt, 5 pm, ESPN2* (Big East/SEC Challenge)

Wednesday, Dec. 5 - Temple at Villanova, 9 pm, ESPN2*

Saturday, Dec. 8 - Villanova at Penn, TBD

Tuesday, Dec. 11 - St. Joseph's at Villanova, 7 pm, ESPNU

Sunday, Dec. 16 - Delaware at Villanova, 4 pm, ESPNU

Saturday, Dec. 22 - Villanova at Monmouth, TBD

Friday, Dec. 28 - NJIT at Villanova, TBD

Wednesday, Jan. 2 - St. John's at Villanova, 8p.m., ESPNU*

Wednesday, Jan. 9 - Villanova at USF, TBA, Local/ESPN3.com

Saturday, Jan. 12 - Villanova at Syracuse, TBA, Local/ESPN3.com

Wednesday, Jan. 16 - Pittsburgh at Villanova, 7p.m., ESPNU*

Saturday, Jan. 19 - Villanova at Providence, TBA, Local/ESPN3.com

Tuesday, Jan. 22 - Louisville at Villanova, TBA, Local/ESPN3.com

Saturday, Jan. 26 - Syracuse at Villanova, 11a.m., ESPNU*

Wednesday, Jan. 30 - Villanova at Notre Dame, 7p.m., ESPN2*

Sunday, Feb. 3 - Providence at Villanova, TBA, Local/ESPN3.com

Tuesday, Feb. 5 - Villanova at DePaul, 7p.m., ESPN2*

Saturday, Feb. 9 - USF at Villanova, 3p.m., ESPNU*

Tuesday, Feb. 12 - Villanova at Cincinnati, TBA, Local/ESPN3.com

Saturday, Feb. 16 - Villanova at Connecticut, Noon, ESPN/ESPN2*

Monday, Feb. 18 - Rutgers at Villanova, 9p.m., ESPNU*

Saturday, Feb. 23 - Marquette at Villanova, 6p.m., ESPN/ESPN2*

Monday, Feb. 25 - Villanova at Seton Hall, 9p.m., ESPNU*

Sunday, March 3 - Villanova at Pittsburgh, TBA, Local/ESPN3.com

Wednesday, March 6 - Georgetown at Villanova, 7p.m., ESPN/ESPN2*

[bonarae]

OH NO! xbawlingx

Kyle Casey is going to leave us and will miss the season because he was one of the 125 implicated in the widespread cheating scandal at the College. xnonono2x

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/ncaa/09/10/harvard-casey/index.html

[darell1976]

UND's official schedule is out:

Fri, Nov 09 Kansas State at Manhattan, Kan. TBA

Mon, Nov 12 Crown College Grand Forks, N.D. 7:00 p.m.

Sat, Nov 17 Northern Iowa at Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1:00 p.m.

Tue, Nov 20 Hawai'i at Honolulu, Hawai'i 11:00 p.m.

Wed, Nov 28 South Dakota State at Brookings, S.D. TBA

Wed, Dec 05 UMKC Grand Forks, N.D. 7:00 p.m.

Sun, Dec 09 North Dakota State at Fargo, N.D. 4:00 p.m.

Thu, Dec 13 Presentation College Grand Forks, N.D. 7:00 p.m.

Mon, Dec 17 Southern Utah * at Cedar City, Utah 8:30 p.m.

Fri, Dec 21 Northern Colorado * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:00 p.m.

Fri, Dec 28 Bowling Green Grand Forks, N.D. 7:00 p.m.

Thu, Jan 03 Idaho State * at Pocatello, Idaho 8:00 p.m.

Sat, Jan 05 Weber State * at Ogden, Utah 8:00 p.m.

Thu, Jan 10 Montana * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:00 p.m.

Sat, Jan 12 Montana State * Grand Forks, N.D. 2:00 p.m.

Thu, Jan 17 Eastern Washington * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:00 p.m.

Sat, Jan 19 Portland State * Grand Forks, N.D. 2:00 p.m.

Thu, Jan 24 Sacramento State * at Sacramento, Calif. 9:00 p.m.

Sat, Jan 26 Northern Arizona * at Flagstaff, Ariz. TBA

Thu, Jan 31 Weber State * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:00 p.m.

Sat, Feb 02 Idaho State * Grand Forks, N.D. 2:00 p.m.

Thu, Feb 07 Montana State * at Bozeman, Mont. 8:00 p.m.

Sat, Feb 09 Montana * at Missoula, Mont. 8:00 p.m.

Thu, Feb 14 Sacramento State * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:00 p.m.

Sat, Feb 16 Northern Arizona * Grand Forks, N.D. 2:00 p.m.

Wed, Feb 20 Northern Colorado * at Greeley, Colo. 8:00 p.m.

Sat, Feb 23 Bracket Busters at TBA TBA

Thu, Feb 28 Portland State * at Portland, Ore. 9:00 p.m.

Sat, Mar 02 Eastern Washington * at Cheney, Wash. 7:00 p.m.

Sat, Mar 09 Southern Utah * Grand Forks, N.D. 2:00 p.m.

[Seawolf97]

StonyBrook's America East Schedule 2013
1/5 UNH
1/9 @ Binghamton
1/12 Hartford
1/15 Boston University
1/18 @ Vermont
1/23 @ UMBC
1/26 Maine
1/29 @ Albany
2/2 @ UNH
2/9 @ Hartford
2/13 Binghamton
2/16 Vermont
2/19 UMBC
2/23 @ Maine
2/28 @ Boston University
3/3 Albany

3/9 America East Quarter Finals Albany NY
3/10 America East Semi's Albany NY
3/16 America East Champioship Game - at the Highest remaining seed

No word yet if the AE is playing in the Bracket Buster this year.

[813Jag]

Southern U.
Fri, Nov 09 Iowa State Ames, Iowa TBA
Sun, Nov 11 Nebraska Lincoln, NE TBA
Wyoming Tournament
Wed, Nov 14 South Dakota Laramie, Wyoming TBA
Thu, Nov 15 North Carolina Central Laramie, Wyoming TBA
Fri, Nov 16 Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming TBA
Sat, Nov 24 Tulane New Orleans, LA 8:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 01 Champion Baptist College F.G. Clark Activity Center TBA
Mon, Dec 10 William Carey University F.G. Clark Activity Center TBA
Thu, Dec 13 University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, La TBA
Tue, Dec 18 TCU Fort Worth, TX TBA
Sat, Dec 22 Texas A&M College Station, TX 3:00 p.m.
Fri, Dec 28 Spring Hill College F.G. Clark Activity Center TBA
Wed, Jan 02 Texas Southern * F.G. Clark Activity Center 7:30 p.m.
Fri, Jan 04 Prairie View A&M * F.G. Clark Activity Center 7:30 p.m.
Sun, Jan 06 Grambling State * Grambling, LA TBA
Tue, Jan 08 Jackson State * Jackson, MS TBA
Sat, Jan 12 Arkansas Pine Bluff * F.G. Clark Activity Center 4:00 p.m.
Mon, Jan 14 Mississippi Valley State * F.G. Clark Activity Center 7:30 p.m.
Sat, Jan 19 Alabama State * Montgomery, AL TBA
Mon, Jan 21 Alabama A&M * Huntsville, AL TBA
Sat, Jan 26 Alcorn State * Mobile, AL TBA
Sat, Feb 02 Grambling State * F.G. Clark Activity Center 4:00 p.m.
Mon, Feb 04 Jackson State * F.G. Clark Activity Center 7:30 p.m.
Sat, Feb 09 Arkansas Pine Bluff * Pine Bluff, Arkansas TBA
Mon, Feb 11 Mississippi Valley Satate * Itta Bena, MS TBA
Sat, Feb 16 Alabama State * F.G. Clark Activity Center 4:00 p.m.
Mon, Feb 18 Alabama A&M * F.G. Clark Activity Center 7:30 p.m.
Sat, Feb 23 Alcorn State * F.G. Clark Activity Center 4:00 p.m.
Thu, Feb 28 Texas Southern * Houston, TX TBA
Sat, Mar 02 Prairie View A&M * Prairie View, TX TBA
Tue, Mar 12 -Sat, Mar 16 SWAC Tournament Garland, TX TBA

[Seawolf97]

Stony Brook announced today we will also play Marist on Friday 11/9 at Marist. That will be our season. Good move Marist is always pretty strong and a good opening test for our freshmen.

[darell1976]

http://www.bigskyconf.com/news/2012/10/18/MBB_1018120635.aspx


OGDEN, UTAH (Oct. 18, 2012) - Defending Big Sky Conference champion Montana has been selected first in the 2012-13 preseason men’s basketball polls.

Wayne Tinkle’s Grizzlies received eight first-place votes and 98 total points in the coaches’ poll, and 24 first-place votes and 344 points in the media poll.

Coaches' Poll

Team First-Place Votes Total Points

1. Montana 8 98
2. Weber State 3 92
3. Northern Colorado 74
4. North Dakota 67
5. Portland State 61
6. Eastern Washington 53
7. Sacramento State 51
8. Montana State 48
9. Idaho State 25
10. Southern Utah 23
11. Northern Arizona 14

Media Poll

Team First-Place Votes Total Points

1. Montana 24 344
2. Weber State 8 318
3. Eastern Washington 231
4. Northern Colorado 221
5. Portland State 218
6. North Dakota 173
7. Montana State 171
8. Sacramento State 166
9. Idaho State 106
10. Southern Utah 98
11. Northern Arizona 67

[bonarae]

Hmm... Curry and Casey could've been beneficial to us defending the Ivy title and the Big Dance seat. But, that's life... xsmhx We may hope for the best but Princeton is still talented with Hummer and Co. and they may really deserve the Big Dance seat. :(

http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/Princeton_Is_Near_Unanimous_Pick_as_Preseason_Favo rite_in_Mens_Basketball


2012-13 IVY LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON MEDIA POLL
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
First-Place Votes in Parentheses

Rank School Points
1. Princeton (16) 134
2. Harvard (1) 109
3. Columbia 90
4. Cornell 80
5. Penn 74
6. Yale 55
7. Brown 50
8. Dartmouth 20

[woffordgrad94]

My preview of Wofford's 2012-13 basketball team:

http://www.mocsmania.blogspot.com/2012/10/wofford-preview-will-youth-be-served.html

[Twentysix]

2012-13 Summit League Men's Basketball Preseason Poll



Team (First-Place Votes) Pts.

1. South Dakota State (30) 390

2. North Dakota State (1) 321

3. Oakland 310

4. Western Illinois 274

5. IUPUI 193

6. Fort Wayne 191

7. Kansas City 120

8. South Dakota 108

9. Omaha 64

[ngineer]

Lehigh received two votes in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll! Can't recall that happening before. Also added a late home game with VCU on January 5 which is a great addition. Lower Level of Stabler Arena already sold out for Lafayette and Bucknell games this year season.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

If Lehigh makes it to MSG to play Michigan I'm likely going to go with my one friend who's a LU grad.

[PhoenixSupreme]

Don't know if anyone cares but I'm crossing off a bucket list item this season.... next week a buddy and I are going to the 6am game b/t Rider and Stony Brook as part of the Hoops Marathon on ESPN.

[Twentysix]

Don't know if anyone cares but I'm crossing off a bucket list item this season.... next week a buddy and I are going to the 6am game b/t Rider and Stony Brook as part of the Hoops Marathon on ESPN.

Fun!

Hoping for a miracle against Indiana on the 12th.

[bonarae]

Two days to go!

Harvard's first game is against last year's D-III Final Four contender MIT. Should be a great game.

[Twentysix]

Two days to go!

Harvard's first game is against last year's D-III Final Four contender MIT. Should be a great game.

How many robots do they start?

[darell1976]

Two days until the defending Great West Conference Champions UND (last time ever saying that) starts their post transition run at the dance with a trip to the Little Apple, Manahatten, Kansas to take on the Wildcats. This will be UND's second trip to Kansas in 11 months as they played Kansas in Lawrence on New Year's Eve. Hopefully UND will have a better result against K-State.

[CHIP72]

It will be interesting to see how the loss of two of the Crimson's best players in the wake of the Harvard academic scandal will impact the team on the court this year.

[Twentysix]

NDSU leads VCSU 48 20 at half. Backups played some minutes already.

[bonarae]

Harvard cruised past MIT easily 69-54. Next game will be a challenging one, as we head into the western part of Massachusetts to face last year's NIT Final Four participant UMass as part of ESPN's 24-hour Tip-off Marathon. Tip-off is at 10 AM EST.

[Twentysix]

NDSU up on VCSU 68-35 playing pretty much all backups.
SDSU up on Alabama 26-16 4.5 minutes left in the first half.
UND down to K-state by 5 19-24 with 8 minutes to go in the first half in Manhattan Kansas.

[Twentysix]

UND pulls within 1.

[Twentysix]

SDSU tied with Alabama 67-67 16.2 seconds left. Bama ball.

[Twentysix]

Alabama wins with a 3pt swish with the backboard lit up. Very clutch.

[Laker]

Alabama beats SDSU 70-67 with a three pointer at the buzzer. The Jacks had a big first half lead but couldn't handle the press. Too bad, I thought that they outplayed the Red Menace.

[Seawolf97]

StonyBrook gets a W - StonyBrook 60 Marist 57. Ugly win but a win.

[Seawolf97]

Stony Brrok topped D 3 Mt Ida today 93-57. It was 28-0 at one point a good scrimmage that counted. Next up is the ESPN Tip Off Marathon aganst Rider. We play in the 6am slot Tuesday morning.

[Gil Dobie]

Tonight's the night NDSU plays #1 Indiana. Hope they make it somewhat respectible.

[Twentysix]

Tonight's the night NDSU plays #1 Indiana. Hope they make it somewhat respectible.

Heres to keeping it within single digits in the first half! xviolinx (why no beer emoticon)

[PhoenixSupreme]

Stony Brrok topped D 3 Mt Ida today 93-57. It was 28-0 at one point a good scrimmage that counted. Next up is the ESPN Tip Off Marathon aganst Rider. We play in the 6am slot Tuesday morning.

I'm gonna be at that game. Supposed to be a white-out for Rider. Think I'm gonna tour the campus a bit after the game too, though it should be cold and rainy

[Twentysix]

15 minutes to tip against the Hoosiers.

[darell1976]

15 minutes to tip against the Hoosiers.

Is it on tv?

[Twentysix]

Is it on tv?

BTN i believe. Its on BTN.com for sure. Ive got a link on Firstrow that should start in 5 minutes.

http://www.thefirstrow.eu/sport/basketball.html

[darell1976]

BTN i believe. Its on BTN.com for sure. Ive got a link on Firstrow that should start in 5 minutes.

http://www.thefirstrow.eu/sport/basketball.html

BTN is showing Central Mich at Iowa so its BTN.com for me.

[Twentysix]

BTN is showing Central Mich at Iowa so its BTN.com for me.

Videos up on firstrow.

[Twentysix]

6-0 IU over NDSU 15:53 left in the first half. No idea why we are shooting so many 3's with inconsistent 3pt shooters.

[Twentysix]

NDSU falls to IU by 26. Frustrating stuff. Loads and loads of simple mistakes, oh well.

[bonarae]

By the way, if anyone happens to be awake right now, tune in to ESPN for the 24-hour Tip-Off Marathon.

Stony Brook is leading against Rider at the half, 28-21.

Valpo is next against NIU, then afterwards Harvard will square off against ex-FCS member UMass.

Later in the day:
4 PM: Butler at Xavier; 9 PM: Lehigh at Pitt (can another FCS member slay Pitt again this year, this time on the hardwood?)

Earlier, in the Pit of Albuquerque, Davidson was edged by the Lobos 86-81.

[bonarae]

Stony Brook needed a late surge to hold off Rider, 54-46. Valpo's now playing right now...

[bonarae]

Valpo used a strong second half to defeat the NIU Huskies 69-46. Harvard's first real test for 2012-2013 (and without Curry and Casey as well) is here. Now. Against the Minutemen.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple opens their season against Kent State on ESPN at Noon EST.

[bodoyle]

CCU upset Akron in the season opener and first game at CCU's new HTC Center 74-70 in OT.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Umass escapes Harvard 67-64.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple thumped Kent State 80-66 to start the year on a positive note.It should be a successful final year in the A10.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Lehigh plays Pitt tonight at 9 PM. They advance to the NIT Semi's at MSG with a win. I think they have a shot. The game against Baylor should have gotten their attention. Pitt is a good team but they're not as athletic as the Bears. That should obviously help LU.

[Seawolf97]

Stony Brook remained unbeaten defeating Rider this morning 54-46 in the ESPN Tip Off Marathon.

[biggie]

App has High Point tonight, probably a good measure since High Point killed the projected SoCon champ UNCG last week.

[darell1976]

UND 0-1 hosts Crown College (MN) tomorrow night. Crown is a DIII school. Should be a good game to get the youngsters some playing time, while resting those with injuries. UND then hits the road on Saturday to play Northern Iowa.

[Laker]

UND 0-1 hosts Crown College (MN) tomorrow night. Crown is a DIII school. Should be a good game to get the youngsters some playing time, while resting those with injuries. UND then hits the road on Saturday to play Northern Iowa.

The Storm don't do very well in the UMAC. This game should be done way before half. If UND was playing there I'd go, Crown is only about 50 miles away from me.

[darell1976]

The Storm don't do very well in the UMAC. This game should be done way before half. If UND was playing there I'd go, Crown is only about 50 miles away from me.

I never even heard of Crown. If UND is to play non DI teams in Minnesota play more familiar teams like former NCC teams or teams like Bemidji State or MSU-Moorhead.

[Laker]

I never even heard of Crown. If UND is to play non DI teams in Minnesota play more familiar teams like former NCC teams or teams like Bemidji State or MSU-Moorhead.

I have no idea why a D1 school would be playing a D3 school- and a really small one at that- they are no St. Thomas. I think that they do a lot of things online. I was there when Augsburg pounded them in football- Auggie had three players from my school and Crown had one as a grad assistant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_College_%28Minnesota%29

[darell1976]

I have no idea why a D1 school would be playing a D3 school- and a really small one at that- they are no St. Thomas. I think that they do a lot of things online. I was there when Augsburg pounded them in football- Auggie had three players from my school and Crown had one as a grad assistant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_College_%28Minnesota%29

UND fans are puzzled by this. It was labled as exhibition but now that title disappeared from the UND website. http://www.undsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=13500&SPID=6388&SPSID=58565

[bonarae]

Meanwhile, in the Tip-Off Marathon...

Butler lost handily to Xavier 62-47.

[HailSzczur]

Watching the Kansas Mich St game at the Georgia dome right now. Man it looks like a GA St game (okay it's better than that), I hate when they play basketball in football stadiums

[HailSzczur]

As far as Nova goes.....2-0 on the season so far with wins against DC(DII) and Marshall. First test comes Thursday night against against Purdue and then Friday night against Oregon St or Alabama in the 2K Sports Classic

[PhoenixSupreme]

sooo.... I was on TV pretty much the entire time during the Rider-Stony Brook game. Was sitting 2nd row in far right of the scorer's table with a red "Maryland" hat if anyone was watching perchance. After I learned from a friend that I was in like every shot, I started doing Jersey-like things, like fistpumping

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Pitt 78 Lehigh 53 Final

That's two ugly performances against quality BCS teams. The Hawks clearly have a long way to go. It's pretty disappointing...

[Dane96]

Albany beats defending Pac-12 Champ Washington, 63-62 in Seattle. Big Win!

[kardplayer]

Albany beats defending Pac-12 Champ Washington, 63-62 in Seattle. Big Win!

Nice win!

[Laker]

Albany beats defending Pac-12 Champ Washington, 63-62 in Seattle. Big Win!

Congrats! Any win over the big boys is a "big" win!

[344Johnson]

Kentucky should be very tough at the end of the season. But #3 was too high for them unless the field is just not very good this season. If Duke plays like that the entire year I will be very satisfied.

NDSU should be competing for a conference title. We shall see.

Kudos to Albany for their W over Washington. Pac-12 was down last year but still a win to be happy about!

[Fear the Bird]

Delaware knocked off Virginia last night for a trip to Madison Square Garden vs. Kansas State on Friday

[Laker]

Delaware knocked off Virginia last night for a trip to Madison Square Garden vs. Kansas State on Friday
xthumbsupx Good job knocking off an ACC team, Bluehens!

[CHIP72]

Pitt 78 Lehigh 53 Final

That's two ugly performances against quality BCS teams. The Hawks clearly have a long way to go. It's pretty disappointing...

Unfortunately, it's not totally surprising. Having said that, Brett Reed is a pretty good coach and I think Lehigh will improve as the season progresses.

[bonarae]

Unfortunately, it's not totally surprising. Having said that, Brett Reed is a pretty good coach and I think Lehigh will improve as the season progresses.

Usually, for mid-majors in general, the OOC is just one piece of the puzzle. How well the team performs conference should take the other piece. (3/4 of this, 1/4 of the former)

BTW, Harvard choked in the final seconds of the UMass game. We led 64-59 with around a minute to go, but a jumper and two 3-pointers (including the last shot of the game) did us in. xsmhx The first half of that game was a different story though, UMass dominated the majority of this half. We were only behind by 1 at the half, largely due to Siyani Chambers' role in the latter part of the first half (he played all 40 minutes of the game).

For Harvard, we still have other significant high major and top mid-major games left: St. Joe's, UConn (unfortunately staying home this spring), Cal Berkeley, St. Mary's and Memphis, all on the road.

[813Jag]

Southern gets their first win (1-2)of the season defeating South Dakota 83-79. They face North Carolina Central tonight

[darell1976]

http://masseyratings.com/map.php?s=193573&t=5538

Here is a map of UND's opponents, and yes they do get to go to Hawaii.

To find your team click on your team from the list then in the upper left corner to the left of your logo click the drop box to map.
http://masseyratings.com/rate.php?lg=cb&sub=NCAA

http://masseyratings.com/team.php?t=4882&s=193573 This link is for you Laker.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Chattanooga is in a battle with Kansas with about 14 minutes left...

[HailSzczur]

Just saw the score across the bottom of the Nova game. Indiana 99 Sam Houston 45. Ouch

[HailSzczur]

Still not sure what I just saw tonight in the 2K Classic. Villanova blows a 10 point second half lead vs Purdue, looking like last year's team. Down 8 points with 1:18 to go the Cat's stage a dramatic comeback aided by a questionable Flagrant Foul call to win it 89 81 in OT. Play Alabama tomorrow at 7:30 in the final

[bonarae]

Harvard routed Manhattan 79-45. The legend of Siyani Chambers continues for us... as he had 14 points and seven assists, but Laurent Rivard was the hero of this game (17 points and 5-10 3PT).

Next game is at St. Joseph's in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Game will be broadcasted/streamed live on WHRB (first basketball game they'll broadcast for this season).

[CHIP72]

Speaking of St. Joe's, they surprised Notre Dame in overtime on Friday in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Hawks will play Florida State, who defeated BYU in the other tournament semifinal, tonight (Saturday 11/17).

[WataugaDave]

I scanned the thread and I don't think I saw any App State basketball posts.

Probably better that way, it's not shaping up to be a good season. Our only wins so far have been against D-II opponents Lees-McRae (91-54) and Montreat (86-54). We've been eviscerated by High Point (64-86) and Campbell (82-101).

We seriously can't play basketball. I know we're a football school but we're in the South, could we at least try?

[dgreco]

Bryant got its first win (after losing at #1 Indiana and at Providence) over UNH at home today.

[WataugaDave]

My girlfriend's school (UNC-Asheville) isn't even having a good season.

**** it, I have a friend who goes to UNC-Greensboro, they can win at basketball. Go Spartans.

Just kidding, but it's easier to have school spirit for a sport where your school is actually capable of winning some games. This is football mostly, but we're even a middle of the pack team in soccer and baseball. Pretty much every sport EXCEPT basketball.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple smacked around Rice 77-63 to move to 2-0 on the season.

We have a week off until taking on Delaware.

[bonarae]

Speaking of St. Joe's, they surprised Notre Dame in overtime on Friday in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Hawks will play Florida State, who defeated BYU in the other tournament semifinal, tonight (Saturday 11/17).

By the way, the Hawks lost to the 'Noles 73-66 in the finale. The Noles were one of Harvard's opponents last year, in the first Battle 4 Atlantis, whom Harvard defeated 46-41 to advance to the championship, where we then beat UCF to claim the first B4A title. However, the Noles were finished in the Round of 32 last Big Dance (can't remember their seed though).

[Seawolf97]

StonyBrook gave up a 14 point lead in a loss today at home against Sacred Heart Univ final SHU 64 SBU 62. The Seawolves are 3-1 on the season and are at home next Saturday against Canisius College.

[CHIP72]

LaSalle lost at home to Central Connecticut State, an absolutely disgusting loss (though only the second-most disgusting loss by a Philadelphia team on Sunday 11/18). Also, Lafayette got beat by Morehead State in the second half of the Leopards' Commonwealth of Kentucky swing.

Speaking of the Leopards, I'll be attending my first college basketball game of the 2012-2013 season when they pay a visit to College Park, MD and play Maryland on Tuesday 11/20. I'm looking forward to it for various reasons (two of which are 1) I didn't get to see Lafayette play in person last year due to a snow squall between State College and Lewisburg when I visited my brother at Penn State and we planned to see the Leopards play Bucknell and 2) I haven't seen a game at Maryland's Comcast Center yet because none of the teams I root for has played there since I moved to the DC area prior to the 2008-2009 season). Hopefully Lafayette can at least be competitive against the Terrapins.

[PhoenixSupreme]

Elon won the mainland portion of the Maui Invitational, beating Colgate 81-72 Saturday and FAU, 62-59 in OT on Sunday and are currently 3-1 on the season (with the sole loss at Butler). Next game is at South Carolina, whom the Phoenix beat last year at Elon.

VCU is 2-1 with a close loss to Wichita St. They play #22 Memphis Thanksgiving night.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Elon won the mainland portion of the Maui Invitational, beating Colgate 81-72 Saturday and FAU, 62-59 in OT on Sunday and are currently 3-1 on the season (with the sole loss at Butler). Next game is at South Carolina, whom the Phoenix beat last year at Elon.

VCU is 2-1 with a close loss to Wichita St. They play #22 Memphis Thanksgiving night.

A win over Memphis would be both huge for the Rams and the A10.

[WataugaDave]

1-2 Appalachian faces off against 3-0 ECU tomorrow. I'm not getting my hopes up.

[Twentysix]

NDSU beats MVFC mate YSU in basketball 83-80 in overtime on a nuetral court.

[darell1976]

NDSU beats MVFC mate YSU in basketball 83-80 in overtime on a nuetral court.

Good win for Saul and the boys.xthumbsupx

[BlueHenSinfonian]

Delaware has two national TV games coming up:

Wednesday Nov. 21st at 7:00pm vs. Kansas State on ESPN-U

Friday Nov 23rd at either 2:30 or 4:30 vs either Pitt or Michigan on ESPN

[darell1976]

UND 1-2 plays at Hawaii tonight. I wish I was there to see them.

[ngineer]

Lehigh evened out at 2-2 with nice win over Fairfield last night. Play Penn Quakers tonight at Stabler Arena.

[Twentysix]

NDSU up on Duquneses whatever the f their school is called 26-8 about 8 minutes left in the first half. Looks like they mustered 20 people for this home game. Is A-10 basketball this bad or are they the bottom feeder attendancewise?

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

NDSU up on Duquneses whatever the f their school is called 26-8 about 8 minutes left in the first half. Looks like they mustered 20 people for this home game. Is A-10 basketball this bad or are they the bottom feeder attendancewise?

The A10 is arguably the 3rd or 4th best conference in the country this year. Temple, Xavier, St. Joe's, Dayton, Umass, VCU, Butler etc. would all take care of the Bison with relative ease. Duquesne, La Salle and Fordham just pretend to play A10 hoops.

[Twentysix]

The A10 is arguably the 3rd or 4th best conference in the country this year. Temple, Xavier, St. Joe's, Dayton, Umass, VCU, Butler etc. would all take care of the Bison with relative ease. Duquesne, La Salle and Fordham just pretend to play A10 hoops.

Asked about attendance bro. 34-19 at half, most of the D2 and NAIA schools in ND/MN are a little better than or equal to duquesne, atleast thats how this game makes it appear.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

2011-2012 Average Attendance, (#) means national rank

#28 Dayton 12,154
#39 Xavier 10,155
#58 Temple 8,165
#66 St. Louis 7,757
#70 VCU 7,622
#78 Butler 6,599
#89 Charlotte 6,001
#93 Richmond 5,660
Umass 4,279
St. Joe's 4,197
St. Bonaventure 3,926
Rhode Island 3,829
Duquesne 3,204
George Washington 2,561
Fordham 2,343
La Salle 2,209

[Twentysix]

2011-2012 Average Attendance, (#) means national rank

#28 Dayton 12,154
#39 Xavier 10,155
#58 Temple 8,165
#66 St. Louis 7,757
#70 VCU 7,622
#78 Butler 6,599
#89 Charlotte 6,001
#93 Richmond 5,660
Umass 4,279
St. Joe's 4,197
St. Bonaventure 3,926
Rhode Island 3,829
Duquesne 3,204
George Washington 2,561
Fordham 2,343
La Salle 2,209

Including both teams and the employees there aren't even 100 people at this game. They must get full houses when they play the better teams in the A-10. Or else they do ORU style accounting.

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7362/dunquese.png

allegedly 2200 people watched the JMU Duquesne game. I want to see how they report this one lol.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

That's pretty embrassing. But then again, who wants to go see a crappy hoops team two days before Thanksgiving? Granted, it's not like the 'Pens are playing.

NDSU is in full control of this game.

[Twentysix]

NDSU is in full control of this game.

Thats for sure 57-43 NDSU

NDSU up to 4-1 next up JMU tomorrow.

[bonarae]

Uh oh... we are slowly being exposed... xsmhx

St. Joe's, riding high from an upset of the Irish and nearly got hold of the 'Noles, leads Harvard 41-23 at the half. Too talented for us to handle.

[bonarae]

OK, while I'm listening to Harvard's livestream of the St. Joe's game...

The announcer mentioned that Columbia upset Villanova 75-57 for the Lions' first win over a team currently in the Big East since 1984.

[bonarae]

Harvard lost handily to St. Joe's 75-56. Next game won't be until next Tuesday, where we will face Vermont at home. A lot of time to practice and rest...

[darell1976]

UND 1-3 lost to Hawaii 71-66. UND trailed by 15 at halftime but outscored the Rainbow Warriors 39-29 in the second half to make it a close one. UND plays at South Dakota State next Wednesday night.

[CHIP72]

The A10 is arguably the 3rd or 4th best conference in the country this year. Temple, Xavier, St. Joe's, Dayton, Umass, VCU, Butler etc. would all take care of the Bison with relative ease. Duquesne, La Salle and Fordham just pretend to play A10 hoops.

LaSalle actually should be pretty solid this year; they were solid in 2011-2012 and made the NIT.

[CHIP72]

OK, while I'm listening to Harvard's livestream of the St. Joe's game...

The announcer mentioned that Columbia upset Villanova 75-57 for the Lions' first win over a team currently in the Big East since 1984.

My eyes widened when I was periodically checking the score of that game on the ESPN ScoreCenter app. Villanova never appeared to be in the game. An absolutely disgusting loss for the Wildcats.

Besides that game and St. Joe's demolition of Harvard (which was also never close based on my ESPN ScoreCenter check-ins), there were three other games of personal interest to me last night:

Maryland 83 Lafayette 74 - I attended this game at the Comcast Center, and the Leopards acquitted themselves well after getting beat by about 50 points at Kentucky and 14 points at Morehead State in their last two games; Maryland was never able to put Lafayette away (UMD had a 19 point lead fairly early in the 2nd half but LC went on a run to cut the lead to single digits and the UMD's lead stayed in the 8-13 point range pretty much the rest of the way). The Terrapins absolutely crushed the Leopards on the boards at both ends, which offset Lafayette's good 3-point shooting.

Lehigh 73 Penn 66 - Lehigh won the back end of their holiday tournament by beating the Quakers in a game that was probably a bit closer than expected. Penn is in rebuilding mode this season after graduating their by far best player from last season (and probably the last 3 or 4 seasons), Zach Rosen. Meanwhile, the Mountain Hawks have built a little momentum after their blowout losses against Baylor and Pitt earlier in the season.

LaSalle 64 Hartford 51 - The Explorers posted a nice, bounce-back win over Hartford after laying an egg against Central Connecticut State two days earlier.

[WataugaDave]

App only lost 82-72. Much better than I expected.

[WataugaDave]

This might deserve a thread of it's own. Holy **** - http://www.grinnell.edu/news/features/taylor-smashes-record

That guy scored 138 points!

[darell1976]

NDSU beat James Madison 66-55 in Pittsburgh.

[Laker]

K-State is up by four right now over Delaware on ESPNU

[BlueHenSinfonian]

K-State is up by four right now over Delaware on ESPNU

Final score 66-63 K-State

It's a bit of a heartbreaker, but I'm happy the Hens played so well against a traditional b-ball powerhouse, the rest of the CAA had better watch out. The consolation game against the loser of Pitt/Michigan will be on the real ESPN Friday.

[darell1976]

Final score 66-63 K-State

It's a bit of a heartbreaker, but I'm happy the Hens played so well against a traditional b-ball powerhouse, the rest of the CAA had better watch out. The consolation game against the loser of Pitt/Michigan will be on the real ESPN Friday.

K-State destroyed us so losing by 3 is very respectable. Good job Hens.

[clenz]

3-0 UNI takes on number two Louisville in the first round if the Battle For Atlantis tonight, field is loaded.

Last time UNI played a top 2 ranked team we won, so you never know.

Computers have is winning by 2

Sent from the nexus of the universe

[WataugaDave]

Apparently the athletic director smoked too much kush, and has inexplicably scheduled Virginia Tech (4-0) for tomorrow.

I'm just going to go retreat to the women's basketball thread.

[BeardifulBobb]

NDSU beat James Madison 66-55 in Pittsburgh.

NDSU wins the Legends Classic Subregional 3-0 in the tournament.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Final score 66-63 K-State

It's a bit of a heartbreaker, but I'm happy the Hens played so well against a traditional b-ball powerhouse, the rest of the CAA had better watch out. The consolation game against the loser of Pitt/Michigan will be on the real ESPN Friday.

The Temple-Delaware game on Saturday might end up a nailbiter like last year.

[clenz]

UNI up on #2 Louisville with 3 minutes left in the first half...

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

The UNI offense has been awful in the second half. Credit the 'Ville but yikes...

[clenz]

Never seen a UNI offense look that bad....ever.

[clenz]

Nice run by UNI gets it to single digits with 6 minutes to play

[clenz]

Down to 6 with 5 minutes left.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Great fight shown by UNI!! Down 3!!

[clenz]

This is how UNI normally plays!

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

UNI just got screwed!! Two missed fouls on the Ville and they call a jump ball and the Cards get possession!

[clenz]

TERRIBLE ****ING CALL!

One of UNI's best shooters should have been at the line shooting 2 free throws right there with a chance to tie the game with 4 seconds left.


Like I said...stripes weren't going to let the Cards lose.

[Seawolf97]

StonyBrook topped an undefeated Canisius College today 82-75. The Seawolves are 4-1 and face UConn tomorrow at 4pm in Storz. Great win for us against a good team.

[Twentysix]

NDSU falls to UWGB on the 8th straight day on the road. Played our Wisconsin roster most of the game which isn't ideal, but they are from the area so I guess its good.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Lehigh runs past Sacred Heart 91-77.

Temple earns a tough win over a much improved Delaware squad 80-75.

[Seawolf97]

The Seawolves led at the half but dropped a 73-62 decision at UConn today. The Seawolves are 4-2 and travel to Cornell on Wednesday.

[poly51]

Cal Poly knocked off number 11 UCLA at Pauley Pavilion tonight 70-68. Go Mustangs.

[dgreco]

Bryabt beat its first ACC/BCS conference team, Boston College, and is on a 3 game win streak. Also, with three wins we have surpassed our win total in 2 of the four transition years

[ngineer]

Lehigh takes the CJ McCollum show on the road tonight at Quinnipiac.

[bonarae]

Harvard lost to Vermont 85-78. The first half doomed us, with poor FT shooting in the first minutes of the game and at the half we were behind by 14. Then in the second half we made it close, but kept on fouling and turning the ball over. xsmhx

Next game is on Saturday with Fordham, a bad A-10 team, still at home.

[ngineer]

Lehigh bounced Quinnipiac Monday night 77-61 with McCollum scoring 30. SI.com has the current top 20 draft picks in 2013 and McCollum is now ranked #14 and the #2 guard.

[Seawolf97]

StonyBrook ran away from Cornell tonight 76-53. The Seawolves improve to 5-2 on the young season and will be home against Eastern Illinois Saturday.

[WataugaDave]

72-73 loss to Duquesne.

For the love of God is basketball season over yet?

[darell1976]

UND lost to a buzzer beater at South Dakota State 71-70. UND hosts UMKC Wednesday night.

[TheRevSFA]

SFA's Is ranked 11 in RPI as of this week

Pretty sweet

[darell1976]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWk5mzEC0qo&feature=player_embedded

Here is the buzzer beater for South Dakota St over North Dakota. Same problems as last year for UND....MAKE A DAMN FREE THROW!!!

[melloware13]

Delaware lost 63-60 at Lafayette last night, next up for the 2-5 Hens: a trip to Cameron Indoor to play #2 Duke xeekx

[Twentysix]

72-73 loss to Duquesne.

For the love of God is basketball season over yet?

They are a horrible team.

[FCS_pwns_FBS]

72-73 loss to Duquesne.

For the love of God is basketball season over yet?

Well, there's at least one conference game I think GSU can win.

[Twentysix]

Braun blew up UNO in our first Summit League game. 26 points 9 rebounds 60% from three(He doesn't normally shoot 3pters). 95-51 NDSU over UNO for our first summit league win!

[Twentysix]

Including both teams and the employees there aren't even 100 people at this game. They must get full houses when they play the better teams in the A-10. Or else they do ORU style accounting.

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7362/dunquese.png

allegedly 2200 people watched the JMU Duquesne game. I want to see how they report this one lol.

2,060 was Duquesne's reported attendance for this game lmao. 100 people in attendance tops.

[bonarae]

Harvard is back at .500 again; we beat Fordham 73-64. Next up: BC on the road, then UConn, and after that, Boston U back at home as the last three games before we have our routine finals break.

[melloware13]

88-50 loss @ #2 Duke for the Hens today. Next up, a (hopefully very winnable) game against Radford to open up the home slate, Wednesday 12/4.

[ngineer]

Lehigh explodes against FDU, 102-62. CJ McCollum had 23 points on 9-14 shooting and played only 24 minutes. Mountain Hawks jumped out to a 32-3 lead in the first 12 minutes. Biggest point spread since a game in the early mid 1990's, and the first game breaking the century mark since 2004. Next up: Fordham Rams at Stabler on Tuesday night.

[Seawolf97]

StonyBrook beat Eastern Illinois today 66-52 improving to 6-2. Our next game is in 10 days when travel to St Francis-Brooklyn on the 11th.

[TheRevSFA]

SFA beats San Diego. Go to 5-0 and rpi is ranked 8 in nation

I know it's gonna drop but still cool to see

[bonarae]

Meanwhile, out in the Big 6 world...

Rick Majerus has peacefully passed away yesterday.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/rick-majerus-master-strategist-larger-life-personality-dies-030332642--ncaab.html

[bonarae]

Harvard dominated at Boston College, 79-63. Next game will be our biggest test yet, against the staying-at-home-in-March UConn Huskies. Game is on Friday 7 pm.

[TheRevSFA]

SFA plays Texas A&M tomorrow looking to go 6-0

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Lehigh beat Fordham 81-63.

The Rams are beyond pathetic. The fact they wear an A10 patch on their jersey's is an embarrassment to the league.

[bonarae]

The Rams are beyond pathetic. The fact they wear an A10 patch on their jersey's is an embarrassment to the league.

I wondered why Harvard beat Fordham by only single digits. xconfusedx

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

I wondered why Harvard beat Fordham by only single digits. xconfusedx

Maybe Columbia is the best team in the IL? Fordham's only win is by 2 points over Penn.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Overall, a good night for the Patriot League

Bucknell 76 Kent State 60
Lehigh 81 Fordham 63
Lafayette 61 St. Francis (PA) 58
Army 91 Marist 57
Howard 55 American 50

[ngineer]

Overall, a good night for the Patriot League

Bucknell 76 Kent State 60
Lehigh 81 Fordham 63
Lafayette 61 St. Francis (PA) 58
Army 91 Marist 57
Howard 55 American 50

Yes...maybe Fordham doesn't belong in the PL...(;-). Really, they should be an all-sports member. Lehigh off to their best start since 1980.

[melloware13]

Hens move to 3-6 with a 68-59 win over Radford. Next up: Route 1 Rivalry matchup v. Delaware State, Saturday @ 2.

Other CAA action tonight:
UMass 72 Northeastern 66
Richmond 80 Old Dominion 53
George Mason 74 UMBC 63
Wagner 52 Hofstra 44
Tennessee State 76 Drexel 66

[bonarae]

Maybe Columbia is the best team in the IL? Fordham's only win is by 2 points over Penn.

Hmm. There is no consistent #1 in the IL right now. Columbia's worst loss so far this year has been to Marist, and since the upset over Villanova and an irrelevant win over Wayland Baptist (NAIA), they have lost three in a row.

Harvard's biggest question marks this year are the bench and the defense. They allowed too many offensive rebounds and paint attempts in the Fordham game, that's why the margin was not as big. (9 points)

Princeton and Harvard are still playing tough schedules, so we'll see who'll come out on top by mid-January.

[Laker]

I was at the Gopher-SDSU game tonight. It didn't go well for the Jacks.

[HailSzczur]

Well it appears our coach is in the middle of an internet rumor fire storm. Going to come out and say it right now, the Jay Wright rumors are false.

[Twentysix]

Wow, I can't believe the Jacks were that competitive without wolters. Why was he not playing?

[Twentysix]

NDSU plays Morehead State tonight in Kentucky.

[Laker]

Wow, I can't believe the Jacks were that competitive without wolters. Why was he not playing?

I talked to some Jacks fans at halftime. They said that he had sprained his ankle at practice the day before. I was pretty disappointed, I wanted to see him play besides just on TV. It would have made the game a lot more interesting, the Jacks just couldn't do much inside except when the game was out of reach.

They said that the game next week with NDSU is an 8 PM start. Last night was 7. People were getting there with five minutes to go in the first half checking their tickets for the seats. And it wasn't nearly full.

[Laker]

NDSU plays Morehead State tonight in Kentucky.

I doubt if it happened, but I wonder if Moorhead has every played Morehead in anything?

[TheRevSFA]

SFA at Texas A&M tonight on Fox Sports Southwest

[darell1976]

UND coming off that buzzer beater loss at South Dakota State hosts another Summit League team in UMKC( or as the SL wants them known as...Kansas City) tonight.

[Twentysix]

UND coming off that buzzer beater loss at South Dakota State hosts another Summit League team in UMKC( or as the SL wants them known as...Kansas City) tonight.

Never heard UMKC referred to as Kansas City, ever. Maybe its a new thing? Who told you they were known as KC?

[ngineer]

NDSU plays Morehead State tonight in Kentucky.

More-head! More-head! More-head!....

[TheRevSFA]

More-head! More-head! More-head!....

I bet she does...

http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Blondie-at-Morehead-St-majors-in-dong-assitance.png

[Laker]

Never heard UMKC referred to as Kansas City, ever. Maybe its a new thing? Who told you they were known as KC?

Yah, there was a post somewhere a few weeks ago about UMKC, UNO, UWGB, UWM being called Kansas City, Omaha, Green Bay and Milwaukee. The want to shorten it up and not sound like a branch. Duluth did that years ago but now it seems to be back to UMD again. I'll see if I can find the article later.

[Laker]

Found it:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?id=8406818

[RabidRabbit]

I was at the Gopher-SDSU game tonight. It didn't go well for the Jacks.

Yes, Gophs were RED HOT, Jacks were without their start guard, or their 6th man (rolled ankle injuries). Jacks started a true frosh point guard instead of an NBA likely draftee, and it manifested from there. Not a great game by the Jacks.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple plays our hated rivals from the Mainline tonight on ESPN2. I think we have a very good shot to make it 2 in a row over Vilenova.

Next up is Duke on Saturday. They'll be looking for payback...

[Twentysix]

Temple plays our hated rivals from the Mainline tonight on ESPN2. I think we have a very good shot to make it 2 in a row over Vilenova.

Next up is Duke on Saturday. They'll be looking for payback...

Remember that Duquense game we were talking about a few weeks ago? they reported it as over 2000 in attendance lol.

NDSU up on Morehead State 31-14. The MSU radio announcers had just said how MSU is just a much better team than NDSU, at that time it was 10-6 MSU led.

[Twentysix]

I watched the morehead UK game and thought MSU was a great team.... wow they must have played out of their minds that game.

58-29 NDSU 8min left

[Laker]

NDSU up on Morehead State 31-14. The MSU radio announcers had just said how MSU is just a much better team than NDSU, at that time it was 10-6 MSU led.


I watched the morehead UK game and thought MSU was a great team.... wow they must have played out of their minds that game.

58-29 NDSU 8min left

Are the announcers still saying that MSU is a much better team? xrolleyesx

[Twentysix]

Are the announcers still saying that MSU is a much better team? xrolleyesx

I don't know, at the half I muted the video and turned on the NDSU radio broadcast.

[darell1976]

NDSU 69 Morehead St. 57 final

[Laker]

I don't know, at the half I muted the video and turned on the NDSU radio broadcast.

Probably a good idea. One fall night I was in the truck hauling corn. I was listening to a HS game. The announcers were saying how their team was just so much better than their opponent. Well, they got creamed in the second half and all they could say is that their opponent would probably win the state. Just awful announcers.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Remember that Duquense game we were talking about a few weeks ago? they reported it as over 2000 in attendance lol.

NDSU up on Morehead State 31-14. The MSU radio announcers had just said how MSU is just a much better team than NDSU, at that time it was 10-6 MSU led.

There definitely wasn't that many people at the Polumbo Center that night.

I'm surprised NDSU lost by 15 to GB. This seems like a pretty solid Bison team.

[darell1976]

UND drops another close one 73-70 to Kansas City. UND is at NDSU at the Fargodome on Sunday afternoon.

[TheRevSFA]

SFA suffers their first loss of the season 62-54 against Texas a&m. SFA has road wins over Tulsa and FIU

[Laker]

Temple trailed Nova at halftime but is up by 14 with 1:28 to go in the game.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple completely dominates Villanova in the second half to win going away 76-61. This was our first win at the Pavilion since 1990 which i found pretty hard to believe. Granted, some years the game was played at the Palestra.

Jay Wright is experiencing a Ben Howland type freefall. The Wildcats have been an absolute trainwreck the last 2.5 years. He is inching ever so closer to the hot seat. When he had the guards to fit his system he was a quality coach. Without them he's below average.

Up next is Duke on Saturday at the Izod Center in Jersey..I think we have a shot....

[Twentysix]

There definitely wasn't that many people at the Polumbo Center that night.

I'm surprised NDSU lost by 15 to GB. This seems like a pretty solid Bison team.

It was the 8th day of a road trip and we played alot of our 'wisconsin roster'. I am not overly surprised.

Wisconsin roster = unideal lineups to let parent's see their kids.

Toghether those two things made the game just to difficult.

[ngineer]

Lehigh travels to St.Francis tomorrow for final game before final exam break. Mountain Hawks are 7-2 and off to their best start in over 30 years.

[bonarae]

Harvard played competitive against an inconsistent-at-times UConn team; but still lost in the end 57-49 to return to .500. Last game before finals break is at BU on Tuesday.

[Twentysix]

NDSU plays UND on sunday, can't wait.

[darell1976]

NDSU plays UND on sunday, can't wait.

I'm glad we don't have to travel far to the dome. The roads and weather is going to be crap tomorrow.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple vs #2 Duke at the Izod Center following the ODU-GSU game

[ngineer]

Lehigh ran past St. Francis in an away game and last game before finals winning 83-66. McCollum had 29. Actually some sloppy play as LU committed 16 TO's..I think due to lack of focus at time. Lead was up to 22 at one point in the second half. Lehigh now 8-2...best start since 1938!!!

[Twentysix]

Its beat the **** out of UND day! Everyone rejoice!

[darell1976]

Its beat the **** out of UND day! Everyone rejoice!

Too bad it hasn't happened this year as UND beat the Bison in women's basketball, and volleyball.

[WataugaDave]

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is Appalachian State basketball.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x-MW5tkTWtQ

Good lord is right.

[Twentysix]

Too bad it hasn't happened this year as UND beat the Bison in women's basketball, and volleyball.

About that.... game was like watching paint dry and UND still got trounced.

[Twentysix]

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is Appalachian State basketball.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x-MW5tkTWtQ

Good lord is right.

I'm a fan of, if it doesn't hit the backboard or rim you get another try.

[WataugaDave]

I'm a fan of, if it doesn't hit the backboard or rim you get another try.

That sounds like middle school gym class rules if one of the kids is really short.

[Twentysix]

That sounds like middle school gym class rules if one of the kids is really short.

Region 13 elementary basketball. App should consider leaving the Socon to join my old conference.

It's probably tough playing basketball in NC. I suppose Duke's or UNC's fans could put toghether a 10 man pickup team and beat App.

[clenz]

It was the 8th day of a road trip and we played alot of our 'wisconsin roster'. I am not overly surprised.

Wisconsin roster = unideal lineups to let parent's see their kids.

Toghether those two things made the game just to difficult.If you aren't playing to win, instead are playing a roster so the parents can see their kids you don't deserve to win....that's like high school freshman/JV bull ****.

[Twentysix]

If you aren't playing to win, instead are playing a roster so the parents can see their kids you don't deserve to win....that's like high school freshman/JV bull ****.

I totally agree, doesn't change what happened.

[clenz]

I totally agree, doesn't change what happened.
I almost feel bad for NDSU fans for having to deal with a coaching staff that does that.....almost

[darell1976]

About that.... game was like watching paint dry and UND still got trounced.

That atmosphere was horrid. I never heard a quiet UND-NDSU game. It should have been at the BSA. UND played horrible. NDSU has a good team. Good luck in their quest for the dance, as UND will do the same.

UND 1-6 lost to NDSU 72-52. Next up they host Presentation College Thursday night. The Big Sky Conference opener starts next Monday for UND at Southern Utah.

[clenz]

That atmosphere was horrid. I never heard a quiet UND-NDSU game. It should have been at the BSA. UND played horrible. NDSU has a good team. Good luck in their quest for the dance, as UND will do the same.

UND 1-6 lost to NDSU 72-52. Next up they host Presentation College Thursday night. The Big Sky Conference opener starts next Monday for UND at Southern Utah.
0-6 in the eyes of the selection committee.....

[Twentysix]

That atmosphere was horrid. I never heard a quiet UND-NDSU game. It should have been at the BSA. UND played horrible. NDSU has a good team. Good luck in their quest for the dance, as UND will do the same.

UND 1-6 lost to NDSU 72-52. Next up they host Presentation College Thursday night. The Big Sky Conference opener starts next Monday for UND at Southern Utah.

We played pretty terribly also imo. UND out shot us percentage wise in pretty much every category. Defense and rebounding were the only reason for the 20 point gap. We also screwed up something like 5 fast breaks, turning them into turnovers.

I disagree that it should have been at the BSA. It should have been in late January or early February. The only issue with atmosphere and attendace is that we are in the Semifinals and no one is going to give a **** about basketball until that is over with.

[darell1976]

0-6 in the eyes of the selection committee.....

UND's only shot at the dance is to win the BSC tournament.

[Twentysix]

UND's only shot at the dance is to win the BSC tournament.

Record could make the difference of an 11/12/13 seed and a 16 seed. But, you are most certainly correct.

[darell1976]

Record could make the difference of an 11/12/13 seed and a 16 seed. But, you are most certainly correct.

Was NDSU a 14 when they played Kansas?

[melloware13]

On Saturday, Delaware lost the Route 1 Rivalry in overtime, 73-67. After taking the week off for exams, the Hens will travel to The Pavilion to take on Villanova, on 12/14 at 4 on ESPNU.

Other CAA Results from Saturday:
#15 Georgetown 46 Towson 40
Drexel 64 Princeton 57
Georgia State 86 Southern Polytechnic 58
LIU Brooklyn 88 Hofstra 84
William & Mary 60 Radford 55
Northern Iowa 82 George Mason 77 (OT)
Georgia Tech 72 UNC Wilmington 66
La Salle 66 Northeastern 64
Richmond 83 James Madison 82 (OT)

[Twentysix]

Was NDSU a 14 when they played Kansas?

Yeap. If we were 32-0 going into the dance we probably would have been a 10 or 11. Winning your games makes a huge difference.

[darell1976]

Yeap. If we were 32-0 going into the dance we probably would have been a 10 or 11. Winning your games makes a huge difference.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/bkc1213.htm

UND is at #270 with the 23rd toughest schedule. The only team in the BSC with a winning record is Weber State (#103) they could be the team to beat. NDSU sitting at #79 is the biggest threat in the SL.

[Twentysix]

NDSU plays Minnesota tonight. It would be a great win if we can pull it off.

[Gil Dobie]

NDSU plays Minnesota tonight. It would be a great win if we can pull it off.

Game is on BTN at 7pm, also ESPN 1500 radio in the Twin Cities.

[Twentysix]

Game is on BTN at 7pm, also ESPN 1500 radio in the Twin Cities.

Also here: http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/158377/1/watch-north-dakota-state-vs-13-minnesota.html

[bonarae]

Bad news. This year's edition of the BracketBusters will be its last ever.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8736253/bracketbusters-event-discontinued-2012-13-season

[bonarae]

Siyani Chambers made the GW jump shot with 3 seconds left for Harvard to beat BU, 65-64. We're off to finals with a 5-4 record. Next game is after 12 days, at Holy Cross.

[Twentysix]

Game just started on Big Ten Network.

NDSU up on the Gophers 5-2.

[Twentysix]

Braun with a huge jam! 7-4 NDSU. NDSU ball.

[Laker]

Braun with a huge jam! 7-4 NDSU. NDSU ball.

I've got my NDSU basketball t-shirt on. I'm hoping that this is a much closer game than the SDSU one last Tuesday.

I can't figure out why the Golden Gophers wear white at home instead of gold like they used to do.

[Twentysix]

We just gave the gophers 3 huge breaks. They finally convert 9-6 NDSU leads.

[Seawolf97]

StonyBrook improved to 7-2 tonight beating St Francis of Brooklyn 77-61. Next game after finals is Tuesday 12/18 at Sacred Heart Univ. This is the 2nd meeting this season for both teams. Sacred Heart beat us 64-62 in November at SBU.

[Twentysix]

Gophers tie it up 9-9. NDSU with loads of turnovers early.

[Twentysix]

LA hits a huge 3 12-9!

[Twentysix]

Braun for 3! 20-22 Minnesota's up.

[Twentysix]

Williams had a beautiful 360 dunk.

[Twentysix]

24-29 Ndsu picks up its 11th T/o

[Twentysix]

Gophs up 11 at the half. They hit a 3 to end the half.

[Laker]

Gophs up 11 at the half. They hit a 3 to end the half.

Goophs put on that run and hit those threes. All of those turnovers for the Bison are killing them, especially when they end up as 360 dunks. NDSU can still get back into this if they can protect the ball.

[Twentysix]

Solid 3 then a steal for NDSU 29-37, marshal has been schooling the gophers bigs.

[Twentysix]

Bjorklund into foul trouble, the gophers are gonna start to widen an already huge gap.

[Laker]

Mbakwe as the Sixth Man of the Game? I wonder how much longer Tubby will refuse to start him.

[Laker]

Gophers win 70-57. I think that NDSU will do fine in the Summit. It should be interesting when they play the Jacks.

[HailSzczur]

Villanova beats it's ever classy 'rival' St. Joe's (PA) 64-61 after the crowd was sparked by Hilal middle finger.
17369

[darell1976]

Game just started on Big Ten Network.

NDSU up on the Gophers 5-2.

I heard they used the UND logo instead of the NDSU logo....what idiots they are as bad as ESPN and the NCAA.

[Twentysix]

I heard they used the UND logo instead of the NDSU logo....what idiots they are as bad as ESPN and the NCAA.

I didn't notice. Sucked that Felt litterally had the worst game of his life which had nothing to do with the gopher D, and that the gophers were so hot from 3. If felt made his average instead of 0% it would have been something like 67-70. Oh well, thats basketball.