Basketball Season Is Upon Us

#52
#52
Yesterday's Finals​

#1 Villanova 74 #23 Notre Dame 66
#2 UCLA 102 Michigan 84 OUCH!!!
#3 Kansas 89 Nebraska 72
#5 Duke 94 UNLV 45 OUCH!!!
#8 Gonzaga 61 Akron 43
#9 Indiana 103 Houston Baptist 61
#11 Louisville 102 Texas Southern 71
#13 Xavier 77 Utah 69
#15 WVU 90 VMI 55
#16 Butler 75 #22 CIncinnati 65
#17 Wisconsin 93 Marquette 84
#18 Purdue 77 Cleveland St. 53
#20 Arizona 79 Missouri 60

On Tap Today​

Hofstra @ #6 Kentucky
#21 Florida @ FSU
Tennessee @ #7 UNC
Alabama @ #24 Oregon
UC Irvine.@ #12 St Mary's
 
#53
#53
Finals​

#6 Kentucky 96 Hofstra 73
#7 UNC 73 Tennessee 71
#12 St Mary's 84 UC Irvine 53
FSU 83 #21 Florida 78
#24 Oregon 65 Alabama 56
 
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#55
Scores for December 14, 2016
Final

UC Santa Barbara 62 #2 UCLA 102

Southern 59 #4 Baylor 89

Green Bay 59 #14 Wisconsin 73

Grand Canyon 54 #19 Arizona 64

Western Kentucky 51 #20 Saint Mary's 73
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#56
AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Villanova (56) 11-0 1,614
2 UCLA (3) 12-0 1,514
3 Kansas 10-1 1,450
4 Baylor (6) 11-0 1,439
5 Duke 10-1 1,385
6 Kentucky 10-1 1,337
7 Gonzaga 11-0 1,211
8 North Carolina 10-2 1,170
9 Creighton 11-0 1,058
10 Louisville 10-1 1,044
11 West Virginia 9-1 937
12 Virginia 9-1 886
13 Butler 10-1 821
14 Wisconsin 10-2 781
15 Purdue 9-2 754
16 Indiana 8-2 719
17 Xavier 9-2 542
18 Arizona 10-2 501
19 Saint Mary's 8-1 389
20 Oregon 10-2 299
21 Florida State 11-1 290
22 South Carolina 9-1 218
23 USC 10-0 212
24 Cincinnati 9-2 202
25 Notre Dame 9-2 188

Others receiving votes: Florida 48, Virginia Tech 40, Maryland 27, Seton Hall 15, Oklahoma State 8, Valparaiso 7, Minnesota 6, Miami 5, Northwestern 4, Iowa State 1, Clemson 1, Kansas State 1, Loyola (CHI) 1

No 1st Place Votes?!?!?!...suck it Kansas.
 
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#57
#57
Latest Kentucky-Louisville matchup is clash of styles
Dec 20, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Wednesday night's showdown between No. 6 Kentucky and No. 10 Louisville is sure to produce fireworks.

Admiring the Wildcats' up-tempo style, Louisville coach Rick Pitino said his Cardinals will play "ping-pong" with Kentucky Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET in Louisville's KFC Yum! Center.

"We don't have the athletes that Kentucky has to play at that kind of pace," Pitino said Monday night. "We have athletes. We have enough athletes to play our style. Our front-court doesn't run as fast as their front-court does, but our wings can run, so we will do a lot of running. That's what the fans want to see so let's go play a ping-pong match."

If Louisville (10-1) tries to match Kentucky's speed it could be an advantage for the Wildcats (10-1). The average Kentucky offensive possession lasts just 13.8 seconds and they average 95.2 points per game.

"We have nobody as fast as (De'Aaron) Fox. We have nobody as fast as (Malik) Monk," Pitino said. "... We play fast, but not that fast."

That doesn't mean the Wildcats are in for an easy time. Coach John Calipari views the game as a mighty treacherous contest.

"Playing a top 10 team on the road on their court, where are we on December 21?" Calipari asked. "Love to win it, but let's really learn about where are we right now.

"Here's what I said to them and I'll say it this game: You do not have to be perfect, you do not even have to be great, but you gotta play. Because this team plays hard, they're competitive, they're physical, they're not afraid to bang. If you don't play you have no chance of winning."

Kentucky owns a 34-15 edge in the series, including an 8-1 mark since coach Calipari took over the program. But Calipari contends none of that matters when rival reunite.

"I don't think any of the past games have any bearing on this game," Calipari said. "When I'm coaching against a guy that has won some games against me, I'm not worried about the past. I'm just saying, 'How do we win this game?' I would say he's thinking the same way.

"I'm happy when it's over. Just get it done," Calipari said. "Everybody makes it life or death and it's not life or death ... it's worse than that. Just play the game, let's see what happens and let's go. We've got our league to deal with, he's got his league to deal with, let's just move on."

The Cardinals only average 78.5 points per game and have not allowed more than 71 points to any team this season.

The pace of Wednesday night's matchup is a chess game both Hall-of-Fame coaches will be monitoring closely.

"I'm not playing zone," Calipari said at his pregame press conference. The he looked into the camera and dead-panned, "I might in this game, Rick."

Pitino said he didn't have a "favorite moment" in the series, but he's learning to put the game in better perspective.

Pitino said Kentucky will be the most-talented team the Cardinals will face this season.

"Nobody has the athletes and the talent that Kentucky has," Pitino said. "They have great talent. That doesn't mean you can't beat them, but you just have to know what you are going up against. ... It is going to be a great basketball game."

The Wildcats won their first seven games, including a 69-48 drubbing of Michigan State, before losing to 97-92 to No. 2 UCLA on Dec. 3. Since then, Kentucky reeled off three more wins including Saturday's impressive 103-100 win over No. 8 North Carolina.

Kentucky is led by guards Monk (21.9 points per game) and De'Aaron Fox (15.9), both freshmen, and sophomore Isaiah Briscoe (15.9). The Wildcats also get 12.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game from freshman center Bam Adebayo.

Monk is coming off a 47-point effort in Kentucky's 103-100 victory over No. 7 North Carolina in Las Vegas.


Louisville started the season with five straight wins including a 62-52 win over Wichita State before falling 66-63 to No. 4 Baylor in the Battle 4 Atlantis final on Nov. 25. The Cardinals rebounded with a 71-64 win over No. 15 Purdue and have since won four straight games.

With four players scoring between 9.5 and 11.7 points per game, the Cardinals are a very balanced attack. Sophomore guard Donovan Mitchell leads the way at 11.7 per game with junior point guard Quentin Snider (11.0) the only other Cardinal in double-figures. Louisville's defense is rated No. 1 in the nation by Ken Pomeroy and the Cardinals only allowing 59.4 points per game.

"We are going up against a team that is extremely well-coached, a tough team and we're playing them in a place where they just don't lose," Calipari said. "It is going to be very tough."
 
#58
#58
Virginia broke Cal"s 27 game home win streak..I love to watch the Cavs play..they challenge every possession and the have held 4 opponents to under 40 points this year
 
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#60
Virginia vs Louisville on ESPN2...love watching the Cavs play D...be awesome to have Bennett here believe it or not but we are paying Barnes more than Bennett makes at UVA
 
#61
#61
Final
(From Norman)

#4 Baylor 76 OU 50

Drew called off the dogs at 67-33 and basically took a knee (ran out shot clock). Booo :bad:

Jonathan Motley had 19 pts and 13 boards in 23 mins.

Worst OU home loss since 1963...

goes along with their worst home football loss ever we gave them a few years back.​
 
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#62
#62
The once hot coaching name, Shaka Smart not doing se well in 2nd year at Texas is he ?
 
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#63
Both Baylor Programs (Men's and Women's) move up to #2 in the AP Poll.

#1 Villanova travels to 12-2 Butler Wed. and then gets Xavier next Tuesday. IF we handle business we may get the top spot.

wishing-girl.jpg​
 
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508mikey said:
The once hot coaching name, Shaka Smart not doing se well in 2nd year at Texas is he ?
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Your Mountaineers check in @ #7 this week. The top of the BIG XII is loaded this season...#2 Baylor, #3 Kansas and #7 WVU. Six teams entered conference play with 10+ wins. Could be a bumpy ride.
 
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#67
Final

#18 Butler 66 #1 Villanova 58

Final

#2 Baylor 65 Iowa State 63​

CLOSE TO UNDEFEATEDS

Iowa State, now 9-4 on the season, has now lost by two points to No. 2 Baylor and No. 5 Gonzaga, the only remaining undefeated teams. And they had a one-point overtime loss to No. 22 Cincinnati. "We're going to break through, I know that," Prohm said.
 
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#68
#68
The ACC Is Eating It's Own

#23 Notre Dame 77 #9 Louisville 70

Pitt 88 #11 Virginia 76​
 
#71
#71
Baylor vs. Gonzaga secret scrimmage


Jeff Goodman
ESPN Insider


Interesting note: Baylor and Gonzaga final two unbeatens. Played each other in secret scrimmage in preseason at OKC. Final score: Tie.
 
#72
#72
Kansas fan posted this on Shaggy:

Haha sacrifices must be made. KU schedule that week:

1/24 @ WVU
1/28 @ Kentucky
2/1 Baylor

Going to be the most brutal stretch ever for a KU team if all teams hold serve until then. If KU goes 3-0 through that then they will have earned every win the have.

Liking the way their schedule works out before our visit to the land of Dorothy and Toto. That and the fact they only have one healthy big left on the roster.
 
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#73
Some interesting games on tap today with many potential upsets:

TCU 12-2 @ #7 UWV
#21 Va Tech 12-2 @ #12 FSU 14-1
Clemson 11-3 @ #23 Notre Dame 13-2
Illinois 11-4 @ #25 Indiana 10-5
Texas Tech 12-2 @ #3 Kansas 13-1
Marquette 10-4 @ #1 Villanova 14-1
NC State 12-3 @ #14 UNC 13-3
Oklahoma State 10-4 @ #2 Baylor 14-0
Arkansas 12-2 @ #6 Kentucky 12-2​

Chance for some pretenders to become contenders.
 
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