Saturday CBB Afternoon Games Thread
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Bunch of huge games going on right now and a couple big ones later on.
#3 Virginia trails by 10 at #18 Louisville at half, a half that saw Louisville knock down 10 of 16 threes while UVA went 0-11 from behind the arc
#5 Tennessee leads by 5 at #13 LSU at the half. LSU star PG Tremont Waters (the dude who destroyed us in Maui last year) is out today with an illness and probably would've been a huge boost to LSU's upset chances today
In Big Ten land, Penn States leads by 7 at Illinois at halftime. Would be nice to see them collect a few more Big Ten wins to take the stink off our road loss a bit
What are you watching today?
February 23rd, 2019 at 4:00 PM ^
Eiffert killing Nebraska.
February 23rd, 2019 at 4:29 PM ^
That's probably a strong sign you're a terrible basketball team. When Grady Eifert is killing you.
February 23rd, 2019 at 4:16 PM ^
Nebraska blew it☹️
February 23rd, 2019 at 7:31 PM ^
Purdue's road to only 3 losses has been to take care of business, losing only away games to Mich, MSU & Maryland, while squeaking out road wins @Penn St, Indiana, & Nebraska.
Michigan's road has been more of a hot/cold team. Michigan can look very good, but it also can pull a stinker against lesser teams. Hopefully, the stretch urgency brings out the very good Michigan in all remaining four games (3 of them difficult). Purdue, meanwhile is a significant favorite in all of it's four remaining games, but I'd consider @Minny to be more difficult than the ESPN matchup predictor assessment (71.7% Purdue).
February 23rd, 2019 at 4:21 PM ^
North Carolina showing everyone that the catastrophic structural failure of a shoe, provided it happens to Duke, can inspire a team to a nice start in their next game.
February 23rd, 2019 at 4:30 PM ^
Remember when Nebraska was a preseason projected top three big ten team? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
February 23rd, 2019 at 4:41 PM ^
Shoutout to the Bayou Bengals!!! Down goes Tennessee
February 23rd, 2019 at 5:19 PM ^
Purdue is catching all the breaks.
February 23rd, 2019 at 6:03 PM ^
Carsen Edwards is now shooting 38.7% on twos and 29.8% on threes in Big Ten play, good for an eFG% of 42.0. That is hot garbage on a plate.
February 23rd, 2019 at 7:11 PM ^
Duke losing to Syracuse @ halftime
February 24th, 2019 at 12:32 PM ^
Just a side note: looking ahead at OSU's remaining schedule, it's no cakewalk, and that's an understatement. At home vs Iowa, at Purdue, at NW, and then at home vs Wisconsin. I think they'll be fortunate to go 2-2 there; I'd wager they will go 1-3.
NIT bound, at best, I'm thinking, for the Buckeyes.
Thoughts and prayers.