Games of Interest - December 28

[BeKnighted]

B1G play begins

Big Ten

#14 Ohio State 87 Minnesota 62 - 23 for Mitchell to lead the Buckeyes
Illinois 70 Iowa 65 - a bit of an upset, maybe
Indiana 89 Penn State 70 - 7 in a row for the Hoosiers
Northwestern 62 Nebraska 58 - Coffey with 22 and 9


Other RU opponents

Elon 93 King 47 - just missed the double-up
Virginia 56 Maryland Baltimore County 30 - 6-2 2nd quarter
James Madison 85 St. Joseph's 72 - big 4th quarter sealed it for the Dukes
Houston 85 Alcorn State 70 - Lady Braves (yes, really) are 0-11


Other ranked teams

#5 Mississippi State 106 Northwestern State 30 - Bulldogs would have won if they'd stopped scoring after 1st quarter
#13 Stanford 102 Yale 44 - Cardinal shot 54.5%, 55.6% from 3


Also - a dip into the SEC

Alabama 81 Florida A&M 46 - Tide 10-0 at home
Arkansas 101 Houston Baptist 40 - 34 and 10 for Jackson to lead the 'Backs
Memphis 75 Vanderbilt 59 - definitely an upset


Today:

Big Ten 0-0 - as usual, not counting conference games in these totals
Other RU opponents 4-0


Year to Date:

Big Ten 115-58
Other RU opponents 82-47

There have been no palindromic scores in 56 games completed so far today. There have been 16 palindromic scores in 2,007 games this season. It's been five days since the last palindromic score.

 

[Knight Time Fan]

B1G play begins

Houston 85 Alcorn State 70 - Lady Braves (yes, really) are 0-11

#5 Mississippi State 106 Northwestern State 30 - Bulldogs would have won if they'd stopped scoring after 1st quarter
Arkansas 101 Houston Baptist 40 - 34 and 10 for Jackson to lead the 'Backs

Arizona played Alcorn State. The Lady Braves are not talented.

Mississippi State and Arkansas - just more proof of the haves and have-nots. Bleh.