Busy day in the top 25
B1G
#8 Ohio State 83 Maine 70 - not as close as it looks, but still not a total blowout
Michigan State 65 Western Michigan 62 - hmm
Auburn 65 Indiana 53 - Tigers led pretty much all the way
Minnesota 80 Eastern Michigan 56 - Fernstrom had 17 and 9 for the Golden Gophers
Illinois 64 Memphis 47 - 1st road win for Illini
Iowa 80 Samford 59 - Gustafson led the Hawkeyes with 18 and 11
Milwaukee 66 Northwestern 57 - Wildcats not looking great this year
Penn State 78 Manhattan 46 - Lady Lions 5-0 at home
Other RU opponents
#5 South Carolina 72 #14 Duke 52 - thought it would be closer
#13 Florida State 79 James Madison 53 - Dukes led at the half, but couldn't hold on
Charlotte 78 Coppin State 49 - never particularly close
NC State 79 Tulane 55 - Wolfpack 5-0 at home
Houston 79 Texas Tech 75 - Red Raiders not great, but still not a bad win for Cougars
Other ranked teams
#1 Connecticut 80 #3 Notre Dame 71 - Huskies won with 26-9 4th quarter
#2 Texas 81 Georgia 53 - 1st loss for Bulldogs
#4 Louisville 68 South Dakota State 64 - @SDSU, but still
#6 Mississippi State 79 Oklahoma State 76 - pretty close the whole way
#7 UCLA 74 California Santa Barbara 44 - Gauchos are pretty bad this year
#9 Baylor 81 #16 Stanford 57 - never really close
#11 West Virginia 70 #18 Texas A&M 56 - 'Eers now 7-0
#12 Tennessee 104 Alabama State 51 - 18 minutes in 13 minutes for Russell
#20 Kentucky 82 Tennessee Tech 54 - Wildcats cruised
#25 Villanova 79 St. Joseph's 44 - career high 27 for Jekot to lead the Wildcats
Also
Albany 65 Holy Cross 56 - 1st road loss for Great Danes
Creighton 108 Drake 100 4OT - game of the day; 66 points in OTs
Louisiana 98 McNeese 86 3OT - almost the game of the day
Southern Methodist 41 Cal State Bakersfield 29 - teams shot a combined 22-105; ouch
Today:
B1G: 6-2
Other RU opponents: 4-2
Year to date:
B1G: 79-31
Other RU opponents: 61-33
There was one palindromic score in 74 games played today. There have been 12 palindromic scores in 1,281 games this season.
B1G
#8 Ohio State 83 Maine 70 - not as close as it looks, but still not a total blowout
Michigan State 65 Western Michigan 62 - hmm
Auburn 65 Indiana 53 - Tigers led pretty much all the way
Minnesota 80 Eastern Michigan 56 - Fernstrom had 17 and 9 for the Golden Gophers
Illinois 64 Memphis 47 - 1st road win for Illini
Iowa 80 Samford 59 - Gustafson led the Hawkeyes with 18 and 11
Milwaukee 66 Northwestern 57 - Wildcats not looking great this year
Penn State 78 Manhattan 46 - Lady Lions 5-0 at home
Other RU opponents
#5 South Carolina 72 #14 Duke 52 - thought it would be closer
#13 Florida State 79 James Madison 53 - Dukes led at the half, but couldn't hold on
Charlotte 78 Coppin State 49 - never particularly close
NC State 79 Tulane 55 - Wolfpack 5-0 at home
Houston 79 Texas Tech 75 - Red Raiders not great, but still not a bad win for Cougars
Other ranked teams
#1 Connecticut 80 #3 Notre Dame 71 - Huskies won with 26-9 4th quarter
#2 Texas 81 Georgia 53 - 1st loss for Bulldogs
#4 Louisville 68 South Dakota State 64 - @SDSU, but still
#6 Mississippi State 79 Oklahoma State 76 - pretty close the whole way
#7 UCLA 74 California Santa Barbara 44 - Gauchos are pretty bad this year
#9 Baylor 81 #16 Stanford 57 - never really close
#11 West Virginia 70 #18 Texas A&M 56 - 'Eers now 7-0
#12 Tennessee 104 Alabama State 51 - 18 minutes in 13 minutes for Russell
#20 Kentucky 82 Tennessee Tech 54 - Wildcats cruised
#25 Villanova 79 St. Joseph's 44 - career high 27 for Jekot to lead the Wildcats
Also
Albany 65 Holy Cross 56 - 1st road loss for Great Danes
Creighton 108 Drake 100 4OT - game of the day; 66 points in OTs
Louisiana 98 McNeese 86 3OT - almost the game of the day
Southern Methodist 41 Cal State Bakersfield 29 - teams shot a combined 22-105; ouch
Today:
B1G: 6-2
Other RU opponents: 4-2
Year to date:
B1G: 79-31
Other RU opponents: 61-33
There was one palindromic score in 74 games played today. There have been 12 palindromic scores in 1,281 games this season.
