Games of Interest -December 4

[BeKnighted]

Big Ten and other RU opponent games accounted for more than 1/5 of the games played today


Big Ten

#5 Maryland 92 Maryland Baltimore County 42 - but the Retrievers have a better chess team
#9 Ohio State 80 Cincinnati 38 - Buckeyes trailed at the half, believe it or not
George Washington 72 Illinois 56 - not as close as it looks
Northwestern 75 Chicago State 42 - 14 and 12 for Coffey
Purdue 71 Colgate 51 - 13 and 10 for Keys to lead the Boilermakers
Iowa 88 Northern Iowa 39 - Gustafson had 12 and 17 for the Hawkeyes
Wisconsin 64 Illinois State 46 - McMorris led Wisconsin with 21 points
California 86 Nebraska 65 - Huskers played Bears about even in the 2nd half, for all the good it did


Other RU opponents

Duke 74 #3 South Carolina 63 - biggest upset of the season so far
North Carolina 78 Elon 73 - closer than I would have guessed*
Virginia 67 Bowling Green 47 - Cavs trailed after 1st quarter
Seton Hall 70 Wake Forest 63 - Gordon had 15 and 13 for the Pirates
Bryant 62 Rhode Island 56 - won't say Bryant is good, but they're a bit better than I would expect
Houston 79 Charleston 63 - Cougars get home record to .500
Temple 53 Vermont 39 - combined 14 points in 1st quarter

*Odd statistic from this game: Carolina scored 21 points in 2 quarters and Elon scored 21 points in 2 quarters


Other ranked teams

#1 Notre Dame 114 Valparaiso 54 - 6 Irish in double figures
#2 Connecticut 72 #14 Texas 54 - Longhorns 2-4; even with all 4 losses to top-11 teams, why are they ranked?
#4 Baylor 88 #22 Tennessee 66 - Tennessee 4-3; why are they ranked?
#7 Louisville 69 #17 Kentucky 67 OT - Cardinals tied with 0:33 left in regulation, then squeaked by in OT
#8 Florida State 90 Western Carolina 41 - 52-12 1st half
#10 UCLA 72 Hawaii 49 - 21-3 1st quarter
#11 Stanford 68 California Davis 42 - 17 and 13 for Cardinal's McCall
Oral Roberts 74 #12 Oklahoma 67 - big upset, but only 2nd-biggest of the day
#13 Washington 85 Fresno State 54 - Plum had 30 for the Huskies
#16 West Virginia 66 Mississippi 61 - close all the way
#18 Miami (FL) 66 Old Dominion 56 - closer than I would have guessed
#20 Syracuse 95 Central Connecticut 63 - 26 each for Sykes and Peterson to lead the Orange


Also - still undefeated (in addition to several ranked teams listed above)

Alabama 71 Kansas 65 OT - Tide now 7-0
Buffalo 74 Hofstra 50 - Bulls now 7-0
Kansas State 70 Omaha 57 - Cyclones now 8-0
Boise State 77 Washington State 73 - Broncos now 7-0


Today:

Big Ten 6-2
Other RU opponents 6-2

Year to Date:

Big Ten 69-41
Other RU opponents 51-34

There was 1 palindromic scores in 78 games today. There have been 13 palindromic scores in 1,244 games this season. This is the second day in a row with a palindromic score.

 

[Knight Time Fan]

Big Ten and other RU opponent games accounted for more than 1/5 of the games played today


There was 1 palindromic scores in 78 games today. There have been 13 palindromic scores in 1,244 games this season. This is the second day in a row with a palindromic score.

I think you need to add another palindromic score - you reported 2 yesterday - St. John's game and Ohio's game. But the late game - Oregon State at BYU final was 65-56 in Hawai'i.

 

[RUClassof67]

BeK - you know we always proofread these because we love you.

But was the Maryland-UMBC game decided on penalty kicks after several overtimes with the final score 92 All?? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

 

[BeKnighted]

BeK - you know we always proofread these because we love you.

But was the Maryland-UMBC game decided on penalty kicks after several overtimes with the final score 92 All?? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

LOL. It was 92-42; I've fixed it now.

 

[BeKnighted]

Update, courtesy of Knight Time Fan:

There was 1 palindromic score in 78 games today and there was 1 additional palindromic score after Saturday's report. There have been 14 palindromic scores in 1,251 games this season. This is the second day in a row with a palindromic score.