In the words of Elton John,* Saturday night's alright (especially when the team wins)
*Well, actually, Bernie Taupin
B1G
Indiana 72 Purdue 54 - Hoosiers' 1st B1G win of the season
Other RU opponents
Charlotte 63 Old Dominion 60 - 49ers came back from 4 down after 3rd
Western Michigan 66 Kent State 61 - close most of the way
Fairleigh Dickinson 74 Wagner 64 - 20-10 3rd quarter keyed the margin
Princeton 70 Pennsylvania 55 - Ivy opener for both teams
Houston 98 Tulane 92 OT - Cougars were down 17 at the half, and down 8 after 3rd
Other ranked teams
#1 Connecticut 100 South Florida 49 - 27 assists for the Huskies
#6 Baylor 83 Kansas 48 - 10 blocks for the Bears (by 5 different players)
Also
South Carolina Upstate 95 NJIT 57 - forgot the Highlanders are in the A-Sun
Memphis 72 East Carolina 36 - the rare double-up
Florida Gulf Coast 80 Stetson 40 - okay, maybe not that rare
Wisconsin Green Bay 52 Milwaukee 29 - just as ugly as the score suggests
Idaho 101 Portland State 90 - teams shot a combined 71-126, and 24-49 from 3
And here's an oddball stat for the day: Teams that scored exactly 66 points went 11-2; teams that scored exactly 65 points went 2-4. And, yes, there was a 66-65 game.
Today:
B1G: 0-0
Other RU opponents: 5-0
Year to date:
B1G: 129-46
Other RU opponents: 118-58
There were no palindromic scores in 106 games played today. There have been 26 palindromic scores in 2,519 games this season. It's been one day since the last palindromic score.
*Well, actually, Bernie Taupin
B1G
Indiana 72 Purdue 54 - Hoosiers' 1st B1G win of the season
Other RU opponents
Charlotte 63 Old Dominion 60 - 49ers came back from 4 down after 3rd
Western Michigan 66 Kent State 61 - close most of the way
Fairleigh Dickinson 74 Wagner 64 - 20-10 3rd quarter keyed the margin
Princeton 70 Pennsylvania 55 - Ivy opener for both teams
Houston 98 Tulane 92 OT - Cougars were down 17 at the half, and down 8 after 3rd
Other ranked teams
#1 Connecticut 100 South Florida 49 - 27 assists for the Huskies
#6 Baylor 83 Kansas 48 - 10 blocks for the Bears (by 5 different players)
Also
South Carolina Upstate 95 NJIT 57 - forgot the Highlanders are in the A-Sun
Memphis 72 East Carolina 36 - the rare double-up
Florida Gulf Coast 80 Stetson 40 - okay, maybe not that rare
Wisconsin Green Bay 52 Milwaukee 29 - just as ugly as the score suggests
Idaho 101 Portland State 90 - teams shot a combined 71-126, and 24-49 from 3
And here's an oddball stat for the day: Teams that scored exactly 66 points went 11-2; teams that scored exactly 65 points went 2-4. And, yes, there was a 66-65 game.
Today:
B1G: 0-0
Other RU opponents: 5-0
Year to date:
B1G: 129-46
Other RU opponents: 118-58
There were no palindromic scores in 106 games played today. There have been 26 palindromic scores in 2,519 games this season. It's been one day since the last palindromic score.
