Games of Interest - January 7

[BeKnighted]

3 top 25 upsets today, plus 2 other top 25 losses

[Edited because I forgot to update the RU opponent totals.]

B1G

#10 Ohio State 78 #22 Michigan 71 OT - Mitchell had 37 to lead the Buckeyes
#13 Maryland 71 Wisconsin 44 - 4 Terps in double figures
#18 Iowa 84 Illinois 71 - Gustafson led the Hawkeyes with 34 and 12
Nebraska 69 Northwestern 59 - close-ish most of the way
Minnesota 83 Michigan State 77 - both teams at .500 in B1G


Other RU opponents

#15 Missouri 83 #4 South Carolina 74 - upset of the day
#17 Duke 69 NC State 56 - 23-5 1st quarter
James Madison 56 Drexel 48 - Dukes overcome heartbreak of football championship loss
Temple 55 Southern Methodist 52 - closer than I would have expected
Wake Forest 61 Miami 50 - actually tied after 3rd
Utah 81 Washington State 79 - Cougars gave up 7-point 3rd quarter lead
Niagara 73 Siena 68 - close all the way
Virginia 70 Clemson 41 - Tigers 10-3 in OOC; 0-3 in ACC
Butler 66 Seton Hall 48 - I don't think the Pirates will make the NCAAs this year


Other ranked teams

#2 Notre Dame 77 Georgia Tech 54 - Ogunbowale had 25 for the Irish
#3 Louisville 67 Virginia Tech 56 - closer than I might have guessed
#5 Mississippi State 83 LSU 70 - only 1 upset a week for Lady Tigers
#7 Tennessee 86 Vanderbilt 73 - 33 for Russell to pace the Lady Vols
#8 Texas 75 Kansas State 64 - 47-26 rebounding edge
#9 Oregon 70 #14 UCLA 61 - really tight until Ducks surged in 4th
Syracuse 76 #11 Florida State 69 - maybe this is the upset of the day
Southern California 65 #16 Oregon State 61 - Trojans came back from 12 down at the half
#19 Texas A&M 82 Auburn 73 - Hillsman had 31 for the Aggies
#20 Oklahoma State 96 Oklahoma 82 - 22-4 2nd quarter
#23 California 53 Arizona 51 - surprisingly close
#25 Arizona State 73 #24 Stanford 66 - should drop Cardinal out of top 25


Also

Georgia 56 Kentucky 42 - Bulldogs move to 14-2, 2-1 SEC
North Carolina 68 Pittsburgh 67 - 1st ACC win for Heels
Mississippi 78 Florida 75 2OT - incredibly even in all sorts of way

Today:

B1G: 0-0
Other RU opponents: 4-5

Year to date:

B1G: 129-46
Other RU opponents: 122-63


There were no palindromic scores in 53 games played today. There have been 26 palindromic scores in 2,572 games this season. It's been two days since the last palindromic score.

 

[sammybb]

Wake Forest beating Miami--who just recently beat Duke--seems like a fairly big upset to me in the ACC.

 

[RC66]

RU opponents on the 7th: 0-2 and 1-3

Jan 7 not great for our rpi.

 

[BeKnighted]

Wake Forest beating Miami--who just recently beat Duke--seems like a fairly big upset to me in the ACC.

Normally I'd agree, but Wake's been better than usual this year. It's at least a mild upset, though.

 

[skwf2002]

I didn't think there were any tie games in basketball -why does Minnesota vs Michigan State both show as 83?
Typo? Or do I need new glasses....

 

[hoquat63]

There’s no tieing in basketball

 

[ScarletteK80]

It was Minny83- Mich ST 77

 

[BeKnighted]

Yes, 83-77. For what it's worth, the team I list first is the team that won. (Although with the .500 comment after the score, it would be funny if it were a tie.)

I'm fixing it now.