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It starts tonight!

Anyone who missed #3 Arizona's one point win over #17 San Diego State last night missed a good one. It was high intensity basketball from wire to wire. Kentucky at Louisville on Saturday afternoon still promises to be the game of the week, and Missouri at UCLA won't be a walkover.

Conference play begins soon.
 
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If any of you college hoop fans on here are still kicking, there are 4 quality games involving 7 ranked teams (unranked Iowa (11-2) hosting Indiana ought to be good, too) on ESPN2 today, already underway.
 
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Unranked Marquette knocked off #15 Georgetown in their final Big East season opener 49-48. I looked for it, but it was not broadcast in my area. I bet it was a good one.

#11 Illinois hammered #8 Ohio State by 19 points, another big game not broadcast here. Dammit.
 
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Another KU win! KU 69 -Temple 62

:banana::banana::banana:

Temple coach Fran Dunphy, on his 3 times at Allen Fieldhouse: "The other two were deafening. This was beyond that." :D

Rock Chalk! :sing:
 
75Center said:
Another KU win! KU 69 -Temple 62

:banana::banana::banana:

Temple coach Fran Dunphy, on his 3 times at Allen Fieldhouse: "The other two were deafening. This was beyond that." :D

Rock Chalk! :sing:
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I got engrossed in NFL action, and completely forgot this game was on TV today. A win over Temple is a meaningful win. I didn't expect Kansas to blow them out, by any means.
 
I'm watching the Alabama vs Missouri game now, and Trevor Releford, brother of Kansas guard Travis, is playing point guard for Alabama. He's a good looking player too - he has 19 of Alabama's 36 points at the half.

Ohio State visits Purdue tonight. I'll give it a look in. I hope it's not too ugly.
 
Ben McLemore hit a 3 pointer to send their conference home opener with Iowa State into OT. Iowa State has really looked sharp, with 6 players having scored in double figures in regulation, only McLemore for Kansas. OT should be good stuff.

edit: Kansas woke up in OT and pulled away strong, but, they were tested tonight. Big 12 play is off to a good start.
 
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Ahhh - a lot of yelling going on at our home tonight. We don't expect to win every game, but we don't expect to lose at home. :no:

Rock Chalk! :sing:
 
75Center said:
Ahhh - a lot of yelling going on at our home tonight. We don't expect to win every game, but we don't expect to lose at home. :no:

Rock Chalk! :sing:
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When you get a win against a solid team when you aren't playing well, it's a good sign. McLemore hitting that 3 pointer with one second left to tie it in regulation and send it to OT was cutting it pretty close.
 
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It certainly took the wind out of Iowa State's sails.
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McLemore coming out and hitting another 3 pointer in the opening seconds of OT was pretty foreboding as well. When ISU's Georges Niang fouled out in the waning seconds of regulation, I think they lost any chance of prevailing in OT. He is a damned good all around basketball player.
 
www.records said:
Nice win for Mizzou over Illinois. They answered some of my questions tonight. Still sloppy at times, but they have made some good strides.

And 75, Kansas did look really good today.
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Ahhh come on man! You can't be a Mizzou fan and like KU! It aint possible!
 
Some stellar Big Ten match ups this weekend - #8 Minnesota at #5 Indiana, and #2 Michigan at #15 Ohio State.

Kentucky aren't a shadow of their recent selves, and UNC just plain stinks this year.
 
75Center said:
I feel bad for the UNC fans. What's up with their team this year?
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Their situation isn't entirely unlike that of Kentucky (the notable difference being that they weren't nearly as good last year to begin with). They had four starters taken in the first 17 picks of the NBA draft last year, and there's no seasoned talent to step in. Neither team has players yet hardened to the rigors of Division 1 NCAA basketball, and they are playing against teams that do. Poorest teams for both of them in many years.
 
kneeOhFight said:
Their situation isn't entirely unlike that of Kentucky (the notable difference being that they weren't nearly as good last year to begin with). They had four starters taken in the first 17 picks of the NBA draft last year, and there's no seasoned talent to step in. Neither team has players yet hardened to the rigors of Division 1 NCAA basketball, and they are playing against teams that do. Poorest teams for both of them in many years.
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I agree, they don't seem to have the maturity or physical and mental toughness yet.
 
Nice work N.C. State, knocking off top ranked and previously unbeaten Duke. Nothing like an exciting college hoops game before noon (with the notable exception of the endless moronicisms of Dick Vitale).
 
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kneeOhFight said:
Nice work N.C. State, knocking off top ranked and previously unbeaten Duke. Nothing like an exciting college hoops game before noon (with the notable exception of the endless moronicms of Dick Vitale).
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Yeah that was a great game. Mizzou never showed up yeaster day....wonder what that was about? They could not do anything. CFH even seemed to have thown in the towel as well.
 
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