On the other end of the spectrum for debuts was that for Walter McCarty at Evansville. The former Kentucky star and recent Boston Celtics assistant saw the Purple Aces get drilled 99-60 by Illinois, with the Fighting Illini running away on a 38-8 run in the first half.The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 10, 2018--Hoopville
Illinois looked more like a Brad Underwood team prefers to, playing fast, forcing a bunch of turnovers and shooting 56.3%. For Evansville, the return home of native son McCarty has brought a surge of excitement locally, but the Aces’ outlook for year one is not pretty. UE already had a stripped-down roster for this season, and it was even shorter with the announcement before the game of center Dainius Chatkevicius being suspended three games for a violation of team rules.
...
Tonight’s Menu. The first Friday night of the season frankly features a much better schedule than Tuesday, with all kinds of options.
...
It’s not a good time for Southern Illinois to be playing Kentucky (7 p.m., SEC Network), after the Wildcats were dismantled by Duke on Tuesday. The Salukis will give it a shot and have a lot of experience, but UK will be supremely motivated and this is not an easy task.
In the Midwest, Furman went to Loyola-Chicago and edged the Ramblers 60-58 on a dunk with less than two seconds to play. Naturally, this game is noteworthy as much because of the Ramblers’ magical Final Four run last season as anything else, but it is a nice win for Furman as they improve to 2-0.News, Notes, and Highlighted Games, Saturday, Nov 10th--Hoops HD
...
Tonight’s Menu
It’s a fairly busy day of action, though not as busy as Friday night as football takes center stage. Here are some that stand out.
...
Evansville tries to bounce back from their season-opening loss to Illinois as they visit Xavier, while Oklahoma State travels to take on Charlotte (4 p.m.)
...
Also tipping at 8 p.m. are a pair of nice mid-major matchups involving Missouri Valley teams: Northern Iowa at UT Arlington and Illinois State at Belmont.
NEWS AND NOTESSeniors Lead the Way--Valley Hoops Insider
...
-Loyola Chicago made a surprise run in the NCAA Tournament last year. The surprises continued last night, but not the good kind. Furman went up to Loyola for what had to be their biggest home opener in half a century, and pulled off a stunning upset. It isn’t that we were shocked that Loyola failed to win so much as it is a Furman team, who wasn’t exactly our pick to win the SoCon, was able to play as well as they did and beat them. It was one of the many exciting games that came down to the final seconds.
...
HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
...
-ILLINOIS STATE AT BELMONT. A pretty good UTR game between an Illinois State team that we think will be one of the better teams in the Missouri Valley, and a Belmont team that’s opening its season and who we think will be the frontrunner the Ohio Valley.
Reynolds: In the eye of the beholder, Bradley basketball victory was a beauty--Peoria Journal Star
Bradley’s Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye named MVC Player of the Week--Peoria Journal Star
Bradley Remains Unbeaten After 68-57 Win Over SEMO--bradleybraves.com
Lautier-Ogunleye Named MVC Player of the Week--bradleybraves.com
Braves Top SEMO 85-79 In Season Opener--bradleybraves.com
Lasha Petree Named MVC Newcomer Of The Week--bradleybraves.com
Rhine Named MVC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week--godrakebulldogs.com
Xavier v. Evansville: preview, matchups, keys to the game--BAnners On The Parkway
Purple Aces should take close loss to Xavier as a moral victory--Evansville Courier & Press
Evansville basketball ties program record for 3-pointers in 91-85 loss at Xavier--Evansville Courier & Press
Men’s Basketball gives it their all in close loss to Xavier--gopurpleaces.com
ACES INSIDER - Evansville men demonstrate vast improvement in narrow loss at Xavier--gopurpleaces.com
ACES INSIDER - Aces One-on-One with Marty Hill--gopurpleaces.com
Women's Basketball pushes past Chicago State for road win--gopurpleaces.com
Hot-shooting Belmont races past Redbirds--The Pantagraph
ISU hoping early-morning practices make for better defense--The Pantagraph
Bruins overwhelm 'Birds, hand ISU first loss, 100-89--Vidette Online
Redbirds Fall in Offensive Shootout--goredbirds.com
Redbirds Return Home Against Cougars--goredbirds.com
ISU women set to open season at Edwardsville--The Pantagraph
ISU women drop season opener--The Pantagraph
Redbirds Fall to SIUE in Season Opener--goredbirds.com
'Big-girl ball' necessary for Sycamores tonight--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores Play at Saint Louis Tuesday Afternoon--CBS Sports
Furman dunks on Loyola Chicago before the buzzerMounce's dunk with 1.6 left helps Furman beat Loyola-Chicago--CBS Sports
I’ll spare the details of the rest of the game as I was unable to watch it. However, I did see the finish to the game going around on Twitter. Take a look:
THE GAME-WINNER ON HIS HEAD 😤 #SCtop10 (via @FurmanHoops) pic.twitter.com/XZaqe6JYo2
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 10, 2018
A BACKDOOR CUT LEADING TO A POSTER DUNK FOR THE WIN. GLORIOUS.
That’s a great win for Furman and an awful loss for a Loyola Chicago team that still had outside hopes at an at-large bid.
Very uncharacteristic performance from Loyola Chicago. 14 turnovers, 3 of 20 from three, 15 of 25 from the FT line.
— Matt Craig (@MrMattCraig) November 10, 2018
This is the kind of loss that could REALLY come back to bite the Ramblers in March when they're looking for an at-large bid.
Loyola Chicago loses on savage last-second dunk--24/7 Sports
Poll Attacks: Would a second loss to a sub-100 team at home get Loyola-Chicago off your AP Top 25 ballot?--CBS Sports
Strong Fourth Quarter Leads Loyola to 52-43 Win over Detroit Mercy--Loyola Phoenix
Dominant Fourth Quarter Pushes Loyola Past Detroit Mercy, 52-43--loyolaramblers.com
10 thoughts on Dana Ford's first week as the Missouri State head men's basketball coach--Springfield News-Leader
MSU’s Cook Named Valley Newcomer of the Week--missouristatebears.com
Lady Bears and Missouri Clash Tuesday in Columbia--missouristatebears.com
UNI defeats Bemidji State; fall at Texas-Arlington--Northern Iowan
UNI Men's Basketball Prepares for Paradise--unipanthers.com
Tonight’s MenuBest Bets: Point spreads, betting lines, picks for Friday’s college hoops action--College Basketball Talk
It’s almost time for the in-season tournaments to get going in earnest, but for now, there are still campus games and a few other good matchups tonight.
...
A few nice matchups tip a bit later at 8 p.m.: improving American at Northwestern, Middle Tennessee at Belmont, and Buffalo at Southern Illinois.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS at No. 2 KENTUCKY, 7:00 p.m.Bracket Games: Buffalo-SIU headline UTR matchups this week--Bracketville
Line: Kentucky (-17)
O/U: 148.5
Vegas Implied Score: Kentucky 82.75, Southern Illinois 65.75
KenPom Projection: Kentucky 82, Southern Illinois 68
Southern Illinois is good this year. They are right there with Loyola-Chicago and Illinois State as the early favorites in the Missouri Valley. They are coming off of a season where they won 21 games and went 11-7 in the league and they bring back five starters from last season, four of whom will be seniors this year. The Salukis actually rank in KenPom’s top 100 right now.
So Kentucky is going to have a tough, veteran opponent on their hands. This is the kind of game that John Calipari’s teams have struggled with over the years. Last season, three of their first four buy games were decided by 10 points or less, and the Wildcats very nearly lost at home to Vermont. That Kentucky (-17) line is a lot of points — the spread is three points higher than KenPom’s projected spread, which is the kind of inefficiency we like to capitalize on — but it’s the narrative here that has me rethinking what looks like an obvious bet on paper.
I thought Kentucky was the second-best team in the country entering Tuesday’s embarrassing demolition at the hands of Duke. I was far from alone in that sentiment, and I still think this is a team with a nice blend of youth, talent and experience. So there are two questions you need to answer before you invest any money on this line:
Did Tuesday’s game get out of hand because Kentucky is not as good as we thought they were, or was this a team that got blitzkrieged in a bad matchup and rolled over once they realized — like everyone else on the planet — that the game was over midway through the first half? If you believe that’s the case, then …
… what do you think practice was like for the last two days? John Calipari is a notoriously tough coach. He connects with his guys and he understands the psychology that comes with being a superstar at such a young age, but he holds them accountable and he does it in a way that is not always pleasant to be on the receiving end of. Kentucky is going to want to make a statement tonight.
PICKS: Generally speaking, I think the process play here is to take SIU. Good, veteran mid-major programs can create some problems for young Kentucky teams even when the games are played in Rupp. But I’m going to try to avoid overreacting to one game, trust that my sense of this Kentucky team entering the season was correct and assume that one of the nation’s elite teams is going to come out on Friday night and remind everyone that they are, in fact, one of the nation’s elite teams. Kentucky (-17) is where my money will be.
Buffalo at Southern Illinois (Monday) – MAC favorite Buffalo arrives in Carbondale fresh off its upset of West Virginia in Morgantown. Southern Illinois isn’t WVU, but they are one of this year’s MVC favorites and hung with Kentucky in Lexington until late in the game. Think of this as a kind of retired “Bracket Buster” game we used to see in February.News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Friday, Nov 9th--Hoops HD
HIGHLIGHTED GAMESNo. 2 Kentucky rallies past Southern Illinois for 71-59 win--CBS Sports
...
-SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT KENTUCKY. Kentucky was blown through the roof in their opener against Duke. They’re back at home against a far more manageable opponent tonight, but this is a VERY good Southern Illinois team. We like this team so much that we think they can make the NCAA Tournament, and if they can pick up a few wins in games like this they won’t need to win the conference tournament to do it. I have to give props to Kentucky. They always schedule an early game against a very good UTR team. They hosted Vermont early in the season last year.
No. 25 Buffalo at SIU: 3 things to watch--The Southern Illinoisan
Salukis get comfortable pace against No. 25 Buffalo, but fall 62-53--The Southern Illinoisan
No. 25 Buffalo 62, SIU 53: Grades--The Southern Illinoisan
Salukis fall to No. 25 Buffalo in home opener--siusalukis.com
Valpo Heads to Myrtle Beach For Three Games in Four Days--valpoathletics.com
Valpo Women's Basketball Weekly: Nov. 12--valpoathletics.com
Women's Basketball to Visit Big Ten Foe on Wednesday--valpoathletics.com
Women's Basketball Player/Newcomer of the Week (Nov. 12)--The Missouri Valley
No comments:
Post a Comment