NCAAB
Temple won 11 of last 13 games with St Joe's, but lost last two visits to Hawk Hill, by 1-10 points; home side won last five series games. Hawks are 3-3; four of their six games were decided by 4 or less points- they're shooting 24.3% from arc. First true road game for Temple, which is 0-2 on neutral courts, losing to Duke and then to young UNLV team.
St Bonaventure won three of last four games with Buffalo, losing 78-73 to Bulls LY, winning by 3-2 in last two played here; both teams are 4-1, with neither side having win over team ranked higher than #180. Bulls' best game was their only loss, when they led Kentucky at half- they've also won pair of road games, at Grand Canyon and UT-Arlington.
Toledo was 27-7 LY, but lost four of last five games this year, with last two losses by total of five points vs Detroit/Oakland; Rockets beat Cleveland State 71-67 LY, but lost previous two years to Vikings by 5-8 points. State is 2-3 vs D-I games, with wins over teams ranked 294/252. Vikings lost 45-33 at Louisville, scoring 11 points in second half.
Harvard shot 59% inside arc in 72-64 win at Northeastern LY; Huskies were just 12-23 on foul line. Crimson is 4-1, beating UMass by hoop in last game; Minutemen beat 5-1 Northeastern by 25. Huskies are turning ball over 24.7% of time, but shooting 40.2% from arc- they've got all five starters back from LY. Harvard is shooting 55.2% inside the arc.
Michigan State is 5-2 with both losses to top 10 teams (Duke/Kansas); Spartans are making 42% from arc- they scored only 20 points in loss to Jayhawks Sunday. Notre Dame is 6-1 but five of six victims are outside top 300; best win is over UMass, only loss by point to #39 Providence. Irish are shooting 68% inside arc; bet they don't get that toinight.
Big 14 teams were 6-2 vs ACC last night. First true roasd game for 5-2 Iowa squad that lost by 14-3 points on neutral floor to Texass/Syracuse. Hawkeyes' best win was over #134 Pepperdine. North Carolina waxed UCLA/Florida by 22-11 points in Bahamas, after losing to Butler by 8 in first round; Tar Heels are holding team to 38% inside arc, 27% on arc.
Arizona State won 86-80 at UNLV LY, after trailing by 6 with 12:10 left; Sun Devils lost pair of games by 5 points to only decent teams they've played this year (Maryland/Alabama); best win is over #199 Colgate by 7. First true road game for young 4-1 Rebel squad that split pair of tilts on neutral court, beating Temple. losing to Stanford by 29.
Colorado State won Alaskan Shootout; UTEP finished 2nd in Fullerton tourney; two coaches are good friends. Rams lost 82-74 in El Paso LY; Miners were 32-43 on foul line, Rams 22-32. State is 6-0, holding its last four opponents to 64 or less points. Last four UTEP games were decided by 6 or less points; Miners are 4-1, losing by 3 to Washington last game.
Former ACC rivals Virginia/Maryland are both 7-0; Terps' leading scorer Wells is out here. Cavaliers have one win by less than 17 points- they're 6-1 in last seven games with Maryland, losing here in OT LY, in what turned out to be Terps' last ACC win. Maryland beat Arizona St/Iowa St on neutral floors, only two top 100 teams they've played.
Northwestern's team is #321 in experience playing #316 schedule- they're 5-1 but lost last game by 19 to Northern Iowa on neutral floor. Wildcats have only one top 200 win, by hoop over #196 North Florida. Georgia Tech is 5-1 with wins over Georgia/URI; Jackets are top 10 rebounding team, but are shooting only 61% from line, 30.2% from arc.
Wisconsin is 7-0 with four top 100 wins, beating Georgetown/Oklahoma in Bahamas last two games; Badgers are shooting 61% inside arc, protect ball well (#10 in TO%). Duke frosh Okafor might be best player in USA; Blue Devils are 7-0, beating Michigan State/Stanford on neutral floors by double digits- they're also shooting 61% inside the arc.
First true road game for Wichita State team that is 4-0 with three top 80 wins; Shockers force turnovers 27.6% of time, aren't shooting ball well (30.2% from arc, 65% from line). Utah is 5-1 against #336 schedule; its best win was against #260 Ball State. Utes are making 44.6% of their 3's, shooting 58% inside arc, but they're moving way up in class here.
Canisius won last four games with St Peter's, winning last two visits here by 9-4 points; Peacocks are 2-5 with four losses to teams ranked #197 or worse- they turn ball over 23.5% of time. Griffs lost last three games, scoring 56.7 ppg; they're shooting 35.6% inside arc, are forcing turnovers 25.5% of time (#18 in US). St Peter's already lost one MAAC game, by hoop to Niagara.
