Wednesday night was awesome!
Texas absolutely dominated undefeated Vanderbilt, winning 80-64. The Longhorns likely show up in brackets now. I’ll wait for a full team sheet before deciding if they’re in!
We had two buzzer beaters in the early window, both in SEC play!
Kentucky clawed out of a large deficit to come all the way back and win off a Moreno buzzer beater! UK likely is back in the field, while LSU is in some trouble, likely out of the projected field.
Ole Miss beats Georgia at the buzzer on the below play in overtime! This was the kind of game that the Bulldogs really needed to win, especially at home. For Ole Miss, this is the first of a long, long trek back to the bubble, but it’s a solid road win!
Missouri beats Auburn by 10 in Columbia to get a huge win on their home court. Auburn stays on the 7/8 line. I’ll have to see the metric update before confirming, but this likely moves the Tigers into the field.
Purdue beats Iowa after trailing at the half. The Hawkeyes had an opportunity to pull off a season changing win, but couldn’t get it done. Iowa will remain a 9, while Purdue stays on the 2 line.
UCF goes into Little Manhattan and wins by 9! I cannot overstate how important games like these are for resumes in the Big 12. No nights are easy, but Kansas State is much more favorable than other matchups. UCF → 7 seed.
Xavier takes down rivals Butler in the I-74 rivalry. Tre Carroll had 29/9 and 5 blocks to lead the Muskies.
Cincinnati figures out how to close out a game behind 25 from Baba Miller, beating Colorado at home.
San Diego State keeps grinding toward the tournament, beating Wyoming in Laramie by 17 tonight.
UCLA takes care of Penn State in a tough one. UCLA now heads to Columbus for Saturday!
SMU beats Virginia Tech on a half court heave from Boopie Miller! SMU moves to a 7, while VA Tech will fall out.
Arizona won the first battle for the state of the year, 89-82! 1 overall seed.
Michigan gets back on track, beating Washington by 10! 1/2 seed!
Stanford beats UNC in their second in a row over a ranked opponent! Ebla Okorie with a Stanford freshman record 36 points! He also had 9 assists. Awesome night from him!
Utah State took care of business beating Nevada! USU remains a 7.
Duke beat Cal to survive their first trip out west. Duke moving towards a 1 seed.
BYU survives a tough test from TCU. Cougs remain a 3, and TCU remains bubbly.
Saint Peters beats Quinnipiac in a 74-70 war, moving the Peacocks to 6-1 in the MAAC and in a great spot for the regular season crown.
Saint Louis continues to look solid, beating Fordham by 22 tonight at Chaifetz Arena.
UAB beats Tulane, sending the American into further chaos.
Furman beats Sanford in a huge SoCon matchup.
Davidson beats George Washington, putting an end the GW’s at-large hopes.
Surprising result of the night: Winthrop beats High Point 92-75, both teams now sit at 4-1 I Big South play; this will have huge implications in the conference title race!
Thursday Night:
Per usual, Thursday is very mid-major heavy, but there is a ton of good action!
NJIT @ Umass Lowell | 6:00, ESPN
Umass Lowell is undefeated in AM East play and looking to go to 4-0. NJIT is 2-0 and looking to stay close. Lowell favored by 4.5.
New Mexico State @ Liberty | 6:00, CBSSN
The Flames should roll to 6-0 here!
Robert Morris @ IU Indy | 6:30, ESPN+
Can the Jags pull the upset off?! This feels like an opportunity to do that! Expect a ton of points.
James Madison @ App State | 6:30, ESPN+
This will be a close, intense matchup between rivals in NC. App State favored by 1.5 at home.
Youngstown State @ Wright State | 7:00, ESPN+
Look for the Raiders to win this one, WSU is on a heater right now and YSU is fading quickly.
Oakland @ Milwaukee | 7:00, ESPNU
Can Milwaukee keep up with the talented Oakland team? I’m not sure they can, however, a home game makes this one intriguing. Oakland favored by 2.5.
Detroit Mercy @ Northern Kentucky | 7:00, ESPN+
Calling this out as I’ll be at Truist Arena for the game tonight! NKU should win big.
Hofstra @ Stony Brook | 7:00, FloSports
Can Hofstra get to 5-0 in CAA? Favored by 7.5 on the road.
Ole Dominion @ Georgia Southern | 7:00, ESPN+
Expect a ton of points here in what is a really important matchup in the Sun belt. Can GA Southern get to 5-1?
West Georgia @ Stetson & Queens @ FGCU | 7:00, ESPN+
Everyone’s chasing Queens right now. West GA is 3-1, while Stetson is 2-2. The loser of this one stays well behind 4-0 Queens. FGCU is 1.5 point favorites over Queens this evening.
St. Thomas Minnesota @ North Dakota | 8:00, Summit Network
I know we call a lot of matchups huge, but this is one of the biggest matchups in the Summit this year. The Tommies will come in favored by 9.5, and looking to get out to.a commanding 4-0 start to conference lay.
Charleston @ Towson | 8:00, CBSSN
Key CAA matchup! The Cougars are looking to get to 5-0 on the conference year, while Towson has been disappointing to start CAA play and will look to get right. Towson favored by 2.5.
Cal Baptist @ Abilene Christian | 8:00, ESPN+
This is a key WAC battle. The loser is staring at a losing record and a steep comeback to get back towards the top of the conference. ACU is favored by 1.5.
SIUE @ UT Martin & Morehead State @ Tennessee State | 8:30, ESPN+
These two matchups feature teams with an overall OVC record of 16-8. UT Martin and Tennessee State are favored by 8.5 each, and will look to protect home court!
Wichita State @ FAU | 9:00, ESPN2
Both teams are looking to make a push at the wide-open American race, and tonight’s result will help provide some clarity.
UT Arlington @ Utah Tech | 9:00, ESPN+
Utah Tech is favored by 1.5 here, ad this game is huge for both teams. UT Arlington looks to get to 4-1, while Utah Tech looks to get to 3-2.
Gonzaga @ Washington State | 10:00, CBSSN
Look for Gonaga to roll here, favored by 17.5.
Hawaii @ Cal Poly | 10:00, ESPN+
Hawaii is looking to climb to 5-1 in conference play and grabbing a huge road win. Cal Poly will look t play spoiler!
Cal State Northridge @ UC San Diego | 10:00, ESPN+
CSUN is really fun to watch, and as we know, I love UC San Diego’s squad this year. This will be high scoring and really entertaining to watch.
Northern Colorado @ Portland State | 10:00, ESPN+
Portland State is in my current tournament projections for the Big Sky after starting 3-0. CA they keep that going? They have been an incredible story this year.
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