Other Games Thread - Week 3 (11/19 - 11/25)

[Buffnik]

Thanksgiving week tips off with a heck of a good Big Monday.

#9 Auburn vs Xavier in Maui (12:30, ESPN2)
#1 Duke vs SDSU in Maui (2:30, ESPN2)
St. John's vs Cal in Brooklyn (5:00, ESPN2)
Missouri vs #12 KSU in St. Thomas (5:30 - how is this not on tv?)
Arizona vs Iowa State in Maui (7:00, ESPNU)
USC vs Texas Tech in Kansas City (7:30, ESPN2)
Temple vs VCU in Brooklyn (7:30, stream on ESPN3)
#17 Miss State vs ASU in Vegas (9:00, ESPNU)
#3 Gonzaga vs Illinois in Maui (9:30, ESPN2)

 

[crosby87]

Good list. Going to SJU tonight, think they may be the team to beat in a down Big East. They will have those road games where they get out rebounded and lose BC they don't have size but they can also shoot lights out. This season is Mully's last chance. He needs to make it work.

 

[Buffnik]

Duke did nothing to risk its #1 ranking. Dang. They good.

 

[HRBuff]

#8 Auburn vs #1 Duke right now followed by Arizona vs #3 Gonzaga on ESPN.

 

[torero]

Zags up 12 on Duke with 10 minutes left.

 

[dyemeduke]

Turned out to be a rather fun ending, although...the last play was frustrating, but can't complain. Zags really controlled this game; Norvell and Hachimura were really impressive. Duke played really young today.

I really want to go to Maui one day for this tournament...

 

[Buffnik]

Clearly a different brand of officiating in that Duke-Zags game than we got in San Diego last night. The non-call on Duke's final drive attempt would have been not just a foul call in our game, but a Flagrant-1 with an ejection.

 

[torero]

Gonzaga missed four straight free throws, but still gets the stop to beat the Dukies. Only going to make it all the greater when USD upsets them in WCC play.

 

[Tractor]

PAC 12 looking like hot garbage in 2018

 

[Birch1]

PAC 12 looking like hot garbage in 2018

Besides Arizona State and Oregon’s wins over 15th ranked schools (and one of those being an overrated Syracuse team), the PAC hasn’t competed very well.

If it weren’t for the conference tournament, we might have been a no-bid league this year.

 

[Buffnik]

Looks like Shaka has things cooking at UT this year.

 

[Buffnik]

Villanova just beat #14 Florida State.

 

[Goose]

Villanova just beat #14 Florida State.

FSU is the weirdest damn team.

That said, I still like Nova as a top 5 seed in the tourney this year. One of the best coaches in the game and a decent roster. Not a surprise that they are having a rough start considering they lost 4 dudes to the NBA.