College Bball Thread

[Home Jersey]

Baylor beating Houston early in H2

[Uspshoosier]

Just now, Home Jersey said:

Baylor beating Houston early in H2

That fake road win at Baylor would be doing IU some good about right now 

[TheWatShot]

CJ Cox has absolutely wrecked Northwestern in the second half, and somehow there's no one within 10 feet of him with under a minute to play. 

[HinnyHoosier]

Purdue is going to survive but needed a career night from Cox and two consecutive passes out of bounds by NW to do it. 

[spe317]

I have a Purdue recruiting theory. Painter only recruits big uglies so he can say he’s not the worst looking guy on campus. 

[hoopsta007]

Gotta love the irony of the missed foul on DeVries three pointer against NW and seeing Purdue get bailed out by Smith getting 3 free throws on a phantom foul against NW late in the game

[TheWatShot]

12 minutes ago, hoopsta007 said:

Gotta love the irony of the missed foul on DeVries three pointer against NW and seeing Purdue get bailed out by Smith getting 3 free throws on a phantom foul against NW late in the game

It was hilarious how they called Smith "a wily veteran" for drawing the foul, as if he had the ability to make the defender brush him on the way down. 

[Stuhoo]

A shame that the Wildcats couldn’t beat them. Puredon’t didn’t really look very excited when the left the court.

[Uspshoosier]

New Mexico down 15 at home to Colorado State late in the first half.   New Mexico is on the bubble 

[FortWayneHoosier]

Houston up 6 on Baylor…4:51 to go 

[TheWatShot]

6 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

A shame that the Wildcats couldn’t beat them. Puredon’t didn’t really look very excited when the left the court.

Kaufman-Renn only got 9 shots and Smith came up just short of double digit assists despite playing the entire game. I can see why they were disappointed. 

[Uspshoosier]

New Mexico lost st home last night.  They are firmly near the cut line.  USC lost again and are probably in having to win the BTT territory especially with the 40 year old quitting on his team.  Committee can argue they are a different team without him and they have lost every game since he left 

[Five Prime]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

New Mexico lost st home last night.  They are firmly near the cut line.  USC lost again and are probably in having to win the BTT territory especially with the 40 year old quitting on his team.  Committee can argue they are a different team without him and they have lost every game since he left 

USPS can you give a breakdown on where Cincinnati stands in the bubble? They've been playing great but had so much ground to make up. Obviously they need to beat TCU, but then what do they need in the Big 12 tourney?

[Uspshoosier]

53 minutes ago, Five Prime said:

USPS can you give a breakdown on where Cincinnati stands in the bubble? They've been playing great but had so much ground to make up. Obviously they need to beat TCU, but then what do they need in the Big 12 tourney?

Cincy is the one of the hottest teams in the country right now.   They definitely need to take care of TCU    I have them next 4 out     Eastern Michigan home loss destroyed their WAB     Their WAB is 58 right now and that needs to get to around 42     I think it’s a little too late for them however no one will want to play them in the Big 12 tourney    It will be interesting how the committee treats them if they do find their way back to the cut line 

 

[Five Prime]

37 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Cincy is the one of the hottest teams in the country right now.   They definitely need to take care of TCU    I have them next 4 out     Eastern Michigan home loss destroyed their WAB     Their WAB is 58 right now and that needs to get to around 42     I think it’s a little too late for them however no one will want to play them in the Big 12 tourney    It will be interesting how the committee treats them if they do find their way back to the cut line 

 

Thanks. If they beat TCU it looks like they'd likely be the 8 seed playing in the 8/9 matchup with the winner playing Arizona. If, big if, they beat the 9 seed and then Arizona, that would be 4 ranked wins including a 1 seed, likely 2 seed ISU, 4/5 seed Kansas, and BYU. All of those would have come in the last 2 months of the season and 3 in the last 3 weeks. That doesn't erase the poor earlier season performances, but it would be a really good argument to get them in.

 

Edit: actually they'd either be the 6 or 7 seed with a win against TCU. That would put them playing either the 2 or 3 seed if they win their first game. Still another potential ranked win. 

[Uspshoosier]

No day basketball today is ridiculous   

games start at 4:30

[jermhoosierfan]

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48101602/mens-college-basketball-transfers-ranking-2026

A couple of familiar names on this list.

[Uspshoosier]

Southern Illinois up 4 at half over Drake 

Arch Madness is the best 

[Uspshoosier]

24 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Southern Illinois up 4 at half over Drake 

Arch Madness is the best 

Drake up 2 with 10 min to go 

ISU/Valpo up after this one.   

[OliviaPope40]

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48113455/sources-providence-kim-english-fired-season

And in other basketball news.