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Just how dominant has Saint Mary’s offense been?

The Saint Mary's Gaels played a game on Tuesday which was noticed by virtually no one. The official attendance was 2,033. The game wasn't televised, and college basketball fans aren't paying attention because it's Exams Week and there are few games worth paying attention to. The Saint Mary's game was no exception. They were hosting […]

12.12.12. Not Bobby Hurley’s favorite day

Everyone on the interwebs has going on and on about the date – 12/12/12. People are publishing lists that have to do with twelve – the twelve best this, the twelve worst that. And then there's this angle: 12-12-12 I bet lots of ladies are trying to push out their babies today. — Luke Loucks […]

Inside the boxscore: St. Mary’s 120, Jackson State 67

1. For as much as a blowout as this was, imagine the game without Dudrecous Nelson. He scored 27 of Jackson State's 67 points, and had four of their seven assists. The transfer from Ole Miss had to sit out the first semester, but in his second game back he gave Jackson State at least […]

The polarizer: Marcus Smart

Every year there is a schism between college basketball writers, and every year that schism is best illustrated by the thoughts on a single player. Last year the player was Mike Scott. Group A (more in a moment) felt that Scott was a great player – many even voted him an All American. But when […]

The Hoos are adjusting to life without Mike Scott

The conventional wisdom was that Mike Scott was Virginia basketball. He attempted over 31% of Virginia's shots when he was on the floor, which was more than every ACC player not named Terrell-Gimme-the-rock-Stoglin. Every time he touched the ball he got double teamed, but that was fine, because he scored anyway. He didn't turn the […]

Freshman of the Year watch: Week 5

As a reminder to those who are inevitable going to spam my twitter account with outrage that your guy isn't on this list – this has nothing to do with who I think are the top freshmen in the nation. It's all based on what they've done on the court, to date. And no, one […]

Using win shares to evaluate the remaining undefeated teams

Most college basketball fans intuitively understand win shares. Football guys freak out when their team loses, whereas basketball guys understand that teams lose. Indiana, for example, is projected to be favored in every remaining game, but that doesn't mean they'll go undefeated. In fact, the odds are overwhelmingly against them going undefeated in the regular […]

By the numbers: UIC, that other Chicago team

UIC (that's the University of Illinois at Chicago) ruined Colorado State's vacation in the Windy City over the weekend by upsetting the Rams, 64-55. The win cemented the Flames (their mascot is a reference to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which originated a few blocks from campus) as a legitimate mid-major contender from the […]

Inside the boxscore: FSU 91, Maine 59

1. Maine is one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the nation, entering this game 337th of 347 Division I teams. Even the 23.8% they made vs Florida State was only their fourth worst game of this season. Against Seton Hall, Maine made 1-17 (5.9%). 2. Freshman Aaron Thomas had a career high 15 […]

Inside the boxscore: Kansas 90, Colorado 54

1. Colorado's leading scorer – sophomore Spencer Dinwiddie – entered the game averaging 17.8 points and had scored in double figures every game this year. In the past three games he'd averaged 25.6 points. But he only was able to get up four shots vs Kansas' defense, and finished the game with four points. 2. […]

Iowa alley oop to Aaron White

It's a quiet night in college basketball, but don't tell that to Iowa and Iowa State fans. Check out this screen from Iowa's leader Roy Marble to free Aaron White for the jam.

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