Thursday’s 6-pack
Teams with best eFG% offense in country:
61.1%— Saint Louis (23-1)
60.8%— Belmont (22-4)
60.1%— Miami OH (24-0)
60.0%— Liberty (21-3)
58.8%— St Thomas (20-6)
58.6%— Cornell (11-10)
Quote of the Day
“There is no formula for success; you just begin and then you continue. Do the work. Over and over again, just do the work. After you build the courage to do something for the first time, it’s all about repetition.”
Cameron Esposito
Thursday’s quiz
Over the last five years, which major league team has the best batting average?
Wednesday’s quiz
Before he became coach at Kansas, Bill Self was the coach at Illinois.
Tuesday’s quiz
Derek Carr is the Raiders’ all-time leader in passing yards.
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Northwestern led by 16 with 14:22 left in the game.
Wolverines shot 55% inside the arc, had 47-30 edge on boards.
Michigan has won nine games in a row, is now 23-1.
Brickfest; teams combined to shoot 14-54 on the arc.
— Alabama 93, Mississippi 74
Alabama led 32-30 at halftime.
Alabama outscored Rebels 61-44 in second half.
Crimson Tide shot 17-45 on arc, scored 1.27 ppp.
Alabama won six of its last eight games.
— Missouri 86, Texas A&M 85
Texas A&M led 46-41 at halftime.
Mizzou had 39-26 advantage on the boards.
Aggies scored 1.30 ppp and lost; that doesn’t happen much.
— DePaul 72, Creighton 71
Creighton led by 6 with 5:55 left in the game.
DePaul shot 65.7% inside the arc.
Blue Demons are 5-9 in Big East; last time they were over .500 in league games, 2007.
— Maryland 77, Iowa 70
Terps win second game in row, after a 1-8 skid.
Maryland shot 70.8% inside the arc.
Bennett Stirtz had 32 points, six assists for Iowa.
— Upsets of the Night:
Penn State (+12.5) 63, Washington 60
UAB (+10.5) 68, Tulsa 63
Maryland (+10.5) 77, Iowa 70
Virginia Tech (+8.5) 76, Clemson 66
Missouri (+7.5) 86, Texas A&M 85
UTEP (+6.5) 69, Jacksonville State 64
Texas State (+4.5) 74, Troy 62
— Body Part of the Day: Hamate Bone- The hamate bone is a small (typically less than an inch), wedge-shaped bone located in the wrist, on the pinky side.
“Your hand is basically immobilized for 3-4 weeks, then you lose strength in your wrist, so it takes a little bit of time to get that [power] back.” is how it was described Wednesday.
— Three prominent major leaguers have injured their hamate bones and will be out 6+ weeks, putting their Opening Days in jeopardy:
Francisco Lindor, Corbin Carroll, Jackson Holliday.
— P Chris Bassitt got a one-year, $18.5M deal from the Orioles; he was 11-9, 3.96 in 31 starts for the Blue Jays last season.
— Toronto OF Anthony Santander (shoulder) is expected to miss 5-6 months.
— New Jersey Giants signed former Titans coach Brian Callahan as their QB coach; he will work with the new offensive coordinator, Matt Nagy, and Jaxson Dart, the Giants’ young QB.
— 319 players were invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in two weeks.
— Famous birthdays, February 12th
Dieter Brock, 75
Don Stanhouse, 75
Dave Revering, 73
Larry Nance, 67
Todd Frazier, 40
Robert Griffin III, 36
Victor Scott, 25
Dereck Lively, 22
Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809.
— New Mexico 70, Grand Canyon 64
Lobos blew 20-point lead, outscored GCU 12-8 over final 5:21.
New Mexico won last three road games, lost last two at home.
Grand Canyon is shooting only 30.2% on arc in MW games (#12 of 12)
— Syracuse 107, California 100, 2OT
Syracuse was 25-42 on foul line, Golden Bears 19-25.
Orangemen shot 69.6% inside the arc.
These schools are 2,785 miles apart; why the BLEEP are they in the same league?
— UAB 68, Tulsa 63
Blazers shot only 36.4% inside arc; they were +8 (14-6) in turnovers.
Tulsa lost second game in row, after a 20-3 start.
Dayjuan Anderson scored 20 points, shot 4-9 on the arc.
— South Florida 66, Wichita State 58
Shockers led 33-26 at halftime.
South Florida has won six of its last seven games.
Brickfest: teams combined to shoot 11-47 on the arc.
— Virginia Tech 76, Clemson 66
Hokies shot 11-21 on the arc, evened their ACC record at 6-6.
Jailen Bedford scored 23 points for Tech.
Just second loss in last 15 games for Clemson.
Teams with best eFG% offense in country:
61.1%— Saint Louis (23-1)
60.8%— Belmont (22-4)
60.1%— Miami OH (24-0)
60.0%— Liberty (21-3)
58.8%— St Thomas (20-6)
58.6%— Cornell (11-10)
Quote of the Day
“There is no formula for success; you just begin and then you continue. Do the work. Over and over again, just do the work. After you build the courage to do something for the first time, it’s all about repetition.”
Cameron Esposito
Thursday’s quiz
Over the last five years, which major league team has the best batting average?
Wednesday’s quiz
Before he became coach at Kansas, Bill Self was the coach at Illinois.
Tuesday’s quiz
Derek Carr is the Raiders’ all-time leader in passing yards.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
— Michigan 87, Northwestern 75Northwestern led by 16 with 14:22 left in the game.
Wolverines shot 55% inside the arc, had 47-30 edge on boards.
Michigan has won nine games in a row, is now 23-1.
Brickfest; teams combined to shoot 14-54 on the arc.
— Alabama 93, Mississippi 74
Alabama led 32-30 at halftime.
Alabama outscored Rebels 61-44 in second half.
Crimson Tide shot 17-45 on arc, scored 1.27 ppp.
Alabama won six of its last eight games.
— Missouri 86, Texas A&M 85
Texas A&M led 46-41 at halftime.
Mizzou had 39-26 advantage on the boards.
Aggies scored 1.30 ppp and lost; that doesn’t happen much.
— DePaul 72, Creighton 71
Creighton led by 6 with 5:55 left in the game.
DePaul shot 65.7% inside the arc.
Blue Demons are 5-9 in Big East; last time they were over .500 in league games, 2007.
— Maryland 77, Iowa 70
Terps win second game in row, after a 1-8 skid.
Maryland shot 70.8% inside the arc.
Bennett Stirtz had 32 points, six assists for Iowa.
— Upsets of the Night:
Penn State (+12.5) 63, Washington 60
UAB (+10.5) 68, Tulsa 63
Maryland (+10.5) 77, Iowa 70
Virginia Tech (+8.5) 76, Clemson 66
Missouri (+7.5) 86, Texas A&M 85
UTEP (+6.5) 69, Jacksonville State 64
Texas State (+4.5) 74, Troy 62
— Body Part of the Day: Hamate Bone- The hamate bone is a small (typically less than an inch), wedge-shaped bone located in the wrist, on the pinky side.
“Your hand is basically immobilized for 3-4 weeks, then you lose strength in your wrist, so it takes a little bit of time to get that [power] back.” is how it was described Wednesday.
— Three prominent major leaguers have injured their hamate bones and will be out 6+ weeks, putting their Opening Days in jeopardy:
Francisco Lindor, Corbin Carroll, Jackson Holliday.
— P Chris Bassitt got a one-year, $18.5M deal from the Orioles; he was 11-9, 3.96 in 31 starts for the Blue Jays last season.
— Toronto OF Anthony Santander (shoulder) is expected to miss 5-6 months.
— New Jersey Giants signed former Titans coach Brian Callahan as their QB coach; he will work with the new offensive coordinator, Matt Nagy, and Jaxson Dart, the Giants’ young QB.
— 319 players were invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in two weeks.
— Famous birthdays, February 12th
Dieter Brock, 75
Don Stanhouse, 75
Dave Revering, 73
Larry Nance, 67
Todd Frazier, 40
Robert Griffin III, 36
Victor Scott, 25
Dereck Lively, 22
Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809.
— New Mexico 70, Grand Canyon 64
Lobos blew 20-point lead, outscored GCU 12-8 over final 5:21.
New Mexico won last three road games, lost last two at home.
Grand Canyon is shooting only 30.2% on arc in MW games (#12 of 12)
— Syracuse 107, California 100, 2OT
Syracuse was 25-42 on foul line, Golden Bears 19-25.
Orangemen shot 69.6% inside the arc.
These schools are 2,785 miles apart; why the BLEEP are they in the same league?
— UAB 68, Tulsa 63
Blazers shot only 36.4% inside arc; they were +8 (14-6) in turnovers.
Tulsa lost second game in row, after a 20-3 start.
Dayjuan Anderson scored 20 points, shot 4-9 on the arc.
— South Florida 66, Wichita State 58
Shockers led 33-26 at halftime.
South Florida has won six of its last seven games.
Brickfest: teams combined to shoot 11-47 on the arc.
— Virginia Tech 76, Clemson 66
Hokies shot 11-21 on the arc, evened their ACC record at 6-6.
Jailen Bedford scored 23 points for Tech.
Just second loss in last 15 games for Clemson.
