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SATURDAY, MARCH 4
| ELON at CWM | 12:00 PM | CWM +2.0 U 133.5 | +500 +500 |
| ISU at BAY | 12:00 PM | BAY -7.5 U 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| ALA at TAM | 12:00 PM | TAM -1.5 O 154.0 | +500 +500 |
| PENN at PRIN | 12:00 PM | PRIN -2.5 U 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| SCUS at UNCA | 12:00 PM | UNCA -7.0 U 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| HALL at PROV | 12:00 PM | PROV -7.5 O 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| MER at FUR | 12:00 PM | FUR -10.5 O 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| OSU at MSU | 12:00 PM | OSU +6.5 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| GMU at RICH | 12:30 PM | RICH -2.5 U 133.0 | +500 +500 |
| USA at USM | 12:30 PM | USM -2.0 U 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| UAB at CHAR | 01:00 PM | UAB -4.5 U 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| UGA at SCAR | 01:00 PM | SCAR +0.0 O 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| BING at UMBC | 01:00 PM | UMBC -7.0 U 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| BRY at UNH | 01:00 PM | BRY -3.5 O 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| MSM at MAN | 02:00 PM | MAN -2.0 U 132.5 | +500 +500 |
| SIE at SPU | 02:00 PM | SIE -4.0 U 126.5 | +500 +500 |
| KSU at WVU | 02:00 PM | KSU +5.0 O 149.0 | +500 +500 |
| HARV at DART | 02:00 PM | HARV -4.5 O 135.5 | +500 +500 |
| CLMB at COR | 02:00 PM | COR -16.0 U 161.0 | +500 +500 |
| L-IL at LAS | 02:00 PM | LAS -3.5 U 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| DUQ at FOR | 02:00 PM | DUQ +1.0 O 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| CAMP at RAD | 02:00 PM | RAD -3.5 U 132.0 | +500 +500 |
| MTU at UTEP | 02:00 PM | MTU +0.0 O 133.5 | +500 +500 |
| SJU at MARQ | 02:00 PM | MARQ -11.5 U 162.0 | +500 +500 |
| LOU at UVA | 02:00 PM | LOU +19.0 U 127.5 | +500 +500 |
| TENN at AUB | 02:00 PM | AUB -2.5 U 130.0 | +500 +500 |
| UK at ARK | 02:00 PM | ARK -4.0 U 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| MONM at DREX | 02:30 PM | MONM +9.5 O 129.5 | +500 +500 |
| SBON at MASS | 02:30 PM | SBON +2.0 O 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| ETSU at WCU | 02:30 PM | ETSU -2.0 U 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| GT at BC | 02:30 PM | GT +4.0 O 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| TROY at JMU | 03:00 PM | JMU -4.5 O 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| TCU at OKLA | 03:00 PM | TCU -2.0 O 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| FIU at RICE | 03:00 PM | FIU +5.5 O 155.0 | +500 +500 |
| WKU at UNT | 03:00 PM | UNT -9.5 U 125.5 | +500 +500 |
| NIAG at CAN | 03:30 PM | CAN -2.5 U 133.5 | +500 +500 |
| MISS at MIZZ | 03:30 PM | MIZZ -9.0 U 148.5 | +500 +500 |
| INST at BRAD | 03:30 PM | BRAD -2.5 O 140.0 | +500 +500 |
| FAMU at COOK | 04:00 PM | COOK -4.0 U 134.0 | +500 +500 |
| KU at TEX | 04:00 PM | KU +3.0 O 149.0 | +500 +500 |
| LBSU at UCD | 04:00 PM | UCD -3.0 U 157.0 | +500 +500 |
| STAN at ORE | 04:00 PM | STAN +7.0 U 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| FSU at VT | 04:00 PM | VT -10.0 U 150.0 | +500 +500 |
| TXSO at PV | 04:00 PM | PV -3.5 U 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| ME at UMASS | 04:00 PM | UMASS -10.0 U 141.0 | +500 +500 |
| SJSU at AFA | 04:00 PM | AFA -2.5 U 129.0 | +500 +500 |
| VCU at GW | 04:30 PM | VCU -7.0 U 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| WAKE at SYR | 05:00 PM | WAKE +1.0 O 156.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNLV at NEV | 05:00 PM | NEV -8.5 U 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| UTAH at COLO | 05:30 PM | COLO -4.5 U 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| STON at NCAT | 06:00 PM | NCAT -2.0 O 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| OKST at TTU | 06:00 PM | TTU -6.0 O 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| SH at MW | 06:00 PM | MW -4.5 U 132.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHAT at SAM | 06:00 PM | SAM -1.5 U 154.0 | +500 +500 |
| PITT at MIA | 06:00 PM | PITT +7.5 O 154.5 | +500 +500 |
| LSU at FLA | 06:00 PM | FLA -8.0 O 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| TXST at MRSH | 06:00 PM | MRSH -8.0 U 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| SIU at DRKE | 06:00 PM | DRKE -5.0 U 126.5 | +500 +500 |
| DUKE at UNC | 06:30 PM | DUKE +3.5 O 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| ALCN at ARPB | 06:30 PM | ALCN -2.5 U 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| ALST at GRAM | 06:30 PM | GRAM -11.5 O 129.5 | +500 +500 |
| AAMU at SOU | 06:30 PM | SOU -6.0 U 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| IONA at RID | 07:00 PM | IONA -7.5 U 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| QUIN at MRST | 07:00 PM | QUIN -3.0 U 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| BUT at XAV | 07:00 PM | XAV -13.0 U 142.5 | +500 +500 |
| FAU at LT | 07:00 PM | FAU -9.5 U 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| JKST at MVSU | 07:00 PM | MVSU +3.5 O 137.5 | +500 +500 |
| UND at ORU | 07:00 PM | ORU -16.5 U 157.0 | +500 +500 |
| NJIT at UVM | 07:00 PM | UVM -18.0 O 138.0 | +500 +500 |
| CHS at FRES | 07:00 PM | FRES -12.5 O 130.0 | +500 +500 |
| YALE at BRWN | 07:30 PM | YALE -5.5 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| CONN at VILL | 07:30 PM | VILL +2.5 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| IDHO at NAU | 07:30 PM | NAU -3.0 U 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| DAV at URI | 08:00 PM | DAV -3.0 O 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| SFPA at FDU | 08:00 PM | FDU -4.5 O 156.5 | +500 +500 |
| SEMO at TNTC | 08:00 PM | SEMO -2.0 U 145.0 | +500 +500 |
| ND at CLEM | 08:00 PM | CLEM -9.5 U 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| CAL at ORST | 08:00 PM | ORST -7.0 U 123.0 | +500 +500 |
| NE at DEL | 08:30 PM | DEL -5.5 O 136.5 | +500 +500 |
| GASO at ULL | 08:30 PM | ULL -9.0 U 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| MSST at VAN | 08:30 PM | VAN +3.5 U 133.0 | +500 +500 |
| WOF at UNCG | 08:30 PM | UNCG -7.0 U 136.5 | +500 +500 |
| CSB at UCI | 09:00 PM | UCI -16.0 U 134.5 | +500 +500 |
| HAW at UCSB | 09:00 PM | HAW +5.0 O 130.5 | +500 +500 |
| CREI at DEP | 09:00 PM | CREI -12.0 U 147.0 | +500 +500 |
| BSU at USU | 09:00 PM | USU -5.0 U 143.5 | +500 +500 |
| NEOM at SDST | 09:30 PM | SDST -11.5 U 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| BYU at LMU | 10:00 PM | LMU +4.5 O 148.5 | +500 +500 |
| UCRV at CP | 10:00 PM | UCRV -7.5 O 129.0 | +500 +500 |
| ARIZ at UCLA | 10:00 PM | UCLA -5.0 U 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| UNCO at PRST | 10:00 PM | UNCO -3.0 U 161.0 | +500 +500 |
| WYO at SDSU | 10:00 PM | SDSU -15.0 U 135.5 | +500 +500 |
| ASU at USC | 11:00 PM | ASU +6.0 O 143.0 | +500 +500 |
Pending Picks
Completed Picks
| Mar 4, 2023 | NCAAB | Mercer Furman | - - | 12:00 PM | FUR -10.5 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | NBA | New Orleans Golden State | 99 108 | Under 230.5 | Win |
| Mar 2, 2023 | NCAAB | Hawaii CSU Northridge | 81 55 | CSN +8.0 | Loss |
| Mar 1, 2023 | NCAAB | Penn St. Northwestern | 68 65 | NW -3.5 | Loss |
Completed Picks
| Mar 4, 2023 | NCAAB | Mercer Furman | 58 73 | FUR -10.5 | Win |
| Mar 3, 2023 | NBA | New Orleans Golden State | 99 108 | Under 230.5 | Win |
| Mar 2, 2023 | NCAAB | Hawaii CSU Northridge | 81 55 | CSN +8.0 | Loss |
| Mar 1, 2023 | NCAAB | Penn St. Northwestern | 68 65 | NW -3.5 | Loss |
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Sunday’s 6-pack
Five best batting averages in spring training:
.583— Henry Ramos, Cubs
.500— Jordan Walker, StL
.455— James Outman, LA
.438— Cavan Biggio, Tor
.438— Oscar Colas, CWS
.429— Eloy Jimenez, CWS
Tweet of the Day
“Wait a minute, you gonna make $70M and you can’t play basketball 3 or 4 days a week?’… They fly private. They got the best medical stuff ever created… People working in the steel mill every day, I’m pretty sure they tired too, but they go to work every day.”
Charles Barkley, on load management in the NBA
Sunday’s quiz
In the old animated TV show The Jetsons, what high school did George’s daughter Judy go to?
Saturday’s quiz
Butler made it to the Final Four two years in a row under coach Brad Stevens (2010-11); the Bulldogs played in the Horizon League back then.
Friday’s quiz
VCU made the national championship game in 2011, as a #11-seed; Shaka Smart was their coach.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college basketball Saturday
WCC
I’m sitting here at 3:15am watching the second overtime of the San Francisco-Saint Mary’s game from the WCC tournament in Las Vegas. It reminds me that ESPN’s old College Basketball Marathon, where they showed games for like 30 straight hours on a Monday/Tuesday, early in the season, was great fun. They should bring it back next year.
San Francisco 93, Santa Clara 87 2OT— Great game, ton of action, but it is 3:25am and I’m posting this and going to sleep. Maybe I’ll watch a movie first, but I’m signing off here.
OVC
— SE Missouri State 89, Tennessee Tech 82, OT— First ticket to March Madness is punched by the Redhawks, who at one point this season, were 5-9. SE Missouri won four games in four days to win their first conference title in 23 years, and they had to play overtime on the 4th day, after blowing an 11-point second half lead.
This game is what March is all about; just getting into the NCAA’s is a huge deal for these guys and they did it in dramatic style.
Old guy rant: In an era where rich NBA guys sometimes don’t play on consecutive days, four Redhawks played 36:00+ in this game, while playing for the fourth day in a row.
Northeast Conference
Merrimack 71, Sacred Heart 60
Fairleigh Dickinson 70, St Francis PA 50
Merrimack is the top seed, but they’re not eligible for the NCAA Tournament; this is only their 4th year in Division I, so Fairleigh Dickinson punches the second ticket to the NCAA’s- they go to the NCAA’s for the first time since 2019, no matter happens in the NEC final.
SEC
— Texas A&M 67, Alabama 61— Aggies were 6-5 on Christmas Day; they’re 17-3 since then, winning eight of their last nine games. A&M was 27-28 on the foul line; they’re the #2-seed in SEC tournament, finishing a game behind Alabama.
— Kentucky 88, Arkansas 79— Wildcats finish 21-10, 12-6 in SEC play, winning five of last six regular season games. Kentucky fans who have been whining about Calipari can put a sock in it; Bracketology has Kentucky as a 7-seed in NCAA’s.
Arkansas has lost three in row, five of last seven games; they’ll be the #10 seed in SEC tourney, making them a bubble team for the NCAAs if they don’t win a game next week.
Big X
— Iowa Sate 73, Baylor 58— Gambling is hard. This score makes no sense; Cyclones had lost four games in a row, but they shot 62.5% inside arc and won fairly easily. Now they can relax; they are in the NCAA’s, will be playing for seeding at the Big X tournament.
— West Virginia 89, Kansas State 81— Mountaineers get off the bubble, winning three of last four games, scoring 80 ppg.
ACC
— Duke 82, North Carolina 77— Tar Heels are 2-10 vs Quad 1 teams; how many wins do they need in the ACC tournament, to get to the NCAA’s? Tar Heels finished 7th in the ACC; no pre-season #1 team has ever missed the NCAA Tournament.
— Miami 78, Pitt 76— Won’t know for sure until we see the brackets next Sunday, but kind of like Miami as a Cinderella Final Four team. Hurricanes won eight of last nine games, and they blew a 25-point lead in the one loss.
Miami is #28 experience team, with #144 continuity not bad; they’re #22 in offense efficiency, and important metric for the NCAA Tournament.
Big East
Marquette 96, St John’s 94— On Christmas Day, Marquette was 9-4; they’re 16-2 since then, and won the Big East regular season title. by two games.
Shaka Smart is a really good coach; he is 44-19 in two years at Marquette, but fact of the matter is, he hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since 2013, losing his last seven NCAA Tourney games. He got VCU to the Final Four as an 11-seed in 2011, went WL in next two tournaments, but has come up dry since. This could be the year his team makes another run in the NCAA’s.
Sun Belt
— South Alabama 78, Southern Miss 61— #1-seed Southern Miss was a great story this year, after going 24-65 the last three years, but they get upset in first round of Sun Belt tourney. USA outscored the Eagles 52-34 in the second half; they’ve won 10 of their last 12 games.
Mountain West
— San Jose State 63, Air Force 61— Spartans trailed 45-25 early in second half, but rallied to win and move to 19-12; they’ll have a bye in the Mountain West tournament for the first time ever.
— UNLV 69, Nevada 67 OT— Rebels upset their in-state rivals, giving them their first home loss this season. UNLV jumped out to a 13-0 lead, but trailed 54-46 with 2:27 left. Nevada was 23-35 on foul line, Rebels were 8-11. Nevada finishes as the #4-seed in Mountain West, UNLV #7.
Southern Conference
Chattanooga 85, Samford 82— #7-seed Mocs upset #2-seed Samford, making 15-28 shots on the arc. Kid on Samford scored 27 points in 28:00 and he didn’t start. Bulldogs are 42-22 the last two seasons, but went 1-2 in the SoCon tournament.
Atlantic 15
— VCU 74, George Washington 68— Rams with regular season title by three games, but this is going to be the first time in over a decade this league gets only one team in NCAAs, which makes the conference tournament huge, obviously. Last seven years, seven different teams won the A-15 tournament; next week is going to be fun.
Missouri Valley
Bradley 71, Indiana State 70— Braves won their 12th straight game, shooting 62% inside the arc; they advance to play Drake in MVC finals Sunday. Bradley survived 5-24 shooting on the arc.
Conference USA
— UAB 93, Charlotte 91, 2OT— Jordan Walker scored 41 points for the Blazers; he was 8-20 on the arc. Charlotte’s whole team was 8-23 on the arc. UAB has won six in a row, 10 of last 11 games; if they play North Texas in the C-USA semi-finals next week, that’ll be a great game.
— Florida Atlantic 76, Louisiana Tech 72— Owls are having their best season ever, with a 28-3 record heading into the C-USA Tournament; FAU hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since 2002. Bracketology has FAU as a #9-seed; they could conceivably get in as an at-large team, if they lose in the conference tournament.
Sunday’s 6-pack
Five best batting averages in spring training:
.583— Henry Ramos, Cubs
.500— Jordan Walker, StL
.455— James Outman, LA
.438— Cavan Biggio, Tor
.438— Oscar Colas, CWS
.429— Eloy Jimenez, CWS
Tweet of the Day
“Wait a minute, you gonna make $70M and you can’t play basketball 3 or 4 days a week?’… They fly private. They got the best medical stuff ever created… People working in the steel mill every day, I’m pretty sure they tired too, but they go to work every day.”
Charles Barkley, on load management in the NBA
Sunday’s quiz
In the old animated TV show The Jetsons, what high school did George’s daughter Judy go to?
Saturday’s quiz
Butler made it to the Final Four two years in a row under coach Brad Stevens (2010-11); the Bulldogs played in the Horizon League back then.
Friday’s quiz
VCU made the national championship game in 2011, as a #11-seed; Shaka Smart was their coach.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college basketball Saturday
WCC
I’m sitting here at 3:15am watching the second overtime of the San Francisco-Saint Mary’s game from the WCC tournament in Las Vegas. It reminds me that ESPN’s old College Basketball Marathon, where they showed games for like 30 straight hours on a Monday/Tuesday, early in the season, was great fun. They should bring it back next year.
San Francisco 93, Santa Clara 87 2OT— Great game, ton of action, but it is 3:25am and I’m posting this and going to sleep. Maybe I’ll watch a movie first, but I’m signing off here.
OVC
— SE Missouri State 89, Tennessee Tech 82, OT— First ticket to March Madness is punched by the Redhawks, who at one point this season, were 5-9. SE Missouri won four games in four days to win their first conference title in 23 years, and they had to play overtime on the 4th day, after blowing an 11-point second half lead.
This game is what March is all about; just getting into the NCAA’s is a huge deal for these guys and they did it in dramatic style.
Old guy rant: In an era where rich NBA guys sometimes don’t play on consecutive days, four Redhawks played 36:00+ in this game, while playing for the fourth day in a row.
Northeast Conference
Merrimack 71, Sacred Heart 60
Fairleigh Dickinson 70, St Francis PA 50
Merrimack is the top seed, but they’re not eligible for the NCAA Tournament; this is only their 4th year in Division I, so Fairleigh Dickinson punches the second ticket to the NCAA’s- they go to the NCAA’s for the first time since 2019, no matter happens in the NEC final.
SEC
— Texas A&M 67, Alabama 61— Aggies were 6-5 on Christmas Day; they’re 17-3 since then, winning eight of their last nine games. A&M was 27-28 on the foul line; they’re the #2-seed in SEC tournament, finishing a game behind Alabama.
— Kentucky 88, Arkansas 79— Wildcats finish 21-10, 12-6 in SEC play, winning five of last six regular season games. Kentucky fans who have been whining about Calipari can put a sock in it; Bracketology has Kentucky as a 7-seed in NCAA’s.
Arkansas has lost three in row, five of last seven games; they’ll be the #10 seed in SEC tourney, making them a bubble team for the NCAAs if they don’t win a game next week.
Big X
— Iowa Sate 73, Baylor 58— Gambling is hard. This score makes no sense; Cyclones had lost four games in a row, but they shot 62.5% inside arc and won fairly easily. Now they can relax; they are in the NCAA’s, will be playing for seeding at the Big X tournament.
— West Virginia 89, Kansas State 81— Mountaineers get off the bubble, winning three of last four games, scoring 80 ppg.
ACC
— Duke 82, North Carolina 77— Tar Heels are 2-10 vs Quad 1 teams; how many wins do they need in the ACC tournament, to get to the NCAA’s? Tar Heels finished 7th in the ACC; no pre-season #1 team has ever missed the NCAA Tournament.
— Miami 78, Pitt 76— Won’t know for sure until we see the brackets next Sunday, but kind of like Miami as a Cinderella Final Four team. Hurricanes won eight of last nine games, and they blew a 25-point lead in the one loss.
Miami is #28 experience team, with #144 continuity not bad; they’re #22 in offense efficiency, and important metric for the NCAA Tournament.
Big East
Marquette 96, St John’s 94— On Christmas Day, Marquette was 9-4; they’re 16-2 since then, and won the Big East regular season title. by two games.
Shaka Smart is a really good coach; he is 44-19 in two years at Marquette, but fact of the matter is, he hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since 2013, losing his last seven NCAA Tourney games. He got VCU to the Final Four as an 11-seed in 2011, went WL in next two tournaments, but has come up dry since. This could be the year his team makes another run in the NCAA’s.
Sun Belt
— South Alabama 78, Southern Miss 61— #1-seed Southern Miss was a great story this year, after going 24-65 the last three years, but they get upset in first round of Sun Belt tourney. USA outscored the Eagles 52-34 in the second half; they’ve won 10 of their last 12 games.
Mountain West
— San Jose State 63, Air Force 61— Spartans trailed 45-25 early in second half, but rallied to win and move to 19-12; they’ll have a bye in the Mountain West tournament for the first time ever.
— UNLV 69, Nevada 67 OT— Rebels upset their in-state rivals, giving them their first home loss this season. UNLV jumped out to a 13-0 lead, but trailed 54-46 with 2:27 left. Nevada was 23-35 on foul line, Rebels were 8-11. Nevada finishes as the #4-seed in Mountain West, UNLV #7.
Southern Conference
Chattanooga 85, Samford 82— #7-seed Mocs upset #2-seed Samford, making 15-28 shots on the arc. Kid on Samford scored 27 points in 28:00 and he didn’t start. Bulldogs are 42-22 the last two seasons, but went 1-2 in the SoCon tournament.
Atlantic 15
— VCU 74, George Washington 68— Rams with regular season title by three games, but this is going to be the first time in over a decade this league gets only one team in NCAAs, which makes the conference tournament huge, obviously. Last seven years, seven different teams won the A-15 tournament; next week is going to be fun.
Missouri Valley
Bradley 71, Indiana State 70— Braves won their 12th straight game, shooting 62% inside the arc; they advance to play Drake in MVC finals Sunday. Bradley survived 5-24 shooting on the arc.
Conference USA
— UAB 93, Charlotte 91, 2OT— Jordan Walker scored 41 points for the Blazers; he was 8-20 on the arc. Charlotte’s whole team was 8-23 on the arc. UAB has won six in a row, 10 of last 11 games; if they play North Texas in the C-USA semi-finals next week, that’ll be a great game.
— Florida Atlantic 76, Louisiana Tech 72— Owls are having their best season ever, with a 28-3 record heading into the C-USA Tournament; FAU hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since 2002. Bracketology has FAU as a #9-seed; they could conceivably get in as an at-large team, if they lose in the conference tournament.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, March 5
13 of Sunday’s best college basketball games
Houston @ Memphis
— Houston (28-2, 16-1) ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #346
— Experience: #255
— Continuity: #202
— Houston won its last 10 games (4-6 ATS).
— Houston is 8-0 SU/5-3 ATS as an AAC road favorite
— Cougars were held to 65-55 points in their two losses.
— Cougars are #4 team in country on offensive boards/
— Houston has #3 eFG% in country..
— Houston’s schedule, to this point: #107
— bench minutes: #255
— Houston’s best win: 53-48 over #7 Saint Mary’s
— Memphis (23-7, 15-4) ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #16
— Experience: #11
— Continuity: #271
— Memphis won 11 of its last 13 games.
— Memphis won six of its seven AAC home games SU.
— Memphis is 4-2 ATS as an underdog this season.
— Tigers are forcing turnovers 21.1% of time (#44)
— Tigers have #53 eFG%, #47 eFG% defense
— Memphis’ schedule, to this point: #74
— bench minutes: #36
— Memphis’ best win: 83-79 over #24 Texas A&M
— Houston (-15) beat Memphis 72-64 at home February 19.
— Cougars won five of last seven series games.
— Houston lost 60-59/75-61 in last two visits to Memphis.
Maryland @ Penn State
— Maryland (20-10, 11-8) ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #307
— Experience: #10
— Continuity: #160
— Maryland is 4-3 SU in its last seven games.
— Terps lost eight of their nine Big 14 road games (1-5 ATS as dog)
— Terps have #40 eFG% defense in country.
— Maryland is shooting 53% inside arc (#74), 32.6% on arc (#262)
— Maryland is 4-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Maryland’s schedule, to this point: #51
— bench minutes: #304
— Maryland’s best win: 68-54 over #6 Purdue
— Penn State (18-12, 9-10) ranked #49 by KenPom
— Tempo: #324
— Experience: #1
— Continuity: #142
— Penn State won four of its last five games.
— Lions are 5-4 SU/4-3 ATS in Big 14 home games.
— Penn State is shooting 39% on arc (#7)
— Penn State is #35 team in country on defensive boards.
— Lions are 3rd-worst team in country at forcing turnovers.
— Penn State’s schedule, to this point: #37
— bench minutes: #299
— Penn State’s best win: 85-66 over #30 Indiana
— Maryland (-8) beat Penn State 74-68 at home February 11.
— Nittany Lions won four of last six series games.
— Terps lost their last five visits to Happy Valley.
Illinois @ Purdue
— Illinois (20-10, 11-8) ranked #33 by KenPom
— Tempo: #75
— Experience: #295
— Continuity: #343
— Illinois won three of its last four games.
— Illini is 3-6 SU/2-0 ATS as a Big 14 road underdog.
— Illinois is shooting 55.2% inside arc (#18), 30.9% on arc (#332)
— Illini has #22 eFG% defense in country.
— Illinois played three starters 39:00+ in Thursday’s double OT win.
— Illinois’ schedule, to this point: #53
— bench minutes: #160
— Illinois’ best win: 79-70 over #2 UCLA
— Purdue (17-13, 6-11) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #115
— Experience: #73
— Continuity: #332
— Purdue games.
— Purdue is 4-4 SU/4-3 ATS as a Big X home favorite.
— Boilers are shooting 48.2% inside arc in Big X games (#10 of 10)
— Boilers are forcing turnovers 20.8% of time (#57)
— Purdue getting 22.4% of points on foul line (#332)
— Purdue’s schedule, to this point: #4
— bench minutes: #149
— Purdue’s best win:
— Purdue won six of last nine series games.
— Illinois lost eight of last nine games in Mackey Arena.
Big South tournament (@ Charlotte, NC)
Campbell vs NC-Asheville
— Campbell (16-17, 11-10) ranked #229 by KenPom
— Tempo: #320
— Experience: #227
— Continuity: #279
— Campbell is 3-0 in this tournament, giving up 67.3 ppg.
— Campbell is playing its fourth game in five days.
— Campbell played all five starters 28:00+ in Saturday’s 72-71 win.
— Camels are shooting 54.8% inside arc (#24)
— Camels are trying for first NCAA bid since 1992.
— Campbell’s schedule, to this point: #286
— bench minutes: #213
— Campbell’s best win: 85-61 over #130 Kennesaw State
— NC-Asheville (26-7, 18-2) ranked #149 by KenPom
— Tempo: #121
— Experience: #12
— Continuity: #124
— NC-Asheville won 17 of its last 18 games.
— Bulldogs are turning ball over 20.1% of time (#304)
— NC-Asheville is shooting 38.8% on arc (#9)
— NC-Asheville has #58 eFG% defense in country.
— Bulldogs were last in NCAA’s in 2016.
— NC-Asheville’s schedule, to this point: #295
— bench minutes: #267
— NC-Asheville’s best win: 98-95 in 2OT’s at Central Florida
— Asheville beat Campbell twice this season, 58-55/78-65
— Camels lost their last four games with Asheville.
MVC tournament (@ St Louis)
Drake vs Bradley
— Drake (26-7, 17-5) ranked #77 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #27
— Continuity: #18
— Drake won 12 of its last 13 games SU
— Last time Drake won Arch Madness was in 2008.
— Bulldogs have #70 eFG%, #49 eFG% defense in country.
— Bulldogs are #4 team in country on defensive boards.
— Drake is 8-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Drake’s schedule, to this point: #200
— bench minutes: #261
— Drake’s best win: 58-54 over #45 Mississippi State
— Bradley (25-8, 18-4) ranked #81 by KenPom
— Tempo: #283
— Experience: #210
— Continuity: #49
— Bradley won last 12 games, covered eight of last ten.
— Bradley played four starters 27:00+ Saturday.
— Bradley won this tournament in 2019/2020.
— Braves has #48 eFG%, #18 eFG% defense in country.
— Braves are #20 team on defensive boards.
— Bradley’s schedule, to this point: #192
— bench minutes: #157
— Bradley’s best win: 73-61 over #77 Drake
— Home side won both series games this season.
— Bradley won four of last five meetings.
Temple @ Tulane
— Temple (16-14, 10-7) ranked #111 by KenPom
— Tempo: #254
— Experience: #197
— Continuity: #50
— Temple lost five of its last seven games.
— Temple is 5-3 SU/6-0 ATS as an AAC road underdog.
— Temple is turning ball 20% of time (#294).
— Owls are getting 20.9% of points on foul line (#47)
— Owls have #74 eFG% defense in country.
— Temple’s schedule, to this point: #91
— bench minutes: #30
— Temple’s best win: 56-55 at #1 Houston
— Tulane (18-10, 11-6) ranked #99 by KenPom
— Tempo: #3
— Experience: #49
— Continuity: #1
— Tulane lost three of its last four games.
— Green Wave is 6-2 SU/4-2 ATS as an AAC home favorite.
— Green Wave is shooting 78.4% on foul line (#9)
— Tulane is #261 team on defensive boards.
— Tulane is getting 20.7% of its points on foul line (#54)
— Tulane’s schedule, to this point: #122
— bench minutes: #301
— Tulane’s best wins: 96-89/90-89 OT over #34 Memphis.
— Tulane (even) won 87-76 at Temple January 7.
— Green Wave won four of last five series games.
— Owls won three of last four visits to New Orleans.
Southern Conference tournament (@ Asheville, NC)
Western Carolina vs Furman
— Western Carolina (18-14, 11-8) ranked #237 by KenPom
— Tempo: #166
— Experience: #199
— Continuity: #280
— Western Carolina won six of its last eight games
— WCU made 10-22 on arc, had fairly stress-free win yesterday.
— Catamounts are 3-2 ATS as an underdog this year.
— Catamounts have #29 eFG% defense in country.
— Western Carolina is forcing turnovers 20.4% of time (#66)
— Western Carolina’s schedule, to this point: #263
— bench minutes: #344
— Western Carolina’s best win: 79-67 over #88 Furman
— Furman (25-7, 16-3) ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #124
— Experience: #124
— Continuity: #31
— Furman won 12 of its last 13 games
— Paladins beat Mercer by 15 yesterday; they were down one at half.
— Furman played nine guys 14:00+ Saturday.
— Paladins are shooting 59.1% inside arc (#2)
— Furman is 5-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Furman’s schedule, to this point: #275
— bench minutes: #289
— Furman’s best win: 69-57 at #115 NC-Greensboro
— Home team won both series meetings this year.
— Furman has won 10 of last 11 series games.
— Paladins (-14) won last meeting 93-59 February 11.
Chattanooga vs Wofford
— Chattanooga (17-16, 9-11) ranked #194 by KenPom
— Tempo: #136
— Experience: #40
— Continuity: #306
— Chattanooga is 5-3 SU in its last eight games
— Chattanooga won the last two days, scoring 92-85 points.
— Mocs made 15-28 on arc vs Samford, played 4 starters 32:00+
— Opponents are shooting 52.1% inside arc (#270)
— Mocs won this tournament LY, with a different coach
— Chattanooga’s schedule, to this point: #229
— bench minutes: #69
— Chattanooga’s best win: 82-73 at #127 Middle Tennessee
— Wofford (17-15, 9-10) ranked #227 by KenPom
— Tempo: #291
— Experience: #325
— Continuity: #324
— Wofford is 4-3 in last seven games; all three losses were in OT
— Terriers played three starters 32:00+ in yesterday’s win.
— Wofford has #338 eFG% defense in country.
— Wofford is shooting 55.1% inside arc (#19), 32.8% on arc (#246)
— Terriers are 7-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wofford’s schedule, to this point: #233
— bench minutes: #133
— Wofford’s best win: 67-62 at #24 Texas A&M
— Wofford beat Chattanooga twice TY, by 12-5 points.
— Mocs (+2) lost 86-74 at Wofford last Saturday.
— Wofford won seven of last nine series games.
Atlantic Sun tournament
Liberty @ Kennesaw State
— Liberty (26-7, 17-3) ranked #44 by KenPom
— Tempo: #317
— Experience: #90
— Continuity: #5
— Liberty won its last five games.
— Flames’ last loss was 88-81 at Kennesaw February 16.
— Liberty is shooting 36.9% on arc (#38)
— Flames were in NCAA’s in 2019/2021.
— Liberty is #1 team in country on defensive boards.
— Liberty’s schedule, to this point: #232
— bench minutes: #166
— Liberty’s best win: 55-44 over #81 Bradley
— Kennesaw State (25-8, 17-3) ranked #130 by KenPom
— Tempo: #123
— Experience: #57
— Continuity: #2
— Kennesaw won 15 of its last 17 games.
— Owls have never been in the D-I NCAA Tournament.
— Owls are shooting 37% on the arc (#36)
— Kennesaw is #57 team in country on defensive boards.
— Kennesaw is 11-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Kennesaw’s schedule, to this point: #201
— bench minutes: #211
— Kennesaw’s best win: 88-81 over #44 Liberty
— These teams haven’t played since Thursday.
— Kennesaw beat Liberty 86-81 at home February 16.
— Before that, Liberty had won 10 in a row over Kennesaw.
Sun Belt tournament (@ Pensacola, FL)
South Alabama vs James Madison
— South Alabama (18-15, 11-9) ranked #95 by KenPom
— Tempo: #253
— Experience: #200
— Continuity: #347
— South Alabama won 10 of its last 12 games.
— South Alabama upset #1-seed Southern Miss Saturday.
— South Alabama played four starters 33:00+ yesterday
— Jaguars have #26 eFG% defense.
— Jaguars are 4-9 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— South Alabama’s schedule, to this point: #132
— bench minutes: #338
— South Alabama’s best wins: 85-54/78-61 over #96 Southern Miss.
— James Madison (22-10, 13-6) ranked #97 by KenPom
— Tempo: #31
— Experience: #9
— Continuity: #35
— James Madison won nine of its last 11 games.
— Dukes played nine guys 12:00+ in yesterday’s win.
— Dukes force turnovers 21.7% of time (#28)
— James Madison is getting 20.9% of points on foul line (#49)
— James Madison is 8-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— James Madison’s schedule, to this point: #194
— bench minutes: #16
— James Madison’s best win: 72-66 at #84 Marshall
— South Alabama (+3) beat James Madison 63-62 at home January 12.
— That was teams’ first meeting as Sun Belt rivals.
Texas State vs Louisiana
— Texas State (16-18, 9-12) ranked #186 by KenPom
— Tempo: #337
— Experience: #256
— Continuity: #80
— Texas State was 3-10 in last 13 games before going 3-0 in this event.
— Bobcats outscored Marshall 15-4 over final 5:28 yesterday.
— Texas State played six guys 24:00+ in yesterday’s win.
— Bobcats are getting 21.2% of their points on foul line (#39)
— Texas State getting 22.6% of their points on foul line (#338)
— Texas State’s schedule, to this point: #133
— bench minutes: #12
— Texas State’s best win: 71-68 over #84 Marshall yesterday
— Louisiana (24-7, 14-5) ranked #93 by KenPom
— Tempo: #118
— Experience: #170
— Continuity: #68
— Louisiana won 14 of its last 17 games.
— Cajuns played nine guys 10:00+ in yesterday’s stress-free win.
— Louisiana has #61 eFG% in country
— Cajuns are #25 team in country on offensive boards.
— Louisiana is 6-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Louisiana’s schedule, to this point: #160
— bench minutes: #246
— Louisiana’s best win: 77-67 over #84 Marshall
— Louisiana beat Texas State TY, by 9-19 points.
— Ragin’ Cajuns won five of last seven series games.
— Louisiana upset #1-seed Texas State in last year’s tournament.
Summit League tournament (@ Sioux Falls, SD)
St Thomas vs Western Illinois
— St Thomas (18-13, 9-9) ranked #204 by KenPom
— Tempo: #237
— Experience: #341
— Continuity: #158
— St Thomas split its last ten games SU.
— Opponents are shooting 52.8% inside arc (#301)
— St Thomas is shooting 35.2% on arc (#115)
— Tommies are getting 36.8% of their points on the arc (#33)
— This is Tommies’ first-ever game in a D-I conference tournament.
— St Thomas’s schedule, to this point: #278
— bench minutes: #240
— St Thomas’s best win: 78-76 over #128 Troy
— Western Illinois (16-13, 9-9) ranked #261 by KenPom
— Tempo: #200
— Experience: #296
— Continuity: #307
— Western Illinois lost five of its last seven games.
— Western Illinois is shooting 52% inside arc (#93), 31.5% on arc (#313)
— Opponents are shooting 54.9% inside arc (#342)
— Leathernecks are #85 team on defensive boards.
— Western Illinois is going to finish over .500 for first time since 2013
— Western Illinois’ schedule, to this point: #280
— bench minutes: #352
— Western Illinois’ best win: 81-73 in OT over #160 South Dakota State.
— Home team won both series games this season.
— Teams split couple games last year, too.
South Dakota vs North Dakota State
— South Dakota (12-18, 7-11) ranked #292 by KenPom
— Tempo: #241
— Experience: #169
— Continuity: #92
— South Dakota lost five of its last six games
— South Dakota has #299 eFG% defense in country.
— Coyotes are shooting 45.1% inside arc (#340), 38.5% on arc (#12)
— Coyotes are 8-9 vs teams ranked outside the top 200.
— South Dakota is 2-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— South Dakota’s schedule, to this point: #227
— bench minutes: #293
— South Dakota’s best win: 69-68 over #74 BYU.
— North Dakota State (14-16, 11-7) ranked #208 by KenPom
— Tempo: #145
— Experience: #346
— Continuity: #278
— ND State won five of its last six games
— Bison is shooting 52.8% inside arc (#77).
— Bison is worst team in country at forcing turnovers..
— ND State is #6 team in country on defensive boards.
— ND State is 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— ND State’s schedule, to this point: #190
— bench minutes: #51
— ND State’s best win: 67-62 at #155 Portland.
— Home team won both series games this season.
— North Dakota State won eight of last ten meetings.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, March 5
13 of Sunday’s best college basketball games
Houston @ Memphis
— Houston (28-2, 16-1) ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #346
— Experience: #255
— Continuity: #202
— Houston won its last 10 games (4-6 ATS).
— Houston is 8-0 SU/5-3 ATS as an AAC road favorite
— Cougars were held to 65-55 points in their two losses.
— Cougars are #4 team in country on offensive boards/
— Houston has #3 eFG% in country..
— Houston’s schedule, to this point: #107
— bench minutes: #255
— Houston’s best win: 53-48 over #7 Saint Mary’s
— Memphis (23-7, 15-4) ranked #35 by KenPom
— Tempo: #16
— Experience: #11
— Continuity: #271
— Memphis won 11 of its last 13 games.
— Memphis won six of its seven AAC home games SU.
— Memphis is 4-2 ATS as an underdog this season.
— Tigers are forcing turnovers 21.1% of time (#44)
— Tigers have #53 eFG%, #47 eFG% defense
— Memphis’ schedule, to this point: #74
— bench minutes: #36
— Memphis’ best win: 83-79 over #24 Texas A&M
— Houston (-15) beat Memphis 72-64 at home February 19.
— Cougars won five of last seven series games.
— Houston lost 60-59/75-61 in last two visits to Memphis.
Maryland @ Penn State
— Maryland (20-10, 11-8) ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #307
— Experience: #10
— Continuity: #160
— Maryland is 4-3 SU in its last seven games.
— Terps lost eight of their nine Big 14 road games (1-5 ATS as dog)
— Terps have #40 eFG% defense in country.
— Maryland is shooting 53% inside arc (#74), 32.6% on arc (#262)
— Maryland is 4-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Maryland’s schedule, to this point: #51
— bench minutes: #304
— Maryland’s best win: 68-54 over #6 Purdue
— Penn State (18-12, 9-10) ranked #49 by KenPom
— Tempo: #324
— Experience: #1
— Continuity: #142
— Penn State won four of its last five games.
— Lions are 5-4 SU/4-3 ATS in Big 14 home games.
— Penn State is shooting 39% on arc (#7)
— Penn State is #35 team in country on defensive boards.
— Lions are 3rd-worst team in country at forcing turnovers.
— Penn State’s schedule, to this point: #37
— bench minutes: #299
— Penn State’s best win: 85-66 over #30 Indiana
— Maryland (-8) beat Penn State 74-68 at home February 11.
— Nittany Lions won four of last six series games.
— Terps lost their last five visits to Happy Valley.
Illinois @ Purdue
— Illinois (20-10, 11-8) ranked #33 by KenPom
— Tempo: #75
— Experience: #295
— Continuity: #343
— Illinois won three of its last four games.
— Illini is 3-6 SU/2-0 ATS as a Big 14 road underdog.
— Illinois is shooting 55.2% inside arc (#18), 30.9% on arc (#332)
— Illini has #22 eFG% defense in country.
— Illinois played three starters 39:00+ in Thursday’s double OT win.
— Illinois’ schedule, to this point: #53
— bench minutes: #160
— Illinois’ best win: 79-70 over #2 UCLA
— Purdue (17-13, 6-11) ranked #19 by KenPom
— Tempo: #115
— Experience: #73
— Continuity: #332
— Purdue games.
— Purdue is 4-4 SU/4-3 ATS as a Big X home favorite.
— Boilers are shooting 48.2% inside arc in Big X games (#10 of 10)
— Boilers are forcing turnovers 20.8% of time (#57)
— Purdue getting 22.4% of points on foul line (#332)
— Purdue’s schedule, to this point: #4
— bench minutes: #149
— Purdue’s best win:
— Purdue won six of last nine series games.
— Illinois lost eight of last nine games in Mackey Arena.
Big South tournament (@ Charlotte, NC)
Campbell vs NC-Asheville
— Campbell (16-17, 11-10) ranked #229 by KenPom
— Tempo: #320
— Experience: #227
— Continuity: #279
— Campbell is 3-0 in this tournament, giving up 67.3 ppg.
— Campbell is playing its fourth game in five days.
— Campbell played all five starters 28:00+ in Saturday’s 72-71 win.
— Camels are shooting 54.8% inside arc (#24)
— Camels are trying for first NCAA bid since 1992.
— Campbell’s schedule, to this point: #286
— bench minutes: #213
— Campbell’s best win: 85-61 over #130 Kennesaw State
— NC-Asheville (26-7, 18-2) ranked #149 by KenPom
— Tempo: #121
— Experience: #12
— Continuity: #124
— NC-Asheville won 17 of its last 18 games.
— Bulldogs are turning ball over 20.1% of time (#304)
— NC-Asheville is shooting 38.8% on arc (#9)
— NC-Asheville has #58 eFG% defense in country.
— Bulldogs were last in NCAA’s in 2016.
— NC-Asheville’s schedule, to this point: #295
— bench minutes: #267
— NC-Asheville’s best win: 98-95 in 2OT’s at Central Florida
— Asheville beat Campbell twice this season, 58-55/78-65
— Camels lost their last four games with Asheville.
MVC tournament (@ St Louis)
Drake vs Bradley
— Drake (26-7, 17-5) ranked #77 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #27
— Continuity: #18
— Drake won 12 of its last 13 games SU
— Last time Drake won Arch Madness was in 2008.
— Bulldogs have #70 eFG%, #49 eFG% defense in country.
— Bulldogs are #4 team in country on defensive boards.
— Drake is 8-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Drake’s schedule, to this point: #200
— bench minutes: #261
— Drake’s best win: 58-54 over #45 Mississippi State
— Bradley (25-8, 18-4) ranked #81 by KenPom
— Tempo: #283
— Experience: #210
— Continuity: #49
— Bradley won last 12 games, covered eight of last ten.
— Bradley played four starters 27:00+ Saturday.
— Bradley won this tournament in 2019/2020.
— Braves has #48 eFG%, #18 eFG% defense in country.
— Braves are #20 team on defensive boards.
— Bradley’s schedule, to this point: #192
— bench minutes: #157
— Bradley’s best win: 73-61 over #77 Drake
— Home side won both series games this season.
— Bradley won four of last five meetings.
Temple @ Tulane
— Temple (16-14, 10-7) ranked #111 by KenPom
— Tempo: #254
— Experience: #197
— Continuity: #50
— Temple lost five of its last seven games.
— Temple is 5-3 SU/6-0 ATS as an AAC road underdog.
— Temple is turning ball 20% of time (#294).
— Owls are getting 20.9% of points on foul line (#47)
— Owls have #74 eFG% defense in country.
— Temple’s schedule, to this point: #91
— bench minutes: #30
— Temple’s best win: 56-55 at #1 Houston
— Tulane (18-10, 11-6) ranked #99 by KenPom
— Tempo: #3
— Experience: #49
— Continuity: #1
— Tulane lost three of its last four games.
— Green Wave is 6-2 SU/4-2 ATS as an AAC home favorite.
— Green Wave is shooting 78.4% on foul line (#9)
— Tulane is #261 team on defensive boards.
— Tulane is getting 20.7% of its points on foul line (#54)
— Tulane’s schedule, to this point: #122
— bench minutes: #301
— Tulane’s best wins: 96-89/90-89 OT over #34 Memphis.
— Tulane (even) won 87-76 at Temple January 7.
— Green Wave won four of last five series games.
— Owls won three of last four visits to New Orleans.
Southern Conference tournament (@ Asheville, NC)
Western Carolina vs Furman
— Western Carolina (18-14, 11-8) ranked #237 by KenPom
— Tempo: #166
— Experience: #199
— Continuity: #280
— Western Carolina won six of its last eight games
— WCU made 10-22 on arc, had fairly stress-free win yesterday.
— Catamounts are 3-2 ATS as an underdog this year.
— Catamounts have #29 eFG% defense in country.
— Western Carolina is forcing turnovers 20.4% of time (#66)
— Western Carolina’s schedule, to this point: #263
— bench minutes: #344
— Western Carolina’s best win: 79-67 over #88 Furman
— Furman (25-7, 16-3) ranked #88 by KenPom
— Tempo: #124
— Experience: #124
— Continuity: #31
— Furman won 12 of its last 13 games
— Paladins beat Mercer by 15 yesterday; they were down one at half.
— Furman played nine guys 14:00+ Saturday.
— Paladins are shooting 59.1% inside arc (#2)
— Furman is 5-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Furman’s schedule, to this point: #275
— bench minutes: #289
— Furman’s best win: 69-57 at #115 NC-Greensboro
— Home team won both series meetings this year.
— Furman has won 10 of last 11 series games.
— Paladins (-14) won last meeting 93-59 February 11.
Chattanooga vs Wofford
— Chattanooga (17-16, 9-11) ranked #194 by KenPom
— Tempo: #136
— Experience: #40
— Continuity: #306
— Chattanooga is 5-3 SU in its last eight games
— Chattanooga won the last two days, scoring 92-85 points.
— Mocs made 15-28 on arc vs Samford, played 4 starters 32:00+
— Opponents are shooting 52.1% inside arc (#270)
— Mocs won this tournament LY, with a different coach
— Chattanooga’s schedule, to this point: #229
— bench minutes: #69
— Chattanooga’s best win: 82-73 at #127 Middle Tennessee
— Wofford (17-15, 9-10) ranked #227 by KenPom
— Tempo: #291
— Experience: #325
— Continuity: #324
— Wofford is 4-3 in last seven games; all three losses were in OT
— Terriers played three starters 32:00+ in yesterday’s win.
— Wofford has #338 eFG% defense in country.
— Wofford is shooting 55.1% inside arc (#19), 32.8% on arc (#246)
— Terriers are 7-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Wofford’s schedule, to this point: #233
— bench minutes: #133
— Wofford’s best win: 67-62 at #24 Texas A&M
— Wofford beat Chattanooga twice TY, by 12-5 points.
— Mocs (+2) lost 86-74 at Wofford last Saturday.
— Wofford won seven of last nine series games.
Atlantic Sun tournament
Liberty @ Kennesaw State
— Liberty (26-7, 17-3) ranked #44 by KenPom
— Tempo: #317
— Experience: #90
— Continuity: #5
— Liberty won its last five games.
— Flames’ last loss was 88-81 at Kennesaw February 16.
— Liberty is shooting 36.9% on arc (#38)
— Flames were in NCAA’s in 2019/2021.
— Liberty is #1 team in country on defensive boards.
— Liberty’s schedule, to this point: #232
— bench minutes: #166
— Liberty’s best win: 55-44 over #81 Bradley
— Kennesaw State (25-8, 17-3) ranked #130 by KenPom
— Tempo: #123
— Experience: #57
— Continuity: #2
— Kennesaw won 15 of its last 17 games.
— Owls have never been in the D-I NCAA Tournament.
— Owls are shooting 37% on the arc (#36)
— Kennesaw is #57 team in country on defensive boards.
— Kennesaw is 11-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Kennesaw’s schedule, to this point: #201
— bench minutes: #211
— Kennesaw’s best win: 88-81 over #44 Liberty
— These teams haven’t played since Thursday.
— Kennesaw beat Liberty 86-81 at home February 16.
— Before that, Liberty had won 10 in a row over Kennesaw.
Sun Belt tournament (@ Pensacola, FL)
South Alabama vs James Madison
— South Alabama (18-15, 11-9) ranked #95 by KenPom
— Tempo: #253
— Experience: #200
— Continuity: #347
— South Alabama won 10 of its last 12 games.
— South Alabama upset #1-seed Southern Miss Saturday.
— South Alabama played four starters 33:00+ yesterday
— Jaguars have #26 eFG% defense.
— Jaguars are 4-9 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— South Alabama’s schedule, to this point: #132
— bench minutes: #338
— South Alabama’s best wins: 85-54/78-61 over #96 Southern Miss.
— James Madison (22-10, 13-6) ranked #97 by KenPom
— Tempo: #31
— Experience: #9
— Continuity: #35
— James Madison won nine of its last 11 games.
— Dukes played nine guys 12:00+ in yesterday’s win.
— Dukes force turnovers 21.7% of time (#28)
— James Madison is getting 20.9% of points on foul line (#49)
— James Madison is 8-6 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— James Madison’s schedule, to this point: #194
— bench minutes: #16
— James Madison’s best win: 72-66 at #84 Marshall
— South Alabama (+3) beat James Madison 63-62 at home January 12.
— That was teams’ first meeting as Sun Belt rivals.
Texas State vs Louisiana
— Texas State (16-18, 9-12) ranked #186 by KenPom
— Tempo: #337
— Experience: #256
— Continuity: #80
— Texas State was 3-10 in last 13 games before going 3-0 in this event.
— Bobcats outscored Marshall 15-4 over final 5:28 yesterday.
— Texas State played six guys 24:00+ in yesterday’s win.
— Bobcats are getting 21.2% of their points on foul line (#39)
— Texas State getting 22.6% of their points on foul line (#338)
— Texas State’s schedule, to this point: #133
— bench minutes: #12
— Texas State’s best win: 71-68 over #84 Marshall yesterday
— Louisiana (24-7, 14-5) ranked #93 by KenPom
— Tempo: #118
— Experience: #170
— Continuity: #68
— Louisiana won 14 of its last 17 games.
— Cajuns played nine guys 10:00+ in yesterday’s stress-free win.
— Louisiana has #61 eFG% in country
— Cajuns are #25 team in country on offensive boards.
— Louisiana is 6-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Louisiana’s schedule, to this point: #160
— bench minutes: #246
— Louisiana’s best win: 77-67 over #84 Marshall
— Louisiana beat Texas State TY, by 9-19 points.
— Ragin’ Cajuns won five of last seven series games.
— Louisiana upset #1-seed Texas State in last year’s tournament.
Summit League tournament (@ Sioux Falls, SD)
St Thomas vs Western Illinois
— St Thomas (18-13, 9-9) ranked #204 by KenPom
— Tempo: #237
— Experience: #341
— Continuity: #158
— St Thomas split its last ten games SU.
— Opponents are shooting 52.8% inside arc (#301)
— St Thomas is shooting 35.2% on arc (#115)
— Tommies are getting 36.8% of their points on the arc (#33)
— This is Tommies’ first-ever game in a D-I conference tournament.
— St Thomas’s schedule, to this point: #278
— bench minutes: #240
— St Thomas’s best win: 78-76 over #128 Troy
— Western Illinois (16-13, 9-9) ranked #261 by KenPom
— Tempo: #200
— Experience: #296
— Continuity: #307
— Western Illinois lost five of its last seven games.
— Western Illinois is shooting 52% inside arc (#93), 31.5% on arc (#313)
— Opponents are shooting 54.9% inside arc (#342)
— Leathernecks are #85 team on defensive boards.
— Western Illinois is going to finish over .500 for first time since 2013
— Western Illinois’ schedule, to this point: #280
— bench minutes: #352
— Western Illinois’ best win: 81-73 in OT over #160 South Dakota State.
— Home team won both series games this season.
— Teams split couple games last year, too.
South Dakota vs North Dakota State
— South Dakota (12-18, 7-11) ranked #292 by KenPom
— Tempo: #241
— Experience: #169
— Continuity: #92
— South Dakota lost five of its last six games
— South Dakota has #299 eFG% defense in country.
— Coyotes are shooting 45.1% inside arc (#340), 38.5% on arc (#12)
— Coyotes are 8-9 vs teams ranked outside the top 200.
— South Dakota is 2-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— South Dakota’s schedule, to this point: #227
— bench minutes: #293
— South Dakota’s best win: 69-68 over #74 BYU.
— North Dakota State (14-16, 11-7) ranked #208 by KenPom
— Tempo: #145
— Experience: #346
— Continuity: #278
— ND State won five of its last six games
— Bison is shooting 52.8% inside arc (#77).
— Bison is worst team in country at forcing turnovers..
— ND State is #6 team in country on defensive boards.
— ND State is 3-4 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— ND State’s schedule, to this point: #190
— bench minutes: #51
— ND State’s best win: 67-62 at #155 Portland.
— Home team won both series games this season.
— North Dakota State won eight of last ten meetings.
SUNDAY, MARCH 5
| CWM at HOF | 12:00 PM | CWM +14.5 O 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| MD at PSU | 12:00 PM | MD +3.5 O 134.0 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at MEM | 12:00 PM | MEM +4.5 O 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| ILL at PUR | 12:30 PM | ILL +7.0 O 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| CAMP at UNCA | 01:00 PM | UNCA -4.5 O 132.5 | +500 +500 |
| DRKE at BRAD | 02:00 PM | DRKE +0.0 O 130.0 | +500 +500 |
| ARMY at COLG | 02:00 PM | ARMY +12.5 O 149.0 | +500 +500 |
| ECU at UCF | 02:00 PM | UCF -11.5 U 136.0 | +500 +500 |
| SMU at CIN | 02:00 PM | SMU +12.0 O 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| NEB at IOWA | 02:00 PM | IOWA -11.5 U 155.5 | +500 +500 |
| USF at WICH | 02:00 PM | WICH -8.0 O 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| TEM at TULN | 02:00 PM | TULN -5.5 U 150.5 | +500 +500 |
| DREX at UNCW | 02:30 PM | UNCW -1.5 U 124.0 | +500 +500 |
| LIB at KENN | 03:00 PM | LIB -6.0 U 138.5 | +500 +500 |
| WCU at FUR | 04:00 PM | WCU +12.0 O 150.0 | +500 +500 |
| AMER at LAF | 04:00 PM | LAF -3.0 U 120.5 | +500 +500 |
| MICH at IND | 04:30 PM | IND -4.5 U 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| STON at COFC | 06:00 PM | COFC -20.0 U 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| MCNS at TAMCOM | 06:00 PM | TAMCOM -1.0 U 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| USA at JMU | 06:00 PM | JMU -1.0 U 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHAT at WOF | 06:30 PM | CHAT -4.5 U 150.5 | +500 +500 |
| STT at WIU | 07:00 PM | STT -3.5 O 148.0 | +500 +500 |
| NAU at EWU | 07:30 PM | EWU -7.5 U 152.0 | +500 +500 |
| NW at RUTG | 07:30 PM | RUTG -5.0 U 127.0 | +500 +500 |
| WIS at MINN | 07:30 PM | WIS -5.0 U 127.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNO at HCU | 08:30 PM | UNO -4.0 U 160.0 | +500 +500 |
| TXST at ULL | 08:30 PM | TXST +7.0 O 137.0 | +500 +500 |
| DEL at TOWS | 08:30 PM | DEL +6.0 O 139.0 | +500 +500 |
| SDAK at NDSU | 09:30 PM | NDSU -5.5 U 142.0 | +500 +500 |
| UNCO at MTST | 10:00 PM | MTST -7.5 O 147.0 | +500 +500 |
Pending Picks
Completed Picks
| Mar 5, 2023 | NCAAB | Campbell UNC Asheville | - - | 01:00 PM | UNCA -4.5 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | NCAAB | Mercer Furman | 58 73 | FUR -10.5 | Win |
| Mar 3, 2023 | NBA | New Orleans Golden State | 99 108 | Under 230.5 | Win |
| Mar 2, 2023 | NCAAB | Hawaii CSU Northridge | 81 55 | CSN +8.0 | Loss |
| Mar 1, 2023 | NCAAB | Penn St. Northwestern | 68 65 | NW -3.5 | Loss |
Completed Picks
| Mar 5, 2023 | NCAAB | Campbell UNC Asheville | 73 77 | UNCA -4.5 | Loss |
| Mar 4, 2023 | NCAAB | Mercer Furman | 58 73 | FUR -10.5 | Win |
| Mar 3, 2023 | NBA | New Orleans Golden State | 99 108 | Under 230.5 | Win |
| Mar 2, 2023 | NCAAB | Hawaii CSU Northridge | 81 55 | CSN +8.0 | Loss |
| Mar 1, 2023 | NCAAB | Penn St. Northwestern | 68 65 | NW -3.5 | Loss |
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Monday’s 6-pack
The last 11 days for college basketball referee John Higgins:
February 23- Washington State @ Stanford
February 24- Wyoming @ Colorado State
February 25- USC @ Utah
February 26- UCLA @ Colorado
February 27- Baylor @ Oklahoma State
February 28- Texas Tech @ Kansas
March 1- Texas @ TCU
March 2- Valparaiso vs Murray State @ St Louis
March 3- Northern Iowa vs Bradley @ St Louis
March 4- Kansas State @ West Virginia
March 5- Drake vs Bradley @ St Louis
Quote of the Day
“What I’m saying from this point and through the weekend tournament, we have to understand how we got to play, how we got to fight, how we have to execute. If that means win games like today, great. if it means ah, they made a bank shot, they made a walk on a step back — drag his foot, walk and make it, and they don’t call it and it’s like ‘boom’ and you lose the game?
Stuff like that happens. It happens. But as long as we play, we fight, we execute, we’re preparing for that next tournament. And that’s the most important thing.”
John Calipari
Monday’s quiz
How many Division I college basketball teams are there in the state of Indiana?
Sunday’s quiz
In the old animated TV show The Jetsons, George’s daughter Judy went to Orbit High School.
Saturday’s quiz
Butler made it to the Final Four two years in a row under coach Brad Stevens (2010-11); the Bulldogs played in the Horizon League back then.
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Monday’s Den: Does success in conference tournaments predict success in the NCAA’s?
— There have already been several upsets in the mid/lower conference tournaments, which will put the teams who win those tournaments in the four play-in games in Dayton March 14-15.
SE Missouri State, Fairleigh Dickinson figure to be headed to Dayton; if Montana State wins the Big Sky, they’ll probably avoid a play-in game, but maybe not. If Northern Arizona wins the Big Sky, they’re definitely headed to Dayton. Kennesaw State might also be in a play-in game, in their first-ever NCAA Tournament.
Life figures to be a little easier in the first round this year, for the #1 and #2-seeds.
— When the NCAA Tournament brackets come out next week, how do you choose the four teams you think will make the Final Four? There are a lot of theories on this…….
Today, we’re going to examine whether success in the conference tournament leads to winning a national championship. This obviously only applies to the multi-bid, big $$$$ leagues; the mid-major teams have to win their conference tournament just to get in the tournament.
— Over the last 20 years, nine of the 20 national champs also won their conference tournament
— Only two of the last seven national champs also won their conference tournament.
— In the last 20 years, no team has won a national championship without winning its first game in their conference tournament.
— In the last 20 years, of the 80 teams who made the Final Four, teams went 70-10 in the first game in their conference tournament.
— In the last 20 years, the eventual national champ only went 12-8 in their second conference tournament game.
— In the last 20 years, teams that lost the national championship game went 12-7 in their second conference tournament
— In the last 20 years, teams that lost the national semi-finals went 26-5 in their second conference tournament game.
In the conference tournaments with Sunday finals, I’ve often thought that coaches aren’t all that heartbroken if their team loses on Saturday; playing on Sunday, then maybe having to play their first NCAA tourney game on Thursday is a quick turnaround.
Recent years (twice in last seven years) suggest that just because a team loses in its conference tournament doesn’t mean they won’t win a national title. Losing the first game of a tournament appears to be a pretty big red flag.
— Anyone ever had lemon Oreo cookies? They were talking about them on the Duke-North Carolina game Saturday night, now I have to buy some to see if they’re any good, unless someone tells me they’re hideous. Early returns have been in favor of them.
— If you like college basketball, ESPN+ is a great thing to have; can watch ballgames and replays of games night and day, even obscure games.
— Furman 83, Western Carolina 80 OT— Last year, Furman lost the SoCon final 64-63 in OT, after leading by 12 early on, losing on a leaning 3-pointer at the buzzer; it was a very devastating loss for a Paladin squad that has not made the NCAA’s since 1980.
Sunday, Furman led this game by 20 early in the second half; they blew the lead, their best player fouled out in overtime, but they pulled the game out, and advance to the SoCon final against Chattanooga Monday night the same Chattanooga team that beat them in last year’s final.
— Houston 67, Memphis 65— Cougars trailed 56-51 with 6:34 left; Jamal Shead hit an 18-footer as time expired to give Houston a dramatic road win.
The Final Four is in Houston next month, in Jim Nantz’s last year doing the tournament on CBS. Nantz is a Houston alum; he played on the golf team. Are the Cougars a team of destiny?
— Drake 77, Bradley 51— Drake scored 1.26 points/possession, led by 20 at the half, and won Arch Madness for the first time since 2008. Bulldogs start three graduate students; they’ve got a lot of experience/continuity. Plus, they shoot the ball well.
— NC-Asheville 77, Campbell 73— 7th-seed Camels led by 14 with 7:35 left in game, but couldn’t get over the hump and #1-seed Asheville wins its 9th straight game, making NCAA’s for first time since 2016. Asheville has won 18 of its last 19 games.
— South Alabama 75, James Madison 66— 8th-seeded Jaguars were 8-13 on January 26th; since then, they’re 11-2, allowing 62.7 ppg in first three games of this tournament. South Alabama is a thin team (#339 in bench minutes) playing for third day in row tomorrow; they’re #347 team in continuity- they play #2-seed Louisiana tomorrow night in the Sun Belt final.
— Kennesaw State 67, Liberty 66— Three years ago, Owls were 1-28; now they’re in the NCAA’s for the first time ever. Hopefully they’ll avoid a play-in game and get to enjoy their status for an extra couple days. Kennesaw played the A-Sun tournament at home; two of their three wins were by a single point.
— Texas Tech suspended basketball coach Mark Adams for what the school calls an “inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment.”
From ESPN.com: “Adams was encouraging a player to be more receptive to coaching and ‘referenced Bible verses about workers, teachers, parents, and slaves serving their masters.’ Adams apologized to the team after he found out the player was upset about the use of the Bible verse.”
Adams is 66 years old; he is 43-25 in two seasons as Tech’s coach. Tech made the Sweet 16 last year; they’re 16-15, 5-13 this year. Rich boosters like the Sweet 16 a lot better than they like a 5-13 conference record.
— Longwood Lancers are 20-12 this season; they have a player Michael Christmas, who wears number 25, which makes sense, seeing how Christmas is on the 25th and all.
— Bradley Braves were the #1-seed in the Missouri Valley tournament; this was the first time Bradley was the #1-seed in Arch Madness since 1996.
— North Carolina F Leaky Black is in his fifth year of college basketball; Saturday night was his 153rd game for the Tar Heels, which is a school record.
— More and more mid-major/low major teams seem to recruiting foreign players; Saint Mary’s has thrived for years thanks to recruiting Australian players. Teams who don’t get on ESPN a lot have to be creative where they get talented players.
Monday’s 6-pack
The last 11 days for college basketball referee John Higgins:
February 23- Washington State @ Stanford
February 24- Wyoming @ Colorado State
February 25- USC @ Utah
February 26- UCLA @ Colorado
February 27- Baylor @ Oklahoma State
February 28- Texas Tech @ Kansas
March 1- Texas @ TCU
March 2- Valparaiso vs Murray State @ St Louis
March 3- Northern Iowa vs Bradley @ St Louis
March 4- Kansas State @ West Virginia
March 5- Drake vs Bradley @ St Louis
Quote of the Day
“What I’m saying from this point and through the weekend tournament, we have to understand how we got to play, how we got to fight, how we have to execute. If that means win games like today, great. if it means ah, they made a bank shot, they made a walk on a step back — drag his foot, walk and make it, and they don’t call it and it’s like ‘boom’ and you lose the game?
Stuff like that happens. It happens. But as long as we play, we fight, we execute, we’re preparing for that next tournament. And that’s the most important thing.”
John Calipari
Monday’s quiz
How many Division I college basketball teams are there in the state of Indiana?
Sunday’s quiz
In the old animated TV show The Jetsons, George’s daughter Judy went to Orbit High School.
Saturday’s quiz
Butler made it to the Final Four two years in a row under coach Brad Stevens (2010-11); the Bulldogs played in the Horizon League back then.
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Monday’s Den: Does success in conference tournaments predict success in the NCAA’s?
— There have already been several upsets in the mid/lower conference tournaments, which will put the teams who win those tournaments in the four play-in games in Dayton March 14-15.
SE Missouri State, Fairleigh Dickinson figure to be headed to Dayton; if Montana State wins the Big Sky, they’ll probably avoid a play-in game, but maybe not. If Northern Arizona wins the Big Sky, they’re definitely headed to Dayton. Kennesaw State might also be in a play-in game, in their first-ever NCAA Tournament.
Life figures to be a little easier in the first round this year, for the #1 and #2-seeds.
— When the NCAA Tournament brackets come out next week, how do you choose the four teams you think will make the Final Four? There are a lot of theories on this…….
Today, we’re going to examine whether success in the conference tournament leads to winning a national championship. This obviously only applies to the multi-bid, big $$$$ leagues; the mid-major teams have to win their conference tournament just to get in the tournament.
— Over the last 20 years, nine of the 20 national champs also won their conference tournament
— Only two of the last seven national champs also won their conference tournament.
— In the last 20 years, no team has won a national championship without winning its first game in their conference tournament.
— In the last 20 years, of the 80 teams who made the Final Four, teams went 70-10 in the first game in their conference tournament.
— In the last 20 years, the eventual national champ only went 12-8 in their second conference tournament game.
— In the last 20 years, teams that lost the national championship game went 12-7 in their second conference tournament
— In the last 20 years, teams that lost the national semi-finals went 26-5 in their second conference tournament game.
In the conference tournaments with Sunday finals, I’ve often thought that coaches aren’t all that heartbroken if their team loses on Saturday; playing on Sunday, then maybe having to play their first NCAA tourney game on Thursday is a quick turnaround.
Recent years (twice in last seven years) suggest that just because a team loses in its conference tournament doesn’t mean they won’t win a national title. Losing the first game of a tournament appears to be a pretty big red flag.
— Anyone ever had lemon Oreo cookies? They were talking about them on the Duke-North Carolina game Saturday night, now I have to buy some to see if they’re any good, unless someone tells me they’re hideous. Early returns have been in favor of them.
— If you like college basketball, ESPN+ is a great thing to have; can watch ballgames and replays of games night and day, even obscure games.
— Furman 83, Western Carolina 80 OT— Last year, Furman lost the SoCon final 64-63 in OT, after leading by 12 early on, losing on a leaning 3-pointer at the buzzer; it was a very devastating loss for a Paladin squad that has not made the NCAA’s since 1980.
Sunday, Furman led this game by 20 early in the second half; they blew the lead, their best player fouled out in overtime, but they pulled the game out, and advance to the SoCon final against Chattanooga Monday night the same Chattanooga team that beat them in last year’s final.
— Houston 67, Memphis 65— Cougars trailed 56-51 with 6:34 left; Jamal Shead hit an 18-footer as time expired to give Houston a dramatic road win.
The Final Four is in Houston next month, in Jim Nantz’s last year doing the tournament on CBS. Nantz is a Houston alum; he played on the golf team. Are the Cougars a team of destiny?
— Drake 77, Bradley 51— Drake scored 1.26 points/possession, led by 20 at the half, and won Arch Madness for the first time since 2008. Bulldogs start three graduate students; they’ve got a lot of experience/continuity. Plus, they shoot the ball well.
— NC-Asheville 77, Campbell 73— 7th-seed Camels led by 14 with 7:35 left in game, but couldn’t get over the hump and #1-seed Asheville wins its 9th straight game, making NCAA’s for first time since 2016. Asheville has won 18 of its last 19 games.
— South Alabama 75, James Madison 66— 8th-seeded Jaguars were 8-13 on January 26th; since then, they’re 11-2, allowing 62.7 ppg in first three games of this tournament. South Alabama is a thin team (#339 in bench minutes) playing for third day in row tomorrow; they’re #347 team in continuity- they play #2-seed Louisiana tomorrow night in the Sun Belt final.
— Kennesaw State 67, Liberty 66— Three years ago, Owls were 1-28; now they’re in the NCAA’s for the first time ever. Hopefully they’ll avoid a play-in game and get to enjoy their status for an extra couple days. Kennesaw played the A-Sun tournament at home; two of their three wins were by a single point.
— Texas Tech suspended basketball coach Mark Adams for what the school calls an “inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment.”
From ESPN.com: “Adams was encouraging a player to be more receptive to coaching and ‘referenced Bible verses about workers, teachers, parents, and slaves serving their masters.’ Adams apologized to the team after he found out the player was upset about the use of the Bible verse.”
Adams is 66 years old; he is 43-25 in two seasons as Tech’s coach. Tech made the Sweet 16 last year; they’re 16-15, 5-13 this year. Rich boosters like the Sweet 16 a lot better than they like a 5-13 conference record.
— Longwood Lancers are 20-12 this season; they have a player Michael Christmas, who wears number 25, which makes sense, seeing how Christmas is on the 25th and all.
— Bradley Braves were the #1-seed in the Missouri Valley tournament; this was the first time Bradley was the #1-seed in Arch Madness since 1996.
— North Carolina F Leaky Black is in his fifth year of college basketball; Saturday night was his 153rd game for the Tar Heels, which is a school record.
— More and more mid-major/low major teams seem to recruiting foreign players; Saint Mary’s has thrived for years thanks to recruiting Australian players. Teams who don’t get on ESPN a lot have to be creative where they get talented players.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, March 6
Monday’s best college basketball games
CAA tournament (@ Washington DC)
NC-Wilmington vs Hofstra
— NC-Wilmington (23-9, 13-6) ranked #166 by KenPom
— Tempo: #273
— Experience: #238
— Continuity: #242
— UNCW won eight of its last eleven games
— UNCW was down 12 with 12:41 left in Sunday’s 73-68 win.
— Seahawks played two starters 37, 38 minutes yesterday.
— Seahawks force turnovers 20.8% of time (#56)
— UNCW is getting 23.2% of its points on foul line (#11)
— UNCW’s schedule, to this point: #276
— bench minutes: #204
— UNCW’s best win: 55-51 over #46 North Texas
— Hofstra (24-8, 17-2) ranked #86 by KenPom
— Tempo: #183
— Experience: #123
— Continuity: #254
— Hofstra won its last 12 games (11-1 ATS).
— Hofstra led 51-14 at half, had stress-free win yesterday.
— Hofstra is shooting 58.2% inside arc in CAA games.
— Pride has #18 eFG% defense in country.
— Pride is 7-3 in its last ten CAA tourney games.
— Hofstra’s schedule, to this point: #245
— bench minutes: #288
— Hofstra’s best win: 85-81 at #83 Charleston
— UNCW (+3.5) lost 70-46 at Hofstra January 19.
— That game was 30-30 at halftime.
— Hofstra won six of last seven series games.
Towson vs Charleston
— Towson (21-11, 13-6) ranked #130 by KenPom
— Tempo: #309
— Experience: #76
— Continuity: #94
— Towson won four of its last five games.
— Tigers led 46-20 at half, had stress-free win Sunday.
— Since 2010, Tigers are 0-4 in 2nd game of a conference tourney.
— Towson is #12 team in country on offensive boards.
— Towson is shooting 37% on arc (#37)
— Towson’s schedule, to this point: #291
— bench minutes: #271
— Towson’s best win: 68-47 over #86 Hofstra.
— Charleston (29-3, 17-2) ranked #73 by KenPom
— Tempo: #29
— Experience: #302
— Continuity: #196
— Charleston won its last eight games (6-2 ATS).
— Cougars led 42-26 at half, also had stress-free win Sunday
— Charleston is 3-4 in CAA tourney since winning it in 2018.
— Charleston is #15 team in country on offensive boards.
— Cougars have #71 eFG% defense in country.
— Charleston’s schedule, to this point: #313
— bench minutes: #20
— Charleston’s best win: 77-75 over #77 Virginia Tech.
— Charleston beat Towson twice TY, 76-74OT/83-75.
— Cougars won eight of last ten series games.
Sun Belt tournament (@ Pensacola, FL)
South Alabama vs Louisiana
South Alabama (19-15, 12-9) ranked #92 by KenPom
— Tempo: #263
— Experience: #199
— Continuity: #347
— South Alabama won 11 of its last 13 games.
— South Alabama played 7 guys Sunday; the 7th guy played 9:00.
— South Alabama played three starters 37:00+ Saturday
— Jaguars last won a Sun Belt tournament in 2006.
— Jaguars have #22 eFG% defense in country.
— South Alabama’s schedule, to this point: #130
— bench minutes: #339
— South Alabama’s best wins: 85-54/78-61 over #96 Southern Miss.
— Louisiana (25-7, 15-5) ranked #95 by KenPom
— Tempo: #122
— Experience: #170
— Continuity: #67
— Louisiana won 15 of its last 18 games.
— Cajuns played three starters 31:00+ in Sunday’s 64-58 win.
— Louisiana has #65 eFG% in country
— Cajuns are #25 team in country on offensive boards.
— Louisiana is 7-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Louisiana’s schedule, to this point: #159
— bench minutes: #245
— Louisiana’s best win: 77-67 over #84 Marshall
— South Alabama (+4) lost 74-64 at Louisiana ten days ago.
— Louisiana won eight of last twelve series games.
Southern Conference tournament (@ Asheville, NC)
Chattanooga vs Furman
— Chattanooga (18-16, 10-11) ranked #180 by KenPom
— Tempo: #135
— Experience: #39
— Continuity: #307
— Chattanooga is 6-3 SU in its last nine games
— Chattanooga won the last three days, scoring 92-85-74 points.
— Mocs played 4 starters 30:00+ in Sunday’s 74-62 win.
— Chattanooga is shooting 37.4% on the arc (#29)
— Mocs won this tournament three of last seven years.
— Chattanooga’s schedule, to this point: #232
— bench minutes: #73
— Chattanooga’s best win: 82-73 at #127 Middle Tennessee
— Furman (26-7, 17-3) ranked #90 by KenPom
— Tempo: #136
— Experience: #124
— Continuity: #31
— Furman won 13 of its last 14 games
— Paladins blew 20-point lead yesterday, won in overtime.
— Furman played three starters 34:00+ Sunday.
— Paladins are shooting 59.1% inside arc (#3)
— Furman hasn’t been to NCAA Tournament since 1980.
— Furman’s schedule, to this point: #272
— bench minutes: #292
— Furman’s best win: 69-57 at #115 NC-Greensboro
— Furman beat Chattanooga twice TY, 77-69/79-58.
— Paladins are 9-4 in last thirteen series games.
— Chattanooga beat Furman 64-63 in OT in LY’s SoCon title game.
Summit League tournament (@ Sioux Falls, SD)
St Thomas vs Oral Roberts
— St Thomas (19-13, 10-9) ranked #200 by KenPom
— Tempo: #248
— Experience: #341
— Continuity: #158
— St Thomas is 5-3 in its last eight games SU.
— Opponents are shooting 52.6% inside arc (#298)
— St Thomas played four starters 32:00+ in Sunday’s win
— Tommies trailed by 10 with 11:55 left.
— Tommies are getting 36.7% of their points on the arc (#34)
— St Thomas’s schedule, to this point: #283
— bench minutes: #250
— St Thomas’s best win: 78-76 over #128 Troy
— Oral Roberts (28-4, 19-0) ranked #60 by KenPom
— Tempo: #35
— Experience: #26
— Continuity: #24
— Oral Roberts won its last fifteen games (0-7 ATS last seven).
— Oral Roberts is shooting 56.3% inside arc (#12), 37.5% on arc (#25)
— Eagles are getting 38.9% of their points on the arc (#11)
— Opponents are shooting 47.3% inside arc (#59)
— Last three years, Oral Roberts is 5-1 in Summit tourney (won in ’21)
— Oral Roberts’ schedule, to this point: #257
— bench minutes: #340
— Oral Roberts’ best win: 84-70 over #47 Liberty.
— Oral Roberts beat St Thomas twice TY, 81-69/95-88
— ORU beat Tommies twice LY too, by 15-22 points.
South Dakota State vs North Dakota State
— South Dakota State (19-12, 14-5) ranked #161 by KenPom
— Tempo: #223
— Experience: #107
— Continuity: #119
— South Dakota State won eight of its last nine games
— South Dakota State won this tournament six of last 11 years.
— Jackrabbits are #79 team on defensive boards.
— Jackrabbits are 15-3 vs teams ranked outside the top 200.
— South Dakota State is 10-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— South Dakota State’s schedule, to this point: #193
— bench minutes: #311
— South Dakota State’s best win: 68-66 at #29 Boise State
— North Dakota State (15-16, 12-7) ranked #211 by KenPom
— Tempo: #147
— Experience: #346
— Continuity: #278
— ND State won six of its last seven games
— Bison is shooting 52.4% inside arc (#83).
— Bison is worst team in country at forcing turnovers.
— ND State is #7 team in country on defensive boards.
— ND State played four starters 30:00+ in Sunday’s win.
— ND State’s schedule, to this point: #201
— bench minutes: #58
— ND State’s best win: 67-62 at #155 Portland.
— Home teams won the two series meetings this season.
— Jackrabbits won seven of last nine series games.
Horizon Conference tournament (@ Indianapolis)
Northern Kentucky vs Youngstown State
— Northern Kentucky (20-12, 5-6) ranked #174 by KenPom
— Tempo: #257
— Experience: #87
— Continuity: #21
— NKU won five of its last six games
— NKU won this tournament three of last six years.
— Norse is forcing turnovers 23.2% of time (#14)
— Norse has #322 team on defensive boards.
— NKU is shooting 47.7% inside arc (#288), 35.9% on arc (#80)
— NKU’s schedule, to this point: #266
— bench minutes: #275
— NKU’s best win: 64-51 over #66 Cincinnati.
— Youngstown State (24-8, 16-6) ranked #122 by KenPom
— Tempo: #144
— Experience: #14
— Continuity: #262
— Youngstown won 14 of its last 17 games
— Penguins are shooting 55% inside arc (#21), 37.1% inside arc (#35)
— Youngstown has #269 eFG% defense in country.
— Penguins are 7-5 vs teams ranked in top 200.
— Youngstown is 5-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Youngstown’s schedule, to this point: #324
— bench minutes: #315
— Youngstown’s best win: 74-56 over #174 Northern Kentucky
— Home team won both series games this year.
— Northern Kentucky won 10 of last 13 series games.
Cleveland State vs Milwaukee
— Cleveland State (20-12, 15-6) ranked #189 by KenPom
— Tempo: #271
— Experience: #130
— Continuity: #198
— Cleveland State won six of its last seven games
— Last three years, Cleveland State is 5-1 in this tournament.
— Vikings are #358 team in country on defensive boards.
— Cleveland State is shooting 30.2% on the arc (#343)
— Vikings has #81 eFG% defense in country.
— Cleveland State’s schedule, to this point: #292
— bench minutes: #314
— Cleveland State’s best win: 81-78 over #122 Youngstown State
— Milwaukee (21-10, 15-6) ranked #225 by KenPom
— Tempo: #17
— Experience: #353
— Continuity: #351
— Milwaukee won five of its last seven games
— Since 2016, Panthers are 8-6 in the Horizon tournament.
— Milwaukee is turning ball over 21.9% of time (#347)
— Milwaukee has #70 eFG% defense in country.
— Panthers are #338 team on defensive boards.
— Milwaukee’s schedule, to this point: #289
— bench minutes: #83
— Milwaukee’s best win: 88-75 over #122 Youngstown State
— Milwaukee beat Cleveland State twice TY, by 4-9 points.
— Panthers won nine of last 13 series games.
Big Sky tournament (@ Boise, ID)
Idaho State vs Montana
— Idaho State (11-20, 8-10) ranked #241 by KenPom
— Tempo: #291
— Experience: #184
— Continuity: #211
— Idaho State lost five of its last seven games.
— Since 2010, Bengals are 1-7 in Big Sky tournament.
— Opponents are shooting 52% inside arc (#267)
— Bengals are 2-11 vs teams ranked in top 200.
— Idaho State is 3-10 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Idaho State’s schedule, to this point: #206
— bench minutes: #111
— Idaho State’s best win: 71-63 over #124 Eastern Washington
— Montana (16-13, 10-7) ranked #154 by KenPom
— Tempo: #301
— Experience: #101
— Continuity: #98
— Montana won seven of its last eight games.
— Since 2010, Grizzlies are 20-7 in Big Sky tournament.
— Grizzlies are shooting 37.6% on the arc (#21)
— Opponents are shooting 52.2% inside arc (#283).
— Montana is 8-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Montana’s schedule, to this point: #156
— bench minutes: #307
— Montana’s best win: 81-56 over #161 South Dakota State
— Montana beat Idaho State twice TY, by 29-8 points.
— Montana won 24 of last 25 meetings; they lost in Pocatello LY.
Sacramento State vs Weber State
— Sacramento State (14-17, 7-11) ranked #224 by KenPom
— Tempo: #354
— Experience: #63
— Continuity: #274
— Sacramento lost eight of its last ten games.
— Last eight years, Sacramento is 6-2 in its first Big Sky tourney game.
— Sacramento is turning ball over 20.7% of time (#321)
— Hornets have #262 eFG% defense.
— Hornets are 8-10 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Sacramento’s schedule, to this point: #151
— bench minutes: #263
— Sacramento’s best win: 59-53 at #134 Fresno State
— Weber State (17-14, 12-6) ranked #197 by KenPom
— Tempo: #284
— Experience: #146
— Continuity: #208
— Weber State won nine of its last 13 games.
— Last five years, Wildcats are 2-4 in Big Sky tournament.
— Wildcats have #297 eFG% defense in country.
— Weber State is turning ball over 19.4% of time (#263)
— Weber State is 6-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Weber State’s schedule, to this point: #138
— bench minutes: #175
— Weber State’s best win: 75-72 at #23 Utah State
— Weber State beat Sacramento twice TY, 50-48/52-49
— Wildcats won 10 of last 13 series games.
WCC tournament (@ Orleans Arena, Las Vegas)
BYU vs Saint Mary’s
— BYU (19-14, 9-9) ranked #75 by KenPom
— Tempo: #65
— Experience: #288
— Continuity: #230
— BYU won its last three games, after a 2-7 skid.
— This is Cougars’ third game in four nights.
— Since 2009, BYU is 12-9 in the WCC tournament.
— Cougars are #19 team in country on defensive boards (#19)
— BYU is turning ball over 20.4% of time (#312)
— BYU’s schedule, to this point: #80
— bench minutes: #46
— BYU’s best win: 83-80 over #12 Creighton
— Saint Mary’s (24-7, 14-5) ranked #7 by KenPom
— Tempo: #359
— Experience: #173
— Continuity: #63
— Saint Mary’s won 15 of its last 17 D-I games.
— Gaels haven’t played in nine days.
— Since 2016, Saint Mary’s is 10-6 in WCC tourney.
— Gaels have #15 eFG% defense in country.
— Saint Mary’s is #2 team in country on defensive boards.
— Saint Mary’s schedule, to this point: #77
— bench minutes: #356
— Saint Mary’s best win: 78-70 OT over #10 Gonzaga
— Saint Mary’s beat BYU twice this year, 57-56/71-65
— Teams split their last 12 meetings.
— Since 2012, Gaels are 3-0 vs BYU in WCC tournament.
San Francisco vs Gonzaga
— San Francisco (20-13, 9-9) ranked #100 by KenPom
— Tempo: #111
— Experience: #119
— Continuity: #200
— San Francisco won five of its last six games.
— San Francisco is playing for third time in four nights.
— San Francisco played three starters 40:00+ in Saturday’s 2OT win.
— Dons have #40 eFG% in country.
— Opponents are getting 22.8% of points on arc (#341).
— San Francisco’s schedule, to this point: #97
— bench minutes: #202
— San Francisco’s best win: 97-60 over #61 Arizona State
— Gonzaga (26-5, 14-2) ranked #10 by KenPom
— Tempo: #40
— Experience: #43
— Continuity: #18
— Gonzaga won its last six WCC games (4-2 ATS).
— Gonzaga won this tournament 15 of last 19 years.
— Zags are shooting 59.1% inside arc (#2), 37.8% on arc (#18)
— Zags are #63 team on defensive boards.
— Gonzaga was held to 70 or less points in four of five losses.
— Gonzaga’s schedule, to this point: #57
— bench minutes: #321
— Gonzaga’s best win: 100-90 over #3 Alabama.
— Gonzaga beat USF twice this season, 77-75/99-81
— USF led by 12 at home in 2nd half of first meeting, lost 77-75.
— Gonzaga has beat San Francisco 26 times in a row- last loss was in 2012.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, March 6
Monday’s best college basketball games
CAA tournament (@ Washington DC)
NC-Wilmington vs Hofstra
— NC-Wilmington (23-9, 13-6) ranked #166 by KenPom
— Tempo: #273
— Experience: #238
— Continuity: #242
— UNCW won eight of its last eleven games
— UNCW was down 12 with 12:41 left in Sunday’s 73-68 win.
— Seahawks played two starters 37, 38 minutes yesterday.
— Seahawks force turnovers 20.8% of time (#56)
— UNCW is getting 23.2% of its points on foul line (#11)
— UNCW’s schedule, to this point: #276
— bench minutes: #204
— UNCW’s best win: 55-51 over #46 North Texas
— Hofstra (24-8, 17-2) ranked #86 by KenPom
— Tempo: #183
— Experience: #123
— Continuity: #254
— Hofstra won its last 12 games (11-1 ATS).
— Hofstra led 51-14 at half, had stress-free win yesterday.
— Hofstra is shooting 58.2% inside arc in CAA games.
— Pride has #18 eFG% defense in country.
— Pride is 7-3 in its last ten CAA tourney games.
— Hofstra’s schedule, to this point: #245
— bench minutes: #288
— Hofstra’s best win: 85-81 at #83 Charleston
— UNCW (+3.5) lost 70-46 at Hofstra January 19.
— That game was 30-30 at halftime.
— Hofstra won six of last seven series games.
Towson vs Charleston
— Towson (21-11, 13-6) ranked #130 by KenPom
— Tempo: #309
— Experience: #76
— Continuity: #94
— Towson won four of its last five games.
— Tigers led 46-20 at half, had stress-free win Sunday.
— Since 2010, Tigers are 0-4 in 2nd game of a conference tourney.
— Towson is #12 team in country on offensive boards.
— Towson is shooting 37% on arc (#37)
— Towson’s schedule, to this point: #291
— bench minutes: #271
— Towson’s best win: 68-47 over #86 Hofstra.
— Charleston (29-3, 17-2) ranked #73 by KenPom
— Tempo: #29
— Experience: #302
— Continuity: #196
— Charleston won its last eight games (6-2 ATS).
— Cougars led 42-26 at half, also had stress-free win Sunday
— Charleston is 3-4 in CAA tourney since winning it in 2018.
— Charleston is #15 team in country on offensive boards.
— Cougars have #71 eFG% defense in country.
— Charleston’s schedule, to this point: #313
— bench minutes: #20
— Charleston’s best win: 77-75 over #77 Virginia Tech.
— Charleston beat Towson twice TY, 76-74OT/83-75.
— Cougars won eight of last ten series games.
Sun Belt tournament (@ Pensacola, FL)
South Alabama vs Louisiana
South Alabama (19-15, 12-9) ranked #92 by KenPom
— Tempo: #263
— Experience: #199
— Continuity: #347
— South Alabama won 11 of its last 13 games.
— South Alabama played 7 guys Sunday; the 7th guy played 9:00.
— South Alabama played three starters 37:00+ Saturday
— Jaguars last won a Sun Belt tournament in 2006.
— Jaguars have #22 eFG% defense in country.
— South Alabama’s schedule, to this point: #130
— bench minutes: #339
— South Alabama’s best wins: 85-54/78-61 over #96 Southern Miss.
— Louisiana (25-7, 15-5) ranked #95 by KenPom
— Tempo: #122
— Experience: #170
— Continuity: #67
— Louisiana won 15 of its last 18 games.
— Cajuns played three starters 31:00+ in Sunday’s 64-58 win.
— Louisiana has #65 eFG% in country
— Cajuns are #25 team in country on offensive boards.
— Louisiana is 7-3 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Louisiana’s schedule, to this point: #159
— bench minutes: #245
— Louisiana’s best win: 77-67 over #84 Marshall
— South Alabama (+4) lost 74-64 at Louisiana ten days ago.
— Louisiana won eight of last twelve series games.
Southern Conference tournament (@ Asheville, NC)
Chattanooga vs Furman
— Chattanooga (18-16, 10-11) ranked #180 by KenPom
— Tempo: #135
— Experience: #39
— Continuity: #307
— Chattanooga is 6-3 SU in its last nine games
— Chattanooga won the last three days, scoring 92-85-74 points.
— Mocs played 4 starters 30:00+ in Sunday’s 74-62 win.
— Chattanooga is shooting 37.4% on the arc (#29)
— Mocs won this tournament three of last seven years.
— Chattanooga’s schedule, to this point: #232
— bench minutes: #73
— Chattanooga’s best win: 82-73 at #127 Middle Tennessee
— Furman (26-7, 17-3) ranked #90 by KenPom
— Tempo: #136
— Experience: #124
— Continuity: #31
— Furman won 13 of its last 14 games
— Paladins blew 20-point lead yesterday, won in overtime.
— Furman played three starters 34:00+ Sunday.
— Paladins are shooting 59.1% inside arc (#3)
— Furman hasn’t been to NCAA Tournament since 1980.
— Furman’s schedule, to this point: #272
— bench minutes: #292
— Furman’s best win: 69-57 at #115 NC-Greensboro
— Furman beat Chattanooga twice TY, 77-69/79-58.
— Paladins are 9-4 in last thirteen series games.
— Chattanooga beat Furman 64-63 in OT in LY’s SoCon title game.
Summit League tournament (@ Sioux Falls, SD)
St Thomas vs Oral Roberts
— St Thomas (19-13, 10-9) ranked #200 by KenPom
— Tempo: #248
— Experience: #341
— Continuity: #158
— St Thomas is 5-3 in its last eight games SU.
— Opponents are shooting 52.6% inside arc (#298)
— St Thomas played four starters 32:00+ in Sunday’s win
— Tommies trailed by 10 with 11:55 left.
— Tommies are getting 36.7% of their points on the arc (#34)
— St Thomas’s schedule, to this point: #283
— bench minutes: #250
— St Thomas’s best win: 78-76 over #128 Troy
— Oral Roberts (28-4, 19-0) ranked #60 by KenPom
— Tempo: #35
— Experience: #26
— Continuity: #24
— Oral Roberts won its last fifteen games (0-7 ATS last seven).
— Oral Roberts is shooting 56.3% inside arc (#12), 37.5% on arc (#25)
— Eagles are getting 38.9% of their points on the arc (#11)
— Opponents are shooting 47.3% inside arc (#59)
— Last three years, Oral Roberts is 5-1 in Summit tourney (won in ’21)
— Oral Roberts’ schedule, to this point: #257
— bench minutes: #340
— Oral Roberts’ best win: 84-70 over #47 Liberty.
— Oral Roberts beat St Thomas twice TY, 81-69/95-88
— ORU beat Tommies twice LY too, by 15-22 points.
South Dakota State vs North Dakota State
— South Dakota State (19-12, 14-5) ranked #161 by KenPom
— Tempo: #223
— Experience: #107
— Continuity: #119
— South Dakota State won eight of its last nine games
— South Dakota State won this tournament six of last 11 years.
— Jackrabbits are #79 team on defensive boards.
— Jackrabbits are 15-3 vs teams ranked outside the top 200.
— South Dakota State is 10-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— South Dakota State’s schedule, to this point: #193
— bench minutes: #311
— South Dakota State’s best win: 68-66 at #29 Boise State
— North Dakota State (15-16, 12-7) ranked #211 by KenPom
— Tempo: #147
— Experience: #346
— Continuity: #278
— ND State won six of its last seven games
— Bison is shooting 52.4% inside arc (#83).
— Bison is worst team in country at forcing turnovers.
— ND State is #7 team in country on defensive boards.
— ND State played four starters 30:00+ in Sunday’s win.
— ND State’s schedule, to this point: #201
— bench minutes: #58
— ND State’s best win: 67-62 at #155 Portland.
— Home teams won the two series meetings this season.
— Jackrabbits won seven of last nine series games.
Horizon Conference tournament (@ Indianapolis)
Northern Kentucky vs Youngstown State
— Northern Kentucky (20-12, 5-6) ranked #174 by KenPom
— Tempo: #257
— Experience: #87
— Continuity: #21
— NKU won five of its last six games
— NKU won this tournament three of last six years.
— Norse is forcing turnovers 23.2% of time (#14)
— Norse has #322 team on defensive boards.
— NKU is shooting 47.7% inside arc (#288), 35.9% on arc (#80)
— NKU’s schedule, to this point: #266
— bench minutes: #275
— NKU’s best win: 64-51 over #66 Cincinnati.
— Youngstown State (24-8, 16-6) ranked #122 by KenPom
— Tempo: #144
— Experience: #14
— Continuity: #262
— Youngstown won 14 of its last 17 games
— Penguins are shooting 55% inside arc (#21), 37.1% inside arc (#35)
— Youngstown has #269 eFG% defense in country.
— Penguins are 7-5 vs teams ranked in top 200.
— Youngstown is 5-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Youngstown’s schedule, to this point: #324
— bench minutes: #315
— Youngstown’s best win: 74-56 over #174 Northern Kentucky
— Home team won both series games this year.
— Northern Kentucky won 10 of last 13 series games.
Cleveland State vs Milwaukee
— Cleveland State (20-12, 15-6) ranked #189 by KenPom
— Tempo: #271
— Experience: #130
— Continuity: #198
— Cleveland State won six of its last seven games
— Last three years, Cleveland State is 5-1 in this tournament.
— Vikings are #358 team in country on defensive boards.
— Cleveland State is shooting 30.2% on the arc (#343)
— Vikings has #81 eFG% defense in country.
— Cleveland State’s schedule, to this point: #292
— bench minutes: #314
— Cleveland State’s best win: 81-78 over #122 Youngstown State
— Milwaukee (21-10, 15-6) ranked #225 by KenPom
— Tempo: #17
— Experience: #353
— Continuity: #351
— Milwaukee won five of its last seven games
— Since 2016, Panthers are 8-6 in the Horizon tournament.
— Milwaukee is turning ball over 21.9% of time (#347)
— Milwaukee has #70 eFG% defense in country.
— Panthers are #338 team on defensive boards.
— Milwaukee’s schedule, to this point: #289
— bench minutes: #83
— Milwaukee’s best win: 88-75 over #122 Youngstown State
— Milwaukee beat Cleveland State twice TY, by 4-9 points.
— Panthers won nine of last 13 series games.
Big Sky tournament (@ Boise, ID)
Idaho State vs Montana
— Idaho State (11-20, 8-10) ranked #241 by KenPom
— Tempo: #291
— Experience: #184
— Continuity: #211
— Idaho State lost five of its last seven games.
— Since 2010, Bengals are 1-7 in Big Sky tournament.
— Opponents are shooting 52% inside arc (#267)
— Bengals are 2-11 vs teams ranked in top 200.
— Idaho State is 3-10 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Idaho State’s schedule, to this point: #206
— bench minutes: #111
— Idaho State’s best win: 71-63 over #124 Eastern Washington
— Montana (16-13, 10-7) ranked #154 by KenPom
— Tempo: #301
— Experience: #101
— Continuity: #98
— Montana won seven of its last eight games.
— Since 2010, Grizzlies are 20-7 in Big Sky tournament.
— Grizzlies are shooting 37.6% on the arc (#21)
— Opponents are shooting 52.2% inside arc (#283).
— Montana is 8-7 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— Montana’s schedule, to this point: #156
— bench minutes: #307
— Montana’s best win: 81-56 over #161 South Dakota State
— Montana beat Idaho State twice TY, by 29-8 points.
— Montana won 24 of last 25 meetings; they lost in Pocatello LY.
Sacramento State vs Weber State
— Sacramento State (14-17, 7-11) ranked #224 by KenPom
— Tempo: #354
— Experience: #63
— Continuity: #274
— Sacramento lost eight of its last ten games.
— Last eight years, Sacramento is 6-2 in its first Big Sky tourney game.
— Sacramento is turning ball over 20.7% of time (#321)
— Hornets have #262 eFG% defense.
— Hornets are 8-10 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Sacramento’s schedule, to this point: #151
— bench minutes: #263
— Sacramento’s best win: 59-53 at #134 Fresno State
— Weber State (17-14, 12-6) ranked #197 by KenPom
— Tempo: #284
— Experience: #146
— Continuity: #208
— Weber State won nine of its last 13 games.
— Last five years, Wildcats are 2-4 in Big Sky tournament.
— Wildcats have #297 eFG% defense in country.
— Weber State is turning ball over 19.4% of time (#263)
— Weber State is 6-5 in games decided by 7 or less points.
— Weber State’s schedule, to this point: #138
— bench minutes: #175
— Weber State’s best win: 75-72 at #23 Utah State
— Weber State beat Sacramento twice TY, 50-48/52-49
— Wildcats won 10 of last 13 series games.
WCC tournament (@ Orleans Arena, Las Vegas)
BYU vs Saint Mary’s
— BYU (19-14, 9-9) ranked #75 by KenPom
— Tempo: #65
— Experience: #288
— Continuity: #230
— BYU won its last three games, after a 2-7 skid.
— This is Cougars’ third game in four nights.
— Since 2009, BYU is 12-9 in the WCC tournament.
— Cougars are #19 team in country on defensive boards (#19)
— BYU is turning ball over 20.4% of time (#312)
— BYU’s schedule, to this point: #80
— bench minutes: #46
— BYU’s best win: 83-80 over #12 Creighton
— Saint Mary’s (24-7, 14-5) ranked #7 by KenPom
— Tempo: #359
— Experience: #173
— Continuity: #63
— Saint Mary’s won 15 of its last 17 D-I games.
— Gaels haven’t played in nine days.
— Since 2016, Saint Mary’s is 10-6 in WCC tourney.
— Gaels have #15 eFG% defense in country.
— Saint Mary’s is #2 team in country on defensive boards.
— Saint Mary’s schedule, to this point: #77
— bench minutes: #356
— Saint Mary’s best win: 78-70 OT over #10 Gonzaga
— Saint Mary’s beat BYU twice this year, 57-56/71-65
— Teams split their last 12 meetings.
— Since 2012, Gaels are 3-0 vs BYU in WCC tournament.
San Francisco vs Gonzaga
— San Francisco (20-13, 9-9) ranked #100 by KenPom
— Tempo: #111
— Experience: #119
— Continuity: #200
— San Francisco won five of its last six games.
— San Francisco is playing for third time in four nights.
— San Francisco played three starters 40:00+ in Saturday’s 2OT win.
— Dons have #40 eFG% in country.
— Opponents are getting 22.8% of points on arc (#341).
— San Francisco’s schedule, to this point: #97
— bench minutes: #202
— San Francisco’s best win: 97-60 over #61 Arizona State
— Gonzaga (26-5, 14-2) ranked #10 by KenPom
— Tempo: #40
— Experience: #43
— Continuity: #18
— Gonzaga won its last six WCC games (4-2 ATS).
— Gonzaga won this tournament 15 of last 19 years.
— Zags are shooting 59.1% inside arc (#2), 37.8% on arc (#18)
— Zags are #63 team on defensive boards.
— Gonzaga was held to 70 or less points in four of five losses.
— Gonzaga’s schedule, to this point: #57
— bench minutes: #321
— Gonzaga’s best win: 100-90 over #3 Alabama.
— Gonzaga beat USF twice this season, 77-75/99-81
— USF led by 12 at home in 2nd half of first meeting, lost 77-75.
— Gonzaga has beat San Francisco 26 times in a row- last loss was in 2012.
