Blogging the Bracket, College Basketball Bracketology

We aren't giving it back.

Happy Thanksgiving! If you get bored of football, or are ready to ignore it like me, three of the biggest early season tournaments tip off today with a full lineup of quarterfinals.

Aloha means good-bye.

Thanksgiving Eve is highlighted by a surprise final in the Maui Invitational and the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

The Illini take care of Chaminade 84-61 to advance to the Maui Invitational final.

Maui Invitational: Round 2

Marquette came back 24 hours after a lousy loss to Butler and handled business against a shorthanded Mississippi State team.

Thanksgiving week Tuesday's main highlights: The Legends and CBE Classic finals and the Maui Invitational semifinals, featuring a couple of surprise qualifiers.

Beat. Down.