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2011 Early Season Tournaments Day 6: CBE Classic Ends, Maui Hits The Semifinal Stage
A pair of tournaments wrapped up on Monday, as the SEC picked up its fourth title of the young season and a Big East team finally broke through. Vanderbilt needed a 15-footer from Brad Tinsley to escape Oregon State in the Legends Classic final, 64-62. The Commodores led by as much as nine in the...
2011 Early Season Tournaments Day 5: Titans Tip Off In Maui
Sunday saw three trophies handed out, with two heading to Southeastern Conference institutions. As expected, Kentucky claimed the Hall of Fame Tip-Off crown, though the young Wildcats had to really work for 35 minutes against Old Dominion. However, Kentucky pulled away late to claim a 62-52 victory...
From Maui to Orlando: More Early Season Brackets Revealed
On Wednesday, ESPN announced the brackets for five of the events it televises during the first half of the college basketball season. They revealed four more on this August Thursday, including ones for both Disney Parks-centered events and the highly-anticipated Maui Invitational. But this post...
RPI WATCH: 1/1/2011
Happy New Year! And let me be the first here at BOTC to say we salute all you wonderful Wildcat fans who grace us with your presence! Now, on to the recaps. Ladies and gentlemen, the Gonzaga Bulldogs are back. Left for dead after a 4-5 start that included four losses to teams currently in the Top...
College Basketball Viewer's Guide: CBE Final And Maui Semis Top Of Tuesday's List
On a Monday evening where the CBE Classic semifinals and Maui quarterfinals, featuring a surprisingly close win for Michigan State over Chaminade, only one tournament trophy was handed out. That went to Old Dominion who beat Xavier, 67-58, in the Paradise Jam final. The Monarchs received good...
College Basketball Viewer's Guide: Maui And CBE Events Are Monday Highlights
On Sunday, Georgetown and joined the group of 2010 early season event winners. The Hoyas blew past N.C. State in the second half to claim an 82-67 win in the Charleston Classic final, while Minnesota got by West Virginia in a far closer 74-70 contest. The trophies may soon be forgotten, but the...
OPEN GAME THREAD: Texas
#1 Texas Longhorns (17-0 | 3-0) AT #9 Kansas State Wildcats (15-2 | 2-1) Big MondayBramlage Coliseum — Manhattan, Kan.Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 — 8:05 PM CST ESPN What a huge opportunity lies before us tonight, my fellow Wildcats. There is almost no cost to us, should we lose. No one...
CBE Classic/Old Spice Classic Wrap-up
It's been five days since my grand basketball adventure concluded, so here are some of my thoughts about what I saw. Attendance: The number of empty seats at these early-season events can be disheartening to a college hoops fan. I really wonder how tournaments like the CBE Classic survive if...
CBE Classic Final Pictures
I didn't have much of a chance to sleep Tuesday night/Wednesday morning between the late end of the game and early flight out, so combining a general level of malaise with a bunch of errands I needed to run when I got to Florida, meant no time to blog. Now, family has arrived, so my posting time...
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