NEWS AND NOTES:
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-Georgetown is 2-0 on the season after beating Green Bay. Beating Green Bay would normally not be noteworthy, but Georgetown won a buy game in the same manner that a good team would. It was 92-58. They haven’t done anything that even remotely resembles what a good team does in years!
-Congrats to Stonehill for their 82-77 win at Army! It is their first win against a D1 program as a D1 program!
-Wright State bounced back from blowing a 21 point lead at home against Davidson with a last second 73-72 win at Louisville. I know Louisville isn’t all that good, but I think Wright State may be able to make quite a bit of noise in the Horizon League this year.
-Wagner followed up their big season opening win at Temple with a loss to La Salle yesterday. Chad Sherwood summed this up the best!! La Salle > Wagner > Temple > Villanova > La Salle > Wagner > Temple > Villanova
-Georgia Tech vs Georgia State never disappoints! I know it will never resonate nationally, but it’s ALWAYS a fun game! It once again came down to the final seconds with Georgia Tech getting the 59-57 win on the road and (for now) is still unbeaten.
HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:
-COLORADO AT TENNESSEE (Nashville, TN). Colorado lost on the road to Grambling the other night, so one might conclude that they’re not quite ready for a Tennessee team that looks to be a top ten caliber team.
-ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF AT MISSISSIPPI STATE. It’s a buy game, and all logic should tell you that It’s a big mismatch, but after nearly upsetting TCU and hanging really tough with Oklahoma, Pine Bluff should not be overlooked by Mississippi State, who’s trying to get to 3-0.
-OKLAHOMA STATE AT OAKLAND. It’s fun to see Oklahoma State going on the road to play on the Black Top!! They had a somewhat surprising loss last week against Southern Illinois, and are looking to bounce back. This wouldn’t be a high caliber win, but any win on the road looks good on the resume.
-ARIZONA STATE AT TEXAS SOUTHERN. Arizona State trying to remain unbeaten, and goes as part of the Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series.
-MONTANA STATE AT LONG BEACH STATE. Long Beach State was blasted at UCLA the other night, but I still think they’re one of the best teams in the Big West. Montana State lost their season opener and is still looking for their first win, but I still think they are the best team in the Big Sky, so a good match-up between two really good UTR teams in this one.
-NORTH TEXAS AT SAINT MARY’S. Both teams are unbeaten, Saint Mary’s isn’t in the Top 25 but it wouldn’t shock me to see them there before the season is over (and perhaps pretty soon) and North Texas is one of the better UTR teams with a chance to land on the bubble, or even inside of it. In order to do that, this is the kind of game that they’re going to need to be able to win. Should be a good one tonight!
OTHER NOTABLE GAMES:
-Eastern Kentucky @ Cincinnati – buy game
-NC A&T @ Iowa State – buy game
-VMI @ Davidson – buy game
-Southern Illinois @ Southern Indiana – Southern Illinois trying to remain unbeaten and pick up their second road win
-SELA @ Wyoming – buy game
-Towson @ Penn – Towson tying to remain unbeaten and pick up their second road win
-Youngstown State @ Notre Dame – both teams unbeaten. Notre Dame really struggled their last time out
-Louisiana @ East Tennessee State – both teams unbeaten
-NJIT @ San Diego – buy game. San Diego trying to get to 3-0
-Portland State @ Seattle – Seattle can get to 3-0
-Lindenwood @ Missouri – buy game
-William & Mary @ Virginia Tech – buy game
-Yale vs Mississippi Valley State – (Rainbow Classic) – Yale trying to stay unbeaten
-Eastern Washington @ Hawaii – (Rainbow Classic) – Hawaii trying to remain unbeaten.