The Morning Dish – Monday, December 30, 2019--HoopvilleAt Large Bid Seekers
Best of the RestNow we shift attention to the Colonial, Big Sky and Horizon League matchups, the three leagues that kicked off conference play on Saturday.Horizon:Chalk, chalk, chalk, chalk and… chalk. Favorites swept the board in the Horizon League on Saturday. Northern Kentucky was down two Horizon Player of the Year Candidates, Jalen Tate and Dantez Walton, but still outlasted Milwaukee. If Tyler Sharpe can carry the torch until Walton and Tate come back, the Norse could squeak by Wright State in what looks like a two-horse race for the conference crown. The ‘Next Man Up’ mantra is overused in today’s game, but Wright State and Northern Kentucky have a legitimate claim to it. For the Norse, Walton’s rise to stardom after Tate went down was reminiscent of a YouTube overnight sensation. Just look at the ‘MVP’ tag plastered all over his KenPom player page.The Raiders are no stranger to the injury curse themselves, but Loudon Love looks like his old bruising self after missing five games in December. Love manhandled Green Bay’s lean frontline to the tune of 22 points and 16 rebounds in just 28 minutes. Don’t worry Grant Basile and James Mann, I won’t forget that time when you both were alpha dogs during Love’s absence.
The darkhorses worth mentioning are Illinois Chicago and Oakland, who couldn’t be further apart on the basketball style spectrum. Remember that steaming pile of garbage that eeked its way on to Memphis’ home floor in November? Well, that version of Illinois Chicago has been shoveled aside. The new and improved Flames are looking like the UIC squad I gushed about in the offseason and are a sizzling hot 5-2 against the spread over their last seven games. Greg Kampe and his Griz are also rocking a 5-2 ATS record in the same span, suffocating opponents with a steel curtain defense. Points have been low priority for Oakland this year but drawing Detroit in the conference opener was like a star baseball player going down to Double-A for a quick tune up assignment.
Tonight’s MenuThe Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 31, 2019--Hoopville
The slate is busier than most Mondays will be the rest of the year, with conference games taking up a good portion as we can expect most of the way until March.
- In the Horizon League, four games are on tap, including a matchup of 1-0 teams as Youngstown State visits UIC (7 p.m.)
Side DishesQuisenberry leads Youngstown St. past UIC 70-64--Associated Press
Other results of note: Pittsburgh held off Canisius 87-79 in the first game of the day; Green Bay got a nice road win at Northern Kentucky 73-59; Buffalo got 28 points from Jayvon Graves to edge St. Bonaventure 84-79 despite a career night from Bonnie point guard Kyle Lofton (32 points, eight assists); Villanova held off Xavier 68-62 in the Big East opener for both; Dayton got 31 points and eight rebounds from Obi Toppin as they took care of North Florida 77-59; Reggie Perry had 26 points and 17 rebounds to lead Mississippi State as they blew out Kent State 96-68; North Carolina just got past Yale 70-67, ending the Bulldogs’ seven-game winning streak and putting Roy Williams into a tie with his mentor, Dean Smith, for fourth on the all-time Division I coaching wins list with 879; Vanderbilt edged Davidson 76-71; TCU got 30 points from Desmond Bane as they manhandled George Mason 87-53; Memphis got all they could handle from Tulane at home before holding off the Green Wave 84-73; Gonzaga handled Detroit Mercy 93-72 despite 31 points from Antoine Davis; and Harvard won their second game in the Bay Area in as many days, topping San Francisco 84-81 in overtime after blowing a 15-point lead in regulation.
Gomillion scores at buzzer; Cleveland St tips IUPUI 82-80--Associated Press
The definitive list of a 2010’s player from every mid-major team--Mid-Major Madness
With the 2010’s coming to close, what better time to shine a light on guys that played college basketball over the last 10 years.
Below is a list of one 2010’s player from every mid-major team. Some may be the program’s best over the past decade, some may not. But without a doubt, all of these guys played for their respective teams.
KenPom: Predicting the champion in all 32 college basketball conferences--The AthleticSo, did we get it right? Let us know.Cleveland State — Bryn Forbes (2012-14)Detroit — Ray McCallum (2010-13)Green Bay — Carrington Love (2012-16)Illinois Chicago — Dikembe Dixson (2015-18)IUPUI — DJ McCall (2014-19)Milwaukee — Kyle Kelm (2010-14)Northern Kentucky — Drew McDonald (2015-19)Oakland — Kay Felder (2013-16)Wright State — Loudon Love (2017-Present)Youngstown State — DuShawn Brooks (2010-12)
Horizon
Wright State* 53 percent, Northern Kentucky 50 percent
Rebounding and foul-drawing machine Loudon Love has missed most or all of six games for Wright State so far with an injured elbow. But now he’s back and posted 22 points and 16 rebounds in the Raiders’ win over Green Bay to open league play. Wright State is the type of team that could give a first-round opponent a sweat in March. But you know what? Northern Kentucky is also that kind of team. There are two sneaky good teams in the Horizon who will play in obscurity because neither registered a marquee win in nonconference play. This race will be fun, though.
Gomillion Beats Buzzer at IUPUI--csuvikings.prestosports.com
Women’s Basketball Drops 78-53 Contest Against IUPUI To Snap Winstreak--csuvikings.prestosports.com
Petrusev leads No. 1 Gonzaga over Detroit Mercy 93-72--Associated Press
Gonzaga closes out its non-conference schedule with 93-72 win over Detroit Mercy--The Slipper Still Fits
Monday's college basketball: No. 1 Gonzaga dispatches 'tight' Detroit Mercy--Detroit News
Davis Nets 31, Miller Scores 1,000 Point As Titans Drop Jesuit Showdown At #1 Gonzaga--detroittitans.com
Pat Caputo - Greg Kampe, OU poised for another big challenge--Oakland Press
Flames Battle Penguins to the Wire--uicflames.com
Late Surge Not Enough in Youngstown--uicflames.com
JAGUARS LOSE ON TIP-IN AT THE BUZZER TO CLEVELAND STATE, 82-80--iupuijags.com
WILLIAMS' CAREER-HIGH LEADS JAGS IN BLOWOUT WIN AT CLEVELAND STATE--iupuijags.com
UWGB men pull off big road upset against Northern Kentucky--Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay Dominates in Notable Road Win at Northern Kentucky 73-59--greenbayphoenix.com
UWGB women go cold in loss to Wright State--Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay Unable to Overcome Cold Shooting Night, Falls 70-58--greenbayphoenix.com
Raiders Pull Away Late For 82-70 Victory--mkepanthers.com
Check Out The Latest Issue Of The Roar Report--mkepanthers.com
Panthers Go Cold in Fourth, Suffer Setback to NKU--mkepanthers.com
Takeaways from Northern Kentucky's loss to Green Bay--Cincinnati Enquirer
@NKUNorseMBB falters to Green Bay, 73-59--nkunorse.com
@NKUNorseWBB closes out 2019 with road win at Milwaukee--nkunorse.com
The Other Top 25: Yale, San Francisco and UNC Greensboro are the biggest holiday risers--Mid-Major Madness
The Other Top 25
| Rank | School | Record | Change | Our reasoning | This week's games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Wright State | 11-3 | NR | The Raiders have put up at least 70 points in every game this season and have eclipsed 80 points seven times. | vs. Milwaukee (12/30), @ Oakland (1/3) |
Raiders improve to 2-0 in Horizon with Monday Milwaukee win--wsuraiders.com
Raiders win big on the road at Green Bay--wsuraiders.com
Road warriors--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Penguins Pick Up 70-64 Win at UIC Monday Night--ysu.prestosports.com
YSU women douse Flames--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Peters Named Horizon League Player of the Week by College Sports Madness--ysu.prestosports.com
Petit Scores 19 to Lead YSU to Fourth Straight Win--ysu.prestosports.com
#HLMBB Roundup - December 30--The Horizon League
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