Game 243 - Kentucky at Mississippi

December 29 at the Pavilion in Oxford, MS
ESPN2

Game 242 - Long Beach State at Eastern Michigan

December 29 at Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, MI
espn3.com

With just under 10 minutes to play in the game (Eastern Michigan won 98-72), James Thompson was fouled and hit the floor hard. Here's what his forehead looked like afterwards:





















Game 241 - Umass at Georgia State

December 28 at GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, GA
espn3.com

"Basketball" count

First half: said 15 times
Second half: 24

Total: 39

Game 240 - Michigan State at Minnesota

December 27 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN
ESPN2

A bunch of basketball phrases and nonsense from this one - a 75-74, overtime win for Michigan State.

"He's what you call an energy big"
"What we call a wide pin down"
"Blue bloods"
"Chess match"
"Proper hand development - PHD"
"Winning is in their DNA"/"Championship DNA"
"Dime drop"
"Feather in their cap"
"Bread and butter"

Game 238 - Little Rock at Oral Roberts

December 19 at Mabee Center in Tulsa, OK
espn3.com

I missed a good chunk of the second half because I was watching the last bit of regulation and two overtime periods between the Citadel and Maryland-Baltimore County (the host Retrievers scored the most points in school history in winning 120-111, while the Citadel, the nation's top scoring team, attempted 104 field goals!).

What I missed was Oral Roberts finishing off its first win against a Division 1 team in 13 games so far in 2016.

The Golden Eagles, who have lost close games to unbeaten Creighton (66-65), Michigan State (80-76), Mississippi (95-88 in overtime) and were within five points early in the second half before a double-digit loss to unbeaten Baylor, held Little Rock (36% from three-point range), without a three in 15 attempts to improve to 3-10.

Game 236 - Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Clippers

December 7 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA
ESPN

Mark Jackson "basketball" count

First quarter - said eight times

Notable

"You fall in love with his ability to shoot the basketball"
"Beautiful basketball plays"

2nd - 11

"Very unselfish basketball team"
"Taking care of the basketball" (said three times)

3rd - 10

"Loved the game of basketball"
"Pursue the basketball"

4th - 4

"Chris Paul, crafty with the basketball"

Total: 33


Also, this logo stinks


Game 234 - Maine women at Clemson

December 2 at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC
ACC Network

This game was tied at halftime and Maine led 38-35 at about the six-minute mark of the third quarter, but the host Tigers used a 22-5 run to pull away in a 69-61 victory.

Clemson, which got 21 points from new Scoochie Smith All Star Nelly Perry and 20 from Danielle Edwards (each played went 3-for-5 from three-point range), is 8-0 for the first time since the 1998-99 team began 11-0.

The Black Bears must have one of the most diverse rosters in the country as nine players were born in six different countries outside the United States, including three from Spain and a pair from Croatia.