November 29 at Anaheim Arena in Anaheim, CA
Wooden Legacy consolation round
ESPN News
In Central Florida's 78-65 win, we got a great collection of nonsense from the broadcast team of Jon Crispin and Corey Williams:
"he epitomizes swagger"
"isn't that a basketball play?"
"versatile bigs"
"a quasi euro step"
"that's just a heady play"
"screen the screener type of action" (2)
"it's called energy and ego, it's hard to stop that"
"a shot ready pass"
"earned the right to verticality"
"a modified pocket pass"
"can change the scoreboard with a flick of a wrist"
"throw a monkey wrench into your offensive plans"
"a back to the basket type of big man"
"crab dribble"
"he's impacted the basketball game"
Use this word in a sentence twice, please, sir - Corey Williams Edition
"you have to extend this basketball game and the only way to extend this basketball game is to foul"
Games 782-783: Tuesday tournament doubleheader
783 - Kansas vs. BYU
November 26 at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, HI
Maui Invitational semifinals
ESPN
782 - Western Michigan vs. Seattle
November 26 at HP Fieldhouse in Orlando, FL
NIT Season Tip-off third-place game
ESPNU
November 26 at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, HI
Maui Invitational semifinals
ESPN
782 - Western Michigan vs. Seattle
November 26 at HP Fieldhouse in Orlando, FL
NIT Season Tip-off third-place game
ESPNU
Games 780-781: Sunday doubleheader
781 - Robert Morris women at Kent State
November 24 at Memorial Athletic Convocation Center in Kent, OH
espn3.com
We've had baseball Billys before at 300 Game Season and ILTCSC, but Sunday we had our first basketball Billy. His name is Austin Arnold.
Let's enjoy a Sunday's worth of Billys:
"she's enticing to watch"
"she has absolutely been the engine in the car that keeps them going"
"in the words of many basketball players, 'if you keep shooting the shots will come'"
"Kent State just looking for some type of light to go their way"
"they've been hitting the three-point ball and that's reflective on the way they play"
"ball urgency"
"that almost could've been bad"
"to get this game now within some scoring distance"
"a lot of the Kent State points have definitely been down by that box area"
"she's really impressed a lot of eyes"
[watching replay of a lay up] "Asiah Dingle, [higher-pitched sound] what?!, see ya, I'll take two!"
"that's just another great awareness play"
"you draw a charge, which could be a very well good momentum shifter for the back end of this game"
"she's kind of been like an unsung hero, to say the least, for Robert Morris"
"welcome to the Ezeigbo show...she's done everything whether.....well, she's been doing everything because she's been on the court playing so well.....she's not on the court.....
"this is gonna start to become a barnburner really soon"
"kind of almost reminiscent of deja vu, wouldn't you say?"
"she's done absolutely phenomenal"
"this is going to be a very pivotal point in this game"
"I'm at a loss for words! This reminds me of Bulls-Hornets the other night!"
780 - Columbia vs. Central Connecticut State
Hall of Fame Tip Off consolation game
November 24 at Memorial Athletic Convocation Center in Kent, OH
espn3.com
We've had baseball Billys before at 300 Game Season and ILTCSC, but Sunday we had our first basketball Billy. His name is Austin Arnold.
Let's enjoy a Sunday's worth of Billys:
"she's enticing to watch"
"she has absolutely been the engine in the car that keeps them going"
"in the words of many basketball players, 'if you keep shooting the shots will come'"
"Kent State just looking for some type of light to go their way"
"they've been hitting the three-point ball and that's reflective on the way they play"
"ball urgency"
"that almost could've been bad"
"to get this game now within some scoring distance"
"a lot of the Kent State points have definitely been down by that box area"
"she's really impressed a lot of eyes"
[watching replay of a lay up] "Asiah Dingle, [higher-pitched sound] what?!, see ya, I'll take two!"
"that's just another great awareness play"
"you draw a charge, which could be a very well good momentum shifter for the back end of this game"
"she's kind of been like an unsung hero, to say the least, for Robert Morris"
"welcome to the Ezeigbo show...she's done everything whether.....well, she's been doing everything because she's been on the court playing so well.....she's not on the court.....
"this is gonna start to become a barnburner really soon"
"kind of almost reminiscent of deja vu, wouldn't you say?"
"she's done absolutely phenomenal"
"this is going to be a very pivotal point in this game"
"I'm at a loss for words! This reminds me of Bulls-Hornets the other night!"
780 - Columbia vs. Central Connecticut State
Hall of Fame Tip Off consolation game
November 24 at Mohegan Sun Arena
espn3.com
Game 779 - Alice Lloyd College at Eastern Kentucky
November 19 at McBrayer Arena in Richmond, KY
ESPN+
A really nice pair of STATS WE DON'T NEED provided by the broadcast team in Eastern Kentucky's 99-63 victory over the NAIA Eagles:
1. [EKU wins opening tip]
"Colonels with the tap. They are 3-2 in that category."
2. [Late first half, EKU's Lachlan Anderson with a dunk]
"Anderson, second dunk of the night and 18th of his career."
ESPN+
A really nice pair of STATS WE DON'T NEED provided by the broadcast team in Eastern Kentucky's 99-63 victory over the NAIA Eagles:
1. [EKU wins opening tip]
"Colonels with the tap. They are 3-2 in that category."
2. [Late first half, EKU's Lachlan Anderson with a dunk]
"Anderson, second dunk of the night and 18th of his career."
Game 778 - Georgia State at Georgetown
November 17 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC
Fox Sports 1
Let's just move on from this weekend - fell at Duke 74-63 despite being tied at 40-40 with about 17 minutes to go and holding the No. 2 team in the nation to 34%/25%/58% shooting on Friday, followed two days later by a 91-83 loss to the Hoyas despite leading by as much as seven in the second half and still at 54-53 with just under 12 minutes to go - as quickly as possible.
It's the first three-game losing streak for GSU since February, 2017, which speaks both to the quality of the program now, and also how nauseating the first two weeks of this current season have been.
Fox Sports 1
Let's just move on from this weekend - fell at Duke 74-63 despite being tied at 40-40 with about 17 minutes to go and holding the No. 2 team in the nation to 34%/25%/58% shooting on Friday, followed two days later by a 91-83 loss to the Hoyas despite leading by as much as seven in the second half and still at 54-53 with just under 12 minutes to go - as quickly as possible.
It's the first three-game losing streak for GSU since February, 2017, which speaks both to the quality of the program now, and also how nauseating the first two weeks of this current season have been.
Game 777 - Evansville at Kentucky
November 12 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY
SEC Network
Huge night for Evansville, which got 18 points (and an 8-for-8 free throw performance) from K.J. Riley and escaped Rupp Arena with a 67-64 win.
Not only did the visitors, who are coached by former Kentucky national champion Walter McCarty, knock off the Associated Press No. 1 team, but ended the Wildcats' 52-game home winning streak against unranked, non-conference opponents.
Couple quick broadcaster notes:
Paul Sunderland: "despite the icy roads (in Lexington), these guys are leaving everything on the floor. They're not leaving skid marks!"
Andy Kennedy: "the game of basketball is a possessions game."
Also, Kennedy came through with a "dribble drive" with 5:10 left in the game so excellent late-game production out of him.
SEC Network
Huge night for Evansville, which got 18 points (and an 8-for-8 free throw performance) from K.J. Riley and escaped Rupp Arena with a 67-64 win.
Not only did the visitors, who are coached by former Kentucky national champion Walter McCarty, knock off the Associated Press No. 1 team, but ended the Wildcats' 52-game home winning streak against unranked, non-conference opponents.
Couple quick broadcaster notes:
Paul Sunderland: "despite the icy roads (in Lexington), these guys are leaving everything on the floor. They're not leaving skid marks!"
Andy Kennedy: "the game of basketball is a possessions game."
Also, Kennedy came through with a "dribble drive" with 5:10 left in the game so excellent late-game production out of him.
Game 776 - Cal Poly at North Dakota State
November 11 at Scheels Center in Fargo, ND
Mid Coast Sports Network
A ton of great guard play in this one with NDSU point guard Vinnie Shahid leading the way in a 74-67 victory.
Shahid, a preseason first-team all-Summit League member, scored 21 points on 6-of-10 shooting, while Junior Ballard led Cal Poly with 20 on 8-of-13 shooting. Another Cal Poly guard, Jamal Smith, was impressive as well, getting to the rim and knocking down some nice mid-range jumpers to add 17 points on an efficient 7-of-11 shooting.
Cal Poly had a 17-0 run that stretched from the end of the first half to the first few minutes of the second and led 38-30 on a Ballard 3-pointer. A lot of back-and-forth followed with the hosts taking the lead for good on Tyree Eady's jumper at about the 8 1/2-minute mark.
Mid Coast Sports Network
A ton of great guard play in this one with NDSU point guard Vinnie Shahid leading the way in a 74-67 victory.
Shahid, a preseason first-team all-Summit League member, scored 21 points on 6-of-10 shooting, while Junior Ballard led Cal Poly with 20 on 8-of-13 shooting. Another Cal Poly guard, Jamal Smith, was impressive as well, getting to the rim and knocking down some nice mid-range jumpers to add 17 points on an efficient 7-of-11 shooting.
Cal Poly had a 17-0 run that stretched from the end of the first half to the first few minutes of the second and led 38-30 on a Ballard 3-pointer. A lot of back-and-forth followed with the hosts taking the lead for good on Tyree Eady's jumper at about the 8 1/2-minute mark.
Game 775 - VMI at East Carolina
November 5 at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC
espn3.com
Stan Lewter on opening night? Sounds delightful.
I see Stan Lewter is one of the announcers, I immediately yell "Stan!". Happens every time.
Lewter was in Lewter Season form, saying the word "basketball" 40 times (average of one per game minute) in East Carolina's 80-68 victory.
Lewter's broadcast partner, Evan Lepler added 24 to give the duo a total of 64.
Top "basketballs"
"whistle-free basketball"
"the threes are falling because of basketball spacing"
"he can not come into this basketball game"
Really nice start to the college season for guys saying the word "basketball".
espn3.com
Stan Lewter on opening night? Sounds delightful.
I see Stan Lewter is one of the announcers, I immediately yell "Stan!". Happens every time.
Lewter was in Lewter Season form, saying the word "basketball" 40 times (average of one per game minute) in East Carolina's 80-68 victory.
Lewter's broadcast partner, Evan Lepler added 24 to give the duo a total of 64.
Top "basketballs"
"whistle-free basketball"
"the threes are falling because of basketball spacing"
"he can not come into this basketball game"
Really nice start to the college season for guys saying the word "basketball".
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