Games 735-736: Tuesday doubleheader

736 - (10) NC Asheville at (7) Presbyterian
Big South first round
March 5 at Templeton Center in Clinton, SC
ESPN +

The host Blue Hose hit 21 (!) 3-pointers and cruised to a 106-59 victory to set up a quarterfinal match up with No. 2 seed and defending league champion Radford.

JC Younger was an incredible 8-of-14 from behind the arc for all of his 24 points to lead Presbyterian, while Romeo Crouch added 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting.

Radford and Presbyterian played just once during the regular season and the Highlanders escaped with a 79-77 win on January 12.

735 - (13) LaSalle women at (4) Dayton
Atlantic 10 first round
March 5 at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, OH
ESPN +

Phenomenal defensive effort by Dayton, which held the visitors to under 40 points (the final was 65-38) and just 27% (13-of-47) shooting to set up a quarterfinal match up with No. 5 seed Davidson.

Eleven different players scored for the host Flyers, led by Lauren Cannatelli's 13 points. The Flyers (16-12), top-65 nationally in scoring defense, held their 12th opponent to 55 points or less.

Also, let's welcome the newest member of the Scoochie Smith All Stars, and our second member of the LaSalle womens team, coach Mountain Macgillivray.

We'll take/need the offseason to decide whether to rename the team The Mountain Macgillivray All Stars.

Games 449-450: Saturday night doubleheader

450 - Utah at BYU
December 16 at Marriott Center in Provo, UT
ESPN2

Elijah Bryant was magnificent for the Cougars, who won for the sixth consecutive time and snapped a three-game losing streak against their rivals.

The junior guard scored 29 points on 8-of-13 shooting (5-of-7 from three) and added nine rebounds, four assists and three steals in the 77-65 victory.

BYU, which hadn't beaten Utah since December, 2012, was excellent shooting the ball from three-point range (10-of-20) and overall (27-of-52, 52%). The Cougars are now 4-0 against the state of Utah (Utah Valley, Utah State and Weber State).

449 - Georgia State at Dayton
December 16 at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, OH
A10 Network

Game 435 - Dayton at Mississippi State

December 3 at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS
ESPNU

That was one of the uglier games we've seen in 2+ years at 200 Game Season, though it did end with a last-second basket.

Quinndary Weatherspoon's steal and driving lay-up through two Dayton players with .9 seconds to play let Mississippi State escape and stay unbeaten with a 61-59 victory.

The Bulldogs (7-0 for the first time since winning their first 11 in 2011-12) blew a 21-point lead as Dayton pulled even for the last time at 59-59 on a 1-2 trip to the free throw line by Darrell Davis (17 points, 10 rebounds) at the 1:09 mark. After MSU's 24th turnover, Dayton missed a 3-pointer, got the offensive rebound and during that second chance ended up committing its 26th and final turnover, which led to Weatherspoon's game-winner.

Mississippi State was up 43-25 before Jalen Crutcher scored seven points and Davis added a four-point play and an assist during a 13-0 spurt that got us to the 13-minute mark.

Tyson Carter led all scorers with 20 points and was an excellent 6-of-10 from three-point range. The sophomore gave the Bulldogs a 56-50 lead with a three at the 4:45 mark (assisted by Weatherspoon), then again at 59-56 with another long ball with 2 1/2 minutes left (assisted by Nick Weatherspoon).

It was the first meeting between the teams since a 56-54 MSU win on December 19, 1975.

Games 267-268: Friday night doubleheader

268 - Dayton at VCU
January 27 at Siegel Center in Richmond, VA
ESPN2

267 - Cornell women at Harvard
January 27 at Lavietes Pavilion in Cambridge, MA
The Ivy League Digital Network

Games 188-189: High seeds fall

NCAA Tournament second round

189 - (13) Hawaii vs. (4) California
March 18 at Spokane Arena in Spokane, WA
TBS

The Pac 12 ladies and gentleman!

That's five teams from the conference (Cal, Arizona, Oregon State, USC & Colorado) already eliminated from the tournament.

188 - (10) Syracuse vs. (7) Dayton
March 18 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO
CBS

A lower seed - Syracuse - winning 70-51 and a Steve Smith "basketball" count. What a way to start the day.

First half: said eight times
Second half: 9

Total: 17

Notable

"That's a good basketball play."

Thanks, Steve!

"High basketball IQ play."
"Comfortable with the basketball."


Other games watched:

(10) VCU vs. (7) Oregon State
(15) UNC Asheville vs. (2) Villanova

Game 17 - Alabama at Dayton

November 17 at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, OH
ESPN

It's a big day at 200 Game Season as we introduce our all-name team.

We'll be searching for the best names in basketball throughout the season, and what better way to get it started than with Dayton guard and captain of the Scoochie Smith All Stars, Scoochie Smith.

Full team list can be found here