December 8 at Savage Arena in Toledo, OH
ESPN+
This was our first time watching Luke Knapke play and the Toledo senior was impressive.
Knapke scored a career-high 33 points on 12-of-16 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Rockets' 82-72 win.
Knapke, a 6-11 center, can score from anywhere and he added four threes.
Point guard Marreon Jackson had four threes as well and added 24 points and five assists for Toledo, which defeated the Thundering Herd for the second time in a month (96-70 back on November 10) and since losing by two in overtime at Notre Dame November 21 have won four straight.
Nonsense
Mason Lowry (pxp) & Rhett Boyd (cc)
"guys who play above the rim....this dude can play in the rafters!"
"ball security"
"that junkyard dog mentality"
"paralysis by analysis"
"great step through"
"turning defense into offense"
"early energy"
"dribble drive" (!) - Boyd, 17:59 left in first half
Dribble drives
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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 774 - Season 5 gets underway
Denver Nuggets at Portland Trailblazers
October 23, 2019 at Moda Center in Portland, OR
ESPN
Doris Burke getting the new season started the right way with our first "dribble drive". It came with 7:59 left in the fourth quarter of Denver's 108-100 victory.
Here's the full dribble drive list
October 23, 2019 at Moda Center in Portland, OR
ESPN
Doris Burke getting the new season started the right way with our first "dribble drive". It came with 7:59 left in the fourth quarter of Denver's 108-100 victory.
Here's the full dribble drive list
Games 769-770: Final two Elite 8 spots up for grabs
770 - (4) Virginia Tech vs. (1) Duke
NCAA Tournament regional semifinals
March 29 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC
CBS
"dribble drives"
13:52 left in first half, Bill Raftery
769 - (5) Auburn vs. (1) North Carolina
NCAA Tournament regional semifinals
March 29 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO
TBS
NCAA Tournament regional semifinals
March 29 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC
CBS
"dribble drives"
13:52 left in first half, Bill Raftery
769 - (5) Auburn vs. (1) North Carolina
NCAA Tournament regional semifinals
March 29 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO
TBS
Game 757-758: First round
758 - (10) Seton Hall vs. (7) Wofford
NCAA first round
March 21 at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL
TBS
757 - (10) Florida vs. (7) Nevada
NCAA first round
March 21 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA
CBS
"dribble drive"
9:30 left in second half, Reggie Miller
NCAA first round
March 21 at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL
TBS
757 - (10) Florida vs. (7) Nevada
NCAA first round
March 21 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA
CBS
"dribble drive"
9:30 left in second half, Reggie Miller
Games 710-712: Three on Thursday
712 - Cal Baptist at Grand Canyon
February 21 at GCU Arena in Phoenix, AZ
ESPN +
"dribble drive"
Color commentator Scott Williams, 16:03 left in the first half
711 - Chicago State at Utah Valley
February 21 at UCCU Center in Orem, UT
WAC Digital Network
Incredible shooting performance from Utah Valley, which thanks to Jake Toolson (25 points, 6-of-9 from three-point range) made 59% of its attempts from behind the arc in a 103-71 win.
Not surprising that Chicago State struggled this much defensively as the visitors came into the night 349th (out of 351 teams) in Division 1 in scoring defense and 342nd in field goal percentage defense (the Wolverines shot 58% overall).
Utah Valley had four others reach double-figures in scoring, led by Richard Harward's 19-point, 16-rebound on 8-of-10 shooting night.
710 - Georgia State at Appalachian State
February 21 at Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, NC
ESPN +
With Texas State's home loss to Louisiana-Monroe Thursday, GSU pulled even at 10-4 for first place in the Sun Belt with an 80-75 win.
Kane Williams, just a sophomore but one of the top point guards in the league, hit a difficult 4-footer and then completed a three-point play with 41 seconds left that put the Panthers (19-8) up for good. Williams then rejected Ronshad Shabazz's jumper with 11 seconds left, part of a defensive effort that held Appalachian State scoreless over the final 1:47.
Malik Benlevi, coming off a 26-point night in a win over South Alabama, again led the way for GSU with 20 points, finishing a rebound short of a double-double.
Williams and D'Marcus Simonds finished with 18 points each for the Panthers.
Justin Forrest led the Mountaineers with 17 points.
February 21 at GCU Arena in Phoenix, AZ
ESPN +
"dribble drive"
Color commentator Scott Williams, 16:03 left in the first half
711 - Chicago State at Utah Valley
February 21 at UCCU Center in Orem, UT
WAC Digital Network
Incredible shooting performance from Utah Valley, which thanks to Jake Toolson (25 points, 6-of-9 from three-point range) made 59% of its attempts from behind the arc in a 103-71 win.
Not surprising that Chicago State struggled this much defensively as the visitors came into the night 349th (out of 351 teams) in Division 1 in scoring defense and 342nd in field goal percentage defense (the Wolverines shot 58% overall).
Utah Valley had four others reach double-figures in scoring, led by Richard Harward's 19-point, 16-rebound on 8-of-10 shooting night.
710 - Georgia State at Appalachian State
February 21 at Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, NC
ESPN +
With Texas State's home loss to Louisiana-Monroe Thursday, GSU pulled even at 10-4 for first place in the Sun Belt with an 80-75 win.
Kane Williams, just a sophomore but one of the top point guards in the league, hit a difficult 4-footer and then completed a three-point play with 41 seconds left that put the Panthers (19-8) up for good. Williams then rejected Ronshad Shabazz's jumper with 11 seconds left, part of a defensive effort that held Appalachian State scoreless over the final 1:47.
Malik Benlevi, coming off a 26-point night in a win over South Alabama, again led the way for GSU with 20 points, finishing a rebound short of a double-double.
Williams and D'Marcus Simonds finished with 18 points each for the Panthers.
Justin Forrest led the Mountaineers with 17 points.
Games 658-659: Thursday doubleheader
659 - Southeast Missouri State at SIU-Edwardsville
January 3 at Sam Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, IL
OVC on ESPN
Phenomenal night for freshman Cameron Williams, who scored a career-high 27 points in SIU-Edwardsville's 94-88 victory.
Williams, senior David McFarland (22 points) and junior Brandon Jackson (17) combined to shoot 54% from the field (24-of-34), part of a 58% team effort.
Southeast Missouri was just as good shooting the ball, knocking down half of its 26 three-point attempts and 51% overall. The Redhawks had 20 assists on 30 made baskets.
"dribble drive"
Got a nice, late-first half "dribble drive" from color commentator Colin Suhre, who said it with 1:45 to go until halftime.
Here's the full list.
658 - Georgia State at UT-Arlington
January 3 at College Park Center in Arlington, TX
January 3 at Sam Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, IL
OVC on ESPN
Phenomenal night for freshman Cameron Williams, who scored a career-high 27 points in SIU-Edwardsville's 94-88 victory.
Williams, senior David McFarland (22 points) and junior Brandon Jackson (17) combined to shoot 54% from the field (24-of-34), part of a 58% team effort.
Southeast Missouri was just as good shooting the ball, knocking down half of its 26 three-point attempts and 51% overall. The Redhawks had 20 assists on 30 made baskets.
"dribble drive"
Got a nice, late-first half "dribble drive" from color commentator Colin Suhre, who said it with 1:45 to go until halftime.
Here's the full list.
658 - Georgia State at UT-Arlington
January 3 at College Park Center in Arlington, TX
ESPN +
The wins don't all have to be pretty, and this one certainly was not.
GSU used an excellent perimeter defense - Arlington missed 23 of its 25 three-point attempts - and held on for a 63-58 win to open Sun Belt Conference play.
The defending league champion Panthers hit half of their 18 shots in the first half, but just 33% in the second and that allowed the hosts to get to within two with 30 seconds to play. Devin Mitchell, who hit three 3-pointers within the first minute and a half of the game, didn't score again until knocking down a pair of free throws, Kane Williams had a steal and two more free throws and that put the game away.
It was ugly - 19 turnovers, 60% shooting from the line - but I'll take a 1-0 start in league play after three consecutive losses in conference openers.
The wins don't all have to be pretty, and this one certainly was not.
GSU used an excellent perimeter defense - Arlington missed 23 of its 25 three-point attempts - and held on for a 63-58 win to open Sun Belt Conference play.
The defending league champion Panthers hit half of their 18 shots in the first half, but just 33% in the second and that allowed the hosts to get to within two with 30 seconds to play. Devin Mitchell, who hit three 3-pointers within the first minute and a half of the game, didn't score again until knocking down a pair of free throws, Kane Williams had a steal and two more free throws and that put the game away.
It was ugly - 19 turnovers, 60% shooting from the line - but I'll take a 1-0 start in league play after three consecutive losses in conference openers.
Game 651: Christmas special
UNLV vs. Bucknell
December 25 at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, HI
ESPNU
A dominant performance from Bucknell in the third-place game of the Diamond Head Classic as the Bison hit 14 three-pointers (and shot 56%) and rolled to a 97-72 victory.
Six different players were in double figures for Bucknell (6-6), led by Kimbal Mackenzie's 16 points. Jimmy Sotos handed out a tournament-record 12 assists (Bucknell had 26 assists on 37 made baskets).
UNLV made its first 3-pointer of the night, then missed its next 19, and was never really in the game after halftime. Bucknell led by as many as 36 on a Sotos-assisted lay-in that turned into a three-point play from Mackenzie at the 6:16 mark.
"dribble drive" !
Great job by LaPhonso Ellis for getting in a quick "dribble drive", just 3:58 into the game.
That's Ellis' first appearance on our list.
December 25 at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, HI
ESPNU
A dominant performance from Bucknell in the third-place game of the Diamond Head Classic as the Bison hit 14 three-pointers (and shot 56%) and rolled to a 97-72 victory.
Six different players were in double figures for Bucknell (6-6), led by Kimbal Mackenzie's 16 points. Jimmy Sotos handed out a tournament-record 12 assists (Bucknell had 26 assists on 37 made baskets).
UNLV made its first 3-pointer of the night, then missed its next 19, and was never really in the game after halftime. Bucknell led by as many as 36 on a Sotos-assisted lay-in that turned into a three-point play from Mackenzie at the 6:16 mark.
"dribble drive" !
Great job by LaPhonso Ellis for getting in a quick "dribble drive", just 3:58 into the game.
That's Ellis' first appearance on our list.
Games 596-597: Elite 8 begins to take shape
NCAA Tournament regional semifinals
597 - (4) Stanford women vs. (1) Louisville
March 23 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY
ESPN
ACC player of the year Asia Durr had 24 points on 7-of-14 shooting and added five of Louisville's 17 assists, while Myisha Hines-Allen scored 17 points and passed the 2,000-point plateau for her career in an 86-59 win.
I've liked the Cardinals to reach the national title game and nothing changed after Friday's performance. They're well-balanced (two others were in double figures and six total players scored at least eight points), are a good defensive team (opponents are averaging just 57 points in three tournament games) and have Durr, a future WNBA star who is capable of taking over any game.
596 - (5) Clemson vs. (1) Kansas
March 23 at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, NE
CBS
Well, Bill Raftery out-dribble drove himself in this one.
18:07 left in the first half: "a little dribble drive blow by!"
Other games watched:
(6) Oregon State women vs. (2) Baylor - Huge upset for OSU, which snapped Baylor's 30-game winning streak.
(5) West Virginia vs. (1) Villanova
(11) Syracuse vs. (2) Duke
(3) UCLA women vs. (2) Texas
March 23 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY
ESPN
ACC player of the year Asia Durr had 24 points on 7-of-14 shooting and added five of Louisville's 17 assists, while Myisha Hines-Allen scored 17 points and passed the 2,000-point plateau for her career in an 86-59 win.
I've liked the Cardinals to reach the national title game and nothing changed after Friday's performance. They're well-balanced (two others were in double figures and six total players scored at least eight points), are a good defensive team (opponents are averaging just 57 points in three tournament games) and have Durr, a future WNBA star who is capable of taking over any game.
596 - (5) Clemson vs. (1) Kansas
March 23 at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, NE
CBS
Well, Bill Raftery out-dribble drove himself in this one.
18:07 left in the first half: "a little dribble drive blow by!"
Other games watched:
(6) Oregon State women vs. (2) Baylor - Huge upset for OSU, which snapped Baylor's 30-game winning streak.
(5) West Virginia vs. (1) Villanova
(11) Syracuse vs. (2) Duke
(3) UCLA women vs. (2) Texas
Games 588-589: Double dribble drive
NCAA Tournament second round
March 18 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC
589 - (16) UMBC vs. (9) Kansas State
TruTV
588 - (7) Texas A&M vs. (2) North Carolina
CBS
The origins of the made-up nonsense phrase "dribble drive" really go back to Bill Raftery. I'm not 100% sure Raftery was the first broadcaster to shout this phrase, but he is definitely one of the first I ever heard. Since, dozens of announcers use it even though it means absolutely nothing.
Again:
YOU CAN'T DRIVE WITHOUT DRIBBLING.
So it's an incredible day at 200 Game Season that not only did we get Raftery for two games, but he wasted no time in saying "dribble drive".
A&M-UNC: said for the first time at 19:07 left in first half
UMBC-Kansas State: said 19:31 left in first half
Other games watched:
(9) Villanova women at (1) Notre Dame
March 18 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC
589 - (16) UMBC vs. (9) Kansas State
TruTV
588 - (7) Texas A&M vs. (2) North Carolina
CBS
The origins of the made-up nonsense phrase "dribble drive" really go back to Bill Raftery. I'm not 100% sure Raftery was the first broadcaster to shout this phrase, but he is definitely one of the first I ever heard. Since, dozens of announcers use it even though it means absolutely nothing.
Again:
YOU CAN'T DRIVE WITHOUT DRIBBLING.
So it's an incredible day at 200 Game Season that not only did we get Raftery for two games, but he wasted no time in saying "dribble drive".
A&M-UNC: said for the first time at 19:07 left in first half
UMBC-Kansas State: said 19:31 left in first half
Other games watched:
(9) Villanova women at (1) Notre Dame
Game 533 - Umass Lowell women at Maine
February 14 at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, ME
espn3.com
Impressive night for Blanca Millan, who came in averaging a team-best 17.7 points and though she scored 14 points it came on 5-of-18 shooting. Where Millan was most impressive was on the defensive end as the sophomore came within one of tying the program record for steals (she had nine of Maine's 16 (!)) in a 70-65 victory.
Tanesha Sutton picked up a lot of the offensive slack for Maine, scoring 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting to help the first-place Black Bears improve to 11-3 in America East play and 18-9 overall.
Twenty turnovers really hurt Umass Lowell, but otherwise this didn't look like a now 4-22 team. The River Hawks hit 51% of their shots (24-of-47) and got excellent games from a pair of guards as both Brianna Rudolph (21 points, 8-of-14 shooting) and Paula Lopez (15 points on 7-of-12 shooting with five assists) led the way.
* Commentator Sandy Thompson took saying the ridiculous phrase "dribble drive" to ridiculous levels. Not only did Thompson give us the extremely-rare pre-game "dribble drive", she added eight (!) more the rest of the night. That's an average of one every five game minutes. Hall of Fame performance, Sandy.
espn3.com
Impressive night for Blanca Millan, who came in averaging a team-best 17.7 points and though she scored 14 points it came on 5-of-18 shooting. Where Millan was most impressive was on the defensive end as the sophomore came within one of tying the program record for steals (she had nine of Maine's 16 (!)) in a 70-65 victory.
Tanesha Sutton picked up a lot of the offensive slack for Maine, scoring 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting to help the first-place Black Bears improve to 11-3 in America East play and 18-9 overall.
Twenty turnovers really hurt Umass Lowell, but otherwise this didn't look like a now 4-22 team. The River Hawks hit 51% of their shots (24-of-47) and got excellent games from a pair of guards as both Brianna Rudolph (21 points, 8-of-14 shooting) and Paula Lopez (15 points on 7-of-12 shooting with five assists) led the way.
* Commentator Sandy Thompson took saying the ridiculous phrase "dribble drive" to ridiculous levels. Not only did Thompson give us the extremely-rare pre-game "dribble drive", she added eight (!) more the rest of the night. That's an average of one every five game minutes. Hall of Fame performance, Sandy.
Games 210 & 211 - Two remain
NCAA national semifinals
211 - (10) Syracuse vs. (1) North Carolina
210 - (2) Oklahoma vs. (2) Villanova
April 2 at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX
TBS
When the first of the following phrases were said by the announcing team:
* Grant Hill's first time calling Bill Raftery "Coach" - 14:21 left in first half
* Jay Wright dresses well. The reason I know this is because the announcers mention it EVERY SINGLE TIME VILLANOVA PLAYS. Hill invented yet another GQ/Jay Wright nickname and it was "JQ" (9:15 left in first)
* "Blow by" - 1:10 in first
* "Dribble drive" - 18:52 in second half
Some other made-up nonsense:
"Post rubs" (said twice)
"Space dribble (2)
"Trying to body search"
"Value the ball"
"Pick and pop" (2)
* And finally, Raftery said "they gotta get into the game a little bit, Oklahoma, the sooner the better" and "a little ricochet romance!", so he wasn't getting away with either of those things.
211 - (10) Syracuse vs. (1) North Carolina
210 - (2) Oklahoma vs. (2) Villanova
April 2 at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX
TBS
When the first of the following phrases were said by the announcing team:
* Grant Hill's first time calling Bill Raftery "Coach" - 14:21 left in first half
* Jay Wright dresses well. The reason I know this is because the announcers mention it EVERY SINGLE TIME VILLANOVA PLAYS. Hill invented yet another GQ/Jay Wright nickname and it was "JQ" (9:15 left in first)
* "Blow by" - 1:10 in first
* "Dribble drive" - 18:52 in second half
Some other made-up nonsense:
"Post rubs" (said twice)
"Space dribble (2)
"Trying to body search"
"Value the ball"
"Pick and pop" (2)
* And finally, Raftery said "they gotta get into the game a little bit, Oklahoma, the sooner the better" and "a little ricochet romance!", so he wasn't getting away with either of those things.
Game 47 - Memphis women at Central Michigan
December 15 at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, MI
Chippewa Sports Network
Play-by-play man Adam Jaksa isn't the only one guilty of using the phrase "dribble drive". I've heard it many times by many different broadcasters. Jaksa is just the latest after he said it three times during Memphis' 64-61 win.
Once again: what is a dribble drive?!
1. Can you drive without dribbling?
2. Is there such a thing as a pick the ball up and run drive?
* Central Michigan had snapped a tie and gone up 61-56 on Reyna Frost's first 3-pointer of the season and a Da'Jourie Turner lay-up with about six minutes to play. But the hosts never scored again, missing their final nine shots, including three on one possession with the scored tied at 61-61, and turned the ball over three times over the final six minutes.
Turnovers have been a huge problem for CMU lately (65 during a current four-game losing streak), so it's no surprise that Memphis' trapping defense was an issue.
* She didn't score and was 0-for-5 from the field in 20 minutes, but that was after CMU forward Jewel Cotton was named the newest member of the Scoochie Smith All Stars.
Chippewa Sports Network
Play-by-play man Adam Jaksa isn't the only one guilty of using the phrase "dribble drive". I've heard it many times by many different broadcasters. Jaksa is just the latest after he said it three times during Memphis' 64-61 win.
Once again: what is a dribble drive?!
1. Can you drive without dribbling?
2. Is there such a thing as a pick the ball up and run drive?
* Central Michigan had snapped a tie and gone up 61-56 on Reyna Frost's first 3-pointer of the season and a Da'Jourie Turner lay-up with about six minutes to play. But the hosts never scored again, missing their final nine shots, including three on one possession with the scored tied at 61-61, and turned the ball over three times over the final six minutes.
Turnovers have been a huge problem for CMU lately (65 during a current four-game losing streak), so it's no surprise that Memphis' trapping defense was an issue.
* She didn't score and was 0-for-5 from the field in 20 minutes, but that was after CMU forward Jewel Cotton was named the newest member of the Scoochie Smith All Stars.
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