Thursday night brought us some really fun mid-major action, and a reminder that Michigan is still very good!
Michigan won 110-69 behind 31 from Nimbi Buurnett! Wolverines remain a 1 and now turn their attention to Sunday in Columbus!
Speaking of Columbus, Ohio State’s final tune-up before moving on to Michigan saw a xx point victory over Maryland on the road!
West Virginia used a. massive 14 point comeback to beat Cincinnati by 5 in Cincinnati. WVU is still relatively close to the field.
Maine beat Vermont in an extremely impactful America East battle.
UMBC won, moving to 7-2 in the Am. East and taking the AQ! NJIT is also 7-2 in the Am. East, setting up a chaotic race!
Siena beat Iona to improve to 10-3 in MAAC play and just 1 game behind Merrimack, who beat Mount Saint Mary’s. Marist and Saint Peters are also lurking right there, both with 10 MAAC wins.
Long Island beats New Haven to move to 9-1 in NEC play.
Monmouth beats Stony Brook to move to 6-5 in the CAA.
Campbell beats Drexel to move to 5-6 in CAA play
William & Mary beats UNCW to get to 6-5 in CAA play. UNCW moves to 8-2.
Charleston beats NC A&T, moving to 9-2 on the year and taking the AQ spot!
Hampton survived a really tough test from Hampton in 2 OT!
Denver knocks off North Dakota State on the road to end the unbeaten Summit run for the Bison!
Lindenwood beat Little Rock in a key OVC matchup!
UT Martin continues to be the class of the OVC, winning big!
SEMO dominated Morehead State
Memphis beat UAB in a key American matchup!
UC Davis beat UC Santa Barbara
Montana State defended home court well vs. Idaho!
Eastern Washington with a road upset of Montana!
Utah Tech beat UT Arlington in a massive WAC result.
CSUN takes down Cal Poly!
Friday night is dominated by the Olympic Opening ceremonies, meaning it’s a light schedule! However, there is a season defining matchup at MSG tonight!
Loyola Chicago @ Davidson | 6:00, CBSSN
Davidson should roll here. They’re favored by 12.5.
Dayton @ VCU | 7:00, ESPN2
This game was circled on my calendar in the preseason. However, both teams have disappointed this year. VCU is still an at-large candidate and needs this one to have a shot. VCU is favored by 7.5.
Brown @ Yale | 7:00, ESPN+
Yale should win big. They’re favored by 15.5 here.
UConn @ St. John’s | 8:00, FOX
This is the clear game of the night, and honestly one of, if not the best game of the weekend! UConn comes in as a clear 1 seed, and are favored by 1.5. UConn is also 12-0 in the Big East and riding a long winning streak. There aren’t many big games in the Big East this year, but this is one of them, especially on the road! For SJU, this game would lock them into the field officially. They’re currently a 5/6 right now and in a really good spot, just missing that top-end win…. This obviously would qualify as exactly that. Huge game, must watch!
Evansville @ Valparaiso | 8:00, ESPN+
Valpo is favored by 10.5 and I expect them to win big.
Murray State @ Southern Illinois | 8:00, ESPN+
Thought Murray State got really hot, they’ve cooled off a bit in conference play. Thyer’re now 9-4 while SIU is just 4-8. SIU is favored by 1.5 In what should be a really fun matchup!
Drake @ Illinois State | 8:00, ESPN+
This is a key matchup for Illinois State, who is looking to keep up with. the top of the MVC. Drake is looking to get back to .500 in conference play here! Illinois State is favored by 10.5.
Bradley @ Northern Iowa | 8:00, CBSSN
Northern Iowa is favored by 3.5, however, Bradley is 9-4 in the MVC and looking to stay close to Belmont!
Belmont @ UIC | 9:00, ESPNU
This is a huge matchup for Belmont, who comes in favored by 3.5 here. A win and they will continue to push out their lead in the conference!
