6:30: #12 Tennessee v. #14 Texas A&M. The Vols try and right the ship. They exploded in the fourth quarter to make sure the ship stayed afloat.
7pm: #3 Louisville v. Virginia. Both are 8-1 in the ACC. Guess we’ll see if that means anything. Meant zilch. Cardinals in a romp.
7pm: #10 Florida State (6-2) v. NC State (6-3). Down go the Seminoles!
7pm: #11 Maryland v. Rutgers. So Scarlet Knights – ya wanna be a pretender or a contender? Pretender.
7pm: South Carolina hosts UConn: USC’s historic challenge of facing No. 1, No. 2 back-to-back is no risk, huge reward Not sure what was more brutal – the final score or the awful TV commentary (really disappointing).
8pm: Michigan v. Purdue. The Wolverines try and keep their run going against the (occasionally) upset-minded Boilermakers. Purdue gets the upset in OT.
8pm: #17 Georgia v. LSU. Speaking of upset-minded…. I need to get me a lottery ticket.
8pm: Nebraska v. Illinois. The Huskers aren’t ranked (yet), but this game likely won’t garner them the voters’ attention – unless they lose. OOOf. Illinois scored ONE point in the second quarter… so, yah, Huskers win.
8pm: Western Illinois v South Dakota. If the Leathernecks want the upset, they’ll have to do it on the Coyotes’ home. It was a game Debbie Antonelli would love, but South Dakota emerged victorious, 92-81.
8:30: #2 Mississippi State v. #15 Missouri. What’s the Tigers’ post-kerfuffle mood? Pretty feisty, but not enough for the upset.
9:00: Gonzaga v. San Diego. The Bulldogs have quietly moved to 9-0 in the WCC. Make that 11-0.
#24 Stanford sure is stubborn. They take down #16 Oregon State, 60-57.
Other news:
Ouch: MTSU women’s basketball collapses in fourth before falling to LA Tech
Register-Guard: Oregon Ducks women’s basketball will be the hunted, not the hunter, this weekend
My Dayton Daily News:Dayton women’s basketball flying higher and higher
The Gazette: It’s February now, and urgency increases for Iowa women’s basketball
The Sentonian: Defensive intensity key for women’s basketball
Interesting: Inside the Texas Women’s Basketball film room
Also: Richardson Motivates On The Court And Is Inspired Away From It
It was as if the words glanced off of Diane Richardson.
The first-year Towson University women’s basketball coach didn’t want to believe what she was hearing. She sat there frozen, helpless from the news she was just given.
“I took it really hard and for three days, I couldn’t speak,” said Richardson, last week as specks of late afternoon sunlight shined through the corners of her office window. “My husband and I were college athletes and to have our first born to be diagnosed with autism and not be able to talk or walk or do anything or eat on her own was kind of a shock to the both of us.
Watch list for 2018 Lisa Leslie Award narrowed to 10
Watch list for 2018 Katrina McClain Award narrowed to 10
Watch list for 2018 Cheryl Miller Award narrowed to 10
NCAA.com: Jordin Canada’s legacy with UCLA goes beyond court and UCLA’s Jordin Canada leads Starting Five after recording 300 career steals
And counting: Ashland Women’s Basketball Sets Division II Record for Consecutive Wins
Hello: SUNY Oneonta coach Daphne Thompson featured this week on D3Hoops.com
Let’s hope: Lynn Holzman committed to growing game as Vice President of women’s basketball
Momentary Gulp: Lindsay Whalen exits USA Basketball, will still play in WNBA as Twenty-Two Athletes Expected to Attend USA Women’s National Team Camp
Check out the WNBA transactiions, including Seattle Storm Inks Courtney Paris to Multi-Year Contract
- and Aces acquire Kelsey Bone in sign-and-trade deal
- and Washington Mystics re-sign Hawkins, Hightower and Sanders
- and Chicago Sky re-sign core player Allie Quigley
- and Mercury Signs All-Star Forward Sancho Lyttle
- and (rats) Mystics’ Emma Meesseman won’t play in WNBA in 2018
WNBA Offseason Primer: Los Angeles Sparks plus WNBA Offseason Primer: Minnesota Lynx plus
BTW: WNBA Coaches, GMs Tab A’ja Wilson for Top Pick in Mock Draft
Damnit: Lake County girls basketball referee charged with sex crimes