Games of Interest 1/21-1/22

[Ta Town Shocker]

Saturday 1/21
Four MVC games
Indiana St 49 at Creighton 75
Missouri St 51 at Bradley 48
Illinois State 71 at Evansville 79

Non-Conference Games
Maryland 60 at Temple 73
Alabama 71 at Kentucky 77
Arizona 63 at Colorado 64
Winthrop 66 at Charleston Southern 77
UCF 48 at UAB 41
CS Fullerton 92 at Cal Irvine 84
New Mexico 63 at UNLV 80
Tulsa 70 at Rice 46
Utah State 54 at Idaho 57
Houston Baptist 95 at Chicago St 98

1/22
Drake at Northern Iowa 7:00 ESPNU

[1972Shocker]

Good job with Temple holding serve at home. I am particulary rooting for Alabama, Colorado and UNLV today.

Alabama hanging tough with #2 Kentucky down 43-45 with 16 minutes remaining. Roll Tide.

[AndShock]

Alabama down 5, 2 mins left.

[1972Shocker]

Good effort by Alabama at #2 Kentucky but they came up just a little short losing 71-77.

[JaminShock]

UAB was down 24-15 at half to UCF, but is now down 42-41 with 4:30 left. UCF is 14-4 and 4-1 in CUSA.

[Aargh]

UCF shoots 38.3% from the field and scores 48.

UAB shoots 28.6% and scores 41.

First one to 50 - no, wait...

[WuDrWu]

This just in....Creighton is pretty good. If they play D, they're really good. Indiana State, not so much.

It's hard to hate McDermott....he's a little whiny, but every time I see him he seems like a good kid and he plays really hard, especially on offense.

[WuDrWu]

The Trees may have imploded here. Lansing has gone deep in the bench, apparently throwing in the towel, down 24 with 8 to go.

Odum and Lathan were kind of going at it a little bit a minute ago. I guess they weren't all that.

[rialaigh]

The announcer said both creighton and wichita should be locks for the NCAA tourny.


If creighton plays the way they did today against us later this year they will win by 15-20. They could have beaten any team in the nation today.

[ShockTalk]

I believe most everyone here would agree that they were surprised at how well Ind St did last year. That said, I'm equally surprised at just how badly they have fallen. That's not to say they're not a dangerous team, but 9th place nine games into conference play?

What will happen next year when they lose 4 seniors who are 4 of their top 5 scorers?

[JaminShock]

THIS JUST IN- Chicago St. wins their first D1 game, 98-95 in OT vs. Houston Baptist.

Just to show that anything is possible in college basketball, Houston Baptist beat Campbell, who beat Iowa, who beat Wisconsin, who beat UNLV, who beat then-#1 North Carolina. From Chicago St. to #1 in the country in six steps!

[kcshocker11]

Texas up by 4 over KU

[MoValley John]

This just in....Creighton is pretty good. If they play D, they're really good. Indiana State, not so much.

It's hard to hate McDermott....he's a little whiny, but every time I see him he seems like a good kid and he plays really hard, especially on offense.

Creighton is pretty good, but if you are judging them by how they played today, I wouldn't make too far of a leap. I was at the game and it really wasn't Creighton's best effort at all. The fact is that Creighton played pretty good today, but Indiana State was just awful. Seriously awful. How they were picked third in the league boggles my mind; I think there was way too much hype from their streak in St. Louis and cup of coffee in the dance. The Sycamores are flat out, bad.

Wichita State needs to take care of business tonight, I really want both Creighton and Wichita State to be tied for first with one loss each when they meet again in Omaha. This may well be the most anticipated Valley game in years and years.

[wusphlash]

Creighton is pretty good, but if you are judging them by how they played today, I wouldn't make too far of a leap. I was at the game and it really wasn't Creighton's best effort at all. The fact is that Creighton played pretty good today, but Indiana State was just awful. Seriously awful. How they were picked third in the league boggles my mind; I think there was way too much hype from their streak in St. Louis and cup of coffee in the dance. The Sycamores are flat out, bad.

Wichita State needs to take care of business tonight, I really want both Creighton and Wichita State to be tied for first with one loss each when they meet again in Omaha. This may well be the most anticipated Valley game in years and years.

Yes and yes.

[GoShockers89]

Tad Boyle's crew with a big game at home against Arizona tonight. The Buffs are our best shot at weaseling another top-50 win if they can finish near the top of the CRAPAC-12.

Zona leading 20-16 midway through the first half.