2020-2021 B1G Basketball Thread

[betarhoalphadelta]

Ick.  Need to adjust my brackets before this starts.  Thought MSU could make a run.

Yep. Only had them to the R32, but I've revised it to BYU in all brackets. I'm not a UCLA believer this year.

[ELA]

Yep. Only had them to the R32, but I've revised it to BYU in all brackets. I'm not a UCLA believer this year.

I was going to change mine either way at the end of last night.  UCLA already had no depth, and then Juzang got hurt late.  MSU looked dead.  They airballed two shots well short late.  I think BYU will handle things now

[MarqHusker]

Love the Nat light bleeding in at Hinkle.   

[bayareabadger]

As soon at things start, I often find myself rooting about my bracket. I didn't remember it started last night with MSU. 

[Kris60]

If I were playing a pickup game and choosing I would probably choose every player on Arkansas before I chose the first player on Colgate.

Colgate up 8 early.

[MaximumSam]

Man the basketball has been a bit janky but can't complain about the games so far.  Fun.

[CatsbyAZ]

Man, Izzo really went after Gabe Brown as they were walking to the locker room and Brown was having none of it.

Really ugly look for Izzo last night. Spartans blow 11 pt halftime lead, Spartan players bickering with each other during TOs, Izzo gets into with player at halftime, Izzo throws tantrum during postgame presser.

[medinabuckeye1]

2pm update:

• #7 UF and #10 VaTech in a dogfight with about 5 to go
• #14 Colgate still leading #3 Arkansas with about 15 to go
• #1 Illinois up 18 on #16 Drexel at the half
• #11 UtahSt and 6 TxTech close early

Only surprise so far is Colgate leading Arkansas. That could potentially be great for tOSU as it would remove the largest hurdle between the Buckeyes and the E8.

[MaximumSam]

Florida can put it away here

[MaximumSam]

Update: they did not put it away

[medinabuckeye1]

Update: they did not put it away

Provided that Ohio State beats Oral Roberts, UF and VaTech going to OT is probably a good thing for the Buckeyes.

[MaximumSam]

Provided that Ohio State beats Oral Roberts, UF and VaTech going to OT is probably a good thing for the Buckeyes.

I'm not sure who I'm even rooting for. Florida has better players and a big guy, but seem kind of disorganized.

[MaximumSam]

This Florida Mann could be a problem

[medinabuckeye1]

The killer for Colgate:

They hit a three with 5:30 to go in the first half to take a 14 point lead at 33-19. That turned out to be their largest lead of the game. 

They hit another three 1:48 into the second half.

In the intervening 7:18 of game time they got outscored 19-0.

That is almost one fifth of the game. In the other 80% of the game Colgate outscored Arkansas 68-66 but going ice-cold for almost eight minutes made this a 17 point blowout win for the Razorbacks.