Watching the Shockers to the Gamecocks early and did I hear right that Jair is hurt?

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Watching the Shockers to the Gamecocks early and did I hear right that Jair is hurt?

I just turned it on and Bolden is playing, it looked like he picked up 2 fouls early in the game, so Frank Martin had to take him out. He put him back in after Wichita State opened a 26-9 lead. Wichita State is now up 29-15 with about 4 minutes left in the 1st half

Wichita State is 5-0 after they struggled last season, Marshall appears to have them back at an elite level. 

The Dude,  Anthony Edwards WENT OFF in the 2nd half(he had over 30 points in the 2nd half), and almost led Georgia to a comeback win. A.Edwards looked terrible in the Maui Invitational until the 2nd half of their game against Michigan State. Crean did have several 1-and-done's on Indiana teams that underachieved, after he had that dominant team with Oladipo and Zeller. 

Last edited by Thomas (11/27/2019 1:18 pm)

The A10 has jumped out to early leads both DAyton and Richmond over #18 Auburn

long way to go in both games but would be two great wins if we can pick them up

 

Fun facts: biggest upset in the sport in over 15 years.
27.5 point spread.
Some oil man in Texas made a boat load of cash betting on that one last night!

If you haven't seen the last play of the game, have a look, couldn't find a video to post.  Crazy ending!
 

Awesome! Great find, thanks, amazing call!! 

An upset and finish for the Ages

Thomas, no doubt about it, not since Jameer Nelson Sr has the A10 had a player exploding on the National scene like Dayton's Obi Toppin has this year!


 

Dayton lost in OT to Kansas, but they went toe to toe with them for the full 40 minutes and OT. When you look at Dayton's size, athleticism and shooting, they appear to be a team that could go undefeated in the A-10. It will be interesting to see how they fare in conferences against coaches who are familiar with their personnel. Dayton has added 3 or 4 very talented BCS transfers, including a lights out shooter from Michigan.

George Mason won the Cayman Islands tournament last night by beating New Mexico State, 68-64. George Mason looks to be legit as they are now 7-1, and have been playing without their best player in Justin Kier. It looks like the turnaround that people expected for George Mason last year(they were picked to finish 2nd last year by a lot of outlets), is happening a year later

I've also got to acknowledge Virginia beating Maine 46-26 yesterday. Yeah, Virginia held Maine to 26 Points!!! Isn't that 2 or 3 points more than St.Louis scored against GW at Smith Center several years ago?

Maryland vs. Temple - this game is currently on ESPN2 and is part of the Orlando Invitational that includes Davidson. Maryland and Davidson are on opposite sides of the bracket, so they could meet on the final day for the championship or in a consolation game. Former Temple star Aaron McKie is now the head coach at Temple

Texas A&M vs Harvard  1:00 on ESPN2  - the winner of this game will play the Maryland-Temple winner

Davidson vs Marquette  6 on ESPNU - Davidson appears to be the only A10 team who has struggled in the OOC. They've already lost to Charlotte, Wake Forest and Auburn. Marquette guard Markus Howard was one of the leading scorers in the nation last year

UNCG goes into the Capitol One Arena and beats Georgetown 65-61

Georgetown's next game is against undefeated Oklahoma State(who is coming off 2 blowout wins against Syracuse and Ole Miss) in a few days, so things could get even worse for them. Georgetown also had a local top 75 player from Gonzaga commit to them during the summer, but did not sign his LOI during the early signing period, which is also causing their fanbase some angst.

#20 VCU lost 2 close games to Tennessee and Purdue in an OOC tournament. Richmond beat Boston College by 20 yesterday at home. St.Joe's lost by 16 to St.Frances (PA), St.Joe's is starting to play like the team that was projected to finish in last place, but they still have the win over UConn. 

Rhode Island at West Virginia     2:00
Maryland Eastern-Shore at Fordham   2   ESPN+
Southern Illinois at St.Louis    4  ESPN+
Temple vs. Davidson   4  ESPN2  - Consolation game in Orlando
La Salle at Villanova   6:30  FS1
St.Bonaventure vs. San Diego  9  - this is part of a tournament in Florida

#5 Maryland vs Marquette  1:00 on ESPN - Championship game in Orlando. Marquette guard Markus Howard has scored 91 Points in the first 2 games of this tournament(51 vs USC and 40 vs Davidson). Maryland has had a lot of trouble stopping guards this year!! Harvard guard Akin had 30 against them two days ago. 

Vermont at Yale  3 on ESPN+

Charleston vs UCF  4 on ESPNU - for those of you who want to watch Colin Smith