Scores of opening games in college basketball

Scores of opening games in college basketball

College basketball is back and the opening games happened yesterday, Monday, as it had some banger of games. Today, CourtSideHeat will be giving all the scores from Monday as all teams played. We will do more recaps, with player recaps, throughout the season and for showtime/important games.

Here are the scores:

• 5. Baylor 117, MS Valley 53
• 16. Villanova 81, La Salle 68
• 22. Michigan 75, Fort Wayne 56
• 4. Kentucky 95, Howard 63
• 13. Indiana 88, Morehead St 53
• 7. Duke 71, Jacksonville 44
• 24. Dayton 73, Lindenwood 46
• 11. Tennessee 75, TN Tech 43
• 5. Kansas 89, Omaha 64
• 14. TCU 73, AR-Pine Bluff 72
• 3. Houston 83, Northern CO 36
• 15. Auburn 70, George Mason 52
• 10. Arkansas 76, ND State 58
• 20. Alabama 75, Longwood 54
• 9. Creighton 72, St Thomas MN 60
• 12. Texas 72, UTEP 57
• 23. Illinois 87, Eastern IL 57
• 18. Virginia 73, NC Central 61
• 1. UNC 69, UNCW 56
• 25. Texas Tech 73, NW State 49
• 2. Gonzaga 104, North Florida 63
• 17. Arizona 117, Nicholls State 75
• 21. Oregon 80, Florida A&M 45
• 19. San Diego St 80, CSUF 57
• 8. UCLA 76, Sacramento St 50

Sean Miller has been hired by Xavier

Sean Miller has been hired by Xavier

After taking a year away from college basketball, the former Arizona head coach is back and at it. And guess what? Xavier has lured Sean Miller, who has been with the organization from 2001-09, to their program.

He has been announced, by the team, as head coach of the Musketeers. His options were between South Carolina and Xavier, Xavier was the team to go back to. Not just because he is most familiar with this program, but because of his history with the team.

From 2004-09, he went 120-47, made four NCAA Tournaments, a trip to the Elite Eight in 2008, and a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2009. He then opted to take his talents to Arizona, where he would have a similar resume of success.

Miller led Arizona to five Pac-12 regular-season titles and three Elite Eight appearances from 2011 to 2015. Plus, Arizona went to the NCAA tournament in seven of Miller’s first nine seasons, talk about success.

The program got caught up in controversy, investigations, and a lot of depleting stuff that ultimately left Miller without a job and taking a year off. Now he is back and ready to sign officially with Xavier.

Miller will be replacing already-fired Travis Steele, who could never take his team to a NCAA Tournament.

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North Carolina upsets Baylor after WILD overtime

North Carolina upsets Baylor after WILD overtime

The unthinkable has been done, and that is the Tar Heels beating the Bears. The No. 8 team was able to beat the No. 1 team, which should really never happen. This NCAA Tournament has been insane with unbelievable upsets and different things like that.

R.J. Davis led the way for North Carolina with a career-high of 30 points, that right there gave the biggest jolt of energy for that team. Brady Manek also had a big game, before getting ejected, but Baylor found a way to return.

We knew Baylor would but for North Carolina to blow a 25-point lead is completely unfathomable. Then you add on top of all this Brady Manek being ejected mid-way of the second half due to a flagrant foul.

But fear not as the momentum of North Carolina halted the pending doom of Baylor

Despite blowing a 25-point lead, the Tar Heels were able to do the unthinkable. They won and they did it dramatically within the final minutes of regulation and over the course of overtime. The game kept getting very close and it seemed like the Bears were finding a way to win this thing and go to the next round with a close victory under their belt.

The final minutes of regulation was all dominance from Baylor, Baylor made sure to keep this thing as competitively close as humanly possible. Akinjo hit two clutch threes, one to tie it up at 80-apiece and one to bring them within three with 1:47 to go in regulation.

The Manek ejection proved to be costly as Baylor went on to score eleven straight points. Turnovers and sloppy plays kept mounting up for North Carolina, while Baylor was doing the impossible (at the time) and completing the comeback.

With only four or so seconds remaining in the game, Baylor was able to stop the Tar Heels from hitting the game-winner. Davis’ three-point shot was no good as it hit front of the basket.

Overtime

Overtime was the Tar Heel Show as they won 13-6 just in extended time. It was tied for a brief moment for majority of OT it was North Carolina sealing the deal on something that should have been done since the beginning of the second. However, when obstacles get in your way then detours need to be made.

North Carolina zoned-in and made sure to pick up the victory, the upset. Bacot, Manek, and Davis all contributed to the Tar Heels winning and securing the Sweet 16 Berth.

Their next opponent will either be Saint Mary’s or UCLA.

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