Utah State beat Colorado State 100-58 to open up their Mountain West schedule. Six players had double-digit points. They shot 64% overall, 57% from three-point all while dishing out 22 assists. The Aggies are 10-1 and 1-0 in conference... It's time to #RankTheAggies

The Troy Trojans start off 1-0 in the Sun Belt as they have beaten Marshall 70-63! Victor Valdes led the team with 18 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists, while Theo Seng also finished with 18 points and 6 rebounds. Troy racked up 8 steals to move to 8-5 on the season!

Howard has gone on the road and handed UNC Wilmington just their second loss of the season 67-66! Bryce Harris finished with 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals to lead the Bison. Howard held UNCW to just 4-20 shooting from deep as they move to 9-5!

Kent State has taken down a red hot UMass team on the road 69-59! Delrecco Gillespie posted an insane stat line of 18 points, 20 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 blocks to lead the team. The Golden Flashes move to 10-2 on the season and 1-0 in the MAC!

The Iona Gaels have picked up a huge road win over Vermont 83-78! Toby Harris was lights out today with 26 points on 7-10 shooting and 10-10 from the line with 4 rebounds off the bench to lead the team. The Gaels used a huge run over the final ten minutes to move to 9-4!

UMass is unconscious! The Minutemen have used a 12-2 run to claw back within three points with nine minutes to go!

I can't believe we have to wait until January 30th to watch Kent State and Akron go to battle

Elon already took down Richmond this week and now they are dominating Virginia Tech 👀 Roll Phoenix

The Liberty Flames have knocked off the Dayton Flyers on the road 64-61 to snap a 33-game win streak against non-conference opponents! Kaden Metheny dropped 16 points with 2 rebounds and 2 assists to lead the team. The Flames shot 48% on their way to moving to 8-3!

Utah State is up 24-5 on Colorado State nine minutes into this game. The Aggies are 10-12 overall and 4-4 from three-point as the Rams are just 2-11 overall and 1-5 from deep. Insane start to this game on CBS Sports Network.

Liberty with an 11-0 run to take a one point lead over Dayton! Everyone should be locked in on USA Network...definitely not ABC or ESPN

People are not talking enough about the Seattle U Redhawks. Last night, they took down Washington 70-66 as they moved to 10-2 on the season. Austin Maurer finished with 19 point and 5 rebounds. They currently sit at 107th in KenPom with a 168th offensive efficiency and 64th defensive efficiency.

Games of the day (12/20): - Liberty vs Dayton ~ 11:30pm CST - South Carolina Upstate vs Youngstown St ~ 12pm CST - Buffalo vs Western Michigan ~ 12pm CST - Colorado St vs Utah St ~ 1pm CST - Howard vs UNC Wilmington ~ 1pm CST - Iona vs Vermont ~ 1pm CST - Elon vs Virginia Tech ~ 1pm CST

Tulsa has taken down Western Kentucky on the road 82-81 on a Miles Barnstable three with 0.2 seconds left! Tylen Riley finished with 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals to lead the team. Tulsa moves to 11-1 on the season!

MILES BARNSTABLE OH MY GOD TULSA STUNS WKU ON A BUZZER BEATER

Akron is just 2-12 from three-point, but they are 17-22 from inside the arc at the half. Insane performance from inside so far

Grant Newell is 3-3 from deep for Western Kentucky and he already has 6 rebounds We have 8:21 to go in the first half WKU leads Tulsa 21-20!

Tulsa is 10-1 and they don't appear to be slowing down. Now, they are in the driver's seat looking to reach the NCAA Tournament. Watch our full breakdown on why Tulsa is quietly becoming one of the most dangerous teams in the American👇 youtu.be/nveBlzMDRnk?...

Games of the day (12/19): - South Dakota St vs Milwaukee ~ 4pm CST - Eastern Michigan vs Akron ~ 6pm CST - Tulsa vs Western Kentucky ~ 6:30pm CST - Belmont vs UC Irvine ~ 8pm CST - FAU vs Saint Mary’s ~ 9pm CST - San Diego vs UC San Diego ~ 9pm CST - North Alabama vs Loyola Marymount ~ 9pm CST

Games of the day (12/18): - Coastal Carolina vs App St ~ 5:30pm CST - Bradley vs Indiana St ~ 6pm CST - Temple vs Davidson ~ 6pm CST - Fairfield vs Central Connecticut ~ 6pm CST - Drake vs Murray St ~ 7pm CST - UT Martin vs Tennessee St ~ 7:30pm CST - Illinois St vs Southern Illinois ~ 8pm CST

The Wichita State Shockers have defended home court and taken down the Wofford Terriers 84-73! Kenyon Giles finished with 22 points on 8-14 shooting with 3 rebounds to lead the team. The Shockers drained 25 free throws on their way to moving to 7-5 overall on the season!

Middle Tennessee State fends off Kennesaw State at home 68-67! Kamari Lands finished with 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 steals to lead the team. The Blue Raiders racked up 11 blocks and held the Owls to just 3-20 shooting from 3pt to move to 6-4 on the season!

Robert Morris has defeated Youngstown State 80-77 in a thrilling overtime game! Ryan Prather Jr. had 19 points and 2 steals, including a dagger three with 5.2 seconds left in OT to lead the way. The Colonials racked up 20 offensive rebounds on their way to a 9-4 record!

RYAN PRATHER JR FROM DEEP TO GIVE ROBERT MORRIS THE LEAD WITH 5.2 SECONDS TO GO IN OVERTIME

Vermont took down the red hot Siena Saints 83-69 to snap their seven-game winning streak! Gus Yalden dominated with 29 points and 6 rebounds while shooting 10-15 overall to lead the way. The Catamounts shot 53% overall as they moved to 8-5 on the season!

The Elon Phoenix have taken down the Richmond Spiders 73-70! Kacper Klaczek led the team with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals while shooting 3-3 from beyond the arc. The Phoenix shot 46% overall and racked up 10 steals on their way to move to 7-4!

The Oakland Grizzles go on the road and pick up a huge win over Northern Kentucky 82-77! Michael Hodge led the team with 18 points, 8 rebounds, while Issac Garrett had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. The Grizzles move to 6-6 overall and 2-0 in the Horizon League!

We've got overtime between Youngstown State and Robert Morris! It's been a battle between these two teams tonight. Cris Carroll has 29 points for the Penguins and Nikolaos Chitkoudis already as a 10 point and 12 rebound double-double for the Colonials!

The Green Bay Phoenix have taken down UC Santa Barbara 67-64! Marcus Hall dropped 25 points on 9-11 shooting with 5 rebounds to lead the team. The Phoenix shot 51% overall and 52% from three-point while holding the Gauchos to just seven free throws as they move to 6-7!

Green Bay has steadily stayed ahead of UC Santa Barbara nearly the entire game. Marcus Hall is shooting 7-8 from the floor with 20 points, while Green Bay is shooting 57% overall and 56% from deep. The Phoenix hold a 51-42 lead with 14 minutes to go!

The Longwood Lancers are leading Wake Forest 34-30 at the half 👀 They've held Wake Forest to just 4-18 shooting from deep!

Northern Iowa travelled to Chicago and took down UIC 60-54. Leon Bond III finished with 10 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks while Will Hornseth and Trey Campbell had 15 points each. The Panthers held the Flames to just 3-19 shooting from 3pt to move to 9-2!

Games of the day (12/17): - Northern Iowa vs UIC ~ 4pm CST - UC Santa Barbara vs Green Bay ~ 6pm CST - Mercer vs UCF ~ 6pm CST - Siena vs Vermont ~ 6pm CST - Presbyterian vs East Carolina ~ 6pm CST - Quinnipiac vs Monmouth ~ 6pm CST - Youngstown St vs Robert Morris ~ 6pm CST

Even with their star player Quinn Denker out with an injury, the Northern Colorado Bears are going toe-to-toe against No. 19 Texas Tech. The Bears are down 87-81 with a chance at the line for one more with 6:55 to go!

The Dayton Flyers DOMINATED Florida State tonight 97-69! Javon Bennett dropped 25 points with 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and one block to lead the team. The Flyers shot 49% overall and held the Seminoles to just 36% shooting to move to 9-3 on the season!

Long Island 💔

The Belmont Bruins continue to roll as they take down Evansville on the road 83-78! Tyler Lundblade finished with 21 points, while Drew Scharnowski had 14 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. The Bruins dished out 19 assists as they move to 11-1 overall and 2-0 in the MVC!

Miami Ohio stays undefeated as they go on the road and take down Wright State 83-76! Brant Byers was on fire, dropping 27 points with 5 rebounds and 3 steals while shooting 8-11 to lead the team. The RedHawks shot 55% overall and 53% from deep to move to 11-0!

There are a ton of great opportunities for the non-power conferences right now: - Dayton leads Florida State 36-29 - Marist is down 25-23 to Georgia Tech - Long Island is down 27-23 to Mississippi State We are absolutely going to have some good results tonight!

THE LIPSCOMB BISONS 👀

Who were the largest movers in KenPom last week? These five teams all jumped at least 30 spots! - CSUN: 250th -> 212th - Fordham: 240th -> 203rd - App State: 293rd -> 257th - Portland: 246th -> 215th - Cal St Fullerton: 278th -> 248th Who will jump the most this week?

Games of the day (12/16): - Belmont vs Evansville ~ 6pm CST - North Carolina A&T vs UNC Greensboro ~ 6pm CST - Miami Ohio vs Wright St ~ 6pm CST - Florida St vs Dayton ~ 6pm CST - Marist vs Georgia Tech ~ 6:30pm CST - Long Island vs Mississippi St ~ 6:30pm CST

Incarnate Word is going to fall to TCU, but Davion Bailey had 32 points and drained 9 three-pointers...this guy is absolutely insane.

Incarnate Word is leading TCU 41-35 with 19 minutes to go while shooting 52% overall and 55% from beyond the arc. The Cardinals are sneaky...but the entire Southland Conference is sneaky!

Houston Christian goes into the half with a 40-33 lead over McNeese. The Huskies already have six offensive rebounds and shot 8-9 from the line compared to McNeese's 1-2. Larry Johnson drained a three as the clock ran out for the Cowboys. Fun second half coming up!

Week six did not disappoint, and now with conference games firing up it's important to know who's hot and who's not! Check out the teams highlighted in this week's Heat Check Report! - UMass - Hofstra - North Dakota St - Murray St open.substack.com/pub/bracketb...

Games of the day (12/15): - East Texas A&M vs SE Louisiana ~ 6pm CST - Wyoming vs South Dakota St ~ 7pm CST - North Alabama vs Alabama A&M ~ 7pm CST - McNeese vs Houston Christian ~ 7pm CST - Incarnate Word vs TCU ~ 7pm CST

Chicago State has opened up the second half on a 17-7 run against the Ramblers...not for sure what else there is to say at this point.

Well

Games of the day (12/14): - Buffalo vs East Carolina ~ 12pm CST - Merrimack vs Vermont ~ 1pm CST - High Point vs App State ~ 1pm CST - Monmouth vs Fairfield ~ 1pm CST - Indiana St vs Milwaukee ~ 1pm CST - Troy vs UAB ~ 2pm CST - FGCU vs New Mexico ~ 3pm CST - Charlotte vs Charleston ~ 3pm CST