Thursday, February 17, 2022

Unpredictability reigns supreme

It's yet another Thursday of craziness, with plenty of upsets of the ranked and unranked kind. The unpredictability of this season has been incredible to witness. Some teams started out so strong, and have faltered, while others stumbled out of the gate and have turned into monsters. Yet others have had so many ups and downs that it's hard to keep track. No one knows what will happen on any given night, which will make the NCAA Tournament so much fun.


Upsets:


No. 24 North Carolina toppled No. 3 Louisville, 66-65.


Alabama upended No. 12 Tennessee, 74-64.


No. 19 Notre Dame topped No. 16 Georgia Tech in OT, 72-66.


Virginia downed Duke, 67-54, for their first ACC dub in two years.


Penn State rallied to knock off Nebraska, 83-76.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 75, Auburn 38


No. 4 NC State 92, Wake Forest 61


No. 5 Indiana 69, Northwestern 58


No. 11 LSU 71, Mississippi State 59


No. 13 Maryland 77, No. 18 Ohio State 72


No. 17 Florida 76, Arkansas 67


No. 20 BYU 77, LMU 54


No. 21 Georgia 74, Missouri 49


No. 23 Virginia Tech 102, Syracuse 53


No. 25 FGCU 64, Kennesaw State 48


Kentucky 69, Vanderbilt 65....the Wildcats have now won three in a row for the first time since December


Rutgers 79, Minnesota 61.....the Scarlet Knights are finally playing consistently the last 10 days


FSU 66, Boston College 58....the Seminoles are picking up momentum while the Eagles are losing it


Ole Miss 74, Texas A&M 54....what has happened in College Station?


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


A balanced Big 12 is ready for the final weeks of the regular season.


BYU is inching closer to a perfect home record for the second straight season.


College player news:


Top scorer Mackenzie Holmes returned to the Indiana lineup tonight after missing eight games with a knee injury, and surgery.


Aliyah Boston wanted a scholarship, and now she's the face of college hoops.


Nika Muhl is proving her indispensability at UConn......she is impacting games without scoring.


As Nebraska heads into their final few weeks, Sam Haiby and Jaz Shelley are in high gear.


College coach news:


Texas A&M will name Reed Arena Court after retiring Hall-of-Fame coach Gary Blair.


Call Dawn Staley a villain: she'll just keep winning.


Niele Ivey is breaking barriers.


Kansas State coach Jeff Mittie announced his wife has breast cancer.


Mississippi State assistant coach Malikah Willis has resigned.


WNBA news:


Allie Quigley has signed a one-year deal with the Sky........and Chicago also signed Kahleah Copper.


Nancy Lieberman says Becky Hammon's $1 million coaching salary could help players.


Nashville is doubling down on the effort to bring women's sports to town.

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