Philly Classic
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
So we finally wrap up one of the longer days in this blog's history. I got to four games and liveblogged three, which is a pretty good haul if I may say so. I've put together postgame audio from the day's basketball action in the player below, and I'm just about ready to finally call it a night.
Before I do, though, I'd like to piece together the parts of what has been a rather disturbing trend over the last few days. I don't know if it's something in the water or what, but we have seen some horrific three-point shooting in the city recently.
It started last Tuesday when Penn and Drexel went a combined 0-for-19 from beyond the arc. From then on, we've seen the following percentages in games played around the region. And we'll even include the Legends Classic games at Boardwalk Hall for the hell of it, even though there weren't any local teams involved:
|
Game
|
Road 3pt
|
Home 3pt
|
| Drexel 58 at Penn 49 (Nov. 24) |
0-11 (0.0%)
|
0-8 (0.0%)
|
| Cornell 78 vs. Toledo 60 (Nov. 27) |
7-22 (31.8%)
|
6-18 (33.3%)
|
| U. of Sciences 48 vs. Brown 69 (Nov. 27) |
7-14 (50.0%)
|
13-32 (40.6%)
|
| Vermont 61 vs. Drexel 74 (Nov. 27) |
6-16 (37.5%)
|
6-17 (35.3%)
|
| Massachusetts 75 vs. Rutgers 83 (Nov. 27) |
9-28 (23.1%)
|
8-14 (57.1%)
|
| Siena 68 vs. St. John's 77 (Nov. 27) |
4-18 (22.2%)
|
2-15 (13.3%)
|
| Florida 77 vs. Michigan State 74 (Nov. 27) |
5-24 (20.8%)
|
2-10 (20.0%)
|
| Virginia Tech 50 vs. Temple 61 (Nov. 27) |
3-15 (20.0%)
|
4-18 (22.2%)
|
| Vermont 59 vs. Cornell 67 (Nov. 28) |
3-13 (23.1%)
|
5-17 (29.4%)
|
| La Salle 63 at Villanova 81 (Nov. 28) |
1-10 (10.0%)
|
6-24 (25.0%)
|
| Brown 79 vs. Siena 99 (Nov. 28) |
8-20 (40.0%)
|
10-19 (52.6%)
|
| Toledo 59 vs. Drexel 69 (Nov. 28) |
3-17 (17.6)
|
4-13 (30.8%)
|
| Michigan State 106, Massachusetts 58 (Nov. 28) |
14-22 (63.6%)
|
7-24 (29.2%)
|
| Delaware 66 vs. Virginia Tech 74 (OT) (Nov. 28) |
4-18 (22.2%)
|
6-19 (31.6%)
|
| Florida 73 vs. Rutgers 58 (Nov. 28) |
7-19 (36.8%)
|
3-16 (18.8%)
|
| St. John's 55 vs. Temple 48 (Nov. 28) |
3-11 (27.3%)
|
3-14 (21.4%)
|
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
Game 8: Virginia Tech 74, Delaware 66 (OT) (I got here early in the second half, so it counts)
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
Results
Brown 69, USP 48
St. John's 77, Siena 68
Temple 61, Virginia Tech 50
Postgame audio is below. Video is in the right rail player.
Greetings from the Palestra on a day full of great games to watch.
Rank |
AP |
Coaches |
Sagarin |
Harris |
BCS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Florida |
Florida |
Alabama |
Florida |
Florida |
| 2. | Alabama |
Texas |
Florida |
Texas |
Alabama |
| 3. | Texas |
Alabama |
TCU |
Alabama |
Texas |
| 4. | TCU |
TCU |
Texas |
TCU |
TCU |
| 5. | Cincinnati |
Cincinnati |
Cincinnati |
Cincinnati |
Cincinnati |
| 6. | Boise State |
Boise State |
Oregon |
Boise State |
Boise State |
| 7. | Georgia Tech |
Georgia Tech |
Georgia Tech |
Georgia Tech |
Georgia Tech |
| 8. | Pittsburgh |
Ohio State |
Boise State |
Ohio State |
Oregon |
| 9. | Ohio State |
Pittsburgh |
Virginia Tech |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
| 10. | Oregon |
Oregon |
Ohio State |
Oregon |
Ohio State |
- Poll: What's the Spectacle of the Week? (23 votes)
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
If you are a Villanova fan, this is good news.
At least, I would think it's good news.
ESPN.com's Dana O'Neil (yes, you might have heard of her) is reporting that Reynolds is "leaning towards" returning to the Wildcats for his senior season.
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
Rhode Island put a serious scare into Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium at the beginning of the season, beat Virginia Commonwealth at home and took down Penn State here on 33rd Street last night.
The Wildcats, meanwhile, are 5-0 and are playing their second of three games at the Palestra in a five-day span that will end Tuesday night against Penn.
Reach Jonathan at jtannenwald@phillynews.com or 215-854-2330.
