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That looked more like the UST we’ve grown to know. 3 in a row & now with a chance to put together at least an 8 or 9 game winning streak.

Through December 12 #145 Tommies (8-4) #148 Gophers (5-5)

Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel St. Thomas (8-4, 4-6 ATS) NET: Tommies move up two spots to #145 Torvik: Tommies stay at #138 All rankings to follow are NET St. Thomas @ UNC-Asheville The Tommies are a slight Vegas favorite at #203 UNC-Asheville this afternoon. The Bulldogs (4-6) were...

Thanks. Think I saw somewhere they're 8th in the Summit League in 3-point shooting. Not the norm. Definitely need to kick that up into at least the 35% range and establish a legit third scoring option. I never like talking about what's missing from a previous season (losing guys is a yearly...

Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel St. Thomas (8-4, 4-6 ATS) NET: Tommies move up one to #147 Torvik: Tommies stay at #138 Tommies Pull Away in 2nd Half to Beat Johnnies St. Thomas wins it 80-56 after leading by only four at halftime. Nolan Minessale scored 30+ points for the second straight...

Through December 11 (Tommies 80, Saint John’s-MN 56) #146 Gophers (5-5) #147 Tommies (8-4)

That’s what I heard from my nephew. What’s your level of concern at this point? They’re on track to have an equal or better non-conference record than last season, but it seems like they’re having trouble kicking into high gear. And the box score said Lafferty didn’t play? Not even in a...

Hypothetical, of course, but Nebraska likely makes the NCAA easily last season if Mast doesn’t get hurt. Would’ve been back to back years in the NCAA. Seems to me, Nebraska’s patience with Freddy is paying off. They trusted his success at Iowa State and what they were seeing within their own...

Through December 10 (Purdue 85, Gophers 57) #145 Gophers (5-5) #148 Tommies (7-4)

Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel St. Thomas (7-4, 4-6 ATS) NET: Tommies drop 5 spots to #148 Torvik: Tommies move up one to #138 Tommies-Johnnies Renewed Tonight St. Thomas and Saint John's renew their rivalry (7 p.m./Lee & Penny Anderson Arena) for the first time since UST moved to the...

For sure. I'm in the camp it was a great idea to schedule the Johnnies. Even with the new arena attendance especially during non-conference play is an issue. That won't be a problem tonight.

Through five weeks, 110 of the 365 Division 1 programs have made an appearance in my weekly (Monday) projection. Thirty-four schools have appeared in all 5: Akron, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, BYU, Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, High Point, Houston, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas...

Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel St. Thomas (7-4, 4-6 ATS) NET: Tommies move up one spot to #143 Torvik: Tommies drop one spot to #139 **All rankings below are NET Tuesday Reach the Summit Results #165 South Dakota State 68, @ #343 Ball State 64 #213 Denver 95, Colorado Christian (non-D1)...

If St. Thomas keeps winning and getting good players (which they will), this will be commonplace every offseason and something the staff will have to (and already has) deal with. It beats the alternative of having players nobody (bigger schools) wants. Interesting point you made about Kendall...

Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel St. Thomas (7-4, 4-6 ATS) NET -- Tommies stay at #144 Torvik -- Tommies stay at #138 **All rankings used below are NET Monday Reach the Summit Results No games Tuesday Reach the Summit Slate #163 South Dakota State @ #341 Ball State, 6 (ESPN+) Doane...