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Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel
St. Thomas (17-6, 9-11 ATS)
NET: Tommies drop 14 spots to #127
Torvik (T-Rank): Tommies drop 7 spots to #127
North Dakota Ends Tommies' Home Winning Streak with Late Rally
Eli King's tough bucket at the rim off a Greyson Uelmen steal with 6.9 seconds left earned North Dakota a thrilling 81-80, come-from-behind win over St. Thomas in Saint Paul, ending the Tommies' previously nation-best 28-game home winning streak. It was UND's only lead of the second half. King, the Fighting Sioux's steadying veteran presence all night on both ends of the floor, finished with 14 points and grabbed six rebounds.
The Fighting Sioux, winners of four straight, improved to 13-12 overall and 7-2 in the Summit League. Garrett Anderson (20 points, 4 treys), Zach Kraft (14 points, 6 rebounds), and Uelmen (12 points) joined King in double figures. Hiccup-quick freshman Anthony Smith III also played a key role off the bench with six points and three rebounds. The Tommies (17-6, 6-2 Summit) were led by Nolan Minessale and Nick Janowski with 24 and 20 points, respectively. Austin Herro continued his stellar play from the point guard position with 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and two steals.
St. Thomas looks to get back on the horse Sunday when it hosts Kansas City (4-18, 1-7 Summit) at 1 p.m. in a nationally televised game on CBS Sports Network. Second-place North Dakota has a weekend bye and will start a two-game homestand Thursday vs. Omaha.
Other Thursday Summit League Results/Highlights
@ #285 South Dakota 77, #328 Oral Roberts 69: Uzziah Bunton scored a game-high 26 points and Cameron Fens added 25 points and 13 rebounds for the 'Yotes, who improved to 12-11 overall and 4-4 in the Summit League. Ty Harper led ORU (5-18, 0-8 Summit) with 23 points and five rebounds.
Friday Summit League Slate
No games
Friday Reach the Summit Selections (25-9, 73.5%, 1 exacta)
No games
Current Top 5 (NDSU/UND/UST/USD/Ohama) Head-to-Head
Let's keep tabs on how the current top five teams are faring head-to-head. The league's regular season champion(s) likely finishes with the best record in this group.
Head-to-Head
1. North Dakota State (3-0)
2. St. Thomas (3-2)
3. North Dakota (2-2)
4. Omaha (1-2)
5. South Dakota (1-4)
Summit League Leader (North Dakota State) Resume Snapshot
NET: #116
Torvik (T-Rank): #118
Record vs. DI Opponents: 15-5, 8-0 Summit
True Road Record: 7-4
Projected NCAA Tournament Seed: #14
Strength of Record: #104
Wins Above Bubble: #103
Overall SOS: #358
Non-Conference SOS: #343
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-0
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 0-0
Record/Winning % vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 1 (@ #290 UTEP)
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-0
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- Always hate to hear this kind of news.
Per Jay Elsen at Midco Sports, following an MRI on his injured foot South Dakota leading-scorer Isaac Bruns (20.8 ppg) is out for the remainder of the season. USD has been decimated by season-ending injuries but are still battling and finding ways to win games behind big man Cameron Fens and guard Jordan Crawford. The 'Yotes currently are tied with Omaha for fourth place in the Summit with a 4-4 mark.
-- With the Tommie loss, Akron, Duke, and Miami-Ohio now share the nation's longest active home winning streaks at 27 games.
-- UC-Irvine beat Hawaii 87-76 in overtime to take sole possession of first place in the Big West. Kyle Evans and Jurian Dixon led last season's NIT runner-up Anteaters (15-7, 8-2 Big West) with 19 points apiece. Isaac Johnson led the Rainbow Warriors (15-5, 7-3 Big West) with 17.
-- If you want to see two schools that can't stand one another go at it, tune in tonight for Michigan @ Michigan State at 7 p.m. on FOX. The winner takes sole possession of first place in a top-heavy Big Ten with four teams (also Illinois & Nebraska) tied for first with 9-1 records.
Thursday Bubblicious Results (bubble teams underlined)
No games
Friday Bubblicious Tracker
Kent State @ #52 Akron, 5 (CBSSN)
Loyola-Chicago @ #49 VCU, 8 (ESPN@)
Bubblicious Snapshots (#41, #50, #52, #68)
A daily look at the bubble and watching it evolve & shrink leading up to Selection Sunday:
#41 (Texas) NCAA Tournament Resume (best NET# left out of '25 field)
NET: #41
Torvik (T-Rank): #37
Record vs. DI Opponents: 11-9, 3-5 SEC
True Road Record: 1-4
Strength of Record: #59
Wins Above Bubble: #56
Overall SOS: #3
Non-Conference SOS: #62
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 3-6 (33.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-8 (33.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-9 (30.8%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 5-7 (wins #13 Vanderbilt, @ #20 Alabama, vs. #27 NC State, #33 Georgia, #321 UMES)
#50 (Seton Hall) NCAA Tournament Resume (mythical Bubble cutline)
NET: #50
Torvik (T-Rank): #50
Record vs. DI Opponents: 15-6, 5-5 Big East
True Road Record: 4-2
Strength of Record: #48
Wins Above Bubble: #52
Overall SOS: #82
Non-Conference SOS: #247
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-3 (25%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 6-6 (50%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 8-6 (57.1%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 1-4 (win vs. #27 NC State)
#52 (Akron) NCAA Tournament Resume (worst at-large NET# to make '25 field)
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #57
Record vs. DI Opponents: 15-4, 8-1 MAC
True Road Record: 4-2
Strength of Record: #67
Wins Above Bubble: #64
Overall SOS: #206
Non-Conference SOS: #209
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-2 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 1-4 (20%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-3
#68 (Wake Forest) NCAA Tournament Resume (if the field was best 68 NET)
NET: #68
Torvik (T-Rank): #69
Record vs. DI Opponents: 11-10, 2-6 ACC
True Road Record: 1-4
Strength of Record: #77
Wins Above Bubble: #76
Overall SOS: #24
Non-Conference SOS: #93
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-6 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 3-10 (23.1%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-10 (28.6%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-8
Other Games to Watch
Providence @ Villanova, 6 (FS1)
Dartmouth @ Yale, 6 (ESPN+)
Michigan @ Michigan State, 7 (FOX)
Dayton @ Saint Louis, 7 (CBSSN)
Boise State @ Grand Canyon, 8 (FS1)
Friday Pick to Click (50-34, 59.5%, W-1 streak)
Michigan -1.5 @ Michigan State
Friday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (17-67, 20.3%, L-2)
Providence (+8.5) outright @ Villanova
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
Ten one-bid league teams America desperately needs to see in the NCAA Tournament:
Belmont, Hawaii, Lindenwood, Miami-Ohio, Navy, Queens, St. Thomas, Tulsa, Utah Valley, and William & Mary. Please win your conference tournaments, fellas!
Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel
St. Thomas (17-6, 9-11 ATS)
NET: Tommies drop 14 spots to #127
Torvik (T-Rank): Tommies drop 7 spots to #127
North Dakota Ends Tommies' Home Winning Streak with Late Rally
Eli King's tough bucket at the rim off a Greyson Uelmen steal with 6.9 seconds left earned North Dakota a thrilling 81-80, come-from-behind win over St. Thomas in Saint Paul, ending the Tommies' previously nation-best 28-game home winning streak. It was UND's only lead of the second half. King, the Fighting Sioux's steadying veteran presence all night on both ends of the floor, finished with 14 points and grabbed six rebounds.
The Fighting Sioux, winners of four straight, improved to 13-12 overall and 7-2 in the Summit League. Garrett Anderson (20 points, 4 treys), Zach Kraft (14 points, 6 rebounds), and Uelmen (12 points) joined King in double figures. Hiccup-quick freshman Anthony Smith III also played a key role off the bench with six points and three rebounds. The Tommies (17-6, 6-2 Summit) were led by Nolan Minessale and Nick Janowski with 24 and 20 points, respectively. Austin Herro continued his stellar play from the point guard position with 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and two steals.
St. Thomas looks to get back on the horse Sunday when it hosts Kansas City (4-18, 1-7 Summit) at 1 p.m. in a nationally televised game on CBS Sports Network. Second-place North Dakota has a weekend bye and will start a two-game homestand Thursday vs. Omaha.
Other Thursday Summit League Results/Highlights
@ #285 South Dakota 77, #328 Oral Roberts 69: Uzziah Bunton scored a game-high 26 points and Cameron Fens added 25 points and 13 rebounds for the 'Yotes, who improved to 12-11 overall and 4-4 in the Summit League. Ty Harper led ORU (5-18, 0-8 Summit) with 23 points and five rebounds.
Friday Summit League Slate
No games
Friday Reach the Summit Selections (25-9, 73.5%, 1 exacta)
No games
Current Top 5 (NDSU/UND/UST/USD/Ohama) Head-to-Head
Let's keep tabs on how the current top five teams are faring head-to-head. The league's regular season champion(s) likely finishes with the best record in this group.
Head-to-Head
1. North Dakota State (3-0)
2. St. Thomas (3-2)
3. North Dakota (2-2)
4. Omaha (1-2)
5. South Dakota (1-4)
Summit League Leader (North Dakota State) Resume Snapshot
NET: #116
Torvik (T-Rank): #118
Record vs. DI Opponents: 15-5, 8-0 Summit
True Road Record: 7-4
Projected NCAA Tournament Seed: #14
Strength of Record: #104
Wins Above Bubble: #103
Overall SOS: #358
Non-Conference SOS: #343
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-0
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 0-0
Record/Winning % vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 1 (@ #290 UTEP)
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-0
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- Always hate to hear this kind of news.
Per Jay Elsen at Midco Sports, following an MRI on his injured foot South Dakota leading-scorer Isaac Bruns (20.8 ppg) is out for the remainder of the season. USD has been decimated by season-ending injuries but are still battling and finding ways to win games behind big man Cameron Fens and guard Jordan Crawford. The 'Yotes currently are tied with Omaha for fourth place in the Summit with a 4-4 mark.
-- With the Tommie loss, Akron, Duke, and Miami-Ohio now share the nation's longest active home winning streaks at 27 games.
-- UC-Irvine beat Hawaii 87-76 in overtime to take sole possession of first place in the Big West. Kyle Evans and Jurian Dixon led last season's NIT runner-up Anteaters (15-7, 8-2 Big West) with 19 points apiece. Isaac Johnson led the Rainbow Warriors (15-5, 7-3 Big West) with 17.
-- If you want to see two schools that can't stand one another go at it, tune in tonight for Michigan @ Michigan State at 7 p.m. on FOX. The winner takes sole possession of first place in a top-heavy Big Ten with four teams (also Illinois & Nebraska) tied for first with 9-1 records.
Thursday Bubblicious Results (bubble teams underlined)
No games
Friday Bubblicious Tracker
Kent State @ #52 Akron, 5 (CBSSN)
Loyola-Chicago @ #49 VCU, 8 (ESPN@)
Bubblicious Snapshots (#41, #50, #52, #68)
A daily look at the bubble and watching it evolve & shrink leading up to Selection Sunday:
#41 (Texas) NCAA Tournament Resume (best NET# left out of '25 field)
NET: #41
Torvik (T-Rank): #37
Record vs. DI Opponents: 11-9, 3-5 SEC
True Road Record: 1-4
Strength of Record: #59
Wins Above Bubble: #56
Overall SOS: #3
Non-Conference SOS: #62
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 3-6 (33.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 4-8 (33.3%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-9 (30.8%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 5-7 (wins #13 Vanderbilt, @ #20 Alabama, vs. #27 NC State, #33 Georgia, #321 UMES)
#50 (Seton Hall) NCAA Tournament Resume (mythical Bubble cutline)
NET: #50
Torvik (T-Rank): #50
Record vs. DI Opponents: 15-6, 5-5 Big East
True Road Record: 4-2
Strength of Record: #48
Wins Above Bubble: #52
Overall SOS: #82
Non-Conference SOS: #247
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 1-3 (25%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 6-6 (50%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 8-6 (57.1%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 1-4 (win vs. #27 NC State)
#52 (Akron) NCAA Tournament Resume (worst at-large NET# to make '25 field)
NET: #52
Torvik (T-Rank): #57
Record vs. DI Opponents: 15-4, 8-1 MAC
True Road Record: 4-2
Strength of Record: #67
Wins Above Bubble: #64
Overall SOS: #206
Non-Conference SOS: #209
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-2 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 1-4 (20%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-4 (50%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-3
#68 (Wake Forest) NCAA Tournament Resume (if the field was best 68 NET)
NET: #68
Torvik (T-Rank): #69
Record vs. DI Opponents: 11-10, 2-6 ACC
True Road Record: 1-4
Strength of Record: #77
Wins Above Bubble: #76
Overall SOS: #24
Non-Conference SOS: #93
Record/Winning% vs. Quad 1: 0-6 (0%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1 & 2 Combined: 3-10 (23.1%)
Record/Winning% vs. Quads 1-3 Combined: 4-10 (28.6%)
Quad 4 (Awful) Losses: 0
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-8
Other Games to Watch
Providence @ Villanova, 6 (FS1)
Dartmouth @ Yale, 6 (ESPN+)
Michigan @ Michigan State, 7 (FOX)
Dayton @ Saint Louis, 7 (CBSSN)
Boise State @ Grand Canyon, 8 (FS1)
Friday Pick to Click (50-34, 59.5%, W-1 streak)
Michigan -1.5 @ Michigan State
Friday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (17-67, 20.3%, L-2)
Providence (+8.5) outright @ Villanova
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
Ten one-bid league teams America desperately needs to see in the NCAA Tournament:
Belmont, Hawaii, Lindenwood, Miami-Ohio, Navy, Queens, St. Thomas, Tulsa, Utah Valley, and William & Mary. Please win your conference tournaments, fellas!
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