Posts Tagged ‘Upsets’

Intentional Upset: Busy Weekend

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Lots of upsets this past weekend, but none were bigger than Tennessee’s victory over Memphis—on the Tigers’ home court—as the top two teams in the country faced off on ESPN’s prime-time game. Needless to say, the Volunteer faithful were in the celebration mood.
First time number one rankings have a way of causing [...]

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Intentional Upset: Duke Loses Again

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

The Blue Devils are starting to make this losing thing a habit thanks to allowing The U to beat them for the first time in 45 years by the score of 96-95.
Did all that Roy Williams/Coach K bickering affect the boys from Durham? Or was it missed shots? Well, considering they were five [...]

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Intentional Upset: Nothing to See

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

It’s kinda hard to write about an upset when no one was, well, upset. Thanks a lot college basketball (no NBA until tonight). How do you expect me to post when the supposed are winning? Although, it is funny to read about a 6-19 (0-13 conference) team actually talking smack about [...]

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Intentional Upset: Sun Devils Top The Cardinal

Friday, February 15th, 2008

What do you do if you are down by double-digits, at home to a higher ranked team? Well, if you are Arizona State, you fight back behind the play of a freshman and beat them in overtime. And that’s exactly what they did.
Led by James Harden’s 23 points, the Sun Devils (16-7, 6-5 [...]

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Intentional Upset: Huskies Down The Bruins

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Led by Justin Dentmon’s 20 points, the Washington Huskies snapped a 4-game losing streak (including 3-in-a-row at home) by beating the 4th ranked UCLA Bruins by the score of 71-61. In the loss, UCLA was a horrid 1-16 from the 3-point line, a stat that will kill even the most talented team.

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Intentional Upset: Duke Whips Carolina

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Even though they have a high ranking in the polls, not many college basketball watchers took the Duke Blue Devils very seriously (guilty), that is, until now. Coach K’s crew of jump shooters and perimeter players went into Chapel Hill and handed the Ty Lawson-less Tar Heels a convincing 89-79 loss.
It was the Greg [...]

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