Live Blogging: Tennessee Volunteers vs. N.C. State Wolfpack

Welcome to Live Blogging on Shish on College Basketball.  Tonight the game is between the Tennessee Volunteers and North Carolina State Wolfpack.  

1st Half:

Tip-Off: N.C. State wins tip, and Tennessee scores first.  3-0 Vols.  

 

T.V. Timeout #1: Tennessee leads N.C. State 11-8.  

T.V. Timeout #2: Tennessee leads N.C. State 14-8.  Tennessee is 4-4 3-Pt. Shooting

9:00: N.C. State is in Bonus

7:24: N.C. State leads Tennessee 24-20.  

Ralston Turner leads game with 17 of the Wolfpack's  24 points. 

Timeout Tennessee: N.C. State leads Tennessee 26-22.

T.V. Timeout 3:15: N.C. State leads Tennessee 32-27.  

2:39: N.C. State is getting to the Foul Line. 8-8 vs. 0-2 for Tennessee.  N.C. State leads Tennessee 36-27. 

Halftime at Raleigh: N.C. State leads Tennessee 39-27.  

2nd Half: 

14:15: N.C. State leads Tennessee 50-36.  

13:30: N.C. State has 5 Blocks to Tennessee's 0. 

11:31: N.C. State leads Tennessee 55-38.  Wolfpack is now in the Bonus. 

10:53: Both Teams are in the Bonus.   

8:19 Timeout N.C. State:  N.C. State's lead is cut to 5 points.  Wolfpack leads Volunteers, 56-51.

6:55 N.C. State Timeout:  Wolfpack leads Volunteers 58-51. 

6:00: N.C. State in Double Bonus.  Wolfpack leads Vols 62-53.  

1:06: N.C. State leads Tennessee 74-68. Both teams in Double Bonus. 

1:04: Tennessee calls Final Timeout. 

:23.9: N.C. State has made it to the line 32 times to Tennessee's 14.

Final: N.C. State defeats Tennessee 83-72.  Ralston Turner leads the Wolfpack with 33 points.  

Live Blogging: Michigan St. Spartans vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Welcome to another edition of Live Blogging on Shish on College Basketball.  Tonight Michigan State Spartans visit South Bend to play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. 

1st Half: 

Tip-Off won by Michigan State.  The Spartans scored first.  MSU 2 ND 0

13:55: Michigan St. Leads Notre Dame 16-10.

11:14 Notre Dame leads Michigan St. 18-16.  In the last 3 minutes the Irish are on an 8-0 run.  

6:32: Michigan St. Leads Notre Dame 28-25.  

4:55: Notre Dame is in the Bonus. 

4:08: Notre Dame is on another 8-0 run.  

3:37:  Notre Dame leads Michigan Dt.  33-28

:44.8: Michigan St. Calls timeout. Notre Dame leads 37-33.

:33.8: Notre Dame calls timeout.  Irish lead the Spartans 37-35. 

Halftime: Notre Dame leads Michigan St. 37-35.  

Due to circumstance beyond my control, I was unable to blog the rest of this game.  

Live Blogging: Georgetown Hoyas vs. Florida Gators (Battle 4 Atlantis)

Welcome to some live blogging as I am going to blog the final game of the First Round matchup in the Battle 4 Atlantis, between Georgetown vs. Florida.  

Tip-Off: Florida wins the tip and scored the opening basket.

Kind of fast paced start in this game.  Florida leads 9-6, 17 minutes left in the 1st Half.  

15:28, 1st Half:  Florida leads Georgetown 9-8.  

Joshua Smith of Georgetowncharged with a Flagrant 1 Foul.  Florida missed both free throws. 

T.V. Timeout #2: Florida leads Georgetown 16-15, 11:12 in the 

1st Half.  

9:15, 1st Half: Both teams are in the Bonus.  

8:01: Hoyas Coach John Thompson III is charged with a Technical Foul.   

6:34: Georgetown leads the Gators 21-20.  

5:20: Florida calls timeout.  Georgetown leads Florida 23-22.

4:13: Georgetown may have the biggest lead of the game with 3.  

3:37: Georgetown now has a 7-point lead on Florida.  29-22. 

Halftime: Georgetown leads Florida 31-27.  A physical see-saw battle in the Bahamas.  

There are 4 Ties and 11 Lead 

Changes.  

2nd Half: Georgetown starts Half with opening possession.  

16:32: Florida calls timeout.  Hoyas lead Florida 37-31.  

T.V. Timeout #1, 13:26: Gators cut the Hoyas lead to 2.  Georgetown leads 37-35.  

12:40: Georgetown is out shooting Florida 46%-33%. But is down by 1.  Florida up 38-37.  

11:28: Georgetown regains lead.  Hoyas lead 39-38.  

7:51: Georgetown calls a timeout.  Hoyas lead Gators 42-40.  

6:55: Joshua Smith is in foul trouble with 4 fouls for the Hoyas.  Florida leads Georgetown 44-42. 

6:09: Both teams are in the Bonus.

5:56: Finney-Smith for Florida is in foul trouble with 4 fouls. Hoyas lead 46-44.  

2:47: Georgetown in Double Bonus.  Game is tied at 51.  

2:30: Florida is in Double Bonus.  Game tied at 53.  

1:20: Florida calls a Timeout.  Game tied at 53.  

:43.8: Georgetown calls a Timeout.  Game tied at 53.  

:34.1: Jabril Trawick fouls out with an offensive foul.  Trawick has 10 points in this game.  

End of Regulation: Florida and Georgetown are going to Overtime.  Winner plays Wisconsin in the Battle of Atlantis.  

Both teams are in Double Bonus.  

3:53: Florida calls a Timeout.  Georgetown leads Florida 57-55, in the Bahamas.  

:42.1: Georgetown calls a timeout, trailing 62-61. 

:25.2: Florida calls their Final Timeout.  Georgetown leads 64-62. 

:11.5: Casey Hill ties the game 

at 64. 

Georgetown defeats Florida 66-65 in Overtime.  D'Vantes Smith-Rivera hits Game-Winning Shot with about 3.4 Seconds left in Overtime.  Georgetown will play Wisconsin tomorrow in the Bahamas.  

Aggregation 11/25/14

Florida May Start Battle 4 Atlantis Minus Carter and Finney-Smith
4 of the 8 Teams in Battle 4 Atlantis are Currently in Top 25 of Both Polls

Rankings: Week of November 24th, 2014

ESPN Power Rankings:
1. Kentucky 
2. Duke 
3. Wisconsin
4. Arizona 
5. Louisville

AP/Writers:
1. Kentucky 
2. Wisconsin
3. Arizona 
4. Duke 
5. North Carolina

USA Today/Coaches Poll: 
1. Kentucky
2. Duke 
3. Wisconsin
4. Arizona
5. Louisville

RPI:
1. Texas Pan-American
2. Old Dominion 
3. Rhode Island
4. George Washington
5. Wright St.

My Guess:
1. Kentucky 
2. Wisconsin 
3. Duke 
4. Louisville
5. UConn
6. Gonzaga
7. Arizona
8. North Carolina
9. Miami (FL)
10. Florida 

Live Blogging: Green Bay Phoenix vs. Wisconsin Badgers

Live blogging between the Green Bay Phoenix and the Wisconsin Badgers will be starting shortly.  Awaiting BTN to finish their coverage of Notre Dame/Michigan St.  Women's match.  

1st Half:

Kiefer Sykes opens up scoring with jump shot.  Green Bay leads 2-0.  

Frank Kaminisky commited his 1st Foul, about 2-1/2 minutes into the 1st Half.  

T.V. Timeout #1:  Wisconsin leads Green Bay 6-5, 1st Half. 

Wisconsin up by 6 points due to the Phoenix shooting 2-11 from the field.  11-5, Badgers.

T.V. Timeout #2: Wisconsin leads Green Bay 15-11.  Kiefer Sykes off to an impressive start having 8 of the Phoenix's 11 points.  

Correction: Kiefer Sykes didn't get to 8 points until halfway into the 1st Half.  At 8:33 left in 1st Half, Sykes has 10 points.  

T.V. Timeout #3: Wisconsin and Green Bay are tied at 20-20.  Less than 8 minutes to play in the 1st Half.

Wisconsin is now in the Bonus, for the 1st Half.  

T.V. Timeout #3: Wisconsin leads by 5, 30-25.  

Frank Kaminsky now has 11 points, 

without 3 minutes left in the 1st 

Half.  

Wisconsin is out-rebounding Green Bay 23-11 and has a 9-0 advantage in 2nd chance points.  

Green Bay Phoenix has 4 players in foul trouble.  

Halftime in Madison, the Badgers lead the Phoenix 38-29.  

Start of 2nd Half: Badgers lead Phoenix 38-29.  

Green Bay calls timeout 17-plus minutes left in game.  Wisconsin leading Green Bay 45-30.  

T.V. Timeout #1: Wisconsin leads Green Bay 49-35.  

The Badgers are getting to the line.  14-27 at the line.  If Wisconsin wants to be national champions, they need to improve on the foul line.  

T.V. Timeout #2: Badgers lead the Phoenix 62-43, with less than 11 minutes to play in the game.  

Wisconsin is now in the Bonus.  

T.V. Timeout #3: Wisconsin leads Green Bay 70-45.  

Frank Kaminsky has 20 Points and 6 Blocks.  

Final Score in Madison:  Wisconsin defeats Green Bay 84-60.  

Big Ten Aggregation 11/05/14

Kaminsky Becomes First Badger to Make AP Preseason First Team All-American
Badgers Considered Preseason Big Ten Favorite Due to Return of 4 Starters
Sporting News Names 4 Big Ten Players as All-Americans
Illlini Hopes to Get More Scoring and Same Excellent Defense for 2014-15
Indiana's Crean in the Hot Seat Due to Underachieving Team and Off-the-Court Drama

Tenative Schedule for Live Blogging on Shish on College Basketball 2014-15

11/19: Green Bay @ Wisconsin 6:30 p.m.
11/26: Georgetown @ Florida 8:30 p.m.
12/3: Michigan St @ Notre Dame 6:15 p.m.
12/10: Columbia @ Kentucky 6 p.m.
12/17: Tennessee @ N.C. State 6 p.m.
1/7/15: Kansas @ Baylor 8 p.m.
1/14: N.Carolina @ N.C. State 6 p.m.
1/21: Purdue @ Illinois 6 p.m.
1/28: Louisville @ Boston College 8 p.m.
2/4: E. Carolina @ UConn 6 p.m.
2/11: Xavier (OH) @ Marquette 8 p.m.
2/18: N. Carolina @ Duke 8 p.m.
2/25: Washington @ UCLA 10 p.m.
3/4: Wisconsin @ Minnesota 9 p.m.
3/11: Patriot League Championship

All Times are CST/CDT