–Stephen Curry LAUNCHED 15 three’s against the Sooners yesterday in a 4 point defeat. He only made 6 of them. Taking 29 shots to score 44 points isn’t the type of efficiency a team looks for from their PG.

–Bryant Barr had a lousy game, only connecting on 1-9 field goals.

–Davidson showed their explosiveness for sure. Oklahoma had a 21 point lead and in a blink of an eye Davidson had it down to 7. It was a very entertaining game to say the least, even if I was reminded of my blah high school b-ball days of actually driving past a defender (rare) to only then absolutely brick an 10 foot floater. I’m talking about you Bryant Barr.

–Blake Griffin scored 25 and pulled down 21 boards. Brother Taylor contributed quite a bit too, scoring 16. Willie Warren looked like a stud, some kind of Baron Davis, Anthony Morrow hybrid.

–Indiana squeaked by IUPUI 60-57. Indiana led by 11 at halftime against the cupcake half-brother.

– The Friars of Providence out gunned the Dartmouth… hold on… Big Green. And Friar Blog just wants to be able to watch his friggin team play some basketball.

STAT of the DAY

Seth Curry, Liberty guard and younger brother of Stephen Curry, led the team in scoring with 18, but did so on 17 shots from the field. Liberty got bit by UNC-Asheville 84-56.

Post from: EveryJoe

North Dakota State doubles up opponent

Now down to business.

GAME 1 of 2K Sports Classic

Georgia Southern vs. Houston @ Cameron Indoor (4pm)

ABOUT HOUSTON

The Cougars return eight lettermen but only one starter (junior guard Kelvin Lewis) from last season’s team which finished with a 24-10 record and advanced to the semifinals of the inaugural 2008 College Basketball Invitational.

ABOUT GEORGIA SOUTHERN

Georgia Southern finished with a 20-12 overall record (13-7 in Southern Conference) in 2007-08. Sophomore guard Willie Powers enters the year as the team’s leading returning scorer with 11.5 points per game and was named to the league’s All-Freshmen Team.

GAME 2 of 2K Sports Classic

Presbyterian Blue Hose vs. Duke Blue Devils @ Cameron Indoor (7pm)

Jeff Mezydlo of AOL Sports

This will be Duke’s first meeting with Presbyterian, a small South Carolina school which is coming off a 5-25 first season in Division I.

The Blue Hose, who have never defeated a Division I school on the road, will play as a member of the Big South Conference for the first time this season.

Al’Lonzo Coleman, a 6-foot-7 sophomore center who led the Blue Hose with 11.2 points and 10.0 rebounds per game last season, returns for a team picked to finish last in the Big South’s preseason poll.

Barring an upset, Duke will face either Georgia Southern or Houston in the tournament’s regional championship Tuesday in Durham. That winner of that contest advances to the semifinals of the Classic at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 20.

Could be a rough 40 minutes for the Blue Hose.

Presbyterian lost to DII Augusta State last thursday. Moral victories fellas, remember the moral victories.

Ok, my breaking down of the games is over. The originality fountain is now dry.

BTW, the 2K tournament bracket is here.

It’s on!

Post from: EveryJoe

Season begins TODAY!!