This Week in the ACC - 11/29-12/5

[Duke79UNLV77]

Poor Capel. Transfers, among other things, have really hurt them. They are off to a terrible start this year, and the atmosphere for their home game against Minnesota on TV now is dormant.

[flyingdutchdevil]

How many Boeheims are there in Syracuse?!?!?!?!

[Rich]

How many Boeheims are there in Syracuse?!?!?!?!

Fewer than the number of Plumlees who went to Duke

[CrazyNotCrazie]

Fewer than the number of Plumlees who went to Duke

If you count Coach Jim then it is equal - Jim Sr., Buddy and Jimmy. I think his daughter played at Rochester.

[Tooold]

OMG…Pitt up 3 with the ball and a minute left. They get two possessions without hitting the rim. First a shot clock violation, and Minnesota scores to pull within 1. Then a bad shot that doesn’t even hit the rim. Minnesota was down 1 with the ball and 7 seconds…they miss the shot but no block out, and they score off the rebound to win the game.

Very poorly played last minute. Either bad strategy or bad execution. Or both.

[TheOldBattleship]

What an end of regulation for Indiana/Cuse in a bad way for the ACC. Yikes. Couldn't draw it up worse for the Orange. This game has absolutely no business going into overtime, my goodness.

[CameronDuke]

Purdue is dog walking FSU.

71-51 Purdue. 8:32 left.

[TheOldBattleship]

OMG…Pitt up 3 with the ball and a minute left. They get two possessions without hitting the rim. First a shot clock violation, and Minnesota scores to pull within 1. Then a bad shot that doesn’t even hit the rim. Minnesota was down 1 with the ball and 7 seconds…they miss the shot but no block out, and they score off the rebound to win the game.

Very poorly played last minute. Either bad strategy or bad execution. Or both.

Hah, I'm sensing a theme with this first group of Challenge games today...

[goduke03861]

The ACC is hot garbage. Like every conference loss will probably be at best Quad 2.

[robed deity]

Wow, the ACC should have had 2 wins here. Yikes.

[Duke79UNLV77]

What an end of regulation for Indiana/Cuse in a bad way for the ACC. Yikes. Couldn't draw it up worse for the Orange. This game has absolutely no business going into overtime, my goodness.

Tough last play. I thought Davis fouled to get the rebound and then was not fouled on his missed shot, but got to shoot 2 free throws.

[TheOldBattleship]

Tough last play. I thought Davis fouled to get the rebound and then was not fouled on his missed shot, but got to shoot 2 free throws.

And now he's missed his pair of free throws in OT... Typical, though: Girard just dribbles it off his leg out of bounds to give it right back.

(One nice thing for us that seems clear from watching this game is that Cuse cannot rebound defensively to save their lives. Our front court has a good chance to absolutely FEAST when we play them.)

[Nrrrrvous]

Tough last play. I thought Davis fouled to get the rebound and then was not fouled on his missed shot, but got to shoot 2 free throws.

I am absolutely no fan of IU but I disagree. Swider was straight up but the other kid was all over his left arm (away from the main camera).

[AGDukesky]

Some bad last possessions by both teams

[TheOldBattleship]

Some bad last possessions by both teams

Yeah, it's clearly partly because both teams are exhausted, but man, there has been some truly atrocious basketball played here in both overtimes.

[Bluedog]

I had no idea Mike Woodson was the coach of Indiana...

Go cuse! I guess.

[CameronDuke]

Purdue fans are chanting we want Duke.

Now they’re doing the tomahawk chop.

Purdue beats FSU 93-65.

[CameronDuke]

The B1G now leads the Challenge 4-0.

[Tripping William]

Purdue fans are chanting we want Duke.

Now they’re doing the tomahawk chop.

Purdue beats FSU 93-65.

Yeah, well, Big Dog and Robbie Hummel wanted Duke, too. Fat lot of good it did them.

[TheOldBattleship]

And suddenly/miraculously, Cuse back up 4 late in the second overtime? Though TJD back at the line for IU...