Lots of games to watch on a cold, wet day.

9:00AM ESPNU: #12 Arizona @ #18 Baylor (AZ playing their first real game of the season. Baylor favored by 3.57 per Sagarin)
12:00 Pac-12: New Mexico St. @ Washington St. (New Mexico St. favored by 4.09 per Sagarin)
2:00 WCC Network: California @ Santa Clara (Santa Clara favored by 4.50 per Sagarin)
2:00 Pac-12: Central Arkansas @ Utah (Utah favored by 20.78 per Sagarin)
4:00 ESPN2: #20 Colorado @ #2 Kansas (First big test for Colorado. Kansas favored by 9.34 per Sagarin)
4:00 Pac-12: Hawaii @ #13 Oregon (New Mexico St. favored by 17.54 per Sagarin)
6:30 Pac-12: Louisiana @ Arizona State (Arizona St. favored by 16.51 per Sagarin)

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/group/21/date/20191207
https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaab/sagarin/2020/conference/

being nearby we thought about going except, darn, women tip in haas (nee harmon) at the same time.
#swing-and-a-miss

How could Santa Clara be favored? I just watched Nevada completely dominate them, 98-67. If Cal cannot beat SC, then all the wheels have fallen off the wagon.

caltagjohnson said:

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How could Santa Clara be favored? I just watched Nevada completely dominate them, 98-67. If Cal cannot beat SC, then all the wheels have fallen off the wagon.

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Nevada is playing very well, and would probably dominate us in a similar way.

Meanwhile, Arizona is getting stomped in their first real game: Baylor is up 32-16, late in the first half.

For today's game the WAC Network is borrowing the top color commentator for the WCC Network, Father Guido Sarducci.



"The Broncos are really D ing up those Godless commie ba$tards down low. You won't believe what # 15 told me in confession last Saturday...OMG...

I've never seen anyone sweat as much as Sean Miller. It's amazing. Completely soaked through his shirt already against Baylor.

TheSouseFamily said:

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I've never seen anyone sweat as much as Sean Miller. It's amazing. Completely soaked through his shirt already against Baylor.

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Luckily his sweat glands were not fully developed yet when he appeared on Johnny Carson.

Zona (and the refs) made a close game of it, cutting the lead to 57-56, but losing 63-58.

Almost half their points came from the line:
FT: 28-34, 82.4%
3s: 2-18, 11.1%
2s: 12-34, 35.3%

From down 32-14, Zona finished up 44-31.
ESPN likes close games for ratings purposes, and the refs helped keep this one close with all the free throw opportunities.