It's been a weird college basketball season. I cannot recall
a season in recent memory that had so much parity. Top-ranked teams are falling
on a weekly basis, and conference games across the country seem even harder to
predict than ever before.
Knowing how weird this season was, it was still hard to be
optimistic as a Penn State fan. It seemed like the Nittany Lions were separate
from the insanity and the parity, immune to the upset virus that had swept through
the bottom of conference standings across the country. Sitting at 0-14 in the
Big Ten will do that, especially after the missed opportunities at home against
the likes of Nebraska and Iowa.
Yes Buzzonbroad.com covers college basketball and I am going to do something new with the college basketball section. For now on when all the city 6 teams play over the weekend I am going to wrap-up all the games in one article for all the college basketball fans out there.
With that being said let's take a look at the games from January 4, 2013 to January 6, 2013.
It's safe to say that most Buzz on Broad readers are from
the Philadelphia area and that most college basketball fans in Philly follow
the Big Five. That includes the LaSalle Explorers, who play host to the Penn
State Nittany Lions Wednesday night at the Palestra.
You're undoubtedly familiar with Buzz on Broad's Jovan
Alford and his coverage of college basketball on this site. But you are
probably not familiar with Penn State's men's basketball program, and with good
reason. The team has only made one NCAA Tournament in the last decade, that
being its first round exit to Temple in 2011. Even I was unfamiliar with the
team before moving from the Philadelphia area to State College to start at Penn
State in 2009.
But there are signs in Happy Valley that the tide may be
turning. The program may be headed to relevancy, not only in the Big Ten, but
in the Philadelphia area as well. With new Philly recruits coming in and more
games being scheduled against in-state teams, Penn State could be on the radar
soon.
The Penn Quakers came into tonight's game with only one win on the season and were desperately in search for their second win. The Quakers would get their second win tonight and defeat the Binghamton Bearcats 65-54.
Behind great team defensive from Temple tonight, they were able to defeat the Buffalo Bulls 54-39 at Alumni Arena. The Temple Owls held Buffalo to 32.7 percent shooting from the field and 18.8 percent from the three point line.
At the Hagan Arena tonight, the Saint Joseph's Hawks were taking on the American University Eagles. St. Joes came into tonight's game with a 3-1 record and American was coming in with a 2-3 record.
Buzz
On Broad is proud to bring to you a brand new segment called "Inside
PSU." We are all aware of the recent events surrounding the proud
university involving some deranged higher-ups formerly employed by Penn State.
The 2012 football season at PSU marks the first season under a new regime and
even more monumentally, the start of a brand new chapter in Penn State history.
While
the national media will have their eyes closely affixed to the school from the
outside looking in, you can now rely on Buzz On Broad and our newest
contributor, PSU Insider Dan Smith, to shed light on the morale and attitude
from within the confines of Happy Valley.
Look
for Dan Smith to break down every game this season each week, from a gridiron
perspective to the pulse of the fan base and student body. Enjoy this recap
from Penn State's season finale against Wisconsin.
Today, at Tom Gola Arena, the La Salle Explorers and the Villanova Wildcats had to go to overtime to decide who was going to come up on top. Well, they went to overtime and the Explorers defeated the Wildcats 77-74. This was the first time in 11 years, that the Explorers have defeated the Wildcats.
Tonight, the La Salle Explorers took on the Hartford Hawks as it was the Explorers first road game of the regular season. The Explorers looked way better tonight as they defeated the Hawks 64-51. La Salle dominated from the start as they went into halftime leading 40-22.
Buzz
On Broad is proud to bring to you a brand new segment called "Inside
PSU." We are all aware of the recent events surrounding the proud
university involving some deranged higher-ups formerly employed by Penn State.
The 2012 football season at PSU marks the first season under a new regime and
even more monumentally, the start of a brand new chapter in Penn State history.
While
the national media will have their eyes closely affixed to the school from the outside
looking in, you can now rely on Buzz On Broad and our newest contributor, PSU
Insider Dan Smith, to shed light on the morale and attitude from within the
confines of Happy Valley.
Look
for Dan Smith to break down every game this season each week, from a gridiron
perspective to the pulse of the fan base and student body. Enjoy this recap
from Penn State's blowout win over Indiana.
