TEMPLE (8-2) at OHIO (6-5) , 7 The Skinny: The Owls complete the MAC portion of their schedule by traveling to Athens, Ohio. Temple has won five in a row and is looking for a five-game MAC sweep. The Bobcats are coming off a 112-107 quadruple-overtime loss to St. Bonaventure Saturday. Media coverage: WPHT (1210-AM), [...]
WEDNESDAY PREVIEW #4: PENN AT DELAWARE
PENN (4-4) AT DELAWARE (5-3), 8:30 p.m. The Skinny: Penn returns to the court after 12 days off for final exams looking to spoil Delaware’s perfect home record. The Blue Hens, who had their five-game winning streak snapped with Saturday’s 78-59 loss to Villanova, are 3-0 at the Bob Carpenter Center. The Quakers lead the [...]
WEDNESDAY PREVIEW #3: DREXEL AT NO. 5 SYRACUSE
DREXEL (8-1) AT No. 5 SYRACUSE (12-0), 7 The Skinny: Drexel looks to pull off its second upset of a ranked team in nearly a week, following last Tuesday’s win over No. 20 Louisville. It won’t be easy against 12-0 Syracuse, one of nine remaining unbeatens in the country. Drexel has won six straight and [...]
WEDNESDAY PREVIEW #2: VILLANOVA AT MONMOUTH
No. 8 VILLANOVA (9-1) AT MONMOUTH (4-7), 7 The Skinny: Villanova, up to No. 8 in the AP rankings this week, travels to West Long Branch for a nonconference game against Monmouth. The Wildcats are 6-0 versus Monmouth all-time. The Hawks have lost three of four, including Saturday’s 79-56 defeat at home to Rutgers. Media [...]
WEDNESDAY PREVIEW #1: RIDER AT LA SALLE
RIDER (7-5) AT LA SALLE (6-5), 7 The Skinny: La Salle has lost three of its last four and returns to the court after Friday’s 89-77 home loss to Bucknell with a nonconference game against Rider. The Explorers lead the all-time series 23-6 and have won three straight over the Broncs. Rider has put together [...]
TUESDAY PREVIEW: ST. JOE’S AT BOSTON U.
SAINT JOSEPH’S (3-7) AT BOSTON U. (4-7), 7 P.M. The Skinny: Somebody’s losing streak has to end as the Hawks are 0-for-December, having lost five straight, while Boston U. has dropped four straight. … Like BU, St. Joe’s has had a nine-day layoff for final exams and hasn’t played since losing 82-75 to Creighton [...]
