Bracket Busters

There were a lot of important results yesterday...but Troy beating Akron 79-69 was one of the most notable.

Troy is now 17-8 on the season with two wins over top-70 KenPom teams.

The Trojans are a dangerous team and one that you should be watching down the stretch before you fill out a bracket.

We have another huge Heat Check Report coming your way tomorrow, but we have to preview one team.

Cornell

They are the definition of all offense and no defense.

9th in 3pt%, 10th in eFG%, 7th in 3PA/FGA...just 350th in defensive adjusted efficiency.

It's glorious.

Games of the day (2/8):
- Tulsa vs South Florida ~ 12pm CST
- Wichita State vs Tulane ~ 1pm CST
- Charlotte vs Memphis ~ 1pm CST

Saint Peter's took down Siena 70-65 as they moved to 14-8 on the season.

Bryce Eaton finished with 22 points today to lead the team on 8-14 shooting.

They now sit just half a game behind Merrimack in what is going to be an extremely competitive MAAC.

- Lamar vs Stephen F. Austin ~ 5pm CST
- Radford vs High Point ~ 6pm CST
- Purdue Fort Wayne vs Wright St ~ 6pm CST
- Marist vs Fairfield ~ 6pm CST
- Boise St vs New Mexico ~ 9pm CST
- UC Irvine vs UC Santa Barbara ~ 9pm CST
- San Francisco vs Saint Mary’s ~ 10:30pm
- UC San Diego vs Hawaii ~ 11pm

- Buffalo vs South Alabama ~ 3pm CST
- Saint Joseph’s vs George Mason ~ 3pm CST
- American vs Navy ~ 3pm CST
- Texas A&M – CC vs Nicholls ~ 3pm CST
- Morehead St vs UT Martin ~ 3pm CST
- UT Arlington vs Utah Valley ~ 3pm CST
- Central Arkansas vs Lipscomb ~ 4pm CST
- Akron vs Troy ~ 5pm CST

Games of the day (2/7):
- Longwood vs Winthrop ~ 1pm CST
- Omaha vs North Dakota St ~ 1pm CST
- Siena vs Saint Peter’s ~ 1pm CST
- Missouri St vs Liberty ~ 1pm CST
- Kent St vs Southern Miss ~ 2pm CST
- Bowling Green vs Arkansas St ~ 2pm CST
- #23 Miami vs Marshall ~ 3pm CST

Austin Peay's 2026 NCAA Tournament Push Austin Peay basketball breakdown: 16-6, 10-1 in A-Sun, eyeing first NCAA Tournament since 2016. Complete analysis of Governors' title push.

Austin Peay is 16-6 and 10-1 in the Atlantic Sun.

The Governors are 1.5 games ahead in first place with mere weeks left in the regular season.

What's driven their success? Can they return to the NCAA Tournament?

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Games of the day (2/6):
- Dayton vs VCU ~ 6pm CST
- Drake vs Illinois State ~ 7pm CST
- Bradley vs Northern Iowa ~ 7pm CST
- Murray State vs Southern Illinois ~ 7pm CST
- Belmont vs UIC ~ 8pm CST

William & Mary picks up a huge road win over UNC Wilmington 85-78 as they sweep the season series against the Seahawks!

Reese Miller came up huge off the bench with 23 points, 1 rebound, and 1 steal to lead the team.

The Tribe move to 15-8 on the season and 6-5 in the CAA!

- UT Arlington vs Utah Tech ~ 8pm CST
- Jacksonville St vs WKU ~ 8pm CST

Games of the day (2/5):
- Iona vs Siena ~ 6pm CST
- Merrimack vs Mount St. Mary’s ~ 6pm CST
- William & Mary vs UNC Wilmington ~ 6pm CST
- Morehead St vs SEMO ~ 7:30pm CST
- Memphis vs UAB ~ 8pm CST
- UC Santa Barbara vs UC Davis ~ 8pm CST
- Idaho vs Montana St ~ 8pm CST

Watch out for the Governors! Austin Peay is on FIRE in the Atlantic Sun right now as they took down Lipscomb tonight 87-76!

Collin Parker was unstoppable with 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.

The Governors moved to 16-6 on the season and 10-1 in the ASUN!

This game has been everything you could ask for as we are tied at 52 a piece with 14:30 to go in the second half.

Both teams are shooting 55% or better, it's been back and forth.

If you aren't tuned in, get to ESPN+ asap.

Central Arkansas picked up their sixth win in a row as they rolled past North Alabama 81-60!

Four players finished with double-digit points, but Luke More led the team with 15 points and 7 assists.

The Bears moved to 13-10 and 8-2 in the ASun in year two under John Shulman!

This is a team that could easily win a game or even multiple games in the NCAA Tournament too

East Tennessee State prevailed in an overtime thrilled against Furman 75-71 to move to 9-2 in the SoCon!

Blake Barkley led the team with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block.

The Buccaneers have won four of their last five as they sit at 17-7 on the season!

Tulsa keeps it rolling as they take down FAU on the road 78-76 to pick up their 20th win of the season!

David Green poured in 27 points with 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block to lead the team.

The Golden Hurricane moved to 20-3 on the season and 8-2 in the American!

The Duquesne Dukes went on the road and picked up a MASSIVE win over George Mason, handing the Patriots just their third loss of the season!

Alex Williams was on fire with 25 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals to lead the Dukes.

Duquesne moves to 13-10 and 5-5 in the A-10!

The App State Mountaineers are HOT right now. They pick up their fifth win in a row as they take down South Alabama 65-57!

Jalen Tot finished with 23 points as Alonzo Dodd had 18 points with 13 rebounds.

The Mountaineers move to 16-9 on the season and 9-4 in the Sun Belt!

There are so many huge games!

Keeping an eye on RMU and Wright State at the moment 👀

It's nights like these you need multiple TVs with quad boxes going on ESPN+

We have a huge matchup tonight between two heavy weights in the Atlantic Sun!

The Lipscomb Bisons travel up the road to Clarksville to take on Austin Peay.

The Governors hold a one game lead over the Bisons for first place in the A-Sun.

True A-10 sicko behavior

- Furman vs East Tennessee St ~ 6pm CST
- Southern Miss vs Marshall ~ 6pm CST
- Charlotte vs Wichita St ~ 6:30pm CST
- Lipscomb vs Austin Peay ~ 7pm CST
- Santa Clara vs Pacific ~ 9pm CST
- Utah St vs New Mexico ~ 10pm CST

Games of the day (2/4):
- South Alabama vs App St ~ 5:30pm CST
- George Washington vs Saint Joseph’s ~ 6pm CST
- Duquesne vs George Mason ~ 6pm CST
- Tulsa vs FAU ~ 6pm CST
- Winthrop vs Radford ~ 6pm CST
- St. Thomas vs South Dakota St ~ 6pm CST
- Wright St vs Robert Morris ~ 6pm CST

BRADY DUNLAP

A perfect 4-4 from three-point to give #19 Saint Louis a 59-57 lead!

After some of these final scores the last week or so, I need an updated hot seat graphic from Trilly like I need air.

The Bilikens go on a nice run to end the half as they trim the lead to just five.

Davidson 46 - Saint Louis 41

Davidson is shooting 53% overall and 54% from deep on 13 attempts as they lead #19 Saint Louis 46-33 with two minutes to go in the first half.

It's been all Wildcats so far.