College basketball officially puts its stamp on the sports landscape this week as holiday tournaments are taking place all across the country. Last night, second-ranked and popular preseason Final Four favorite Connecticut claimed the Paradise Jam championship in the Virgin Islands with a 76-57 win over 19th-ranked Wisconsin. The Huskies, who moved to 5-0, were led by Jerome Dyson's 21 points. Hasheem Thabeet, who swatted away three more shots, was named tournament MVP.
Notre Dame smoked Indiana yesterday 88-50 in the opening round of the Maui Invitational, setting up an intriguing semifinal tonight against the Longhorns of Texas. Wow, how bad is Indiana going to be this year? The Hoosiers have just two returning players--one who's a walk-on--in Tom Crean's first season at the helm. But Crean will do a fantastic job there just as he did at Marquette.
Ball State looks to clinch a spot in the MAC championship game and finish off a perfect regular season tonight behind the arm of Nate Davis and the legs of MiQuale Lewis. With a win over Western Michigan, the 15th-ranked Cardinals will advance to its first-ever MAC championship game, where the Buffalo Bison will await on December 5th.
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