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Saturday's college hoops, in 21 tweets ...
1. As much as any day so far this season, the biggest story was what didn't happen. Gonzaga-Baylor was shelved after positive Covid tests among Gonzaga's personnel.
2. Ahmed Ali went for 28/5/4 in Portland's 86-73 victory over crosstown rival Portland State.
Pilots are 3-1 for the second year in a row, first time that's happened since 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Pilots are 3-1 for the second year in a row, first time that's happened since 2009-10 and 2010-11.
3. Alex Barcello had 23 points as Brigham Young snagged a 67-64 victory at Utah State to improve to 5-1. Cougars won their ninth in a row in the in-state series.
4. UNLV avoided its worst start since its first season of basketball, getting 25 points from David Jenkins Jr. in a 68-58 victory at Kansas State.
Runnin' Rebels (1-4) have started worse than 0-4 just once, dropping their first nine in 1958-59.
Runnin' Rebels (1-4) have started worse than 0-4 just once, dropping their first nine in 1958-59.
5. Quincy Olivari dropped a career-high 27 points as Rice bested Houston Baptist 86-64.
Owls are 4-0 for the first time since 2011-12.
Owls are 4-0 for the first time since 2011-12.
6. Top scorer of the day: Texas-El Paso's Souley Bourn, who had 34 points in an 84-65 defeat of Sul Ross State.
Bourn was 8/15 from the floor and 13/13 from the line in the Miners' triumph.
Bourn was 8/15 from the floor and 13/13 from the line in the Miners' triumph.
7. Cade Cunningham's latest: 18/4/8 in Oklahoma State's 84-71 victory over Oakland.
Cowboys have won eight in a row dating back to last season.
Cowboys have won eight in a row dating back to last season.
8. Alan Griffin had 23/4/5 in Syracuse's 87-52 rout of Rider.
Orange improved to 3-0 heading into a midweek trip to Rutgers.
Orange improved to 3-0 heading into a midweek trip to Rutgers.
9. Kaden Archie's driving layup with a second to go (and the ensuing free throw) was the difference in Georgia Southern's 72-69 defeat of USC Upstate.
Eagles improved to 3-0 under first-year coach Brian Burg.
Eagles improved to 3-0 under first-year coach Brian Burg.
10. Quentin Grimes posted 23/7/3 to help Houston handle South Carolina 77-67 and remain undefeated.
Cougars, who were coming off a victory over Texas Tech, have defeated multiple power conference teams in four consecutive seasons.
Cougars, who were coming off a victory over Texas Tech, have defeated multiple power conference teams in four consecutive seasons.
11. Tevin Brown had 22/9/6 in Murray State's 76-65 defeat of Illinois State.
Brown became the 47th player in Racers history to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career in the process.
Brown became the 47th player in Racers history to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career in the process.
12. Moses Moody had 18/8/3 as Arkansas drilled Lipscomb 86-50.
Second impressive showing for the Razorbacks against a serious one-bid league contender in eight days; they beat North Texas by 15 a week earlier.
Second impressive showing for the Razorbacks against a serious one-bid league contender in eight days; they beat North Texas by 15 a week earlier.
13. Furman's Jalen Slawson early had the first triple-double of the season in Division I. He had 16/10/9 as the Paladins routed College of Charleston 81-59.
Mike Bothwell added 26 points for Furman (4-0).
Mike Bothwell added 26 points for Furman (4-0).
14. Chase Audige had 20 points as Northwestern rolled up its most points in more than a half-century while crushing Chicago State 111-66.
Last time the Wildcats had 111 was when they scored a school record 121 points at Tulane on Dec. 19, 1966.
Last time the Wildcats had 111 was when they scored a school record 121 points at Tulane on Dec. 19, 1966.
14a. Bonus nugget on Northwestern. It has scored 110+ just six times in program history. Four of them happened during the 1966 calendar year, three of them in December 1966.
15. Rick Pitino has his first victory as Iona's head coach after Isaiah Ross scored 33 points in an 82-74 victory at Hofstra.
Tareq Coburn scored 28 points for the Pride.
Tareq Coburn scored 28 points for the Pride.
16. Jalen Wilson had 14 points and 15 rebounds and Tyon Grant-Foster had a go-ahead score and a blocked shot in the final two minutes as Kansas fended off North Dakota State 65-61 at Allen Fieldhouse.
17. George Dixon's putback as time expired in double overtime was the difference as Eastern Illinois edged Wisconsin-Green Bay 93-91. Josiah Wallace had 27 points for the Panthers.
18. Matt Pile's dunk in the final second of overtime carried Nebraska-Omaha to a 65-63 victory over SIU Edwardsville.
Pile finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks.
Pile finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks.
19. Emmanuel Bandoumel knocked down a last-second jumper to lift Southern Methodist past Dayton 66-64.
Flyers' 21-game winning streak dating back to last season came to an end.
Flyers' 21-game winning streak dating back to last season came to an end.
20. Big Sky sweeps: Sacramento State over Idaho (73-57) and Southern Utah over Montana (75-74), both for a second time in three days.
Both of Southern Utah's victories came by a point.
Both of Southern Utah's victories came by a point.
21. James Bishop had 20/8/9 as George Washington trounced Coppin State 85-69.
Matthew Moyer (19/11), Chase Paar (15/16) and Jamison Battle (14/13) all with double-doubles for the Colonials.
Matthew Moyer (19/11), Chase Paar (15/16) and Jamison Battle (14/13) all with double-doubles for the Colonials.
