College Basketball Daily: November 12, 2010 from the Sports Mac

Top Five Games from the Week So Far

1. Maryland 75, College Of Charleston 74: Pe’Shon Howard hit a jumper with five seconds left as the Terrapins went on a 7-0 run in the final 2:40 to rally for the win.

2. No. 4 Pittsburgh 83, Rhode Island 75: The Panthers were down by eight in the first half and had to rally to get the win over the pesky Rams.

3. No. 16 Illinois 79, UC Irvine 65: The Illini jumped out a 28 point first half lead and cruised to their first win of the year.

4. Maryland 105, Seattle 76: The Terrapins opened their year with a huge with a huge win over the Redhawks.

5. No. 25 Texas 83, Navy 52: Jordan Hamilton led the Longhorns to the big season opening victory.

Top Five Performances from the Week So Far

1. Jordan Williams, Maryland F: 26 points and 15 rebounds in the Terrapins' 75-74 win over College of Charleston.

2. Jordan Hamilton, Texas SF: 26 points and 10 rebounds in the Longhorns' 83-52 win over Texas.

3. Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston G: 27 points and 10 rebounds in the Cougars' 75-74 loss to Maryland.

4. Brad Wanamaker, Pittsburgh G: 24 points and 8 assists in the Panthers' 83-75 win over Rhode Island.

5. Brandon Paul, Illinois G: 18 points on six three-pointers in the Illini’s 79-65 win over California-Irvine.

Top Five Games Today

1. Northern Iowa at No. 13 Syracuse, 7:00 PM, ESPN3.com: Two teams that reached the Sweet 16 last season start this season with a showdown in the Carrier Dome.

2. No. 21 Georgetown at Old Dominion, 7:00 PM: Another matchup of tournament teams also features a regional rivalry that could produce a good game.

3. Seton Hall at #22 Temple, 7:30 PM: An early season Big East-Atlantic 10 tilt to give one of the conferences some early bragging rights.

4. Fresno State at Brigham Young, 9:00 PM: Future WAC opponents get to know each other a year early in this tilt at Provo.

5. Oakland at West Virginia, 9:00 PM: Two more NCAA Tournament teams get their seasons underway facing off in Morgantown.

Five Games Under the Radar Today

1. Iona vs. Kent State in Cleveland, 5:00 PM: Two teams that each won 20 games last year square off to start the new season.

2. Southern Mississippi at South Florida, 7:00 PM: Another match-up of teams that had 20 wins and postseason appearances last season.

3. Boston U. at Northeastern, 7:00 PM: This year’s version of the inter-city rivalry has the Terriers looking to with their third in a row over the Huskies.

4. Western Michigan at Xavier, 7:00 PM: The Broncos are coming off an 18 win campaign last year and will try to get an early jump on this year at the Musketeers.

5. Lehigh at Penn State, 7:30 PM: A really good matchup of guards in this one as the Mountain Hawks’ C.J. McCollum takes on the Nittany Lions’ Talor Battle.

Worst FiveGames Today

1. Longwood at No. 7 Kansas, 8:00 PM, ESPN3.com: The Jayhawks should have no problem with the D-I independent Lancers and cruise to their first victory of the season.

2. Centenary at No. 19 Memphis, 9:00 PM: The Tigers get a glorified scrimmage against a Gentlemen program that will move to Division III after this season.

3. Virginia Intermont at Liberty, 7:00 PM: The NCAA D-I Flames don’t start with an NCAA team to start the season; they’ll play a team from NAIA Division II.

4. Asbury at Morehead State, 7:00 PM: The NAIA Eagles officially count this as an exhibition game; the NCAA D-I Eagles will get their first win of the year here.

5. Waldorf at North Dakota, 8:00 PM: The Warriors from NAIA get to be the opening win for the Fighting Sioux.