Three Thoughts: Brown 67, Central Connecticut 55

It looked like a misprint, really. Brown 49th nationally in adjusted tempo? Then you look back at last season and see them 29th, mixed in with the VCUs and Ionas of the world. Then you remember the Bears – who haven’t won the Ivy League since 1986 – were 7-4 in the league before a three-game losing streak to close the season (including an overtime loss to Harvard). So maybe that’s the way to go these days?

Well, kind of.

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Why Don’t Majors Play At Mid-Majors More Often? They Might Lose

Quinnipiac got, at least by terms of conference affiliation, its biggest win in school history Sunday afternoon, toppling Pac-12 giant Oregon State 60-52 at the TD Bank Center.

As with much in life, there are a couple of things that aren’t exactly what they seem in the preceding sentence. But before we get to that, let’s start with what appeared to be the $1,000,000 question: What in the world was Oregon State doing playing a game at Quinnipiac?

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