College hoops tip-off marathon live blog: 24 straight hours of coverage

A night at 'The Convention'

Three hyped up freshman proved they're worthy of the admiration and massive attention from scores of NBA personnel at the United Center on Tuesday.

Parker outduels Wiggins

It's early, but while Andrew Wiggins had his moments in Kansas' season-opening win over Duke, Jabari Parker was even better and showed why it's not a foregone conclusion that Wiggins will go No. 1 in the 2014 NBA Draft.

Wiggins, Jayhawks best Parker and Duke

The final score doesn't do justice to how close the game was.

Parker alley-oop mimics Grant Hill's

They're different players, but the similarities between their two highlight reel moments are incredible.

Badgers hold off the Gators for the win

It was a hard-fought, physical game that fit right in with Wisconsin's style.

MSU fan squanders huge win with awful dance

YOU WERE SO CLOSE, SPARTANS

Duke - Kansas live blog

Let's finish strong, boys and girls.

No. 2 Spartans put young Wildcats in their place

Julius Randle had 27 points for the Wildcats but it wasn't enough to push Kentucky past Michigan State in the first game of the Champions Classic.

Kentucky - Michigan St. Live Blog

The first game of the century for the 2013-14 season is upon us. Let's do this thing.

NC State - Cincinnati live blog

It's the final tune-up before the night's event(s), and it should be a pretty good one between a pair of teams with top 25 aspirations.

South Carolina - Baylor live blog

West Virginia - Virginia Tech live blog

West Virginia enters the game coming off a 77-62 trouncing of Mount St. Mary's, while the Hokies are looking to bounce back from an embarrassing season-opening loss to USC Upstate.

LSU - UMass live blog

The Minutemen produced a buzzer-beating game-winner in this time slot a year ago, so they deserve to host this game again. Here's hoping for some similar drama.

How to watch the Champions Classic

Kentucky takes on Michigan State and Duke takes on Kansas on Tuesday in what might be the best non-conference slate of games ever.

Quinnipiac - La Salle live blog

Let's see what you got, Philly.

Top-ranked teams UK, MSU open Champions Classic

It isn't that often the top two teams in the nation play each other, let alone so early.

Hartford - Florida Gulf Coast live blog

The sun is back, and so is Dunk City. At least we all hope.

Wichita State ladies chug energy drink

These ______genarians turned to high-caffeine remedies to keep them up for Shockers basketball.

New Mexico St. - Hawaii live blog

This is usually where things get weird. Or weirder.

Saint Mary's - Akron live blog

This is where the eyes start getting a little heavy, where it's impossible to ignore that all normal people are asleep. Let's dig in.

Wichita St. - Western Kentucky live blog

It's not every year that the first post-midnight game of the marathon features a top 20 team that was five good minutes away from playing from the national championship the season before.

BYU-Stanford Live Blog

The 2013-14 tip-off marathon kicks off with a very solid starter in Palo Alto.

2013-14 Tip-Off Marathon Schedule

The time has come for a mid-November tradition unlike any other has come: me watching great to average to borderline unwatchable college basketball games for 24 hours straight and documenting the entire thing.

State Farm Champions Classic betting: UK vs MSU

The nation's top rated teams clash early and college basketball betting gets an early wake-up call as Kentucky battles Michigan State in the State Farm Champions Classic.

College hoops season picks up with annual marathon

The annual college basketball marathon is upon us, and this year it ends with what could be a doubleheader for the ages.