As we get closer to “opening night,” teams have been going through their exhibition schedules with varying degrees of success. Well, actually, most of them are kicking the shit winning comfortably against their opponents except for Michigan State. Here’s a quick roundup of recent notable games:

• The Defending Champs (2x) aren’t exactly starting from scratch… (Florida 97, Flagler 51)
• Kevin Love just might be the real deal… (UCLA 111, Azusa Pacific 61)
• Even if Michael Beasley is better… (Kansas St. 95, Fort Hays St. 59)
• It appears ole Majerus has a long way to go at SLU… (St. Louis 71, Missouri-St. Louis 54)
• While Tubby may be ready to roll at Minnesota… (Minnesota 94, Minnesota St. – Mankato 68)
• Pitino’s guys are showing no signs of rust… (Louisville 93, Georgetown College 66)
• While Bill Self’s squad played like it was any non-Elite 8 game… (Kansas 94, Pittsburg St. 59)
• America’s #1 team showed Shaw what’s up… (UNC 114, Shaw 62)
• Two nights after Duke already emasculated them… (Duke 134, Shaw 55)
• Maybe Kyle Singler is for real after all… (Duke 105, Barton 44)
• And UConn slipped by Assumption… (UConn 90, Assumption 75)
• While Gillispie proves an (early) hit in Lexington (Kentucky 82, Seattle 63)