2018-19 SEASON

Selection Sunday is 10 weeks away. A look at the stats, facts and story lines you might have missed this past week on the way to March Madness.

Sunday

The Pac-12 Conference finishes December with a 39-36 record in non-conference games (.520 winning percentage). According to ESPN, it is the worst month by any of the power five conferences (plus the Big East) in 20 years.

Monday

Standard-dragger for the Pac-12, UCLA fires coach Steve Alford on the heels of a 73-58 loss to Liberty — yes, Liberty — two days earlier. It is the first time in 100 years that the once gold standard of college basketball fires a coach in midseason.

Muffet

McGraw earns her 900th career win as women’s No. 2 Notre Dame defeats Lehigh, 88-41. McGraw (900-272) is the ninth NCAA Division I women’s coach to reach 900 wins.

Tuesday

The new year arrives with four undefeated men’s teams in Division I — Houston (13-0), Virginia (11-0), Michigan (130) and Nevada (13-0).

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On the flip side of perfection, Coppin State of the MEAC reaches Jan. 1 riding a 21-game losing streak dating to last season. Among its 15 losses this season: Wisconsin, Houston, Notre Dame and Virginia.

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Says Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey of No. 9 Florida State after losing to the Seminoles, 87-76: “They’re Noah’s Ark. They got two of everything.”

Wednesday

Bucknell trails Army at halftime, 37-13 — and wins. After shooting just 15 percent in the first half (4 for 27), the Bison shoots 60 percent in the second and rallies for a 64-63 win in the Patriot League.

Thursday

Antoine Davis scores 48 points to lead Detroit Mercy to 79-58 victory vs. Wright State — the third-highest scoring game in Division I this season. The top games: