Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:55 am EST

The Cram Session is a semi-daily melange of last night's most important hoops action. If this is a college hoops marathon, we're at the part where your chest begins to chafe. I always forget the tape! (Like I run marathons. Get real.)
Cal-State Fullerton 68, UCLA 65: It did not take long to get to our first big upset of this week's college hoops marathon; UCLA and CSU-Fullerton were more than happy to oblige. Really, UCLA did most of the work. Thanks UCLA! What do I mean? At Pauley Pavilion, the Bruins shot 26-of-84 from the field, including -- get this -- 5-of-29 from three, giving them a grand total of 31 percent from the field on the evening. The Bruins also missed nine of their 17 free throws. This is not how you win games, not against anybody, and Fullerton made Ben Howland's squad pay (despite chucking up a 40 percent shooting night of its own) with a double-overtime loss on national television. Aaron Thompson was the Fullerton star, scoring 22 points on 7-of-9 shooting -- apparently UCLA was not taking notes -- while also grabbing nine rebounds. Bust out the The Gun, kids. It's time to do some pre-practice chucking.
Kentucky 72, Miami (Ohio) 70: See here. Kentucky has some serious defensive work to do, but that athleticism will win out eventually. They'll be OK.
Duke 74, Coastal Carolina 49: It's a bit of a mystery as to why this was chosen for ESPNU's 6 p.m. slot. Perhaps Duke just does good ratings, no matter what the opponent? Either way, fans without the knowledge or willingness to find the Kentucky game on ESPN360 or a variety of less-lega online TV pirate sites were left watching Duke storm Coastal Carolina's shores (sorry) with a dominant 23-and-11 performance from Kyle Singler. Freshman Andre Dawkins had 13 points but missed eight of his 11 threes. Wait until he starts making them.
Indiana 69, USC-Upstate 61: This is a game of no note ... except for one thing: Christian Watford's line. The lanky freshman forward scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds against a sizable Upstate front line. Watford is way too weak to be a dominant player any time soon, but the reasons he was recruited so heavily are readily apparent.
Elsewhere: There's no point in trying to catch up. Basketball is all around you; I'm watching basketball even as we speak, and tweeting along the way all day. Keep your dials tuned and your blog-reading spectacles handy. Today's like Christmas, but with less nagging and, regrettably, no bourbon. Yet.
The Dagger is a college basketball blog edited by Jeff Eisenberg. Email him, and follow him on Twitter.

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