In recent years, “secret scrimmages” between high-major programs have added some much-needed spice to the college basketball preseason. On Friday, Tennessee beat Gonzaga by 19 in Texas, a game that was only on pay-per-view with proceeds going to the McLendon Foundation. The next day, Houston knocked off Duke by 11 behind closed doors and Texas beat Arkansas by 30 in a charity exhibition in Austin.
NCAA rules allow Division I teams to play either two exhibitions against Division II schools; one exhibition vs. a Division II school and a closed-door scrimmage vs.