Umass 95 Houston 89
I love these seemingly meaningless contests that will have a significant impact on who will be dancin' in March. The Minutemen rallied back from an 11-point halftime deficient behind 53% shooting and four players scoring more than 16 points. The win is another quality W om the Minutemen resume as they head into A10 play as well as into a huge match-up with Vanderbilt. Houston can point to this blown game when they are left at home on Selection Sunday.
Also Intriguing
Dayton 83 Akron 81 (2OT)
The "trap game" warning for the Flyers in this game could be seen from outer space . The Flyers were just days off the huge upset of Pitt and heading into a huge against an extremely underrated Akron squad. Depending on the way you look at it, this win may actually be more impressive than the Pitt win.
Indiana 79 Iowa 76
Still have no god damn idea how Iowa kept this one close up until the end, but the Hoosier survived six Hawkeyes threes in the final 4:00 minutes to pull out the surprisingly close win.
Upset(s) of the Evening
The so-called favorites of the CAA and Valley.
As if it hasn't already been a tough year for the CAA and Valley, look at the scores from some of their premier teams last night....
Georgia State 66 George Mason 64
James Madison 62 VCU 61
Drake 61 Southern Illinois 51
Indiana State 62 Creighton 54
Missouri State 91 Bradley 80
Could we be looking at a one bid CAA and Valley this season? It's not impossible. Someone get Litos on the line....
Other Scores
North Carolina 90 Kent State 61
Texas 67 TCU 59
Wisconsin 70 Michigan 54
New Mexico 86 UTEP 85 (OT)
Links
A look at the college unbeatens, including some hopefuls who recently lost their first [College Hoops Journal]
When you're talking about how great the Atlantic Ten is this year, don't sleep on Duquesne [Dukes Court]
He's a 6'6" G/F from a Christian school who draws comparisons to O.J. Mayo. So why hasn't anyone signed him yet? Oh, yeah, he was the wheel-man in a drive-by. [Super, Scintillating, and Sarcastic]
The Pac-10 season, as previewed by Arizona State fans [Pitchfork Nation]
Links
A look at the college unbeatens, including some hopefuls who recently lost their first [College Hoops Journal]
When you're talking about how great the Atlantic Ten is this year, don't sleep on Duquesne [Dukes Court]
He's a 6'6" G/F from a Christian school who draws comparisons to O.J. Mayo. So why hasn't anyone signed him yet? Oh, yeah, he was the wheel-man in a drive-by. [Super, Scintillating, and Sarcastic]
The Pac-10 season, as previewed by Arizona State fans [Pitchfork Nation]
1 comments:
The A-10 is the new Missouri Valley. With Rhody, UMass, Dayton and Xavier, it should get as many tourney bids as some more traditional basketball conferences.
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