NEWS AND NOTES
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Creighton picked up what was their biggest win of the year yesterday on the road against Xavier, but they also suffered a huge loss. Maurice Watson had to leave the game due to an injury and it is uncertain when he will be back.
-Kansas added another nice road win against Iowa State to an already amazing profile. They seem destined to end up on the #1 line.
HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
-ARKANSAS AT TEXAS A&M (SEC). Arkansas is a fringe bubble team that seems to be slipping off the bubble. This is the kind of road game that a tournament team should be able to win.
-KENTUCKY AT MISSISSIPPI STATE (SEC). Some on the Hoops HD staff like this Mississippi State team. I’m not all that sold on them, but will be if they somehow manage to pull this one off.
-TEXAS AT BAYLOR (Big Twelve). Texas has struggled, but they’ve played a lot of good teams close, but hasn’t really won any of them and at 7-10 is a mile away from making the tournament. I don’t think they pull the upset tonight, but I do think they can play Baylor closer than what many expect.
-ILLINOIS AT PURDUE (Big Ten). Purdue really needs to win games like this if they want to play their way up to a protected seed. Illinois needs to win a game or two like this to help solidify that they’re a tournament team.
-SOUTH FLORIDA AT UCF (American). Chances are UCF will not end up inside the bubble, but it’s not entirely outside the realm of possibility. They certainly cannot afford to lose games like this.
-VANDERBILT AT GEORGIA (SEC). There has been some chatter for Georgia amongst the Hoops HD staff. They still have work to do, and they can’t afford to lose home games to non-tournament teams.
-MICHGAN AT WISCONSIN (Big Ten). Michigan has really hit the skids, but could quickly turn things around if they manage to pick up a win like this. I really like his Wisconsin team and expect they’ll be at or near the top of the standings and within range of a protected seed by the time the year is over.
-WICHITA STATE AT EVANSVILLE (Missouri Valley). Wichita’s margin for error is now pretty much zero. They need to win out in order to end up on the right side of the bubble.