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-Purdue got a bit of a challenge from Minnesota on their own home court with Minnesota leading at the half and part of the way into the second half, but the Boilers got control and held on for an 84-76 win.
-Northwestern went into Rutgers last night desperately needing a road win to help strengthen their resume, which is pretty good overall, but still flimsy because of the lack of road wins. They held a lead for a lot of the game, but they didn’t hold it at the end. Rutgers picked up a 63-60 win. Rutgers has now won four in a row, and while they’re still a ways from the bubble, they are a team that we’re kinda starting to keep our eyes on.
-Memphis lost to another team that’s nowhere near the bubble. Again. This time to North Texas, who is tough to beat when they’re at home, but not a tournament caliber team. I’m beginning to wonder if Memphis should even be on the board at this point.
-Colorado continues to go on the road and not win. Last night they fell 64-60 to a UCLA team that’s nowhere near the field, but who has been playing really well lately and who could conceivably make quite a bit of noise in the Pac 12 Tournament.
-Utah also continues to go on the road and not win. Last night they fell 68-64 at USC, who is…well…bad. Utah is still showing up in a lot bracket projections, including our own, but I personally just don’t see why they should even be in the field at all. Having said that, I also realize that I am an individual, and that the Hoops HD consensus is usually more right than I am as an individual. But….SERIOUSLY!!! Why do people think Utah is good?? I take back what I said!! I AM smarter than everyone else!!!
-VILLANOVA AT GEORGETOWN (Big East). Nova is outside the bubble, but they can still reach the field because of the good wins that they have on their resume. They just need to string together a lot of wins between now and the end and they can’t afford to drop this one.
-NEW MEXICO AT SAN DIEGO STATE (Mountain West). Both teams are very safely inside the bubble for now, but both have the opportunity to boost their resumes and climb the seedlist. The MWC has been crazy fun and crazy good this year, and this is yet another big matchup.
-It’s also another big night in the Ivy League Cornell facing Harvard, Princeton facing Brown, and Yale going to Penn. Princeton, Yale, and Cornell are locked in a close three way race.