NEWS AND NOTES:
-For the first edition of our CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK VIDEO NOTEBOOK – CLICK HERE
-As far as the teams in play for the NCAA Tournament, Sunday was a pretty chalky day. UConn blew out Seton Hall, Drake beat Bradley at home 74-66 to at least keep themselves solidly on the board, Indiana State held off Murray State at home, Nebraska held serve against Rutgers, and Colorado beat Stanford. No one’s needle really moved at all.
-The crazy game of the day was Memphis’s comeback win over UAB. Late in the first half, UAB had a 61-39 lead at Memphis. Memphis ended up winning 106-87. If you’re doing the math, that’s a 67-26 run to close the game. UAB Coach Andy Kennedy wasn’t around for all of it. He ended up getting ejected as things were totally falling apart.
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HOOPS HD SURVIVAL BOARD WATCH (Click Here to View the Board):
SOUTHLAND:
-Incarnate Word: out with a loss plus a win by either Houston Christian or New Orleans
-Houston Christian: out with a loss + wins by all of Southeastern Louisiana, New Orleans and Texas A&M-Commerce
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HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:
-DUKE AT NC STATE (ACC). Duke is a solid protected seed and NC State is nowhere near the field, but this could still be a tough game to win because it’s on the road, it’s a rivalry game, and NC State will likely be way up for it.
-TEXAS AT BAYLOR (Big 12). Texas is solidly in the field so long as they hold serve and has some nice wins. They can really improve their resume and potential seeding with a road win in this one. Baylor appears to be on pace for a protected seed if they hold serve and can add another notable win to their resume. This has turned into a fun series in recent years, but this will be the last regular season meeting between the the two for the foreseeable future.
-HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT MCNEESE (Southland). McNeese should get a serious look by the committee if they win out, but fail to win the Southland Tournament.
-UMES AT NORFOLK STATE (MEAC). Norfolk State can clinch at least a share of 1st place with a win
-EASTERN WASHINGTON AT SACRAMENTO STATE (Big Sky). Easter Washington has already clinched 1st place in the Big Sky.
-BETHUNE COOKMAN AT GRAMBLING (SWAC). Grambling can clinch at least a share of 1st place with a win tonight.