NEWS AND NOTES:
-Iowa State was behind for most of the game at Iowa, but did get control late and pull out a really nice 89-80 road win. It was Iowa’s first home loss, and while the Hawkeyes aren’t likely to end up as a protected seed, they probably are a solid tournament team, so it was a really nice win for Iowa State.
-It was pretty chalky other than that.
HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:
-NEBRASKA AT INDIANA (Big Ten). Nebraska already has a nice road win at Creighton and their resume doesn’t look all that bad so far. Having said that, they were absolutely pasted at Michigan State in their last game, and getting a win at Indiana would make the Huskers’ resume look a whole lot better. Indiana is coming off a home win against Minnesota, but is still lacking a high level win for the season. If they pull this one out tonight it would probably be their best of the year up to this point.
-SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT COLORADO. Colorado is 7-2 and played well out in Maui, so they are having a much better season than what i was expecting so far. South Dakota State looks to be the best team in the Summit League, but they’ve failed to get it done in some previous opportunities they’ve had for big wins and they don’t have a true road win yet. This would really boost the level of their resume of the Jackrabbits can pull this off tonight.
-Army @ George Washington – GW can get to 9-2
-Georgia Southern @ Louisiana Tech – these are the kinds of games LA Tech is expected to win