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NEWS AND NOTES:
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-Nebraska is still unbeaten after holding off Washngton 76-66. So is Arizona after pulling away from Cincinnati in the second half and winning 77-51.
-Dayton suffered their first conference loss and it came on the road to La Salle 67-64. That is what we in the business call a ‘Bad Loss.’
-Creighton’s heart is still beating after hitting a game-winning shot against Xavier with 0.6 seconds remaining in regulation following a missed free throw. The Bluejays still have a lot of work to do to get back on the right side of the cutline, but this would have been a near fatal loss for them.
-Winthrop hit a 3-pointer as time was expiring to beat Radford 76-75 and stay on top of the Big South standings.
-Murray State suffered their first conference loss as they fell 101-90 at Drake, and this one was a bit of a surprise. It’s never easy to win on the road, but all indications were that Murray would pull this one out.
-IU Indy went on the road and absolutely blew Oakland out 103-85. Oakland was over 200 spots ahead of them in the metrics, so by the standpoint of the metrics this was probably the biggest upset of the whole college basketball season so far. Even more surprising was this was on the heels of a 25-point win at Green Bay – this was a 43-point swing. Also one of the bigger differences this year.
-Kentucky picked up another big win as the held off Texas 85-80. The Wildcats appear to have things turned around and are on a pace that will land them safely inside the bubble.
-Liberty stayed unbeaten in Conference USA after their tough 76-69 road win at Western Kentucky. The Flames are really playing well.
-Tulsa pulled away from Memphis late and dominated down the stretch to win 83-66.
-Virginia Tech picked up a much needed road win at Syracuse as they escaped 76-74.
-USC, who had been playing pretty well, lost 74-68 at home to a Northwestern team that is nowhere near the bubble. This doesn’t knock out the Trojans, but it absolutely knocks them down.
-Grand Canyon held on to win a thriller against a San Diego State team that was really surging and who really could have used this win on the road. The Lopes survived 70-69 to pick up their second really big win in a row and are suddenly in the race to finish first in the MWC.
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HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:
-Stetson @ Lipscomb (Atlantic Sun) – Lipscomb is trying to keep pace with Queens in the ASun standings
-FGCU @ Austin Peay (Atlantic Sun) – Austin Peay is also solidly in the conference race and tryin to keep pace with Lipscomb and Queens
-Vermont @ UMass Lowell (America East) – two of the better teams in the conference that are tied atop the standings
-South Florida @ UAB (American) – South Florida looks to be one of the best teams in the American, or at least the most talented
-UNC Wilmington @ William & Mary (CAA) – UNCW has a two game lead in the conference standings, but will be challenged on the road tonight
-Hofstra @ NC A&T (CAA) – Hofstra needs to snap their two game losing streak if they want any hope at all of keeping pace with UNC Wilmington
-Portland State @ Eastern Washington (Big Sky) – Portland State looks to remain unbeaten in Big Sky play
-UC Irvine @ UC Riverside (Big West) – The River Vine Cup!!!! UC Irvine is a good team who cannot afford any more slipups
