NEWS AND NOTES:
-Louisville had struggled on the road prior to last night’s game at California, but they did not struggle last night. They won easily 90-70, which gives them their first true road win of the season.
-Seton Hall struggled at Marquette and trailed most of the game, but in the latter part of the game Marquette’s wheels fell off (again) and Seton Hall was able to get the 79-73 win on the road.
-Miami OH remains unbeaten after an impressive 93-83 win at Bowling Green where they basically controlled the game from tip to buzzer.
-Creighton is starting to show signs of life again. They’ve strung together some wins and beat a decent Butler team last night 89-85.
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HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:
-VIRGINIA AT VIRGINIA TECH (ACC). It’s a conference game, it’s a rivalry game, and it’s a resume boosting opportunity for both these teams. So this one is kind of big. Virginia has won six straight and is looking pretty strong. VA Tech has also strung together some wins, but their resume isn’t quite as impressive so this would be a big win for them both on and off paper.
-CLEMSON AT SYRACUSE (ACC). Both teams have shown signs of having a high ceiling, and both teams have positioned themselves where the NCAA Tournament is within reach if they can perform well in conference play, but both still have work to do and both could use this one today.
OTHER NOTABLE GAMES:
-Wake Forest @ NC State (ACC) – Both teams have work to do, especially Wake Forest. Both are good enough to land inside the bubble, but they need to have a strong showing in conference in order to get there.
-Saint Bonaventure @ VCU (Atlantic 10) – both teams have big records, but both have played weak schedules for the most part. They both have small margins for error and could really use this one today
-George Mason @ La Salle (Atlantic 10) – George Mason is 12-1 overall, but none of those wins were true road wins, so they need to hold serve today
-Rice @ Tulsa (American) – it’s a conference game, but it may as well be a buy game for Tulsa
-Georgia Tech @ Duke (ACC) – Duke should cruise
-Saint Joseph’s @ Saint Louis (Atlantic 10) – SLU is a respectable 12-1 on the year, but they’ve built that record against a weak schedule and have a small margin for error in conference play
-George Washington @ Richmond (Atlantic 10) – it’s my two A10 sleeper teams! Both are off to decent starts, but while they may have exceeded preseason expectations so far, I still feel like they’ve underperformed. In order to make a run at the bubble they’ll need to dominate in conference play.
-Connecticut @ Xavier (Big East) – this should be a rather routine road win for Connecticut. Xavier has had some good moments this season, and they do seem to be improving, but I don’t think they’ve improved so much that they can knock off UConn. Not even at home.
-DePaul @ Villanova (Big East) – Nova is having a solid year and should be able to hold serve in this one.
-Saint John’s @ Georgetown (Big East) – both teams have fallen behind, both have a lot of work to do, and both could really use this win
–Winthrop @ Longwood (Big South) – We at Hoops HD love the Winwood Cup!
