#1 -- UNC could have gotten more work out of scrimmaging themselves. On the upside UNC-Asheville may want to schedule the Wolfpack. (UNC 93, NC State 62)
#2 -- Memphis smokes Marshall 68-45. Yawn. Next game against a ranked team -- Feb 23 against #8 Tennessee. They do host the 12-4 Zags on Jan 26. In conference challengers include UTEP, Houston and UAB.
#3 -- Kansas made a "Restore the Order" statement to the Cornhuskers. Though for KU hoops it's really more of a maintain the order statement. (KU 79, NU 58)
#4 -- Washington State headed down for a matchup with #5 UCLA. The Bruins made this one a laugher, but something interesting happened on the way to the post game celebration. Down 15 with less that two minutes in regulation, WSU hit seven straight three pointers to close the gap to three points. Kevin Love hit a couple of critical free throws to clinch it for UCLA. Final score: UCLA 81, WSU 74, but maybe the Cougars learned a little lesson.
Big 12 Exposure
Baylor, KU and A&M all took care of business, but Texas and OU were exposed, by a pair of interesting teams -- Mizzou and K-State. Eyebrows raised in Lawrence, KS yesterday as their two biggest rivals made a little statement. It looks like the Cats and Tigers aren't willing to settle for middleweight status.
K-State is interesting because they have a pair of NBA players on the roster. If this team can get focused and Bill Walker and Michael Beaseley go into the zone, the sky is the limit.
Mizzou on the other hand showed a lot of speed and a system that can pose problems for teams. Yesterday was evidence that are getting closer.
What do you say about Texas and OU? Well, it's a tough way to start playing a couple of teams with chips on their respective shoulders. Give them a mulligan each and we'll see what happens.
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