It’s only 1 week until the start of #championshipfortnight, 2 weeks until #championshipweek & 3 weeks until #selectionsunday. Let’s do a #weekend10 (@matteise contributing)…
1. On Sat the selection committee gave us their bracket preview. Despite 3 recent Ls, Purdue is still a #1 seed; B12 has 5 teams in top 4 seed lines; & Mick Cronin is agitated. That fall of Gonzaga? Zags sit at #15 overall.
2. Trailing 45-32 at half, KU outscored Baylor 55-26 to grab key B12 win. Baylor’s superb trio outdone by deeper KU team w/ Dajuan Harris leading charge. KU’s versatile scoring, Bill Self’s coaching & BU’s def woes all apparent during Bears’ meltdown.
3. Kentucky posts strong 2-0 week after beating Tennessee 66-54. Vols’ offense was again putrid, finishing 37% FG, 22% 3FG & 4-14 FT, again calling into question how far UT can ride? OTOH, can @KentuckyMBB finish strong & avoid NCAAT trip to Dayton?
4. Trayce Jackson-Davis had 26 pts, 12 reb, 5 blks & 3 stls in 71-68 @IndianaMBB W vs. Illini. TJD now avg’ing more than 20 pts, 10 reb, 3 asts & 3 blocks per game, something last done by Tim Duncan in ’97. Could 2/25 game @ Purdue have NPOY implications?
5. Nick Smith returned to Arkansas’ starting lineup & played 30+ min in 84-65 W @ Florida. In his 3rd game back, Smith finished w/ 10 pts, one of 5 Razorbacks in dbl-figures. If Smith can stay on the floor, will Muss Bus pick up steam heading into March?
6. After losing prev 4 games in which they posted 65 PPG, TCU beat Okla St 100-75 in Mike Miles’ 1st game back. @TCUBasketball shot 68% FG, owning a 50-20 paint pt edge. Frogs added 8-15 from 3 for complete performance. A healthy TCU is a dangerous TCU.
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