Big day for upsets and close calls in top 25
B1G
#14 Iowa 86 #7 Maryland 73 – tied at the half, then Hawkeyes took charge
Nebraska 82 #24 Michigan State 71 – pretty big upset
Minnesota 97 Penn State 67 – 59-34 1st half
Ohio State 70 Wisconsin 68 – Buckeyes get to .500 for the season
Michigan 70 Illinois 56 – this one wasn’t an upset
Purdue 61 Northwestern 58 – both teams part of 4-way tie at 8-7 in B1G*
*plus 1 team at 7-8 and 1 at 7-7
Other RU opponents
Georgia Tech 76 Virginia Tech 68 – Yellow Jackets get to .500 in ACC play
LSU 79 Vanderbilt 68 – Lady Tigers get to .500 in SEC
Other ranked teams
#20 Miami 79 #2 Louisville 73 – ‘Canes have beaten Cards and Irish; bu lost to Central Michigan and Clemson
#4 Connecticut 78 Central Florida 41 – 23-4 1st quarter
#5 Mississippi State 92 #22 Texas A&M 64 – Bulldogs won 2nd half by 21 points
#8 Marquette 109 Seton Hall 63 – Golden Eagles led by Hiedeman’s 34
#10 Stanford 69 Southern California 67 – Trojans led after 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters
#11 South Carolina 96 Florida 77 – Jennings had 22 for the Gamecocks
Kansas State 69 #15 Texas 60 – Cougars had a big 4th quarter to get the win
#16 Syracuse 77 Wake Forest 57 – most of margin came in 4th quarter
#17 Kentucky 61 Arkansas 59 – Wildcats didn’t take lead for good until 1.3 seconds left in game
#19 Arizona State 60 Utah 58 – took a 20-0 run to end the game for Sun Devils to win
#21 Florida State 78 Pittsburgh 46 – Panthers just aren’t any good
Also
Auburn 77 Alabama 38 – Alexander led the Tigers with 22 and 7
Tennessee 62 Missouri 60 – Lady Vols get to .500 in league play
Providence 66 Butler 63 OT – OT turned into a free throw shooting contest
UCLA 80 California 74 – Bruins doing well in P12 play after mediocre OOC
SEC standings up to the minute
1t. Mississippi State (23-2, 11-1)
1t. South Carolina (19-6, 11-1)
3t. Kentucky (21-5, 8-4)
3t. Texas A&M (19-6, 8-4)
5. Missouri (19-8, 8-5)
6. Auburn (19-7, 7-6)
7t. Tennessee (17-8, 6-6)
7t. LSU (15-9, 6-6)
9. Georgia (14-10, 5-6)
10. Arkansas (16-10, 5-7)
11. Mississippi (9-16, 3-8)
12. Alabama (11-14, 3-9)
13. Florida (6-19, 2-10)
14. Vanderbilt (6-19, 1-11)
The top 5 look pretty solid for the NCAAs; the bottom 4 plus Georgia are out (although Georgia needs less of a miracle than the other 4). The rest range from a decent change to a slight chance, more or less in order of the standings.
Today:
B1G: 0-0
Other RU opponents: 1-1
Year to date:
B1G: 109-37
RU opponents: 140-103
There were no palindromic scores in 49 games today. There have been 36 palindromic scores in 4,263 games so far this year. It’s been three days since the last palindromic score.
B1G
#14 Iowa 86 #7 Maryland 73 – tied at the half, then Hawkeyes took charge
Nebraska 82 #24 Michigan State 71 – pretty big upset
Minnesota 97 Penn State 67 – 59-34 1st half
Ohio State 70 Wisconsin 68 – Buckeyes get to .500 for the season
Michigan 70 Illinois 56 – this one wasn’t an upset
Purdue 61 Northwestern 58 – both teams part of 4-way tie at 8-7 in B1G*
*plus 1 team at 7-8 and 1 at 7-7
Other RU opponents
Georgia Tech 76 Virginia Tech 68 – Yellow Jackets get to .500 in ACC play
LSU 79 Vanderbilt 68 – Lady Tigers get to .500 in SEC
Other ranked teams
#20 Miami 79 #2 Louisville 73 – ‘Canes have beaten Cards and Irish; bu lost to Central Michigan and Clemson
#4 Connecticut 78 Central Florida 41 – 23-4 1st quarter
#5 Mississippi State 92 #22 Texas A&M 64 – Bulldogs won 2nd half by 21 points
#8 Marquette 109 Seton Hall 63 – Golden Eagles led by Hiedeman’s 34
#10 Stanford 69 Southern California 67 – Trojans led after 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters
#11 South Carolina 96 Florida 77 – Jennings had 22 for the Gamecocks
Kansas State 69 #15 Texas 60 – Cougars had a big 4th quarter to get the win
#16 Syracuse 77 Wake Forest 57 – most of margin came in 4th quarter
#17 Kentucky 61 Arkansas 59 – Wildcats didn’t take lead for good until 1.3 seconds left in game
#19 Arizona State 60 Utah 58 – took a 20-0 run to end the game for Sun Devils to win
#21 Florida State 78 Pittsburgh 46 – Panthers just aren’t any good
Also
Auburn 77 Alabama 38 – Alexander led the Tigers with 22 and 7
Tennessee 62 Missouri 60 – Lady Vols get to .500 in league play
Providence 66 Butler 63 OT – OT turned into a free throw shooting contest
UCLA 80 California 74 – Bruins doing well in P12 play after mediocre OOC
SEC standings up to the minute
1t. Mississippi State (23-2, 11-1)
1t. South Carolina (19-6, 11-1)
3t. Kentucky (21-5, 8-4)
3t. Texas A&M (19-6, 8-4)
5. Missouri (19-8, 8-5)
6. Auburn (19-7, 7-6)
7t. Tennessee (17-8, 6-6)
7t. LSU (15-9, 6-6)
9. Georgia (14-10, 5-6)
10. Arkansas (16-10, 5-7)
11. Mississippi (9-16, 3-8)
12. Alabama (11-14, 3-9)
13. Florida (6-19, 2-10)
14. Vanderbilt (6-19, 1-11)
The top 5 look pretty solid for the NCAAs; the bottom 4 plus Georgia are out (although Georgia needs less of a miracle than the other 4). The rest range from a decent change to a slight chance, more or less in order of the standings.
Today:
B1G: 0-0
Other RU opponents: 1-1
Year to date:
B1G: 109-37
RU opponents: 140-103
There were no palindromic scores in 49 games today. There have been 36 palindromic scores in 4,263 games so far this year. It’s been three days since the last palindromic score.
