Big Monday goes to new heights when Pittsburgh heads to Hartford for a showdown with Connecticut. For some reason I’m a little worried what happens to Pittsburgh if they lose both UConn games, but I’m not asking the same question about the Huskies…I’m not sure if Robbie Hummel will be back for the Boilermakers on Tuesday night, but Purdue will need him if they plan on giving Michigan State a game. MSU hasn’t won in their last two trips to Mackey Arena and if it wants to be considered a true Final Four candidate, they’ll need a win this time.
UCLA just had a terrible week in Arizona and things won’t come easy at home vs. Washington on Thursday. If Washington’s smart, they’ll show the Bruins some zone defense.
Stephon Curry’s ankle will come into question on Bracket Buster Saturday against Butler. Davidson could use a marquee win because they haven’t fared well against Top 25 teams.
Texas could throw some zone at Oklahoma and they have some nice athletic size to handle Blake Griffin. The Oklahoma backcourt isn’t one to press, so Texas might have a chance at home come Saturday.
The SEC gets lost in the shuffle these days because no team is ranked in the Top 25. Kentucky hosts Tennessee on Saturday with some work left to do for a tournament guarantee.
Syracuse could use some payback when Villanova comes calling on Sunday. They were embarrassed in Philadelphia and need to keep accumulating wins, especially at home.
Wake Forest’s trip to Duke sounded a lot better three weeks ago, but it’s still a pivotal game with both teams struggling mightily. Wake Forest seems to show up for the big ones and Duke needs to find a way to not go stagnant offensively and limit the opponent’s FG% for a change.
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