— ACC
North Carolina 71, Duke 68
Tar Heels hit a 3-pointer with 0:00.4 left, their first lead of game.
Duke led 18-5 right out of the gate.
UNC has won five in a row, is 19-4, 7-3 in ACC.
Clemson 77, California 55
Clemson shot 12-26 on arc, improved to 10-1 in ACC
Cal is shooting only 45.3% inside arc in ACC play (#18 of 18)
Why are these teams in the same league? Seriously?
Bracketology has ACC getting eight teams in NCAA Tournament
42.1% of shots taken in ACC games are 3’s (#4 in country)
— SEC
Oklahoma 92, Vanderbilt 91
Sooners snap a nine-game losing streak.
Oklahoma led by 21 with 4:59 left, hung on for dear life.
Vandy is 3-4 in last seven games, after a 16-0 start.
Tyler Tanner scored 37 points, had nine assists for Vandy.
Alabama 96, Auburn 92
Auburn led by 10 late in first half.
Alabama shot 12-23 on the arc, scored 1.29 ppp.
SEC teams are shooting 39% on arc vs Auburn this year.
Bracketology has SEC getting ten teams in NCAA Tournament
SEC games are the 3rd-fastest of any league in country.
— Big 18
Indiana 78, Wisconsin 77 OT
Wisconsin was up by 4 with 0:57 left in regulation.
Hoosiers shot 61% inside the arc.
Indiana won four of last five games, is 7-6 in conference.
Michigan State 85, Illinois 82 OT
MSU’s Jeremy Fears scored 26 points, had 15 assists.
Loss snaps Illinois’ 12-game winning streak.
Spartans won eight of their last ten games.
Bracketology has Big 18 getting 11 teams in NCAA Tournament
42.7% of shots taken in Big 18 games are 3’s (#3 in country)
— Big East
Creighton 69, Seton Hall 68
Seton Hall led by 9 with 1:35 left in the game.
Pirates are 2-6 in last eight games, after a 14-2 start.
Bluejays snap three-game skid, are 7-6 in conference.
Marquette 70, Butler 55
Golden Eagles shot 14-31 on the arc.
Butler has won four in row, eight of last 11 games.
Marquette won its last three home games.
Bracketology has Big East getting three teams in NCAA Tournament
Big East teams are shooting only 71.5% on foul line in league games (#26 in country)
— Mountain West
UNLV 80, Grand Canyon 78
Rebels hung on and snapped four-game skid.
Gibbs-Lawhorn played all 40:00, scored 29 points.
Grand Canyon is 8-4 in their first year in Mountain West.
Utah State 85, Wyoming 83
Utah State shot 69.7% inside arc, scored 1.26 ppp
Utah State has #14 eFG% in the country.
Aggies have won five in row, are 11-2 in Mountain West.
Bracketology has Mountain West getting two teams in NCAA Tournament
Only ten MW games all season were decided by 4 or less points, or in OT.
— WCC
Gonzaga 81, Oregon State 61
Zags shot 63% inside arc, scored 1.46 ppp
Graham Ike scored 35 points, had 7 rebounds.
Beavers shot 10-18 on arc, only 36% inside arc.
Santa Clara 96, Washington State 92
Game was 49-49 at halftime.
Broncos have won eight in row, 12 of last 13 games.
Santa Clara shot 63.6% inside arc, scored 1.35 ppp.
Bracketology has WCC getting three teams in NCAA Tournament
Home teams have won 65.8% of WCC games, #3 in country.
— Atlantic 14
George Mason 60, Saint Joseph’s 52
St Joe’s led by 6 with 13:18 left in the game.
Hawks had 20 offensive rebounds, had 44-35 edge on boards.
Patriots are 9-2 in A-14, tied for second with VCU.
Saint Louis 82, La Salle 58
Billikens have won 17 in a row, are 11-0 in conference.
Saint Louis shot 13-30 on arc, shot 60.9% inside arc.
Saint Louis has a 61.1 eFG%, #2 in country.
Bracketology has A-14 as a one-bid league in NCAA Tournament
Home teams have won only 50.6% of A-14 games, #29 in country.
— Upsets of the Day:
Citadel (+9.5) 78, Chattanooga 71
South Dakota (+9.5) 68, South Dakota State 67
Morehead State (+8.5) 61, Tenn-Martin 55
North Carolina (+5.5) 72, Duke 68
Delaware (+5.5) 89, Middle Tennessee 88 OT
Boise State (+5.5) 91, New Mexico 90
— Famous birthdays, February 8th
Nick Nolte, 85
Mary Steenburgen, 73
Marques Johnson, 70
Mary McCormack, 57
Alonzo Mourning, 56
Jamie Martin, 56
Susan Misner, 55
Julio Jones, 37
Klay Thompson, 36
Jared Triolo, 28
— MAC-Sun Belt challenge
Miami OH 90, Marshall 74
Miami led 41-17 late in first half.
RedHawks improved to 24-0 this season.
Miami is shooting 63% inside arc this year (#2 in country)
Southern Mississippi 66, Kent State 65
Kent State led by 9 with 6:59 left in the game.
Golden Flashes were only 8-18 on the foul line.
USM’s Isaac Taveras scored 16 points in 17:00 off the bench.
Sun Belt teams won 10 go the 13 games in this challenge Saturday.
Both of these leagues are one-bid leagues; the conference tournaments will be fun.
— Big X
TCU 84, Kansas State 82
K-State led by 10 with 5:26 left in the game.
TCU was 22-26 on foul line, Wildcats 5-8
Just third win in last nine games for the Horned Frogs.
Iowa State 72, Baylor 69
Iowa State shot 63.6% inside arc, had 37-25 edge on boards.
Cyclones have won five in a row, are 21-2, 8-2 in conference.
Three of Baylor’s five starters played all 40:00.
Bracketology has Big X getting 7 teams into the NCAA Tournament
Out of 31 leagues, Big X games have 6th-fastest tempo.
— Horizon
Wright State 73, Fort Wayne 68
Wright State shot 63.3% inside arc, had 39-24 edge on boards.
Raiders are 11-2 in last 13 games, after a 5-7 start.
Wright State leads Horizon by a game over Oakland.
Green Bay 76, Detroit 63
Green Bay never trailed, led by 18 early in second half.
Detroit shot only 31.4% inside the arc.
Green Bay is 14-12 this year; they were 4-28 last year.
Bracketology has Horizon as a one-bid league in NCAA Tournament
Horizon games have #3 eFG% in country; good offense/bad defense??
— Southern
East Tennessee State 87, VMI 70
Buccaneers shot 67.7% inside the arc.
ETSU has won three in row, 10 of last 12 games.
ETSU leads Wofforrd by a game, atop SoCon standings.
Citadel 78, Chattanooga 71
Citadel shot 69% inside the arc.
Citadel is 5-3 SU/6-2 ATS in their last eight games.
Chattanooga lost five of its last six games.
Bracketology has SoCon as a one-bid league in NCAA Tournament
43.9% of shots in So-Con games are 3’s, highest %age in country.
— Big West
Cal-Santa Barbara 84, Cal-Irvine 79
Gauchos shot 64.7% inside the arc.
UCSB has won six of its last seven games.
Loss snaps Cal-Irvine’s four-game win streak.
Cal-Davis 67, Cal Poly 58
Cal Poly led by 7 with 8:18 left in the game.
Aggies have won six of their last eight games.
Brickfest; teams combined to shoot 16-61 on arc.
Bracketology has Big West as a one-bid league in NCAA Tournament
Big West games have fastest tempo of any league in country.
— Big Sky
Portland State 74, Sacramento State 73
Portland trailed by nine with 9:03 left in the game.
Vikings won 11 of last 11 games; they lead Big Sky by three games.
Sacramento shot 10-22 on arc, but only 9-32 inside arc.
Eastern Washington 72, Montana State 71
Bobcats led by 7 with 3:58 left in the game.
Eastern Washington had 36-24 edge on the boards.
Third loss in last four games for Montana State.
Bracketology has Big Sky as a one-bid league in NCAA Tournament
Big West games have fastest tempo of any league in country.
