Hello everyone! I know we are a few days removed from Saturday, but with both the NFL regular season and college football playoff ending, now is a good time to move further into the college basketball zone.
And Then There Were Two...
The Mountain West monarch, undefeated Colorado State, lost in blowout fashion to the San Diego State Aztecs, 79-49. Since there were so many games on mid-day Saturday, I honestly wasn't paying much attention to this game, but it was pretty back and forth in the first half. The Aztecs pulled away in the second half and added a statement win to their resume, pulling them and Colorado State far closer together in rankings, but still somewhat solidly in the field at the moment. Only Baylor and USC remain undefeated.
Big Upsets in the Big 12
While these upsets weren't that big, it did mark losses by two of the top three teams in the conference: Kansas and Iowa State. Despite playing without their top two scorers (Terrence Shannon and Kevin McCullar), the Red Raiders got it done against Kansas in Lubbock. The Jayhawks admittedly played poorly, as stated by Bill Self, but credit to Texas Tech for clamping down when they had to.
As for Iowa State, they just could not make a shot down the stretch. It was clear that the Oklahoma Sooners grabbed momentum midway through the second half and did not look back. Even when it was nodded up at 61, it was clear that the Cyclones were disoriented, and Oklahoma continued to play patiently and wait for a defensive breakdown possession after possession.
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