![]() ![]() Temple hands Wichita State first conference loss If they're going to make a tournament push, a win over Kentucky will likely be a key reason why.ĭEJA VU: The most popular first names in college basketball in 2020 sound a lot like the 1990s But the Gamecocks are just 9-7 on the season and they have a puzzling loss to Stetson. 10 Kentucky.Ĭouisnard had a season-high 26 points, including 4-of-5 shooting from deep – none bigger than his game-winner.Īs mentioned earlier, South Carolina's last two wins were over the reigning national champion, Virginia, on the road and Kentucky. That's what he told March Madness correspondent Andy Katz after his Gamecocks prevailed 81-78 over No. South Carolina freshman guard Jermaine Couisnard thought he shot his game-winning, banked-in 3-pointer too hard. This season could prove to be the most competitive Big East regular season title race since the conference restructured.īEST PLAYERS OF THE 2010s: Duke | Kentucky | Michigan State | North Carolina | Villanova South Carolina wins at the buzzer Potential National Player of the Year candidate Myles Powell scored 29 points, guard Quincy McKnight (11 points, 13 assists, seven rebounds) was three rebounds shy of a triple-double and center Romaro Gill scored an efficient 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting. Being a bucket shy of reaching the half-a-century mark in the second half of a game on the road against a top-five team is really, really impressive. ![]() What's most impressive about the game is that Seton Hall trailed by 10 points at halftime, 40-30, then outscored Butler 48-30 after halftime. 14 Villanova and Providence have one loss apiece. They're atop the standings at 5-0, while Butler, No. 18 Seton Hall its best win of the season and leaves the Pirates as the only Big East team that's undefeated in conference play. RUNNING THROUGH THE GAUNTLET: The toughest remaining games for undefeated San Diego State Seton Hall stays perfect in the Big EastĪfter posting an 8-4 record in non-conference play, Seton Hall is starting the play like the team that many AP voters believed the Pirates could be when they were ranked No. 5 overall on the seed list of his latest bracket projection, which would put them as the top No. March Madness correspondent Andy Katz had the Aztecs at No. There are also, potentially, important NCAA Tournament seed implications in San Diego State continuing to boost an already-strong resume. Now, it's all about the Aztecs and their 11 remaining regular season games in the Mountain West. San Diego State horserace to see who can outlast the other. How long can San Diego State keep its perfect record intact? There's no longer an Auburn vs.Meanwhile, can Alabama, which plays faster than almost every team in the country and loves to shoot threes, turn a corner after its biggest win of the season? The Crimson Tide's longest winning streak of the season is three games and its second-longest streak is two games.Can Auburn get back on track and enter the SEC Tournament with only three or four losses, or will the Tigers' loss to Alabama snowball with upcoming games at Florida, home against a South Carolina team whose last two wins were over Kentucky and Virginia, home against Iowa State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, at Ole Miss, home against Kentucky and at Arkansas?. ![]() Auburn shot just 31.7 percent from the field, missed 13 free throws, recorded just eight assists and committed 21 turnovers.Īuburn's first loss leaves us with a few questions and story lines to follow in the next two months: We'll have to see if Pearl thinks Auburn's loss at Alabama qualifies under that description. "I don't want to lose, I want someone to beat us." "I want my guys to understand that, look we're gonna get beat," Pearl told Katz on the podcast. As Auburn Coach Bruce Pearl told March Madness correspondent Andy Katz on the latest #MM365 podcast, he knew his team may not pull off the unthinkable of a perfect regular season – and that's OK. They fell 83-64 at rival Alabama, following a 15-0 start to the season. 7 San Diego State have been in a staring contest, seeing who will flinch first and lose, leaving the other team as the final undefeated team in the sport. We're here to break down the biggest results from the night and what they mean for the teams involved. Five top-25 men's basketball teams lost on a wild Wednesday night, including three teams ranked in the top 10.
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