14 Villanova (22-5) v. 25 Syracuse (19-8)
Villanova and Syracuse are heading in opposite directions as the Big East season rolls on. That continued this weekend after the Wildcats traveled into the Carrier Dome and walked away with their 10th Big East victory of this season, defeating the Orange 89-86. Syracuse had three 3-point tries in the closing seconds of the game, but was unable to get one to go. Syracuse is on its way to getting dangerously close to that bubble that burned them so many times in the past. They have plenty of opportunities to right the ship in the stacked Big East conference. Villanova had six different players in double figures and have shown that they can beat the best this season. Their style of play could prove tough to handle come tourney time. Watch out for Jay Wright and his Wildcats.
22 Butler (23-4) v. Davidson (22-6)
Butler stopped a two game skid after their “Bracket Buster” victory over Davidson. The spectacular Stephon Curry struggled in his return from his sprained ankle (even though he had 20 points) starting off 0-8 from the floor and finishing under 20% from down town for the game. It will be interesting to see how the tournament considers Davidson if they stumble during their conference tournament this year.
23 Utah State (25-3) v. Saint Mary’s (22-5)
The Gaels got a must win victory over the 23rd ranked Utah State Aggies, 75-64 despite the Aggies hitting 40% from beyond the arc. Mickey McConell led the way for St. Mary’s with a career high 22 points. Omar Samhan chipped in with a double double and the Saint Mary’s Gaels showed that they can beat a quality opponent without superstar point guard Patty Mills. The injury still might be the reason you don’t see the Gaels dancing come tournament time. There is still a lot of basketball left to play and St. Mary’s is one of the teams you should keep an eye on.
3 North Carolina (24-3) v. Maryland (17-9)
In the biggest shocker of the week the Maryland Terrapins needed overtime to take down the top team in the Atlantic Coast Conference, North Carolina. Greivis Vasquez had a career game with the Terrapins first triple-double in 22 years. Vasquez scored 35 points, grabbed 11 boards, and had 10 dimes to go along with the huge upset win. The Terrapins rallied from 16 points to put themselves back in the bubble picture for the NCAA Tournament. Vasquez led off the game scoring Maryland’s first 16 points, but got some serious help from his teammates off the bench as they dropped in 41 points and 18 assists (compared to just 5 of each from the thin Tar Heels bench).
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