The basketball version of the Egg Bowl held a little more juice before Ole Miss dropped three of its past four games. The Rebels are still holding hope of sneaking into the NCAA tournament, but they’re running out of chances.Â
But the Hoosiers have won seven of the past eight meetings with Nebraska. And that’s why Indiana is still giving points; the books don’t buy that the balance of power has completely swung. And that makes this a true opportunity for Nebraska: tournament teams don’t lose this type of game.
The Cougars have settled into life in the Big 12 just fine, and they’re now right on track to qualify for the NCAA tournament for just the second time in nine years. Their road showings have left a little to be desired, but they’ve been outstanding at the Marriott Center, having only lost to Cincinnati and Houston. Of the old-line Big 12 teams, three have come into Provo this season, and none have come closer than Kansas State’s six-point defeat.Â
It’s starting to look like Connecticut has once again gone to another level. Dan Hurley’s team did this a season ago, going 15-2 down the stretch and brutalizing one opponent after another on its way to the national title. They’ve won 14 straight and haven’t been scratched in February, winning their past seven games by an average of 23 points.Â
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The first matchup between these teams wasn’t close, as Xavier earned a 20-point win three days after Seton Hall upset Connecticut. The Pirates should be more focused this time around, but if they can’t start making shots again, it might not matter.
Miami usually neither gets blown out nor blows teams out. The Hurricanes have seen nine of their past 11 games decided by single digits, and that’s meant 10 straight games have held a single-digit line.
The top five of the AP top 25 rankings have remained the same from last week, but there could be some turbulence for those teams this week.
Salt Lake City hasn’t exactly been a kind place for Arizona over the years. Not only is this the site of one of the Wildcats’ two losses as a No. 2 to a No. 15 seed (1993 to Santa Clara), but the Wildcats have dropped three of four to Utah in their standard visits to the Huntsman Center.