Saturday Saviors: Top 10 College Hoopers from Feb. 26 Action

Jimmer Fredette led his team to a monster Mountain West Conference victory.

Alec Burks came up huge in one of the biggest wins in Colorado Buffalo basketball history.

Reeves Nelson was nearly unstoppable as UCLA moved into a Pac-10 first-place tie.

These are just a few of the outstanding performances that we will look at as we review the 10 best performances in college basketball on Saturday, Feb. 26.

10. Reggie Jackson: Boston College

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CHESTNUT HILL, MA - FEBRUARY 20: Reggie Jackson #0 of the Boston College Eagles takes a shot as Will Graves #13 of the North Carolina Tar Heels defends on February 20, 2010 at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The Eagles defeated the Tar Heels

Boston College's Reggie Jackson went off for 25 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals as the Eagles kept their postseason hopes alive with a 63-44 thrashing of Virginia in ACC play.

Jackson shot 10-of-16 from the floor, including 3-of-6 beyond the arc.

This was Jackson's eighth game this season where he scored 25 points or more.

9. Jake Thomas: South Dakota

Jake Thomas had the best game of his career in just about every way he could. 

Thomas pulled down eight rebounds, made 10 three-pointers and finished with 40 points as South Dakota walloped Chicago State, 105-73.

Thomas shot 11-of-18 from the floor, 10-of-16 from beyond the arc and he made eight-of-nine free throws.

Thomas set the single-game record for three-pointers for the Coyotes (15-13, 6-4 Great West), breaking his previous record of nine in 2009-10.

Thomas also topped his previous career bests in points and rebounds and tied his career highs of 11 field goals and four steals.

8. Darius Miller: Kentucky

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LOUISVILLE, KY - DECEMBER 31: Darius Miller#1 of the Kentucky Wildcats celebrates during the game against the Louisville Cardinals at the KFC Yum! Center on December 31, 2010 in Louisville, Kentucky. Kentucky won 78-63. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images

With Kentucky's parade of elite-level recruits the last few years, Darius Miller has flown under the radar most of his college career.

Today was his day to shine, as Miller scored a career-high 24 points as the Wildcats (No. 22, 20-8, 8-6 SEC) upended No. 13 Florida (22-6, 11-3 SEC), 76-68,

The 6'7" junior wing shot 9-of-15 from the floor, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc.

With this win, Kentucky equaled the school record for consecutive wins (33) at Rupp Arena.

7. Josh Owens: Stanford

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 11: Forward Daniel Deane #30 of the Oregon State Beavers and center Josh Owens #24 of the Stanford Cardinal go up for a rebound during the Pacific Life Pac-10 Men's Basketball Tournament at the Staples Center on March 11, 2009 in

Stanford's Josh Owens scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Cardinal beat Oregon on the road, 88-71.

Owens shot 12-for-15 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.

Stanford's victory broke a four-game losing streak. A fifth defeat would have been the most in a row for the Cardinal since the 1992-93 season.

6. Markieff and Marcus Morris: Kansas

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LAWRENCE, KS - DECEMBER 18: Marcus Morris #22 and Markieff Morris #21 of the Kansas Jayhawks talk during the game against the USC Trojans on December 18, 2010 at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Marcus and Markieff Morris combined for 42 of the Jayhawks' 82 total points, as No. 2 Kansas (27-2, 12-2 Big 12) beat Oklahoma in Norman, 82-70.

Marcus scored 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line. He grabbed nine rebounds.

Markieff scored 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 5-of-7 from the free-throw line. He grabbed 10 rebounds. 

Markieff had his Big 12-leading 11th double-double of the season.

5. Alec Burks: Colorado

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KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 10: Alec Burks #10 of the Colorado Buffaloes shoots a free throw in the first half during the first round game of the 2010 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at the Sprint Center on M

Colorado guard Alec Burks helped Colorado overcome a 15-point halftime deficit as the Buffaloes bumped off No. 5 Texas, 91-89.

He scored 33 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, shooting 10-of-21 from the floor and 12-for-20 from the free- throw line.

The Buffs ended a six-game skid against Texas, which lost for the second time in three games.

4. Jeff Allen: Virginia Tech

Jeff Allen led the Hokies in a huge upset win over Duke, 64-60.

The 6'7," 230-pound senior forward scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season.

Allen, over the last six games, is averaging 19 PPG and 14 RPG.

3. Reeves Nelson: UCLA

Reeves Nelson scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as UCLA beat No. 10 Arizona, 71-49 in the last men's game played at historic Pauley Pavilion before it closes for renovation.

Nelson shot 10-of-13 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.

He also was the main player who held the Arizona Wildcats' Derrick Williams in check for most of the afternoon.

The win put the Bruins in a tie with the Wildcats for first place in the Pac-10.

2. Dwight Hardy: St. John's

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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 30: Dwight Hardy #12 of the St. John's Red Storm fakes in front of Kyle Singler #12 of the Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden on January 30, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

Dwight Hardy scored a career-high 34 points as St. John's (No. 25, 19-9, 11-5 Big East) went on the road to defeat No. 14 Villanova (21-8, 9-7 Big East), 81-68.

Hardy shot 9-of-16 from the floor, including 5-of-9 from beyond the arc. He also hit 11-of-13 free throws.

Since the Red Storm's win over Duke on Jan. 30, Hardy is averaging 25.1 PPG and has three 30-point games.

1. Jimmer Fredette: BYU

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LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 05: Jimmer Fredette #32 of the Brigham Young University Cougars shoots over Tre'Von Willis #33 of the UNLV Rebels during their game at the Thomas & Mack Center January 5, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. BYU won 89-77. (Photo by Ethan

Jimmer Fredette scored 25 points, handed out nine assists and grabbed three rebounds as No. 7 BYU (27-2, 13-1 MWC)  took down No. 4 San Diego State (27-2, 12-2 MWC) in San Diego.

Fredette made 4-of-8 from beyond the arc, setting the school record for made three-pointers (266).

The Cougars, as a team, hit 14-of-24 three-pointers

Fredette's teammates hit 9-of-11 field goal attempts off passes from him, including 6-of-8 on three-point FG.