Around the Top 25: Saturday’s Late Results

I’m fairly certain that Dwight Howard would’ve been considered the great college freshman of all-time had he ever been forced to play D-I.

No. 13 Indiana 80, No. 10 Michigan State 61

“It’s not about me,” Kelvin Sampson said to Erin Andrews after the game.

Actually, it is about you, coach.

This whole deal is about you.

I was hoping ESPN could show us a little more access to Sampson, who appeared to be somewhat welcoming.  But they didn’t quite deliver as much as I would’ve hoped.

As for the game, so much for any distraction.

D.J. White’s knee injury looked ba-a-a-d, but it appears that he’ll probably be okay.

Is Michigan State going to cash out earlier than many of us expected?

I don’t know.  What I do know is that Raymar Morgan (three freaking points in this one) isn’t nearly consistent enough to help this team, and not all of the shots are going to fall for Drew Neitzel when MSU is going to need them to.

No. 1 Memphis 79, Alabama-Birmingham 78

If you’re rooting against Calipari, this game would make you pull a few hairs out.

UAB had Memphis on the damn ropes and couldn’t close.

Memphis, trailing by four with less than a minute to go, gets a shoddy call to get CD-R to the line.

You can say this team can’t make free throws, but their star made the one he needed to in order to get the win and keep the perfect campaign alive.

UAB’s Lawrence Kinnard just barely doesn’t get the game-winner off in time.  Oh what a highlight that would’ve been.

Is Memphis wilting, or did they steal one from a pretty decent Blazers club?

It’s up for you to decide.

No. 11 Texas 82, Baylor 77

Baylor should’ve been able to steal this game away, but they were too sloppy in too many spots.

Do that against a team that’s better than you, and you’re probably not going to win.

Dominic James puts 19 and 10 in the stat sheet for the ‘Horns, who can still steal a two-seed before it’s all said and done.

No. 18 Kansas State 100, Missouri 63

Kansas State hangs a hundred on the Tigers.

It’s just getting ridiculous at this point.

Beastley brings his first 40-point performance of the season.  And oh yeah, Michael also added 17 boards.

He’s one game away from trying ‘Melo’s 22-in-a-season, double-double record.

I now have to compare his year to Durant’s of last season.  (I still give the edge to KD, but if K-State advances further in The Tournament this year, Beastley probably gets the edge.)  Third 40-and-10 game in the past 12 years from a freshman (he and Hansbrough had the other two).

No. 19 Purdue 71, Northwestern 56

Expected.  Next.

No. 21 Washington State 62, Oregon 53

Oregon, suddenly you’re about the eighth-best team in the Pac-10.

How’d that happen?  Ducks have lost six of their last nine and probably needs to steal a game against Southern Cal and/or UCLA this week.

No. 25 Saint Mary’s 80, Loyola Marymount 49

Lowly Marymount never had a shot.

Saint Mary’s, unfortunately, won’t be taken seriously until they play Gonzaga again.

Notable:

Auburn 90, Mississippi 78

Two words: Bad.  Loss. 

Two more: Good.  Bye. 

And two more: For.  Now.

California 76, Arizona State 73

A win like this will probably get Cal in.

You had to make the argument before the day began that ASU was more deserving of a bid, but when the Pac-10 keeps helping itself out by beating itself up, it’s hard to not invite at least seven teams to dance.

Oklahoma 66, Texas Tech 64

Shot of the day happened in this one.

Did you miss it?

David Godbold’s heave from 37 feet keeps Oklahoma on the good side of the bubble.

There’s nothing of it on YouTube at the moment, but I’ll try and put it on the site as soon as I can get it.

Dayton 77, Temple 66

Dayton cures their woes; Temple sees the NCAA door shut.

Brigham Young 74, UNLV 48

Ugly, damaging loss for the Rebels.  BYU avenges their 70-41 shellacking at the hands of Vegas from earlier in the season.

Mississippi State 80, Arkansas 74

Could have some bubble implications, but Miss. St. needed this game more than Arkansas.

Chicago State 86, N.J.I.T 76

0-27…two more!  Two more!