Tuesday College Basketball

Notes for Tuesday's games..........

Tulane (+12) upset Memphis 74-66 here LY, ending 13+-year drought in this series (19+ games); Tigers won rematch 57-55 at Tulane. Memphis is 8-3 vs schedule #334, as they break in lot of new players; they're 7-0 vs teams outside top 200, with six of seven wins by 15+ points. Tulane is 0-2 vs top 100 teams, losing by 8-24 points; they're turning the ball over 20.7% of time (#288), shooting just 30.7% from arc (#287).

Cincinnati won three of last four games with Temple, winning by 11-31 points in two games played here. Bearcats split last six games after a 7-0 start, losing 81-79 at home to Iowa State last week. Cincy is holding its opponents to 38.9% inside arc, has #17 eFG% defense. Temple is 0-5 vs top 100 teams, with three losses by 6 or less points- their only top 200 win was on neutral court over #150 Minnesota.

SMU swept Tulsa LY, 68-57/67-62; Mustangs are 11-0 but cannot play in postseason in March because of NCAA violations. SMU is 4-0 vs top 100 teams, with wins by 15-2-24-4 points; they're making 42.9% from arc, have #6 eFG% in country. Tulsa split its last eight games, is 2-3 vs top 100 teams, losing by 8-4-5 points- they force turnovers 21.3% of the time (#49).

Princeton is 0-3 vs top 100 teams, losing by 14-12-21 points; they have zero top 200 wins- their best win is over #203 Rider. Tigers are #273 in experience, have played schedule #265. Miami won its last five games-- three of its last four wins were by 22+ points. Canes are making 41.7% on arc, have #7 eFG% in US- they start ACC play Saturday (Syracuse).

George Washington is 10-2 but had ugly 82-61 loss to DePaul last game; Colonials split pair of AAC games, losing to Cincinnati by 5 on a neutral floor, winning by 6 at South Florida. Central Florida won five of its last six games after a 1-3 start; they lost two top 100 games by total of six points- their only top 200 win was over #148 UMass. UCF opens AAC play Saturday against East Carolina.

Northeastern is only team to beat Miami, FL this year; Huskies are 2-3 in last five games, losing to three teams ranked at #167 or lower (Miami O, Detroit, WMichigan)- they turn ball over 19.9% of time. NC State won its last five games after a 4-3 start; Wolfpack is 1-3 vs top 10 teams; its only top 100 win was in OT over LSU on a neutral floor. NC State has a thin bench (#339 in min played); their team is #306 in experience.

Florida State beat Florida 65-63 LY, snapping five-game skid against the Gators; last two series games were decided by total of three points. FSU is 9-2 vs schedule #301, splitting pair of top 100 games (losing at iowa by 3 in OT, beating VCU by 5 on neutral floor). Florida is 8-3 with all three losses vs top 15 teams; they've got three top 100 wins- best win is over #55 Richmond.

Wisconsin won its last four games with Purdue, all by 6+ points; Boilers lost three of last four visits to Madison- they lost 71-51 to Wisconsin in Big 14 tourney last spring, but now Ryan is gone and Purdue is 12-1, its only loss to Butler on neutral floor. Purdue won by 13 at Pitt in its only true road game. Wisconsin already has three home losses; three of its last four games were decided by 6 or less points.

Wake Forest is #314 in experience but they're 8-3 vs schedule #83, with wins over Indiana/UCLA- they open ACC play at Louisville on Sunday. Deacons are slowly getting roster back healthy. LSU is 7-4, playing the #320 schedule with #331 experienced team. Tigers start SEC play when they visit Vanderbilt Saturday; they're shooting 54.4% inside arc, have #65 eFG%.

8-3 Richmond is #53 in experience; they shoot 38.7% on arc, 55.8% on 2's, have #19 eFG%. Spiders won last four games, are 2-3 vs teams in top 100- its best wins are over Cal/Old Dominion. Texas Tech has won eight in row since 10-point loss to Utah on neutral floor. Red Raiders have the #23 eFG% defense- they're 3-1 vs top 100 teams, are forcing turnovers 20.9% of time, holding teams to 29.2% from arc.

Texas lost bug guy Ridley (foot) in practice this weekend; unsure if they will press more with smaller lineup. Longhorns start Big X play vs Texas Tech Saturday- they won 55-54 at UConn LY, outscoring Huskies 9-3 in last 3:12 of game. UConn is 2-3 vs top 100 teams, with all three losses on neutral floors- this is their first true road game. Huskies open AAC play on Saturday against Tulane.

Michigan State is 13-0 but star Valentine is out for a while; Spartans are 14-1 in last 15 games with Iowa, winning last nine. Hawkeyes lost nine in row here, with seven of nine by 10+ points, but they needed OT to get by Oakland in first game without Valentine.. Iowa is 3-3 vs teams in top 100; they won six of last seven games, with only loss at Iowa State when they blew a 20-point lead.

And Bry's Horns

CASH 'EM T

BOL today Gooba

Hope so boss. That would definitely look good on their resume.

Curious to see how the MSU/Iowa game plays out. Someone here on the forum used to play the unranked teams when favored over a ranked team. Blind systems generally don't work but seemed like it hit more often than not.

Tulane by the skin of my teeth, whew