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Baylor Beats Texas – Big 12 Parity Falling Apart
Slow but steady the group of quality teams at the top of the Big 12 is starting to drift away from the rest of the pack and Baylor, with a 83-60 win over Texas, handing their rivals a third consecutive loss, made it quite clear the Longhorns don’t belong in the conference title discussion.
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Louisville Beats North Carolina – Revenge in the ACC is Sweeter
With a one point loss three weeks ago serving as a reminder, Louisville didn’t slip up again vs North Carolina, beating the Tar Heels 78-68 in overtime behind a huge game from Montrezl Harrell and Terry Rozier.
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Duke Beats Virginia – Undefeated Doesn’t Mean Better
The ACC championship race was blown wide open as Duke put behind the talks of being overrated and previous losses to beat a previously undefeated Virginia team 69-63 with some excellent late defense and clutch shooting, keeping their hopes of winning the conference title alive.
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Duke Blue Devils – Rasheed Sulaimon Is the First Player Mike Krzyzewski Kicks Out
For the first time in the long Mike Krzyzewski tenure as the head coach of the Duke basketball program, a player has been kicked off the team, as Rasheed Sulaimon, the Junior guard who has been relegated to a bench role this season, having the “honor” of setting that mark.
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Notre Dame Beats Duke – ACC Takes Care of Overrated Teams
It’s been established that Duke aren’t as good as their rankings but there’s nothing new about that. A team with bad defense isn’t going to go very far – not on the national front and not in the ACC, losing for a third time, falling against Notre Dame 77-74, finding no way to slow down Jerian Grant, maybe the best player in the conference.
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Iowa State Beats Texas – The Big 12 Grind Continues
The Big 12 might not be the best conference in the nation, but it sure is difficult picking out an obvious winner from it. Maybe Iowa State beating Texas 89-86 helps a little in figuring out who are the team to be in the conference.
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North Carolina Beats Syracuse – Finally Look Like Contenders
Since ACC play began (excluding one first game) North Carolina have looked as good as anyone else in the nation, with Marcus Paige finally getting his season on track, following their previous excellence with a 93-83 win over Syracuse to make it six in a row which ends what is probably their easier part of the conference schedule.
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Duke Blue Devils – Mike Krzyzewski is One of a Kind
After beating St. John’s 77-68, Duke fans and players got around to make Mike Krzyzewski feel once again like a million dollars, becoming the first NCAA men’s basketball coach to win 1000 career games.
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Wisconsin Badgers – Jim Harbaugh Can’t Help the Michigan Basketball Team
For now, until football season begins, Jim Harbaugh is enjoying the love from the fan base. But even he can’t help Michigan be a better basketball team, as they lost 69-64 at home in overtime to Wisconsin, led by the fantastic Frank Kaminsky. Kaminsky scored 22 points to go with 9 rebounds in his usual […]
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Kentucky Over Vanderbilt – Staying Undefeated in the SEC Isn’t Easy
The road to invincibility and later on winning championships remains clear for Kentucky following a 65-57 win over Vanderbilt, but it once again proved that even though the SEC isn’t highly regarded for its competitiveness and top to bottom quality, it’s going to be far from easy completing this trial without a few more bumps in the road.