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Minnesota Golden Gophers – The Next to Beat a Number One Team
There’s in no immunity to being the number one team in the nation, as the Indiana Hoosiers have now learned twice this season, dropping their third Big Ten game of the season with a loss to Minnesota, enjoying a big night from Trevor Mbakwe.
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Marquette Golden Eagles – Rise & Fall in the Big East
It hasn’t been an easy week for Davante Gardner, getting benched by Buzz Williams in the previous game and coming off the bench against Syracuse. The “punishment” worked, and Gardner led Marquette to a big win while enjoying the best game of his career.
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Kansas Jayhawks – Elijah Johnson Rises Above Controversy
Few players get criticized as much as Elijah Johnson during his senior season, and while the actions of the final moments during regulation as Kansas pulled away for a win at the very difficult Iowa State weren’t acceptable by everyone, Johnson’s huge game and contribution to the win was never in doubt.
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Biggest American Cities With No Major Sports Teams
A large population in a city or a metro area doesn’t necessarily mean you get to have a team in the NBA, NHL, MLB or NFL. For example, places like Austin in Texas, quite close to one million people, have to settle for the Texas Longhorns in College Sports instead of a serious pro-team, although I’m not sure the people there see it that way.
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Georgetown Hoyas – Otto Porter and All the Rest
It’s going to be a while until Georgetown play Syracuse inside the Carrier Dome once again, so Otto Porter made sure it was a game neither side were going to forget, almost outscoring the Orange by himself, while the Hoyas took sole control of the lead in the Big East.
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Kansas Jayhawks – Naadir Tharpe Not as Bad as the Rest
You don’t expect too much scoring in College Basketball games, even with a double overtime. Still, the fact that Naadir Tharpe scored the only field goal for Kansas in the double overtime period, which just happened to be the winner, speaks once again about the quality of offensive basketball we get to see these days.
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Indiana Hoosiers – Victor Oladipo Shows What is a Number One
The best team in the nation needs to prove that being number one comes for a reason. Having the two leading candidates for national player of the year in Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller certainly helps, even in the too tight to call Big Ten this season.
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2013 College Basketball Season – Week 16 Rankings
Getting wins on the road against big rivals continues to be an issue in the top conferences, but Indiana, for now, are holding on to the top spot after two huge victories, including against state rivals Purdue. Undefeated (in the ACC) Miami and Gonzaga (In the WCC) are also receiving top spot votes in the latest College Basketball rankings.
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Maryland Terps – Still Good Enough to Beat Their Biggest Rivals
There’s always a discussion and fan banter between Duke and Maryland about their match-ups being real rivalries or not. Well, they certainly feel that way in College Park, putting another dent in the ACC run of the Blue Devils, losing for the third time in conference play and looking unimpressive for yet another time.
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Duke Blue Devils – Should Have Been Easier
It’s never easy in a rivalry game, even at home. Still, the number two team in the nation right now, Duke, probably should have done a little bit better facing a so-so North Carolina team, that made life very difficult for a group of guys many think are a bit overrated regarding their national championship hopes.