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Kentucky Beats Florida – SEC Not Enough of a Challenge
The hope of Kentucky actually losing anytime soon remains but it is fading away following a 68-61 win for the Wildcats on the road against Florida, improving to 10-0 in the SEC this season and 23-0 overall led by a terrific performance from Aaron Harrison and Karl-Anthony Towns.
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Kansas Beats Iowa State – Big 12 Still Not Getting a New King
Statistics suggest that Iowa State are the best team in the Big 12 when it comes to offense, but those numbers weren’t enough in their attempt to beat Kansas for a second time this season. The Jayhawks remain in a league of their own in a conference they more or less own, winning 89-76.
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Virginia Beats North Carolina – ACC Seems to be Losing Another Contender
A loss to Duke didn’t send Virginia into some decline, rebounding well with a 75-64 win on the road against North Carolina, which probably means it’s going to be almost impossible for the Tar Heels to bounce back well enough to somehow win the conference.
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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.