Most people saw Duke's dominant win over UConn, however there were a handful of lesser-seen big wins on a Thanksgiving-hangover Friday.
1. Florida - What a huge statement win over the #2 (in AP, we had them way lower...) Michigan State Spartans. It's wins like that they were lacking and what landed Billy D in the NIT the past few seasons.
2. Portland - They hammered UCLA, then handled a tough, well-coached Minnesota squad. Those are two great nuetral court wins for this up and coming WCC contender. A roadtrip to Washington later this month gives them a chance to break into the mid-teens in the polls.
3. Staying in the WCC, an under the radar nice win for San Diego against an improved Houston team. Add that to their win over Oklahoma and the Torreros (and the WCC) are building quite a profile.
4. St. Johns - The Johnnies got a nice win over quality mid-major darling Siena. The Red Storm are improved this year, but in the brutal Big East anything much better than 8-10, maybe 9-9 is asking a bit much. Wins like yesterday will help get them in the bubble discussion, if not over the hump.
5. Marquette - Similar to St. John's in that every non-conference feather in your cap is huge before the BEast guantlet, however after watching them handled X and Michigan it feels more like they'll be jostling for a seed rather than a dance card.
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