Kemba Unable to "Jimmer" the Cardinals; UConn Loses at Home in Double OT

Kemba Walker had chances to beat Louisville at the buzzer in both regulation and the second overtime.  Both times, like his likely Player of the Year chances, he came up just a little short.

Walker struggled to get clean looks at the bucket most of the afternoon and finished with a respectable, but not impressive, twenty points.  UConn's problem wasn't just that Walker was struggling - it was that even though struggling the offense was nearly 100% on his shoulders.  Walker shot just 7 of 24 from the field, including a dismal 2 of 10 from three point range.

This isn't an article to gloat (though I have written multiple times more than a month ago that this was the inevitable destiny for the Huskies unless they develop another offensive option...), simply to point out that the Big East is completely and bizarrely random this season.  Anyone who thinks they can predict the final standings of this league, feel free to speak up...

Pitino's Cards are once again lookin' good.

Louisville moves into second place in the BEast with the road win over #5 UConn.  For much of the season writers, pollsters, and yours truly doubted the veracity of the Cards record - waiting for the plummet once the competition heated up.  It turns out Preston Knowles, Peyton Siva and Rick Pitino are instead up to the normal Louisville standard and are not just an NCAA Tourney lock, they are right in the mix for a Top 4 seed.

The same can be said for about half of the Big East.  Georgetown picked up a HUGE road win today at Villanova (and hosts Louisville Monday night!), and Marquette has a double digit lead on Syracuse early in the second half.

It is truly anybody's conference to win and luckily for us hoops fans, it is going to be an absolutely thrilling and frenetic final five weeks of conference play.

UP NEXT:

LOUISVILLE:   @Georgetown, DePaul, @Notre Dame, Syracuse

UCONN:  Syracuse, @Seton Hall, @St John's, Providence

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