Tonight's slate features a great assortment of games, top teams facing off, upstart teams with good records but little substance with a chance to prove they belong, and a few teams already facing some desperate its-getting-late-too early- kind of games in which a loss is really damaging.
Here's a quick preview:
Nebraska @ Missouri - Mizzou should roll, but if the Huskers can go to Colombia and win, their 14-2 record starts to look better and better.
Syracuse @ St. John's - Ok Orange, you want to get included in the discussion with Duke, Kansas and Ohio State? These are the types of games you need to win, and win convincingly. For Lavin's Red Storm, knocking off 16-0 Syracuse could see them sneak into the Top 25 for the first time in a really long time.
Two more Big East gems; seriously, some nights when Rutgers, USF, DePaul and Providence go play quietly in the corner, you are treated to an absolute feast of amazing hoops. Louisville @ Villanova and Pitt @ Georgetown both feature some interesting subplots. For Lousiville, its a chance to nab a quality win they sorely need (and will fall out of the rankings with out) while for Georgetown, a huge home win over Pitt stops a free-fall that feels eerily reminiscent of last season's collapse.
St Bonaventure @ Temple - Another game where the ranked home team should win with ease, but the plucky upstart road challengers can legitimize the mild early success with a loud exclamation point. The Bonnies are 9-5 but have played valiantly in the losses; including Virginia Tech and Marshall and stole a win over St. John's.
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