This Saturday demonstrated how unpredictable and challenging conference play truly is. Just as we thought we were getting an understanding of the nature of teams, we were thrown for a spin. Saturday was a mix of déjà vu (Virginia Tech at Duke), upsets (
Alabama at
Arkansas), and unpredictable blowouts (
Ohio State at
Illinois).
Some of the most notable games include...
No. 1 UCLA 66 at No. 17 Oregon 68: Ducks able to bounce back after losing their first game of the year, earlier this week, right as talk about UCLA running the table spread throughout the country.
Virginia Tech 69 at No. 5 Duke 67 (OT): Nearly the same story as last year. Duke hit a three pointer in waning seconds, but this year, it’s to tie. Virginia Tech doesn't collapse; they win in sluggish overtime period, stunning the Cameron Crazies.
No. 6 Ohio State 62 at Illinois 44: Considered the Buckeye's first true Big Ten test, on the road, in one of the hardest places to play in the country. Hardly a game, Illini couldn’t buy a bucket.
No. 7 Arizona 73 at Washington State 77 (OT): Washington State nearly toppled UCLA in their opener, they weren’t about to let the other Pac-10 giant sweep the state of Washington. Pac-10 up for grabs after Oregon, UCLA, and Arizona losses this week, the conference is without an unbeaten.
No. 8 Alabama 61 at Arkansas 88: 11-0 run to begin the game for the Razorbacks, they never looked back, handing Alabama its second loss of the season.
No. 14 Connecticut 49 at No. 19 LSU 66 (non-conference): Young Huskies who returned only 16% of their scoring from last year(only 1 senior and 1 junior, both walk-ons) couldn't win their first and only non-conference test, rough road ahead in Big East. Big Baby and LSU show they can win against Top 25 teams.
No. 22 Notre Dame 48 at Georgetown 66: Notre Dame was never able to respond to Georgetown's early run. Blowout defeat will be hard to forget come March, Irish will need to pick it up to compete in the deep Big East. Georgetown shows they can fight and play like they were expected to at the beginning of the year.
This Saturday demonstrated how unpredictable and challenging conference play truly is. Just as we thought we were getting an understanding of the nature of teams, we were thrown for a spin. Saturday was a mix of déjà vu (Virginia Tech at Duke), upsets (
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