#1 Kansas 59 at #23 Texas A&M 54: I was a little nervous after the Jayhawks trailed 30-32 at Halftime with struggling Sherron Collins missing a wide open three point shot. I was even more nervous when the 17-0 statistic of games won for Texas Tech when they have the lead the game with under five minuets, as the clock ticked away. Sherron Collins struggling yesterday going 2-9 from the field with seven points. The Jayhawks as a team shot a miserable 1-10 from beyond the arc. Kansas center Cole Aldrich anchoring the Jayhawks with 12 points, 10 rebounds, two steals, and five blocks. Texas A&M got good games out of forward David Loubeau 17 points, nine rebounds, one steal, one block, one assist and guard Donald Sloan 15 points two assist. Although the tough conditions of College Station, Texas the Jayhawks head back to Lawrence with another victory and remains undefeated in the Big 12.
Connecticut 84 at # 3 Villanova 75: Scottie Reynolds and Villanova never really had "it" against the Huskies on big Monday. Kemba Walker leading the way for the Huskies scoring 29 points, nice rebounds, three assist, and two steals. Jerome Dyson also with another good game with 15 points and six assist. Nova trailed almost the whole game and really had no answer for the Huskies on their own home court. Scottie Reynolds with 18 points and three steals and guard Corey Fisher 14 points and four assist. One reason for the easy Big East upset may have been the Huskies shooting 44 free throws throughout the game making 35 of them.
Headlines:
NBA TRADE DEADLINE: With the trade deadline coming up this Thursday, look for some moves to be made. Right now the latest talks surround players such as Amare Stoudemire and Marcus Camby. A reported deal between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Portland Trailblazzers is supposedly "very close" to be being official. The trade will send Marcus Camby to Portland, and Steve Blake/ Travis Outlaw to LA.
The Amare talks are still in high heat as the Suns are taking offers from different teams to see the best offer. It is unlikely that the 76ers will part ways with Andre Igoudala which makes Amare going to the Cavs an even more real possibility. Amare has also been updating his Twitter account with updates telling any nay sayers that he can not only play with Shaq, but succeed with Shaq.
The New York Knick's are among one of the teams probably making a move this offseason and wants to clear up as much cap room as possible. The Knicks are even willing to trade last years first round pick Jordan Hill from Arizona who shows a lot of NBA potential.
Xavier Henry: Many people have asked if Kansas's star freshman will be Bill Self's one and done. If people may remember former Kansas star Brandon Rush was supposed to be Self's first one and done, and that did not end up happening. It has been no secret that Xavier has been a bit of a disappointment this year. With the exception to last nights game he has looked timid and his three point shot has not dropped in Big 12 play. Although his recent poor play Xavier has many of the skills to be ready to play in the NBA. One of his biggest asset is his size, Xavier has an NBA ready body and this alone could allow some NBA teams to draft him on that alone. I personally think that Xavier could use at least another year in college, and Kansas would love to have him for another year.
Tonight's Games:
8:00 PM EST Dallas Mavericks (32-20) (17-11 away) at Oklahoma City Thunder (30-21)(15-10 home): The start of the second half and we open with a tough game between two Western Conference teams. Dirk Nowitzki (24.6 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.1 bpg) will lead the Mavs into OKC against Kevin Durant (29.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.9 apg) and Russell Westbrook (16 ppg, 7.5 apg, 1.2 spg). Look for a good game, but I am going have to go with my man Durantuala to bring home the W in this game.
8:00 PM EST Phoenix Suns (31-22) (13-15 away) at Memphis Grizzlies (26-25) (18-8 home): Steve Nash (18.3 ppg, 11.1 apg) leads the suns into Memphis to play a tough Grizzlies team. Memphis having a good year fighting hard in the Western Conference, plays very well at home and the Suns do not play very well on the road. Also with this possibly being one of Amare's (21.2 ppg. 8.6 rpg, 1 bpg) last games as a Sun this may even further distract the Suns. Look for Grizzlies O.J. Mayo (17.7 ppg and 3.1 apg) and veteran Zach Randolph (20.5 ppg and 11.6 rpg) to lead Memphis to home win to start off the second half of the season.
9:00 PM EST #2 Kentucky (24-1) (9-1 SEC) at Mississippi State (18-7) (6-4 SEC): Freshmen John Wall (17 ppg, 6.4 apg, 3.8 rpg) and DeMarcus Cousins (15.9 ppg and 10.2 rpg) will play an extremely tough Miss State at home. Guard Ravern Johnson (13.7 ppg and 3.4 rpg) and forward Jarvis Varnado (13.3 ppg and 11.3 rpg) are trying to defend their home court and boost Miss State into more serious tourney talk. Five out of the Bulldogs seven losses come on the road, look for Kentucky to come and win the very close conference road game.
8:00 PM EST #11 Michigan State (20-6) (10-3 Big 10) at Indiana (9-15) (3-9 Big 10): Standout guard Kalin Lucas (15.8 ppg, 2 rpg, 3.9 apg) leads MSU into Bloomington on this Tuesday to face Maurice Creek (15.8 ppg and 3.8 rpg), Indiana's star guard. Look for MSU to win the Big 10 road game.
8:00 PM EST Texas Tech (16-8) (4-6 Big 12) at #22 Baylor (19-5) (6-4 Big 12): Baylor faces a good Texas Tech team on the road. Red Raiders Mike Singletary (15.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.3 apg) is looking to lead his team against a ranked Baylor team and LaceDarius Dunn (18.2 ppg and 4.5 rpg). Look for Baylor to take care of Tech at home.
8:05 PM EST Creighton (13-13) (8-7 MVC) at #24 Northern Iowa (22-3) (13-2 MVC): Center Kenny Lawson Jr. (12.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.3 apg) and the Blue Jays come in to take on Northern Iowa and forward Adam Koch (12.6 ppg and 4.6 rpg). Northern Iowa is coming off a tough loss on the road to Bradley and will not have standout center Jordan Eglseder. Even without one of their top players look for UNI to pull of the win.
7:00 PM EST #25 Wake Forest (18-5) (8-3 ACC) at Virginia Tech (20-4) (7-3 ACC): Wake Forest and Al- Farouq Minu (16.5 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 1.5 apg) play against a talented VT team at home. Malcom Delaney (19.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.2 apg) leads VT as both teams are looking for its fifth win on the road. Look for VT to win this ACC conference game.
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