Conference Clashes on Saturday

With 136 games on the schedule today, you probably didn't watch all of them.  Here's a quick recap.  

Georgetown 72 U Conn 69  

The Huskies led by as many as 19 points but Georgetown mounted a furious comeback behind Austin Freeman's career high 33 point scoring binge.  He had 28 points in the second half alone.  Greg Monroe added a double double with 15 and 10 boards as the Hoyas shutdown U Conn over the final minutes to prevail.  Georgetown has now won four straight in the series.  

Georgia Tech 71 Duke 68

Gani Lawal was a flying, twisting wrecking ball on Saturday and his heroics down the stretch helped the Yellowjackets upset the Dukies in a key ACC battle.  In a game that was close throughout, Lawal made several key plays en route to 21 points, including a thunderous highlight reel dunk after point guard Iman Shumpert had penetrated the lane.  He followed it up with a smooth post turnaround jumper from the right block over Mason Plumlee giving Tech a four point lead with under a minute left.  They were able to hold on despite Jon Scheyer's 25 points and 6 assists.  Duke was playing its third game of the week and appeared to be physically drained at times.  Still, it was a strong comeback for the Yellowjackets who earlier in the week lost to in state rival Georgia.

Wisconsin 73 Purdue 66

The Boilers were handed their first loss of the season in Madison as Wisconsin led for most of the game by double digits in a surprisingly easy win.  Purdue did not help their own cause with poor shooting all day including a woeful 13 for 24 from the charity stripe.  The Kohl Center continues to be one of the toughest places to play in the Big 10.  During the nine year Bo Ryan era, Wisconsin sports an ungodly record of 130-10 at home.  But Purdue was one of the few to have success winning the previous two meetings in Madison.  

Oklahoma St 81 Texas Tech 52

Gonzaga 81 Portland 78
Sam Houston St 66 Stephen F Austin 57

Totals for the day:  Stimpy 4-2 $2.00

Not So Fast! - Upset City 

• Notre Dame holds on and take a big step toward the tournament against W Virginia.  After leading by 20 at the half, the golden domers looked on their way to a stunning blowout of the Mountaineers.  But W Virginia always seems to comeback against just about everyone they play.  This time, their attempts fell just short as Da'Sean Butler's three with a few seconds left clanked off the rim.  Irish win it 70-68 and take a giant step toward tourney consideration. 
  
• Missouri 74 Kansas St 68 - A seesaw battle goes to the Tigers who forced 20 turnovers with their frenetic 40 minutes of hell defense.  Zaire Taylor hit a key three with just over 30 seconds left in the contest to seal it.  
• Colgate 68 Army 58 - The Raiders took down Army in OT and after an early nine game losing streak, have won four straight.  

Georgia Southern (4-13) beats W Carolina (12-3) 81-76.  Prior to the upset, the Catamounts only losses were to Texas and Clemson.  Perhaps beating the tar out of Berea College (a liberal arts school with an enrollment around 1,500 students) by seventy one points (!) did not adequately prepare them for their Southern Conference counterparts.     

TEABAG of the DAY goes to...

Georgia's Travis Leslie for his high flying Jackie Chan impression over Kentucky's DeMarcus Cousins. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBKyoSBEAnQ