Well, two out of three ain't bad.
A Tuesday night non-conference slate that was marred greatly by Virginia Tech's horrendous loss at Georgia Tech (For a team that lost to Kennesaw State, the Yellow Jackets have been a thorn in the side of mid-level ACC teams, haven't they?) salvaged some dignity with wins by Florida and UNLV.
Georgia really should have knocked the Gators off in overtime, but Mark Fox learned a valuable lesson about fouling when up by three points — DO IT!
When your point guard just fouled out and all you need is to grab a rebound of a missed free throw to win in the first overtime period, you have to foul.
Bet he never screws that up again.
Meanwhile, UNLV logged a nice road win at Wyoming to climb above .500 in conference play for the first time this year.
No need to go into what happened in Boulder. I think we all know the significance of that event and its implications for Saturday's showdown.
Overall Record = 14-7
Big 12 Record = 2-4
RPI = 46
SOS = 21
Signature Wins (RPI 1-30) = none
Quality Wins (RPI 31-100) = James Madison, Virginia Tech, Gonzaga, Washington State, Baylor
Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none
- James Madison (15-6, 5-4 CAA) | RPI = 73
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Virginia Tech (13-6, 3-3 ACC) | RPI = 71: Loss at Georgia Tech (57-72)
- Presbyterian (9-12, 3-6 Big South) | RPI = 172
- Gonzaga (13-7, 3-2 WCC) | RPI = 64
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No. 3 Duke (18-1, 5-1 ACC) | RPI = 10
- Texas Southern (8-10, 6-1 SWAC) | RPI = 193
- Emporia State (10-8, 7-5 MIAA*)
- Washington State (14-6, 4-4 Pac-10) | RPI = 68
- Alcorn State (1-17, 1-7 SWAC) | RPI = 332
- Loyola-Chicago (12-8, 3-6 Horizon League) | RPI = 192
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No. 24 Florida (16-4, 5-1 SEC) | RPI = 13: Win at Georgia (104-91 in double overtime)
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UNLV (16-5, 4-3 Mountain West) | RPI = 33: Win at Wyoming (74-65)
- UMKC (12-8, 5-4 Summit League) | RPI = 214
- North Florida (8-12, 5-4 Atlantic Sun) | RPI = 144
- Savannah State (3-17) | RPI = 300
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Oklahoma State (14-5, 2-3 Big 12) | RPI = 40
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Colorado (14-7, 3-3 Big 12) | RPI = 89: Loss to No. 6 Kansas (78-82)
- Texas Tech (9-11, 1-4 Big 12) | RPI = 187
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No. 11 Missouri (17-3, 3-2 Big 12) | RPI = 28
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No. 13 Texas A&M (17-2, 4-1 Big 12) | RPI = 17
- Baylor (13-6, 3-3 Big 12) | RPI = 92
- No. 6 Kansas (19-1, 4-1 Big 12) | RPI = 2: Win at Colorado (82-78)
- Nebraska (14-5, 2-3 Big 12) | RPI = 108
- Iowa State (14-6, 1-4 Big 12) | RPI = 94
- Oklahoma (10-9, 2-3 Big 12) | RPI = 155
- No. 7 Texas (16-3, 4-0 Big 12) | RPI = 15
*Division II