Recap of the Weekend
What a weekend of games. UNC and Wake put on a show, Michigan State seems to have hit their stride and looks like a tough team to beat, Louisville held on to get a victory they deserpately needed, and UCLA managed to hold off and talented USC team.
Looking back, I went 6-0 in my team prediction’s and was close on most games on the predicted spread – I was off a total of 25 points for all six games. Some of the individual match-ups did not affect the result like I thought they would.
Saturday
Kansas 62 
No. 12 Michigan State 75
Match-ups to watch:
- PG Kansas’ Sherron Collins vs. MSU’s Kalin Lucas – Collins had 25 points, eight assists, three rebounds and two steals.
- C Kansas’ Cole Aldrich vs. MSU’s Goran Suton – Cole Aldrich had a monster game with 25 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocks.
Winner: MSU by 5 – Off by 8 points.
No. 22 West Virginia 53
No. 15 Marquette 75
Match-ups to watch:
- G WV’s Alex Rouff vs. Marguette’s Jerel McNeal - McNeal was the difference maker with 26 points, seven rebounds, three steals and one assists
- F WV’s De’Sean Butler vs. Marguette’s Wesley Matthews – Butler had a good game, but Matthews was a little better statistically. He had 13 points, five rebounds and two assists.
Winner: Marquette by 11 – Off by 1 point.
No. 21 Louisville 61
No. 17 Villanova 60
Match-ups to watch:
- PG Lousville’s Edgar Sosa vs. ‘Nova’s Scottie Reynolds – Reynolds follows-up his 40 point scoring spree with a poor game, but still outplayed Sosa. Reynolds finished 11 points, three assists and two rebounds.
- F Louisville’s Samardo Samuels vs. ‘Nova’s Dante Cunningham – Cunningham has been one of the biggest surprises in the Big East and he played strong for ‘Nova with 21 points, five rebounds, two steals and one block.
Winner: Louisville by 4 – Off by 3 points.
Sunday
No. 3 UNC 89 
No. 4 Wake Forrest 92
Match-ups to watch:
- G/F UNC’s Danny Green vs. WF’s James Johnson or Al-Farouq Aminu – Green was everywhere and he kept UNC in the game with his 22 points, six rebounds, and five steals.
- G UNC’s Ty Lawson vs. WF’s Jeff Teague - Teague was the player on the floor. He easily outplayed Lawson with 34 points, six rebounds, and four assists.
Winner: Wake by 2 -Off by 1 point.
No. 7 UCLA 64
USC 60
Match-ups to watch:
- G UCLA’s Daren Collison vs. USC’s Daniel Hackett – Collison had a another solid game for UCLA. He scored 18 points, dished out 6 assists and pulled down three rebounds.
- G UCLA’s Josh Shippvs. USC’s Dwight Lewis – Neither had a great game, but Shipp did have 10 points and two rebounds to Lewis’ four points - way under his season average of 16.4 – and 3 assists.
Winner: UCLA by 13 – Off by 9 points.
Wisconsin 52
No. 14 Purdue 65
Match-ups to watch:
- F Wisconsin’s Marcus Landry vs. Purdue’s Robbie Hummel – Hummel came off the bench and scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds.
- G Wisconsin’s John Bohannon vs. Purdue’s E’Twaun Moore – Even.
Winner: Purdue by 10 -Off by 3 points.
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