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On paper, Wazzu's 51-47 win over Gonzaga looks like a top-10 beating a top-20 team. Good win, but nothing special. But what isn't quite as clear from the box score, is just how hard it is to win at Gonzaga.

The Cougs' victory is the first time that the Zags have lost at home while ranked, and I believe it's only the third home loss in 66 games.

GU could be considered the toughest place to play in the country and WSU went in there, played their style game and really shut down a good Gonzaga team.

Wazzu held GU's leading scorer, Matt Bouldin, to 0 points on 0 for 9 shooting and GU shot just 26% for the game.

The Cougs, 8-0, should jump in to the top-5 in next week's rankings if they can handle Portland State Sunday. This solid defense has Final Four written all over it.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-12-06T01:18:00 00:00 Cal, ASU in the Win Column http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/05/cal-asu-in-the-win-column/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/05/cal-asu-in-the-win-column/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/05/cal-asu-in-the-win-column/#comments TBPby TBP

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I don't really think that Cal's win over Jackson State solidifies the Bears as a top team, but the victory makes Cal 6-0 and, man, the Bears are scoring points.

Cal had 57 points at halftime (haltime! That's like a full game for Washington State) and went on to destroy the Tigers 117-74.

Patrick Christopher had 17 at the break and went on to score a game-high 26. Ryan Anderson added 23 for the Bears, who had five players with 14+ points.

In Tempe, Ariz., the Sun Devils made short work of Deleware State, stinging the Hornets 77-38.

James Harden scored 24 points and the Sun Devils held Deleware State to under 21% shooting. That's pretty awful.

ASU's supposed to be the Pac-10 doormat along with Oregon State, but at 5-2 and playing Herb Sendek-style basketball, Arizona State could end up surprising some people.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-12-05T23:36:00 00:00 Washington State vs. Gonzaga: The Best Game Few Will See http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/05/washington-state-vs-gonzaga-the-best-game-few-will-see/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/05/washington-state-vs-gonzaga-the-best-game-few-will-see/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/05/washington-state-vs-gonzaga-the-best-game-few-will-see/#comments TBPby TBP

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Rank gave a very thorough preview of tonight's big Northwest game between No. 8 Washington State and No. 17 Gonzaga. It's easily the best match up in college hoops today.

But not too many people are going to see it.

The game starts 8:00 Pacific time, so that eliminates just about anyone who matters anyway, as the East Coast will be getting tucked in to bed.

But the game isn't being televised on ESPN or ESPN2. Fox Sports isn't even messing around with it. So West Coasters are screwed too.

Instead, the game will be televised on ESPNU, which is sorta like the NFL Network in that I haven't met anyone who actually has it. It's like one of those phantom channels that only exists in sports bars.

That's pretty weak. Rather, ESPN is rather showing Sportscenter and ESPN2 has a killer schedule with the back end of West Virginia vs. Auburn hoops, Baseball Tonight at 8:30, followed by a re-run of Varsity Inc. at 9. Awesome lineup.To get a re-run instead of a top-notch basketball game is really pretty special.

I'd highly recommend re-arranging your night so you can invite some friends over, make some cocktails, pop some popcorn and enjoy an hour of repeated high-school sports drama. Special night. Varsity Inc. bonds people.

So yeah, don't go to a bar to catch the WSU-Gonzaga game. Watch some quality programming instead. Or just stare at a wall for a few hours.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-12-05T16:37:00 00:00 Memphis Gets USC in OT http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/05/memphis-gets-usc-in-ot/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/05/memphis-gets-usc-in-ot/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/05/memphis-gets-usc-in-ot/#comments TBPby TBP

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USC slowed the pace, got the game where they wanted it, held down Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts, had a chance to win the game at the free throw line, and, well, Memphis still won, 62-58.

Up one point with about 10 seconds left, Memphis' Douglas-Roberts missed the front end of a one and one. On the rebound, USC's Daniel Hackett was fouled and went to the line for two. He made the first (tying the game), missed the second, and after Memphis missed an 18-footer at the buzzer, we had free basketball.

In OT, Rose, the sensational freshman, made three free throws as the No. 2 Tigers outscored the Trojans 8-4.

Rose and USC's stud frosh O.J. Mayo were on display in New York on National TV and both struggled. Rose scored just nine (he came in averaging 17) and Mayo had a game-high 16 points, but shot 6-19 from the floor.

While USC has been playing solid basketball, this goes down as another tough loss to a top-5 team. The Trojans lost Sunday to Kansas by four points. Losing close games is better obviously than getting stomped, but come seeding time for the NCAAs, close losses aren't anything compared to quality wins. And the Trojans just missed two huge victories.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-12-05T00:29:00 00:00 Pac-10 Not Dominant in Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood Series http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/03/pac-10-not-dominant-in-pac-10-big-12-hardwood-series/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/03/pac-10-not-dominant-in-pac-10-big-12-hardwood-series/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/03/pac-10-not-dominant-in-pac-10-big-12-hardwood-series/#comments TBPby TBP

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That's Oregon Ducks coach Ernie Kent, apparently throwing some bows.

The Pac-10 had a chance to do something of a similar nature in the Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood Series that went from Thursday through Sunday. The West Coasters had a chance to establish itself as the dominant conference in the country by taking out the pretty decent Big 12.

The Pac-10 won six games to the Big 12's four, but that's not exactly dominant.

Oregon, USC (over Oklahoma, the Kansas game wasn't part of this series), Cal, Washington State, Arizona (over A&M, not Kansas) and Stanford were all winners.

Washington, UCLA, Oregon State and Arizona State did not help the conference's reputation.

What did we learn from all of this?

-Arizona is good. An impressive come-from-a-lot-behind victory over a good Texas A&M team will look great come seeding time.
-UCLA isn't No. 1. Give Texas all the credit in the world for going to LA and taking out the Bruins, who were with Darren Collison, back from injury.
-The Pac-10 isn't as strong as some thought. Winning the series 6-4 is fine, but Oregon, Wazzu and Arizona barely won. The Big 12 could have easily turned things around and gone 7-3.

Nevertheless, it was a fun set of games. (If you root for one of the winning teams, otherwise it sorta blew.) It'll be fun to see some Pac-10/Big 12 match ups come when things really matter, like in March.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-12-03T19:52:00 00:00 Kansas' Jackson Thinks O.J. Mayo is 'Just a Regular Guy' http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/03/kansas-jackson-thinks-o-j-mayo-is-just-a-regular-guy/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/03/kansas-jackson-thinks-o-j-mayo-is-just-a-regular-guy/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/03/kansas-jackson-thinks-o-j-mayo-is-just-a-regular-guy/#comments TBPby TBP

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Darnell Jackson > O.J. Mayo. Sorta.

From the Kansas City Star via The Big Lead:
To KU forward Darnell Jackson, Mayo's game was almost pedestrian.

"He's just a regular guy to me," Jackson said. "I don't see anything impressive about him."

Well, then. If Darnell Jackson doesn't think OJ Mayo is impressive, that's that. I'm pretty sure that Darnell Jackson is the final word when it comes to evaluating talent.

It's true that Mayo wasn't spectacular in the Trojan's 59-55 loss to the Jayhawks.
He was 6 of 21 shooting for 19 points. He had five turnovers.

I haven't seen USC a ton yet, but from what I have seen, Mayo's looked like a guy who would've been a top-10 pick had he been able to turn pro. He's ultra talented and -- so far -- he hasn't brought a lot of the distractions to LA that many thought he might. He's made some freshman-like plays, but if we're talking in terms of "impressive" or "talent," Mayo would be among the best in the country.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-12-03T19:32:00 00:00 Texas is the Real Deal, Beats UCLA in Pauley http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/texas-is-the-real-deal-beats-ucla-in-pauley/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/texas-is-the-real-deal-beats-ucla-in-pauley/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/texas-is-the-real-deal-beats-ucla-in-pauley/#comments TBPby TBP

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I was really convinced that UCLA was the best team in the country. The Bruins have all the parts of a championship team. And maybe they still do. But you then have to throw Texas in to that same conversation.

The Longhorns made a big statement Sunday, beating the Bruins 63-61 in Los Angeles.

Early on it was all Texas, which led by as much as 16. But the Bruins erased the deficit and went up by as many as four. Much like the Arizona/A&M game, it seemed the home team rallying from a big deficit would really be too much for the visitors. Momentum is huge in college hoops and momentum at home can be enough to win a ball game.

But credit Texas' poise, coaching and, damn, D.J. Augistin is good. He and Damion James -- who had the game-winning dunk -- both had a game-high 19. Who needs Kevin Durant? The seventh-ranked, 7-0 Longhorns are going to jump in to the top-5 this week. Texas and Kansas could end up duking it out for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tourney.

UCLA had four players in double figures. The Bruins shot 44 percent, but were just 6 of 21 from long range. UCLA is now 7-1.

This was the finale of the Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood Series. The Pac-10 squeaked out a 6-4 victory...but who's keeping score? Oh. Right.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-12-02T23:21:00 00:00 Stanford Rolls Colorado http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/stanford-rolls-colorado/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/stanford-rolls-colorado/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/stanford-rolls-colorado/#comments TBPby TBP

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The Cardinal is 8-1 and Brook Lopez has yet to play. The Tree should be feeling pretty good.

Stanford's latest win is a 67-43 romp over Colorado in Boulder. The Buffaloes aren't a powerhouse, but they're a legit team, from a legit conference, with a legit scorer in Richard Roby.

And the Cardinal rolled 'em up and smoked 'em by 24 points. That's a good win.

Lawrence Hill and Anthony Goods both dumped in 15 for the Cardinal and the stingy defense held Roby to just seven points. Marcus Hall led CU with 16.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-12-02T20:05:00 00:00 Arizona Schools Split with Big 12 http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/arizona-schools-split-with-big-12/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/arizona-schools-split-with-big-12/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/arizona-schools-split-with-big-12/#comments TBPby TBP

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Get to know the name Jerryd Bayless. He's Arizona's stud freshman guard and he's not in to self-promotion one bit. No, no way. He just has his own website to get the honeys.

Bayless was huge in Arizona's 78-67 win over Texas A&M. The Wildcats erased a 20-point first-half deficit, but stormed back mightily in the second half behind the play of Bayless.

He finished with a game-high 26 points on a 10-10 free throw shooting and 7-12 shooting from the floor. Chase Budinger chipped in 19 for UofA. The Aggies, who could possibly have some road woes this season, were led by Josh Carter's 17 points.

Meanwhile, Arizona State looked more or less like a last place team, getting aced by Nebraska, 62-47. The Sun Devils, now 4-2, didn't have a player score in double figures. Nebraska had three guys in double digits, led by the 15 points of Ade Dagunduro. The Huskers also have a player named Cookie Miller. I bet that's his real name. I really do. His parents are probably Keebler elves.

As of this post, the Pac-10 leads the Big 12 5-3 in the Hardwood Series.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-12-02T19:48:00 00:00 USC Falls Short of Kansas http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/usc-falls-short-of-kansas/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/usc-falls-short-of-kansas/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/usc-falls-short-of-kansas/#comments TBPby TBP

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f there was any doubt in your mind that Kansas wasn't a top-5 team or Mario Chalmers wasn't a complete stud, I point you towards the Jayhawks' 59-55 win over USC at the Galen Center in LA.

Chalmers had 20 points, 17 in the second half, and none bigger than a deep three-pointer he drilled with KU leading by two with about 20 seconds left. That gave the Jayhawks a five-point lead and for all intents and purposes, the victory.

USC has nothing to hang its head about. The Trojans are young, but ultra talented. They played for 39 minutes and 40 seconds with one of the best teams in the country. O.J. Mayo -- surprise, surprise -- led USC with 19 points.

Don't think this was part of the Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood Series. USC beat Oklahoma on Thursday as part of the series. This was just a fun, non-conference game. KU, though, now has wins in consecutive weekends against Arizona and USC. C'mon, Bill Self. Schedule UCLA. Then we'll see who's really tops.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-12-02T16:03:00 00:00 Cal Remains Undefeated http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/cal-remains-undefeated/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/cal-remains-undefeated/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/02/cal-remains-undefeated/#comments TBPby TBP

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The Cal basketball team could very well end up much like the Cal football team. Both teams kicked (or are kicking) ass in the non-conference part of the schedule, but the football team got bent over by the Pac-10 slate and the basketball team could very well do the same.

But for now, the Bears can feel good, the latest smile coming from a 86-72 win over Missouri in the Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood Series.

The Bears are now 5-0, the team's best start since '94-'95. Patrick Christopher and Ryan Anderson have a been a big reason for the solid start.

Christopher had a game-high 18 and Anderson added 15. Matt Lawrence's 17 led the Tigers.

As of this post, the Pac-10 leads the Big 12 4-2 in the Hardwood Series.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-12-02T15:15:00 00:00 OK State Dropkicks Washington http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/01/ok-state-dropkicks-washington/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/01/ok-state-dropkicks-washington/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/01/ok-state-dropkicks-washington/#comments TBPby TBP

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So it appears Washington will struggle on the road this season, against good three-point shooting teams, from the state of Oklahoma.

The Cowboys shot from outside, thought about penetrating, didn't, shot outside some more, considered establishing a post presence, didn't, and continued outside shooting. About UW's only defense was sending the Cowboys to the foul line.

And all that led to a 96-71 slap-job of the Huskies in Stillwater.

The Cowboys shot 52.4% from three-point range (11-21) and hit eight in the first half that pretty much decided things.

Freshman James Anderson scored 22 for OK State. Some Huskies did some decent things, but when you lose by 25 points to a team with a previously losing record, you don't deserve to get your name on AOL Sports.

The Cowboys' win makes the Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood Series a 3-2 Pac-10 lead.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-12-01T20:35:00 00:00 Wazzu Survives, Oregon State Shames Conference http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/01/wazzu-survives-oregon-state-shames-conference/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/01/wazzu-survives-oregon-state-shames-conference/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/12/01/wazzu-survives-oregon-state-shames-conference/#comments TBPby TBP

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Washington State probably shouldn't have struggled with Baylor, seeing as Baylor is Baylor, which isn't really good at sports.

But the Cougs didn't Coug it and erased a 12-point halftime deficit to beat the Bears 67-64 in Waco.

Derrick Low hit consecutive three-pointers late in the game to push WSU ahead for good. He finished with nine points.

The No. 6 Cougars are now 7-0. This was Baylor's first loss.

Meanwhile, the Oregon State Beavers showed just why they're picked at the bottom of the league by just about everyone preseason Pac-10 poll.

The Beavers lost 71-64 at home in OT to Iowa State, which really hasn't been good since the days of Jamaal Tinsley or Marcus Fizer.

OSU's loss is the first in the Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood Series. The Pac-10 is now 3-1, with wins by Wazzu, USC and Oregon.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-12-01T03:23:00 00:00 USC gives Pac-10 2-0 Lead in Hardwood Series http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/30/usc-gives-pac-10-2-0-lead-in-hardwood-series/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/30/usc-gives-pac-10-2-0-lead-in-hardwood-series/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/30/usc-gives-pac-10-2-0-lead-in-hardwood-series/#comments TBPby TBP

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After USC's 66-55 win over Oklahoma, the Pac-10 now leads 2-0 in the Hardwood series thingy. Oregon beat Kansas in tonight's other game.

So I keep thinking that USC is going to stumble with its lack of experience and all that. But after the season-opening loss to Mercer, the Trojans have been pretty impressive. Another good win over a previously 5-1 Sooners team tonight.

The freshmen were doing it all for SC Thursday, with Davon Jefferson scoring 23 and O.J. Mayo scoring 15 of his 18 in the second half, including 11 straight to really put the game out of reach late in the second half.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-11-30T01:29:00 00:00 Oregon Edges out K-State http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/29/oregon-edges-out-k-state/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/29/oregon-edges-out-k-state/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/29/oregon-edges-out-k-state/#comments TBPby TBP

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Pac-10: 1, Big 12: 0.

In the first game of the Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood series, Oregon and Kansas State gave ESPN2 viewers a helluva game.

The game went to OT with Oregon beating Kansas State 80-77.

Really what you'd expect from two of the better teams in their respective conferences. Both will likely be around in mid-March and have the weapons to win a few games in the tourney.

Bryce Taylor was the stud for Oregon scoring 18. Joevan Catron added 15 for the Ducks, now 6-1. Freshman sensation Michael Beasley led the Wildcats with a game-high 24.

Good start for the Pac-10 in this series. For the Ducks to go to Manhattan and beat a pretty decent Wildcats team is Step One in validating the Pac-10 as the best conference in the country.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-11-29T23:19:00 00:00 Running with the Pac: ASU Beats Up on Unknown http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/29/running-with-the-pac-asu-beats-up-on-unknown/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/29/running-with-the-pac-asu-beats-up-on-unknown/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/29/running-with-the-pac-asu-beats-up-on-unknown/#comments TBPby TBP

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Arizona State 91, Florida Gulf Coast 59 - Florida Gulf Coast is, in fact, a real university with real players and coaches and everything. The Eagles play in the Atlantic Sun Conference, which often sees Belmont emerge and go to the NCAA Tourney.

But FGCU either doesn't have a logo or SI.com chooses not to acknowledge it. (See image below).

Anyway, Arizona State improved to 4-1. Four Sun Devils were in double figures, led by freshman stud James Harden's 22.

Casey Pond had 17 for FGCU. Yeah. FGCU. It looks dirty.




Cal 74, Nevada 68 - Hey, maybe Cal's gonna be eh OK. It's not like the Nick Fazekas-less Nevada Wolfpack are gonna be that good, but Cal is 4-0 and has shown that the team has some legitimate scoring threats.

Sophomore Ryan Anderson had 36 points on 14-24 shooting. Thirty six points is pretty damn good in a college game. Especially when the team only put up 74. That's nearly half of the Bears' points. Yeah, I'm a math superstar! Anderson is likely leading the Pac-10 in scoring through the first few weeks. And DeVon Hardin, whom some have said is a possible lottery pick, hasn't even got going yet. I know it's early, but the Bears aren't looking bad.

Arizona 91, Cal State Fullerton 65 - Pretty much the same story for the Wildcats, who are gearing up for Texas A&M this weekend. Freshman stud (that's a running theme in the Pac-10 this season) Jerryd Bayless had 21 and sophomore Chase Budinger had 17.

Wazzu transfer Josh Akognon led the Titans with 19.

 

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Tomorrow's the kickoff of the Pac-10/Big-12 Hardwood Challenge, and whenever hardwood and challenge are mentioned together, it seems more fitting for the title of a porno than a basketball series.

But when Oregon travels to Kansas State and USC hosts Oklahoma tomorrow, it will begin a weekend of games where the Pac-10 can really claim conference superiority.

SI already called the Pac-10 the best conference in the country, with the realistic possibility of getting eight teams to the NCAAs.

But the Pac-10 has had some strange losses (USC to Mercer and Stanford to Siena) and the Big 12 already has an unofficial win over the Pac-10, with Kansas beating Arizona last week. (That game was not part of this series).

Here are the list of games, with UCLA and Arizona both having the most intriguing match ups. Can the Pac-10 make a big statement this weekend? We'll see. (I'll predict that the Pac-10 will go 7-3, making a decent statement).

Thurs., Nov. 29, 2007
Oregon at Kansas State - Oregon
Oklahoma at USC - USC

Fri., Nov. 30, 2007
Washington State at Baylor - Wazzu
Iowa State at Oregon State - Iowa State

Sat., Dec. 1, 2007
Washington at Oklahoma State - OSU
Missouri at California - Mizzou

Sun., Dec. 2, 2007
Arizona State at Nebraska - ASU
Stanford at Colorado - Stanford
Texas at UCLA - UCLA
Texas A&M at Arizona - UofA

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-11-28T17:14:00 00:00 Washington Pulls Away from Long Beach State http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/27/washington-pulls-away-from-long-beach-state/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/27/washington-pulls-away-from-long-beach-state/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/27/washington-pulls-away-from-long-beach-state/#comments TBPby TBP

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They call them free throws because they're free. As in no one is guarding you. As in this is easy. As is you've been practicing shooting from this spot since Church League hoops when you were 8.

But the Washington Huskies didn't find anything easy about shooting from the line Monday. The Dawgs were 9-26 from the line, but still beat Long Beach State 84-69 Monday night in cold, rainy Seattle.

Washington was up by double-digits early, saw its lead cut to one with 16 minutes in the second half, and then put some separation between them and the 49ers with the help of junior guard Justin Dentmon.

Dentmon scored a season-high 22 and helped the Huskies stop a two-game losing streak. Washington is now 4-2 and has beat four not-so-good teams (New Jersey Tech, Eastern Washington, Utah, Long Beach State) and lost to two pretty decent teams (Texas A&M, Syracuse).

LBSU lost just about everybody from last year's NCAA Tournament team. The 49ers are not supposed to make it back to the Dance this season.

Jon Brockman added 13 for UW and Artis Gant had a career-high 15 points for the 49ers.

 

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]]> TBP tbp 2007-11-27T02:49:00 00:00 Pac-10 Has 4 Ranked Teams http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/26/pac-10-has-4-ranked-teams/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/26/pac-10-has-4-ranked-teams/ http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/11/26/pac-10-has-4-ranked-teams/#comments TBPby TBP

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Up and down Pac-10 play results in four ranked teams in this week's AP Poll. (Click here to see a clear, non-ugly, non-poorly-Photoshopped version of the full rankings).

UCLA is still the cream of the crop on the West Coast, just points behind top-ranked North Carolina.

Wazzu makes a nice jump to No. 6 after beating a bakery full of cupcakes.

Oregon moves down five slots after a tough loss to St. Mary's and USC jumps back in to the rankings after five-straight wins after a season-opening loss to perennial power Mercer.

I think that Stanford and Arizona are probably getting a fair amount of votes. Cal might have a few too, as the Bears are undefeated. Washington lost a chance to jump in to the polls after losing two close games in the Preseason NIT.

 

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The Trojans could be very inconsistent this season. They're remarkably talented, but young. That could spell some great wins and some unexplainable losses.

Sunday's 70-45 win over No. 18 Southern Illinois in the finals of the Anaheim Classic would go down as a solid win. The Trojans just really kicked the hell out the Salukis and looked better in every aspect of the game. Bigger, faster, better shooters. USC looked like a team that could go deep in to the NCAAs.

USC's season-opening loss to Mercer would be one of those unexplainable losses.

Davon Jefferson had 18 points and O.J. Mayo added 13 for the 5-1 Trojans. Mayo has scored in double figures in all six of USC's games. SIU cut the lead to seven at one point in the second half, but USC went on a 15-0 run later in the half to really open it up.

Randal Falker had 17 points and 12 boards for the 3-1 Salukis.

 

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