(6) Kansas 71, Kansas State 62. They might as well just go ahead and paint a big Jayhawk in the middle of K-State's home court. This one was a big deal for the Wildcats ... Huggy targeted it as the day they'd finally beat Kansas, and the fans collaborated to all wear black (it's slimming), but unfortunately, none of that means that the Wildcats can compete with the Jayhawks just yet. 17 for Mario Chalmers and 20 on 8-of-11 shooting from Sherron Collins.(8) Pittsburgh 71, Seton Hall 68. Stat of the night: Pitt is 6-0 in conference road games. I don't care who you are, in what conference ... that is manly. It speaks to Pitt's veteran leadership, and their ability to play a number of different styles. As for Seton Hall, you wouldn't know it from their record, but it doesn't feel like they're the same train wreck they were last year. It's a long, slow process, but Bobby Gonzalez has things moving in the right direction.
(16) Marquette, Villanova 67. Coming off three straight losses, it was important for Marquette to get back in the win column, and they did, against a quality opponent. It was a night for the freshmen ... Lazar Hayward had 17 for the Golden Eagles, and Scottie Reynolds had 25 for Villanova. Reynolds is going to be special.
(15) Butler 68, Wisconsin-Green Bay 58. Despite only hitting 35% of his shots, A.J. Graves was still able to lead all scorers. People were interested to see how he'd respond after the flu and the Salukis bottled him up on Saturday. He did not hesitate to launch. 17 from Brandon Crone, too.
Gonzaga 87, Portland 67. This one got out of hand quickly. It really escalated. It jumped up a notch. Portland was down 15 just 10 minutes into the game, and never got closer. Derek Raivio had 20 in his final home game.
New Jersey Institute of Technology 78, Longwood 74. Longwood was shriveled by the Highlanders, as Nesho "The War Criminal" Milosevic had 21 and 10, while Marc Millbourne Swan had 19.
