The Peach Basket Brief: 02.27.07

(3) Kansas 67, Oklahoma 65. Oklahoma led by fourteen at the half, before the Sooners stormed back to make it close ... I tend to think that the first twenty minutes of the game are more indicative of the real Jayhawks than the last twenty. They've been blowing everyone out recently. They jumped out to the lead against Oklahoma, and let their foot of the gas pedal a little bit. It happens.

Syracuse 72, (10) Georgetown. You've gotta give Jim Boeheim a ton of credit for what's happening at Syracuse. They started out the season looking like they'd be a Big East bottom feeder, and they're rolling along now like a well-oiled machine. They had to first play their way on to the bubble, and now they're off ... on the good side of it. They shot well and they defended all night long.

Texas-Pan American 70, New Jersey Institute of Technology 58. The official adopted team of the Peach Basket Brief continues to struggle. NJIT dropped a heartbreaker to fellow independent Texas Pan-American. Kraig Peters led the NJIT Highlanders with 15 in a losing effort, and Marc Milbourne Swan had 14.

Long Beach State 82, Pacific 76. Player on the night: Long Beach's Aaron Nixon, who set the stat sheet on fire with 32 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. The win gets Long Beach to 20 wins, with a two game lead for the conference title.