Texas is the Real Deal, Beats UCLA in Pauley

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.