NCAA Basketball...

Pretty busy day in the college basketball world on Saturday. With Selection Sunday right around the corner, many teams made statements on Saturday, for better or for worse. The highlight of the day was the Pitt vs. Uconn matchup which gave everyone another look at two of the frontrunners for Big East POY, Hasheem Thabeet and Dejaun Blair. While both had respectable games, the showstopper in this matchup was Pitt's Sam Young who led the way with 31 points and 10 rebounds. 

Something to keep in mind: Pitt's 2-0 vs. UCONN this season. Should these two meet again in NY for the Big East Tournament, can Pitt beat UCONN 3 times??? We'll see...beating a team three times in a row, is one of the toughest tasks in all os sports.

What You Need to Know...

#3 Memphis continued their domination of C-USA with a 74-47 victory over Tulane. That's 3 straight seasons of going undefeated in conference. Remarkable.... Texas A&M gave a nice boost to their tournament hopes with a 96-86 victory over #12 Mizzou. The Mizzou loss eliminated them from Big 12 title contention.... Troubled #15 Marquette dropped another game, this time to Syracuse in OT, 86-79. #25 'Cuse locked up their bid with this one...#5 Oklahoma took care of Oklahoma State 82-78 behind 33 and 14 from Blake Griffin...#9 Kansas outlasted a surging Texas squad 83-73 to top off a fantastic year in Lawrence and repeat as Big 12 Champs.... In the ESPN nightcap, #6 Louisville got a nice win over West Virginia in Morgantown 62-59. With this win, the Cardinals captured the Big East title. Crazy considering they're probably not even the best team in the league...Florida likely locked up a bid with their 60-52 victory over Kentucky who may now need to win the conference tourney to get in the tournament...#18 Xavier fell again on the road, this time to Richmond. I like the Musketeers, but these road woes (lost 4 of last 5 road games) are not a good look heading into the postseason....By the way, Steph Curry had 43.

Top 25 Scores From Around the Nation...3/7/09

#4 Pitt 70, #1 UConn 60

Tulane 47, #3 Memphis 74

Oklahoma State 78, #5 Oklahoma 82

#6 Louisville 62, West Virginia 59

Texas 73, #9 Kansas 83

#11 LSU 53, Auburn 69

#12 Mizzou 86, Texas A&M 96

#25 Syracuse 86, #15 Marquette 79

Oregon 68, #17 UCLA 94

#18 Xavier 75, Richmond 80

Cal 66, #21 Arizona State 83 

Wright State 57, #22 Butler 62

Via: ESPN