First true road game for 6-1 Kansas squad whose depth takes a hit with Traylor (suspended) out here; Jayhawks lost badly to Kentucky, beat Michigan State to win Orlando Classic- they're not shooting well, but are grabbing 39.9% of missed shots. Georgetown was 1-2 vs top 30 teams in Bahamas; other four teams they beat were all cupcakes.
UL-Lafayette is 2-4 vs D-I teams but only played one home game; they turn ball over 25% of time (#334), shoot 26.8% from arc. Louisiana Tech lost 89-80 at home to ULL last year, in game they never led- they were 4-20 from arc. 7-1 Bulldogs have played bottom 10 schedule so far, losing by 7 at Temple- they've beaten couple of stiff teams on road also.
Towson-Temple split pair of home wins last couple years; Tigers won 75-69 LY, after trailing by 7 with 8:44 left. Towson is 7-2 but lost by 28-32 points in its two games vs teams ranked above #177. Temple is 5-3, with only one win by more than nine points- they've won three of last four games, but are shooting just 24.6% behind the arc.
8-1 Penn State is 3-0 vs teams in top 200, winning by 2-6-3 points; they beat Duquesne last two years by 9-10 points. Lions won last six games, five by 6 or less points. Dukes lost by 14 to Pitt, only team they played ranked in top 250- they also lost to NJIT, team that beat Michigan over weekend. Duquesne is 2-2 vs D-I teams despite making 43% from arc.
BYU won seven of last eight games with Utah, losing 81-64 in Salt Lake City LY; Utes lost last seven visits to Provo, with six of seven losses by 8+ points. 7-2 BYU lost both its top 100 games in OT on Maui, by 5 to San Diego State, 2 to Purdue. Utah hasn't played in week since beating Wichita State in OT; they lost only road game 53-49 at San Diego State.
Home side won five of last six Colorado State-Colorado games; Rams lost last three visits to Boulder by 9-7-19 points. First true road game for the Rams, who are #6 in nation in experience; they're 3-0 vs top 100 teams, with last two of those by total of five points. Buffs scored 45 ppg in losing both their top 100 games; best team they've beaten is #109 USF.
San Diego State shot 20.4% from floor at Washington in awful 49-36 loss Sunday; Aztecs are missing injured Quinn- they're shooting 28.6% from arc, 43.9% inside it, but are 5-2. Long Beach State is 0-4 with three losses by 14+; in last game, they lost by 29 at SF Austin. 49ers turn ball over 22.8% of time, bad news vs Aztrcs' pressure defense.
8-1 Wyoming (#319 schedule) lost by 13 at SMU in its only road game; Cowboys are shooting 64.5% inside arc (#2 in nation), playing very slow (#348) tempo- they beat couple of top 100 teams at home, with a 56-33 win over Colorado. Cal won its last four games, last three by 7 points or less; Golden Bears are #9 team in eFG%, interesting matchup here.
Iona won its last four games with Rider, winning by 10-7 in last two here; Gaels allowed 93 ppg in losing last two games, falling 92-89 in conference opener at Monmouth. Iona plays #3 tempo in nation, is making 44.6% on arc in 4-3 start vs #48 schedule. Rider won last two games, allowing 62 ppg after four in row before that; they're shooting 29.9% from arc.
St Peter's is 3-6 losing by 12 at Brown in game vs another Ivy opponent; Peacocks turn ball over 22% of time but are making 38.7% from arc- they are 1-3 vs top 200 teams, with best win over #175 Rutgers. Princeton is 3-6 vs #244 schedule; they're 0-3 in true road games, losing to Lafayette by 17, FDU by 3, George Mason by 3 (2-5 vs top 200 teams).
8-0 Northern Iowa won by a hoop in OT at SF Austin in only true road game; Panthers beat George Mason in OT last game, have Saturday date with VCU coming up. Denver is 4-3, with #283 Idaho State best victim; they're 0-3 vs top 100 teams, but all three were on road. Denver runs the Princeton offense, not easy to prepare for in 2-3 days.
No easy way to get from Charlotte to Missoula; 6-1 Davidson won by 26 at UCF in only true road game- their only loss is to North Carolina by 18. Wildcats are holding team to 23.4% from arc. Montana is 2-4 vs D-I teams with two double OT losses, including one at Cal; Griz is 0-3 vs top 100 teams, losing by 17-5-2 points- they won only home game by 12. .
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