| With the college basketball season in
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| | games against Georgia, Wisconsin and UAB
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| full swing, Matt Fargo takes a look at
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| | have helped in the preparation but those
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| three big games on tap that you cannot
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| | first two were on a neutral floor.
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| miss this Saturday.
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| | The Patriots are hot as they have won
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| Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines
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| | seven of eight games and their last three
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| 2:30 PM ET
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| | losses have been by a combined nine
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| Wisconsin is the lowest of the five
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| | points. George Mason dropped its second
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| ranked teams from the Big Ten yet the
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| | league game of the season last Saturday
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| Badgers are alone in first place. With a
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| | at NC-Wilmington but rebounded on
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| win they can knock one of the five teams
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| | Thursday with a 23-point win over William
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| that trail them by a single game down
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| | & Mary. The Patriots are 7-1 at home this
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| further in the standings. Michigan is one
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| | season, losing only to Creighton way back
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| of those teams and the Wolverines have
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| | in November in their home opener.
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| quietly gone about their business this
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| | The first meeting was won by the Monarchs
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| season with a 14-3 record including a 4-2
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| | in dramatic fashion as they hit a
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| mark in the conference. Surprisingly,
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| | buzzer-beating 3-pointer from 25 feet to
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| they are not ranked.
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| | pull out the one-point victory. George
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| Wisconsin bounced back in fine fashion
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| | Mason held the Monarchs to just 32.2
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| following a loss last Saturday at home to
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| | percent shooting but the difference was
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| North Dakota St. by taking its
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| | at the free throw line as the Patriots
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| frustrations out on Penn St. on Wednesday
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| | had only eight attempts on the night.
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| with a 29-point win. The Badgers improved
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| | These teams have swapped wins over the
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| to 5-1 in the Big Ten but four of those
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| | last eight meetings meaning the Patriots
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| wins came at home and Wisconsin is just
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| | are next but it certainly won't be easy.
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| 1-3 on the road this season. The lone
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| | Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners 9:00
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| victory came in a nail biter at Minnesota
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| | PM ET
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| that the Badgers won by a field goal.
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| | Surprisingly, these are the only two
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| Michigan is coming off a win over rival
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| | ranked teams in the Big XII but Oklahoma
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| Michigan St. on Wednesday and has now won
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| | is starting to make noise once again.
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| three straight games. Both conference
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| | These were the two preseason favorites
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| losses came on the road at Iowa and
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| | and while Texas isn't running away with
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| Illinois, who are a combined 23-0 at
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| | it yet, the Longhorns are doing their
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| home, by a total of 12 points. The
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| | best to prove that they are the team to
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| Wolverines are 10-1 at home this season
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| | beat. Their five Big XII wins have been
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| with the lone loss coming against 17th
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| | by an average of 26.4 ppg. Parity is
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| ranked UCLA. After finishing last season
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| | evident as a game and a half separates
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| with 12 losses in their last 13 games,
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| | nine teams between second and 10th place.
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| Michigan is looking to avoid a similar
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| | Back-to-back blowout losses against Duke
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| finish.
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| | and Tennessee has recharged the Longhorns
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| Wisconsin has dominated this series of
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| | are they have won nine straight games
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| late winning four of the last five
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| | with only one of those being decided by
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| meetings including an 11-point victory in
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| | single digits. They are a perfect 4-0 on
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| Ann Arbor last season. The home team has
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| | the road including big wins at Iowa St.
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| won seven of the last eight meetings
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| | and Memphis and all four of those wins
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| however and Michigan is poised to
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| | have been by at least 11 points. On
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| continue that trend on Saturday.
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| | Monday, Texas blew out a very good
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| Wisconsin though will be focused once
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| | Oklahoma St. team by 34 points and is
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| again as the loss last Saturday woke it
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| | peaking but it could be peaking too soon.
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| up and the Badgers want to keep their
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| | The Sooners have won three straight games
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| hold on the Big Ten lead.
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| | and six of eight with those two losses
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| Old Dominion Monarchs at George Mason
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| | being by a combined three points against
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| Patriots 2:00 PM ET
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| | Nebraska and Missouri. The Missouri loss
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| First place will be on the line in
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| | was their only loss at home this year
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| Fairfax on Saturday as the two preseason
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| | where they are 8-1 on the season and they
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| favorites are living up to their billing.
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| | have won 25 of their last 27 home games
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| Both teams have just one loss in the
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| | and 73 of their last 79. The Sooners held
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| month of January and both sit atop the
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| | leads of at least seven points in all
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| Colonial with 8-2 conference records. A
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| | four losses proving even more that they
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| game and a half separates the top six
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| | have had tough luck along the way.
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| teams in the league so every game at this
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| | Texas had won five straight meetings
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| stage of the season is important and the
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| | until the Sooners swept the season series
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| teams that can pull out road wins will
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| | last year including a 16-point win in
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| benefit come conference tournament time.
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| | Austin. The Longhorns remember that
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| Old Dominion overcame a halftime deficit
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| | defeat as it was one of only two losses
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| at home against Drexel on Thursday and
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| | on their home floor. ESPN College GameDay
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| now must hit the road the where the
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| | will be in Norman for this game and it is
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| Monarchs are 4-3 on the season. They have
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| | being billed as the "WhiteOUt the Lloyd
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| won three straight away from home, all in
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| | Noble Center" game so this contest is
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| dominating fashion, but this will be the
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| | obviously taking on special meaning for
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| toughest CAA road test hands down. Road
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| | the home team.
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