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MARCH 8-10, 2016

VOLUME 59

NO. 30

TGS COLLEGE HOOPS UPDATE...FINAL BRACKETOLOGY UPDATE! by Bruce Marshall, Goldsheet.com Editor Well, we’ve arrived! Tournament week is in full swing, and the countdown to Selection Sunday is now being measured in days, not weeks. Get ready for many mentions of Joe Lunardi and his Bracketology this week on ESPN...a sure sign that March Madness has begun. For us at TGS, this marks our final “Bracketology” update, though we continue the March theme later this weekend with a review of how the minor conferences have fared in the Dance in our upcoming weekend issue before the big, blowout NCAA Tourney issue, including previews of all of the of the other postseason tourneys, at the start of next week in TGS Hoops Issue No. 32. Remember, for all of our updates, the term “protected seed” refers to seeds 1 thru 4 in each region, and likely favorable geographic placement in the subregional round. As usual, we break down the projected matchups by each region, beginning with the sub-regionals, which this season will begin on Thursday, March 17, with the Dayton “First Four” games played on March 15 and 16. Straight-up records and RPI are as of March 6. March Madness...it’s here! EAST REGIONAL (Philadelphia) At Providence... 1 Villanova (SUR 27-4, RPI-3) vs. 16 Florida Gulf Coast (20-13, 167)...Perhaps the most interesting schedule note regarding Villanova is its three losses to teams within the top five of the rankings (Oklahoma, Virginia, & Xavier). Which should solidify the Cats on the top line even if they lose in this week’s Big East Tourney at MSG...or perhaps act as a dire warning for Nova backers when their team gets deep in the tournament. There is only player remaining on the FGCU roster from Andy Enfield’s “Dunk City” team that stormed the Sweet 16 in 2013, but the Eagles are back in the Dance for the first time since, now under HC Joe Dooley, a longtime Bill Self aide at Kansas. The A-Sun turned into the wildest of the early conference tourneys, with the upstart Stetson Hatters, banned from the Dance due to APR penalties, making it all the way to the finale with their 12-21 SU record, forcing an OT that almost would send regular-season champ North Florida to the Dance instead. 8 Notre Dame (20-10, 35) vs. 9 Temple (20-10, 56)...Notre Dame is not exactly steaming into March, with losses in three of its last five, which have likely pushed the Fighting Irish down into 8-9 territory unless they make a deep run in this week’s ACC Tourney at D.C. As for Temple, it would appear to be the American entry in the best shape entering Championship week, having won the regular-season title and avoiding potential damaging losses over the past week. The Owls are the closest thing to a safe pick in the American. At Denver... 4 Utah (24-7, 9) vs. 13 Chattanooga (28-5, 59)...Utah was one of the top stretch-runners in the country, winning seven straight to close the regular

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Villanova’s Josh Hart (15.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg) will lead the No. 3-ranked Wildcats into the NCAA tournament. ‘Nova appears destined for a top regional seed.

season and move into protected seed territory, which means a likely assignment to preferred destination Denver for the sub-regionals. Chattanooga remains a provisional pick pending the outcome of the SoCon Tourney, in which the Mocs face dangerous East Tennessee State on Monday. Some believe UTC might have a possible at-large case if needed, but, as always, winning the conference tourney is the only way a low mid-major can guarantee a ticket to the Dance. 5 Iowa State (21-10, 20) vs. 12 Monmouth (27-6, 55)...The Big 12 has beaten up on itself ever since conference play commenced, and ISU was nicked a few too many times to land in protected-seed territory. Though as you will note in the numbers listed above, the Cyclone RPI hasn’t been overly damaged by the many losses, as the rugged league schedule has helped in that regard. Meanwhile, Monmouth could prove an interesting test case for the Selection Committee if it blows the Metro-Atlantic Tourney finale on Monday vs. Iona. Though most believe the Hawks have solid at-large credentials, in retrospect the wins at UCLA and Georgetown do not look as good as they did before New Year’s, and even the wins over Southern Cal and Notre Dame are not looking quite as good as they once did, either. At St. Louis... 2 Indiana (25-6, 22) vs. 15 Stony Brook (24-6, 65)...There is a long connection between IU and St. Louis, as the Hoosiers’ first Final Four of the Bob Knight era came at the old Arena (original home of the NHL Blues and later called the Checkerdome) in 1973, and where the Hoosiers kicked off their epic unbeaten championship season in 1975-76 with a nationally-televised seasonopening romp past defending national champ UCLA, which was Gene Bartow’s first game as Bruins coach after replacing John Wooden. That was also the first nationally-televised regular-season game on NBC. IU also won one of the two short-lived Collegiate Commissioner’s Tourneys in 1974 in the ’Looie. Oh yes, this slot also marks quite late surge by Tom Crean’s team into protected seed territory. Various regional sources are warning about potential problems that could be caused by Stony Brook, the home team of Strat-o-Matic games on Long Island. The Seawolves control pace, play defense, and have a dominant (Continued on next page)

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THE GOLD SHEET inside threat in beastly sr. PF Jameel Warney. They also continue to progress in the ongoing America East Tourney. 7 Seton Hall (22-8, 33) vs. 10 Southern Cal (20-11, 42)...These sides have been moving in opposite directions in recent weeks. The Hall not only locked up a bid with its recent home romps past Providence and Xavier, but it also moved so far to safe side of the cut line that the Pirates might wear the home whites (or maybe their gray alternates) in the first round. Meanwhile, Southern Cal is flirting with bubble trouble as its hits this week’s Pac-12 Tourney having lost six of eight. A loss on Wednesday vs. UCLA in the first round in Las Vegas could drop Andy Enfield’s Trojans dangerously close to the cut line on Selection Sunday. At Brooklyn... 3 Miami-Florida (24-6, 7) vs. 14 Yale (22-6, 43)...For a while it looked as if Jim Larranaga’s Miami might have a shot at the top line, but too many slip-ups on the ACC road probably have the Canes destined for a 3 seed, unless they can win the ACC Tourney, which might move Miami up a line. Meanwhile, after last year’s heartbreaking miss in the Ivies, Yale has qualified for the Dance for the first time since the JFK Administration back in 1962!. The Eli avoided another Ivy playoff thanks to help from ancient enemy Harvard, which knocked Princeton out of an effective first-place tie with Yale last Friday night. 6 Dayton (24-10, 19) vs. 11 Oregon State (18-11, 29)/Gonzaga (24-7, 66)....We don’t think Dayton was ever in any jeopardy of missing the Dance, but there ended up being no worst-case scenario for the Flyers, who gathered themselves just enough for a pair of one-point wins at Richmond vs. VCU to enter this week’s A-10 Tourney at Brooklyn with no pressure. As for one of the at-large play-in games, we’ll drink the computer Kool-Aid on the case for Oregon State, which is the “metrics pick” because of its Strength of Schedule (3rd) and RPI (29), with the latter in particular belying the Beavers’ 18-11 SU record. Tons of Top 50 losses (nine of ’em!) actually did the Beavers some good as they solidified OSU’s SOS numbers. As for the Zags, we still believe they make the field if they can beat BYU in a WCC semfinal on Monday. Then, a win in the finale on Tuesday in Las Vegas would guarantee them a slot, and perhaps flipflop league foe Saint Mary’s into this play-in spot. SOUTH REGIONAL (Louisville) At Raleigh... 1 Virginia (24-6, 2) vs. 16 Austin Peay (18-17, 186)/Texas Southern (1713, 188)...Virginia’s late push, plus some nice non-league wins that include a pasting of Villanova, have the Cavs poised to gain a spot on the top line, but they’ll likely have to win the ACC Tourney to stay there. For once, the ‘Hoos have a regional edge in the conference tourney, as they are the closest entry to this year’s venue at the Verizon Center in Washington. Already, Austin Peay has authored one of the Cinderella stories of March, winning four games in as many days in a stirring run thru the OVC Tourney in Nashville for vet HC Dave Loos. All as the eighth seed! The Guvs likely have to go to Dayton for a 16 vs. 16 play-in, but we’re sure they don’t mind. Mike Davis’ Texas Southern enters this week’s SWAC Tourney in Houston as the top seed, and the SWAC will undoubtedly be involved in one of the 16 vs. 16 games. 8 Wichita State (24-8, 50) vs. 9 Vanderbilt (19-12, 47)...Though some Karl Rove and George Will-equivalent “hoop establishment” pundits such as CBS’s Seth Davis (whose dad Lanny might not appreciate the Rove or Will comparisons, but so be it) have deemed Wichita’s at-large case to be remote after the Shockers’ exit in the semifinals of Arch Madness, we’re not buying it, and believe Wichita will be given some slack from the committee for its three early-season losses in the Thanksgiving week Disney World Tourney when minus star G Fred VanVleet. Vandy’s case is also subjective, but we suspect as long as the Dores avoid an early-round exit at the SEC Tourney against the winner of Tennessee-Auburn, Kevin Stallings’ team will make it to the safe side, thanks mostly to a recent 4-game win streak that included a home romp past Kentucky. At Oklahoma City... 4 Texas A&M (24-7, 21) vs. 13 UALR (27-4, 48)...After a bit of a wobble midway thru the SEC schedule, A&M stabilized and closed with a rush to give itself a real shot at a protected seed and a likely assignment to Ok City for the sub-regionals. The recent home thriller vs. Kentucky will be a nice chit to cash on Selection Sunday. As for UALR, suddenly there is a bit more mystery, as many believed the Trojans, who own non-league wins vs. Tulsa and San Diego State, had a solid at-large case if they lost in the Sun Belt Tourney, taking place this week in New Orleans. Now, however, we’re not so sure after a potentiallydamaging loss at Appalachian State in the regular-season finale. 5 Baylor (21-10, 27) vs. 12 UAB (26-5, 77)...Like fellow Big 12 contender Iowa State, Baylor likely lost too often against its potent league foes to give itself a chance to land as a protected seed. If the Bears draw UAB, they will be reminded how the Blazers stunned another Big 12 rep, Iowa State, at this same stage a year ago. First, however, UAB must navigate its Conference USA Tourney, in which it will be favored this week in friendly territory across town at the Birmingham-Jefferson County Civic Center.

At Providence... 2 Xavier (26-4, 6) vs. 15 UNC-Asheville (22-11, 149)...The X might have had a shot at the top line had it not lost its recent game at Seton Hall, though the Musketeers will have a case for a No. 1 seed if they win this week’s Big East Tourney at MSG. Nonetheless, a truer measure of the new prowess of the X is that wins over it have turned into Big Dance case-making events for conquerors such as Seton Hall. Heady stuff there! Meet the Big South’s rep, UNCAsheville, which won the conference tourney over the weekend and knows something about the Big East after beating Georgetown earlier this season. 7 Iowa (21-9, 23) vs. 10 St. Bonaventure (22-7, 28)...A few weeks ago we still had Iowa in protected seed territory as the Hawkeyes seemed on course for their desired Des Moines sub-regional since early in the season. A recent dip in form finally ended with Saturday’s win at Michigan, but losses in the previous four, and five of six, definitely have cost Fran McCaffery’s team a few lines. As for the Bonnies...why not? Winning 10 of 11 down the stretch to tie Dayton and VCU for the A-10 regular-season crown, with wins at St. Joe’s and Dayton, plus another against the Hawks in Rochester, has put Bona in the middle of the bubble discussion. A good run in the conference tourney at Barclays Center later this week gives Mark Schmidt’s happening team a real chance to get called on Selection Sunday. At Denver... 3 West Virginia (24-7, 10) vs. 14 UNCW (24-7, 60)...No question that Bob Huggins’ WVU belongs in protected seed territory after finishing second in the rough-and-tumble Big 12. This looks like a more dangerous Mountaineer team than the one that advanced to the Sweet 16 a year ago. We have the CAA Tourney champ slotted at 14, with the title to be decided on Monday in Baltimore between UNC-Wilmington and Hofstra, the top two seeds in the event. At the moment, we list the Seahawks only because they are the top seed, but the Pride could fit here just as easily. 6 Cal (22-9, 15) vs. 11 Pitt (20-10, 49)...Cal has been one of supernovas of the past month, and the Bears might have been knocking on the door of a protected seed had they been able to win at Arizona, instead of losing in agonizing fashion, last week. Still, the Denver venue would be all that Cuonzo Martin’s team could ask for in the sub-regionals, as would a match vs. recentlywobbling Pitt. The Panthers have that recent win over Duke and had a chance to effectively sew up an at-large with wins at either Virginia Tech or Georgia Tech last week. Instead, Pitt did neither, and now might have to do some work in the ACC Tourney at the Verizon Center to solidify its case. MIDWEST REGIONAL (Chicago) At Des Moines... 1 Kansas (24-4, 1) vs. 16 Lehigh (17-14, 164)/Hampton (18-10, 180)...More than a few insiders believe that Kansas doesn’t even need to win this week’s Big 12 Tourney to stay on the top line. Though the Jayhawks would probably relinquish the number one overall seed if they don’t win at the Sprint Center. In the Patriot, with top seed Bucknell upset in the league tourney by Holy Cross, Lehigh (now the Mountain Hawks; was there something politically-incorrect about the old “Engineers” nickname?) has emerged as the favorite to advance and will host the finale later this week vs. the deep longshot Crusaders, who have made an unlikely advance as the ninth seed. Either way, the Patriot likely is involved in a 16 vs. 16 play-in, as is the champ of the MEAC, of which Hampton is the top seed entering action later this week at the Norfolk Scope, once one of the home courts of the ABA Virginia Squires in the days of Julius Erving. 8 Butler (21-9, 44) vs. 9 Cincinnati (22-9, 52)...After rousing wins over recently-surging Seton Hall and dangerous Marquette at Hinkle Fieldhouse this past week, we suspect Butler has moved safely away from the cut line, perhaps advancing as far as an 8-9 designation. Also now figuring to be safe entering its conference tourney is Cincy, which was handed an opportunity to make its statement on Sunday vs. SMU, and the Bearcats took advantage of their chance. With no bad losses on its profile, Cincy should now be able to breathe a bit easier before this week’s American Tourney in Orlando. At Spokane... 4 Purdue (24-7, 16) vs. 13 Akron (24-7, 34)...By dousing recently-hot Wisconsin on Sunday, Purdue gives itself a fighting chance of climbing into protected seed territory, though the Boilermakers would probably rather be sent somewhere closer than Spokane, which isn’t easy to reach even if traveling from Seattle. In the MAC, Akron has stabilized after a recent bumpy stretch, and the Zips enter this week’s tourney in Cleveland as the favorite. However, the MAC event has often been unpredictable, and several teams believe they have a shot when action moves to “the Q” later this week. 5 Arizona (24-7, 26) vs. 12 Northern Iowa (22-12, 80)...Arizona appears a bit down from recent editions, but in the end the Cats have easily qualified for another Dance under HC Sean Miller. Also becoming a familiar sight in March is Northern Iowa, which survived a thriller in the Arch Madness finale vs. Evansville after dumping favored Wichita State out of the event in OT in the semifinals, to qualify for a second straight Dance. Do not sleep on Ben Jacobson’s Panthers, who beat then top-ranked North Carolina, Iowa State, and Wichita (twice over the Shockers) this season! (Continued on next page)

THE GOLD SHEET At Raleigh... 2 North Carolina (25-6, 8) vs. 15 New Mexico State (22-9, 114)...Though “St. Joe’s” Lunardi still had the Tar Heels on his top line entering the week, we’re going to hold off on that designation for Roy Williams’ team until the ACC Tourney concludes. If UNC wins in D.C. next weekend, then the case for a 1 seed becomes much easier. Familiar March name New Mexico State has finally wrested control of the WAC away from Rod Barnes’ upstart Cal State Bakersfield and will once again be the favorite in the conference tourney before a handful of hardcore fans later this week at the Orleans Hotel Arena in Las Vegas. 7 Wisconsin (20-11, 31) vs. 10 Saint Joseph’s (24-7, 32)...The Badgers were not even looking like an NIT team when Big Ten play commenced, but their surge over the second half of the league schedule should have them safe on Selection Sunday with room to spare. They’ve also just done the right thing in Madison and taken the interim label off of HC Greg Gard. As for St. Joe’s, we were prepared to lock the Hawks in if they could just beat heavy underdog Duquesne on Saturday. Failing that, however, St. Joe’s now faces a dicey week, probably needing to win at least a game, and maybe two, at the A-10 Tourney in Brooklyn to start feeling secure again. At St. Louis... 3 Kentucky (23-8, 14) vs. 14 Stephen F. Austin (25-5, 78)...There have been alternating signs from Lexington over the past month, some of those suggesting the Cats could be ready to make another deep run for John Calipari. We’ll see. But we do think UK has at least done enough to warrant a protected seed. Looking for a third straight Dance bid will be Brad Underwood’s SFA, which will be a heavy favorite in the Southland Tourney later this week in the Houston suburb of Katy. Then we’ll watch to see if Underwood’s name pops up on some short lists for any desirable coaching openings once the season concludes. 6 Texas (20-11, 24) vs. 11 Valparaiso (26-5, 41)...Maybe it should come as no surprise that plenty of insiders believe Shaka Smart’s Texas could be poised for a deep run in March. Shaka’s credentials, already sterling, are even more so now after authoring this somewhat-unexpected Longhorn surge achieved mostly minus injured C Cam Ridley. The question in the Horizon is if Valparaiso has done enough to warrant at-large consideration if it gets KO’d at the conference tourney at the Joe in Detroit, where semifinal action vs. Green Bay takes place for the Crusaders on Monday night. WEST REGIONAL (Anaheim) At Des Moines... 1 Michigan State (26-5, 13) vs. 16 Wagner (22-9, 177)...To have its best chance at the top line, Michigan State is probably going to have to win the Big Ten Tourney this week in Indianapolis. But since we believe the surging Spartans will do so, we put them as a 1 seed, though moved out to the West Regional, in our final update. Bob Beckel’s alma mater Wagner continues to advance in the Northeast Tourney, where the Seahawks are top seed and will host second-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson in a tri-state flavored finale at Staten Island on Tuesday night. 8 Texas Tech (19-11, 25) vs. 9 Colorado (21-10, 30)...Until this past weekend, we hadn’t put Texas Tech in as a lock, as a worst-case scenario (a potential loss to Kansas State on Saturday, then an early Big 12 Tourney KO by TCU, unlikely, but not impossible, still loomed) could still have made for a nervous Selection Sunday in Lubbock. But after dispatching K-State on Saturday, Tubby Smith’s team is safe. So, probably, is Colorado, though the Buffs could have moved to lock status, too, had they not blown a late lead at Utah on Saturday. CU should still be comfortably in the field as long as it avoids a very-unlikely early KO by lowly Washington State in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tourney at Vegas on Wednesday. At Brooklyn... 4 Maryland (24-7, 12) vs. 13 Hawaii (24-5, 96)...There is still time for Maryland, which seems to be undershooting expectations, to play its way out of a protected seed if it gets KO’d at its first hurdle in the Big Ten Tourney later this week, though the Terps (seeded third) won’t be in action until Friday. This would not be optimum travel for Hawaii, traversing six time zones. The Rainbow Warriors are already on the mainland this week for the Big West Tourney, where top rivals UC Irvine and Long Beach State will have the local edge at the Anaheim Honda Center, close by both the Anteaters and 49ers. Though we are sure that Hawaii will sacrifice the frequent-flier miles and not return to Honolulu if it wins at the Honda Center this weekend! 5 Duke (22-9, 18) vs. 12 VCU (22-9, 39)/Tulsa (20-10, 51)...Though a subregional assignment down Tobacco Road at Raleigh would have been preferable, Duke’s second choice would likely be Brooklyn and proximity to many of its alums (including Seth Davis) in and around the Big Apple. With nine losses, however, the Blue Devils probably land just outside of a protected seed unless they can win this week’s ACC Tourney at the Verizon Center. In the other at-large play-in game, our picks for the moment are Will Wade’s VCU, which missed a chance to solidify its case when it lost an OT thriller at Dayton on Saturday, and Frank Haith’s Tulsa, maybe the most vulnerable of the teams in our projection, but a nice fall-back option with the likes of bubblers such as Syracuse, Michigan, and GW losing over the weekend.

PAGE 3 At Oklahoma City... 2 Oklahoma (24-6, 5) vs. 15 Weber State (23-8, 120)...Still time for OU to climb back onto the top line, but the Sooners are probably going to have to win the Big 12 Tourney to have a shot. Nonetheless, they appear surely ticketed to a desirable sub-regional locale in nearby Oklahoma City, which should prove a nice local edge for Lon Kruger’s team. The good news for Weber State was that key PF Joel Bolomboy returned from a knee bruise last week, just in time for the Wildcats to secure the top seed in the Big Sky Tourney, which gets underway Tuesday in its new home at Reno. 7 South Carolina (24-7, 46) vs. 10 Saint Mary’s (26-4, 10)...Would South Carolina have been in some bubble trouble had it not beaten Arkansas on Saturday? Let’s just say it would not have been impossible. Now, however, after beating the Razorbacks, we think Frank Martin’s team has any pressure removed for this week’s SEC Tourney at Nashville. Meanwhile, as long as Saint Mary’s can beat Pepperdine in Monday’s WCC semis at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, the Gaels are probably safe, though we believe they might slip to one of the at-large play-in games would they lose the WCC finale vs. either Gonzaga or BYU on Tuesday. At Spokane.... 3 Oregon (25-6, 4) vs. 14 South Dakota State (24-7, 1-5, 101)...After winning its first Pac-12 regular-season crown since 2002, Oregon enters the conference tourney in Vegas as the top seed. More importantly for the Ducks, they seem assured of a protected seed and a preferred sub-regional destination at Spokane. We’ll see about South Dakota State, which rates as the slight favorite in this week’s intense Summit Tourney in front of the rabid throng in Sioux Falls, which annually shuts down for college hoops this week. Keep an eye on second seed IPFW, though the tourney already claimed an upset victim on Sunday’s opening night when 3 seed Omaha was dumped by a suddenlyrevived Denver. 6 Providence (22-9, 40) vs. 11 San Diego State (23-8, 45)...We never thought Providence was in quite as much bubble trouble as some other bracketologists believed, as the win at Villanova was always going to cover many of the warts. But consider the Friars properly rehabilitated after home wins over Creighton and St. John’s have ended any of the bubble talk. We’re not quite as sure, however, about the at-large credentials of San Diego State, though the pre-league win over Cal is looking much better, and we suspect the Aztecs could be a dangerous darkhorse in the Dance. The best advice for Steve Fisher’s team is to take care of business at the Thomas & Mack Center in the Mountain West Tourney to avoid any angst on Selection Sunday. Last four byes: Southern Cal, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Pitt. Last four in: VCU, Gonzaga, Oregon State, Tulsa. Last four out: Syracuse, Michigan, UConn, George Washington. Next four out: Florida, Houston, Virginia Tech, Georgia.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 8 TORONTO 107 - Brooklyn 101—Toronto has cooled considerably since late January, logging a 6-10 spread mark in its last 16, and the Raptors are coming off a home loss to Houston on Sunday. Toronto isn’t playing as efficiently on defense lately, yielding 105 ppg in its last 10 games after giving up just 97 ppg before the All-Star break. The Raptors won and covered first two meetings this season against Brooklyn after dropping 6 of the previous 7 in the series against the points. Toronto G Kyle Lowry has scored 24 ppg and shot 63% against the Nets this season, and G DeMar DeRozan has scored 22.5 ppg, both slightly higher than their seasonal averages. Brooklyn has covered 5 of its last 7 road games, and one of those losses was at Minny on Saturday when HC Steve Clifford rested PF Thaddeus Young. Raptors just 50-50 vs. the points off a loss and only 10-13 laying 4 pts. or more at home, while Brooklyn is a 60% play this season as a road dog. 15-Tor -7 91-74 (195U), TOR -11' 112-100 (197O); 14TOR -12' 105-89 (197U), Tor -7' 127-122 (OT-197O), Bro +7' 109-93 (203U), BRO -2 114-109 (206O) ###San Antonio 111 - MINNESOTA 91—San Antonio’s collective ears perked up with Golden State’s loss at the Lakers on Sunday. With three games remaining against the Warriors, the Spurs are definitely back in the race for the best record in the league and home-court edge throughout the playoffs. San Antonio is 18-12 as road chalk this season, and has won and covered 3 straight at Minneapolis. The Spurs played last night in Indiana, but they are 33-20 vs. the pointspread when unrested over the last 3 seasons, and is 7-2 this year after a SU loss (lost at Indy last night). S.A. F Kawhi Leonard has averaged 27.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg and is shooting 54% over his 5 games prior to visiting Indiana last night, augmenting recently stepped up production from PF LaMarcus Aldridge (23 ppg, 10.3 rpg L10). And Spur G Manu Ginobili looked in good form in scoring 22 pts. in 15 minutes in his comeback game against Sacto. Youthful Minny has allowed 115 ppg and 50% in its last 5, contrasting starkly with the Spurs’ topranked defense. 15-San -11 108-83 (196U), SAN -14' 101-95 (195O); 14-San -10' 121-92 (203O), SAN -14' 123-101 (203O), San -10 108-93 (200O), SAN -13 123-97 (207O) TV—NBA NETWORK Atlanta 101 - UTAH 97—Atlanta on a bit of a positive run, covering 5 straight (4-1 SU), including taking Golden State to OT on Tuesday at the Oracle Arena. Hawk sixth man G Dennis Schroder has had a hot hand since the All-Star break, shooting 54% and scoring 15.4 ppg, while PG Jeff Teague (47% L8) and Kent Bazemore (14.6 ppg, 48% L5) have been getting (and making) more, easier shots lately. Utah is home following a 4-game road trip and is just 2-8-1 vs. the points in its last 11 games and yielding 103 ppg in its last 12 after giving up just 96 ppg in its first 50 this season. The Jazz will be without a key component from their Nov. 15 win at Atlanta, as it was G Alec Burks’ 18 pts. and 6 boards off the bench, along with some clutch shots down the stretch, that tipped the scale in that upset. Hawk PF Paul Millsap, who played for the Jazz in his first 7 seasons as a pro, scored 28 pts. in the loss while his brother watched from the Utah bench in that meeting, and Millsap should be tough for Utah to handle again. 15Utah +4 97-96 (192O); 14-ATL -7 100-97 (197N), Atl -4' 98-92 (195U) New York 105 - DENVER 104—New York has been a consistent winner as a road dog this season, logging a 17-8 spread mark in that role. However, must note the Knicks are just 1-4 as road chalk in 2015-16. With a few days off to celebrate its win over Detroit Saturday, New York should be reset for another competitive road effort against a Denver side that’s just 2-4 SU in its last 6 at the Pepsi Center, including losses to Brooklyn and Sacramento. Knick C Robin Lopez (14.4 ppg, 9.8 rpg L9) has been very productive since the break, and F Carmelo Anthony has scored 26 ppg, grabbed 9 rpg and shot 51.5% in his last 3, while Arron Afflalo has had a hot hand the last week as well (17 ppg, 63% L3). Conversely, Denver has been on a bit of a downer since the All-Star break, allowing 111 ppg and covering just 3 of 9 since Feb. 19. Nugget PF Danilo Gallinari, who’s now out with injury, led Denver starters with 19 points in the first meeting, and the Nuggets have struggled to replace his frontline scoring. 15Den +4 101-96 (202U); 14-NY -1' 109-93 (203U), DEN -10 106-78 (204U) PORTLAND 105 - Washington 102—Portland was impressive in winning at Washington on Jan. 18, as the Blazers shot 51% and held a 48-35 rebounding edge. G C.J. McCollum scored 25 pts. to lead the victors, while misfiring Wiz PG John Wall made just 4 of 17 shots. Washington G Bradley Beal had 16 in that game, but he will likely sit out this game with a hip injury suffered in Saturday’s loss at home against Indiana. However, Washington is coming off 2 straight losses and is 20-11 vs. the points after a SU loss this season, and the Wizards have added some help on the boards since the first meeting. Trade-

Orlando 111 - LA LAKERS 105—Los Angeles’ victory against powerful Golden State on Sunday points to a potentially colossal letdown in this game. The Lakers are just 13-51 SU this season, and the early line of Orlando -3 doesn’t leave a lot of room for error unless they beat the Magic SU. Orlando is a perfect 5-0 this season as a road favorite, and the Magic weren’t 100% when they beat the Lakers on a last-second shot by C Nikola Vucevic back on Veterans’ Day (Nov. 11). Vucevic didn’t start and didn’t even know he’d be able to play due to a bruised knee, while Magic G Victor Oladipo lasted only 7 minutes before leaving the game with concussion symptoms. After sitting out last night at Golden State with a groin injury, he might be in the same situation for this one. L.A. didn’t have Kobe Bryant in the first meeting, but on Sunday he made just 4 of 14 shots against Golden State, then sat out the last 16 minutes with an icebag on the injured shoulder that’s been bothering him for a while. Vucevic and Oladipo (was expected to start vs. Warriors Monday after a back injury kept him out against Phoenix Friday) have combined for 39 ppg and 15.3 rpg since the All-Star break, while rookie PF (and dunk runner-up) Aaron Gordon (12 ppg, 9 rpg since the break) is showing that the Magic knew what they were doing in trading PF Tobias Harris. 15-ORL -8 101-99 (201U); 14-LA -3' 101-84 (201U), ORL -4' 103-97 (OT-201U) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 ###Miami 113 - MILWAUKEE 99—Miami has captured 5 straight and has won and covered 8 of its last 10 to pull 2 games clear of Atlanta in the Southeast Division and is just a half-game from the third seed in the East. Meanwhile, Milwaukee has been drifting away from the cutoff line for postseason, logging a 7-12 SU mark in its last 19 prior to visiting Chicago on Monday, covering only 2 of its last 7 games at the BMO Bradley Center. Miami halted a 5-game Buck win streak in the series with a 107-103 decision in Milwaukee on Jan. 29. Heat G Dwyane Wade had 24 pts. and 7 assists in that victory, not unusual for Wade, who played his college ball at Marquette. This time around, Miami won’t have Chris Bosh, but the addition of veteran Joe Johnson (14 ppg, 60% in 5 games off the bench for the Heat) gives HC Eric Spoelstra another weapon in a balanced attack. Miami is 10-2 as a road favorite and 8-2 vs. the number overall in its last 10 road games. 15-Mil +4' 91-79 (192U), Mia -1 107-103 (194O); 14Mil +5 91-84 (190U), MIL -1 109-85 (196U), Mil +2 109-102 (183O), MIL +1' 8988 (192U) TV—ESPN CHARLOTTE 104 - New Orleans 93—Charlotte had won and covered its last 3 prior to hosting Minny on Monday with an average score of 118-97. Hornet PG Kemba Walker has scored 24 ppg since the break, and Charlotte has an 82 SU and 7-3 spread mark in its last 10 at the Time Warner Cable Arena. In New Orleans back on Jan. 15, the Pelicans fashioned a 109-107 victory (but no cover) on the strength of 32 pts. off the bench by PF Ryan Anderson and 22 from starting PF Anthony Davis. However, New Orleans will be without its starting guard combo from that game, as Tyreke Evans and Eric Gordon are both now injured and out for extended periods, possibly the season. Walker and Nicolas Batum, the starting Charlotte guards in the first meeting, each had 25 points facing New Orleans, and both should have success again. 15-NO -3' 109-107 (201O); 14-NO -4 100-91 (189O), CHAR +4' 98-94 (191O) Houston 117 - PHILADELPHIA 103—Houston has scored 110 ppg since the All-Star break, while Philadelphia has yielded 117 ppg in its last 10 games and is now working around injuries to its two best big men, C Jahlil Okafor and PF Nerlens Noel. While neither is expected to be out for an extended period, there’s a good chance neither will be available to contest Rocket C Dwight Howard in this game. Howard has averaged 17 ppg and 12 rpg while shooting 59% since the team didn’t trade him at the deadline. The Rockets are clinging to a playoff spot and are just 2 games behind Dallas for the sixth seed, a key spot in order to avoid the Warriors and Spurs in the first round. Philly is just 27 in its last 9 against the points and only 9-17 this season as a home dog. Rocket G James Harden had 50 points, 9 rebs. and 8 assists vs. the Sixers on Nov. 27, and Houston needed all of them in a 116-114 victory that night. 15HOU -11 116-114 (200O); 14-Hou -10' 104-93 (202U), HOU -17 88-87 (205U) BOSTON 108 - Memphis 94—Battered Memphis was missing 4 of 5 starters Monday at Cleveland, and the only available regular was G Tony Allen, who was returning from an extended stint on the IR with a knee injury. And that’s not counting star C Marc Gasol, who was finished for the season just before the break. Boston has won 13 straight at the TD Garden, covering 10 of those. The Celtics were on a losing streak when Memphis rallied from 21 points down and beat Boston 101-98 on Jan. 10. However, things have changed for the Celtics, who’re 19-7 SU in their last 26 and trying to hold off a charging Miami for the third seed in the East. Memphis had no answer for Boston PG Isaiah Thomas in first meeting, as he had 35 points on 11 of 19 shooting and dished 8 assists. With the Grizzlies down in numbers, it’s unlikely their pointspread surge (12-5 L17 prior to facing the Cavs Monday) will continue. 15-MEM +3 101-98 (191O); 14MEM -6' 117-100 (200O), BOS +6' 95-92 (189U) (NBA Forecast continued on next page)

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THE GOLD SHEET Detroit 111 - DALLAS 106—After a brief lull that included an embarrassing loss to the Knicks, Detroit bounced back in style with Sunday’s romp past Portland behind Reggie Jackson’s 30 points (and the unique “Motor City” alternate unis), giving Stan Van Gundy’s men 5 wins in their last 7 as they pursue an East playoff berth. New core piece Tobias Harris has fit in seamlessly, with remarkable consistency his hallmark (last three games 16, 18, & 16 points thru March 6). Meanwhile, not good news in Big D to lose back-toback games vs. Kings and Nuggets after appearing to be on the ascent with three straight wins previous. “Totals” alert–Mavs “over” 10-1 last 11 after Sunday’s OT loss to Denver, which also speaks to recent defensive issues (foes 101 points or more in each game of last 11 thru March 6). 14-Dal -7' 117106 (205O), Det +8' 108-95 (211U) OKLAHOMA CITY 110 - LA Clippers 102—Ok City itching for another crack at the Clips after Thunder coughed up a 22-point lead in numbing March 3 loss at Staples Center. Ok City made only one FG in last 7:30 while being outscored a staggering 35-13 in 4th Q that night, though Thunder was a distracted bunch after news of the auto crash death of part-owner Aubrey McClendon earlier in day. LA, however, seems to be flattening out after an extended period of success sans Blake Griffin, as Clips just 5-4 SU last nine and 2-3 vs. number last five into Monday’s game at Dallas. After a grueling schedule stretch in which it lost 6 of 8 (including a pair to the Warriors), Thunder got back on course in Sunday’s win at Milwaukee, and HC Billy Donovan has apparently figured out some things with his lineups and rotations, effectively staggering minutes for Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Playoff implications as usual, with these two fighting for the 3 seed in West and the likelihood of missing Golden State until West finals (though San Antonio in West semis not a much better alternative). 15-Okc -2 100-99 (208U), LA -1 103-98 (218U); 14-LA -12' 93-90 (204U), OKC -7' 131-108 (208O), La +6' 120-108 (211O) TV—ESPN Cleveland 114 - SACRAMENTO 103—Sacto’s penchant for bunching together similar spread results continued with back-to-back Ws posted in recent games vs. Mavs and Spurs, which was also noteworthy because they followed another Kings slump (no covers previous four, or nine of eleven). But Sacto has been exhibiting about as much stop-end intensity as was on display in last month’s NBA All-Star game, as Kings’ defensive efficiency among league’s worst and was reflected in a staggering 18 consecutive games allowing 104 points or more into Monday’s game at New Orleans. Rajon Rondo among the worst offenders, though his assist pace (12 pg) is the best in the league since John Stockton 21 years ago. Cleveland appears to be on the upswing, however, as recent romps past Wizards and Celtics were among the best efforts by LeBron & Co. since before the All-Star break. Which is when the Cavs dominated the earlier meeting on Feb. 8 by 120-100 count at the “Q” when it took King James only 3 Qs to record a triple-double and Kyrie Irving torched Rondo for 32 points. Cavs recall getting blown at the Sleep Train last season and are unlikely to let it happen again. 15-CLE -12 120-100 (218O); 14-SAC -3' 10384 (206U), CLE -8 101-90 (208U) New York 99 - PHOENIX 90—Not sure what has gotten into the Suns, who picked up a couple of unexpected wins at the end of their recent road trip at Orlando and Memphis after losing 17 straight away from the Talking Stick Arena, adjacent to Chase Field in downtown Phoenix. Ex-Maryland C Alex Len suddenly playing like an All-Star, scoring 25 ppg over those two wins, while Devin Booker posted 27 vs. the Griz. How likely are such developments to continue? We’ll see. Knicks also seem a bit revived after recent win over Pistons and near-miss vs. Celtics. Perhaps interim HC Kurt Rambis is getting through to his troops regarding their defensive intensity, as Knicks “under” last five as part of 14-6 “under” run thru March 7. Note that New York rolled on Jan. 29 at MSG when Booker (who scored 21) was the only Suns starter in double digits. Though we’re keeping an eye on potential new-found competitiveness from Phoenix, need a bit more evidence before jumping on a Suns bandwagon. 15-NY -8 102-84 (204U); 14-Pho -6 99-90 (199U), PHO -11' 102-89 (196U)

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###Utah 102 - GOLDEN STATE 107—After Sunday’s shocking loss to the lowly Lakers, Golden State has an intervening game (Orlando on Monday) to perhaps take out its frustrations and extend its regular-season home win streak to 45. But Warriors seem to be picking their spots a bit more lately, as the days of making the champs an automatic recommendation are so November and December! Golden State only 3-8 last 11 vs. line prior to facing Magic, and Warriors are in fact under .500 vs. number (17-19) since suffering their first SU loss of season on Dec. 12 at Milwaukee. Which means one would have been as well off going with about half of the other NBA teams in every game over the past three months. Golden State frontline depth an issue with Andrew Bogut and Festus Ezeli recently hurting (prompting recent signing of Anderson Varejao), plus Andre Iguodala has been dealing with recent hamstring woes, so the pointspread turnaround might not be imminent. Utah has already played Golden State close on one occasion (lost by only 3 at Salt Lake City back on Nov. 30), and Jazz just broke puzzling 5-game skid with their best game in weeks when whipping the Pelicans on Sunday when Derrick Favors scored 28. Warriors have not been worth the oddsmaker premiums in a long while, so no reservations bucking Steve Kerr’s bunch until further notice. 15-Gs -7' 106-103 (201O), GS -14 103-85 (208U); 14-GS -12' 101-88 (207U), Gs -8' 116-105 (203O), UTAH +9' 110-100 (206O), GS -9 106-91 (192O) THURSDAY, MARCH 10 Atlanta 101 - TORONTO 98—Atlanta continued its uptick at the start of current 5-game road trip that ends tonight north of the border. After wins over Bulls and Hornets at home, Hawks came within a whisker of winning at Golden State (never mind that Warriors were minus Curry and Iguodala) before routing the Lakers and surprising the Clips to bring spread win streak to five prior to Tuesday at Utah. Some NBA sources believe these recent positives could be a byproduct of holding on to cornerstones Al Horford and Jeff Teague at the trade deadline, and also a result of the league’s top defensive rating since the beginning of February (95 points per 100 possession)...not the sort of stat to overlook. And defense might now be a bit of a concern for the Raptors, who leaked 115 vs. Portland and 113 in subsequent loss to Houston within the past week. With Hawks on apparent upswing, they can avenge Dec. 2 home loss to Toronto when Atlanta blew a 17-point lead and watched Raptor G Kyle Lowry score 22 of his 31 points in 4th Q! 15-Tor +3' 96-86 (197U); 14-TOR -4' 109-102 (200O), Tor -3' 126-115 (204O), Atl -1' 110-89 (206U), Tor +5' 105-80 (206U) SAN ANTONIO 106 - Chicago 88—He’s b-a-a-a-c-k! The recent return to active duty of Jimmy Butler has given new hope to Chicago, which had dropped 9 of 12 while Butler nursed a sore knee before his reappearance last Saturday vs. the Rockets, when he scored 24 in a much-needed 108-100 win that snapped the Bulls’ latest losing streak that had reached four games. Butler’s return celebration was short-lived, as he sat with a sore knee on Monday, making it a challenge for Chicago (currently clinging to the 8th seed in the East) to hold on to a spot in the playoffs. That does not necessarily bode well vs. a Spurs side that also just got back Manu Ginobili and should be focused to atone for one of its rare defeats this season when losing by 3 at United Center on Nov. 30. Spurs were an uncharacteristic 2 of 14 beyond arc that night, but with the spark provided by Ginobili (who scored 22 in just 15 minutes in his return game March 5 vs. Sacto!) and Coach Pop having already rested the likes of Tim Duncan, Danny Green, and LaMarcus Aldridge (migraine issue for Kings game) within the past week, S.A. will be ready to gain revenge. 15-CHI +4' 92-89 (189U); 14-CHI +5' 104-81 (197U), SAN -9' 116-105 (191O) TV—TNT ###DENVER 123 - Phoenix 107—Since we need a bit more evidence to get on any Phoenix bandwagon after two wins that followed 17 straight losses on the road, we can get behind Denver, which is unlikely to lose both of its home games vs. the Suns this season. That earlier Pepsi Center setback, as well as another vs. Phoenix in the desert, both came in November and before the Suns’ season began to unravel. Nuggets indeed avenged those defeats with a Dec. 23 win at Talking Stick Arena (though it was since-traded Randy Foye doing most of the damage with 31 points). Recent scoring surge by rookie PG Emmanuel Mudiay (21 ppg last three thru March 7) fueled Nuggets’s 118 ppg in that 3-game span. “Totals” alert–Denver also scoring well over the past few weeks, going “over” 7-2 last nine before facing Knicks on Tuesday. 15-PHO -7' 105-81 (206U), Pho -3 114-107 (207O), Den +9 104-96 (208U); 14-PHO -7' 120112 (216O); DEN -1' 122-97 (216O), Pho -6 110-96 (214U) Cleveland 113 - LA LAKERS 96—Before getting too carried away with the Lakers’ Sunday shocker over the Warriors, remember that LA was buried 10677 by the Hawks in its previous game and caught the champs in their coldestshooting game in recent memory, missing 26 of 30 beyond the arc! Properly alerted, Cleveland, still needing to do some work to repel Toronto and hold on to the top seed in the East, is not likely to come flat into Staples Center, where the TNT cameras and Kobe, in his last game vs. LeBron, await. Bryant’s shoulder woes make his contributions hard to calculate, and the Laker offense is now starting to revolve around Ohio State rookie D’Angelo Russell (scored 22 or more in five of last six through that Warriors win) anyway. Cavs have meant business in recent romps over Wizards and Celtics, scoring 114 ppg as Tyronn Lue getting the team to run a bit more, as he envisioned when replacing Dave Blatt in January. 15-CLE -15' 120-111 (210O); 14-Cle -5' 109-102 (206O), CLE -14 120-105 (198O) TV—TNT

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Fourteen teams compete (Louisville has a self-imposed tournament ban). Top four seeds receive a first-round bye. Opening round March 8 with #11 vs. #14 and #12 vs. #13. Second Round Wednesday, March 9 with #7 vs. #10, #8 vs. #9, #6 vs. #11-#14 winner, and #5 vs. #12-#13 winner. Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 with #1 vs. #8-#9 winner, #2 vs. #7-#10 winner, #3 vs. #6#11-#14 winner, and #4 vs. #5-#12-#13 winner. Semifinals Friday, March 11. Final Saturday, March 12. All games played at the Verizon Center, Washington, DC. LY’s WINNER: Notre Dame +3 beat NORTH CAROLINA 90-82. North Carolina State 80 - Wake Forest 72—Wake can count NCS among its two measly ACC wins (we’re not sure how much credit the Deacs should get for its other victory over conference-winless BC). NCS made hard work in its payback game vs. Wake and has been more than a bit unreliable. But the Wolfpack does have best weapon on the floor in G Cat Barber (23.4 ppg), who exploded for 38 in his team’s 99-88 win over Deacs at Raleigh on Feb. 13. Barber the likely difference again as NCS lives to fight another day in D.C. 15WAKE -3 77-74, NC ST. -8' 99-88; 14-NC ST. -9' 78-65, WAKE +1 88-84 Florida State 74 - Boston College 57—We recall one of the last 0-forconference performances, by DePaul, a few years ago, when the Blue Demons briefly revived and won a game in the Big East Tourney. Not sure BC is up to the same, especially with the Eagles carrying the weight of an athletic department that was also blanked on the gridiron in ACC play last fall (first time a major conference school was winless in conference play in both football and

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at Birmingham, Alabama Thirteen teams compete (Southern Miss has a self-imposed tournament ban). Top 4 teams earn a bye to the Quarterfinals. Opening game March 8 with #12 vs. #13. Second Round Wednesday, March 9 with #5 vs. #12-#13 winner, #8 vs. #9, #6 vs. #12, #7 vs. #10, and #6 vs. #11. Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 with #1 vs. 8-9 winner, #2 vs. 7-10 winner, #3 vs. 6-11 winner. #4 vs. #5-#12-#13 winner. Semifinals Friday, March 11. Final Saturday, March 12. Opening Round game at Bartow Arena (home of UAB); all subsequent games at Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama. LY’s WINNER: UAB -2 beat Middle Tennessee State 73-60. Florida Atlantic 80 - Utsa 74—If FAU’s six straight losses to conclude the regular season make you contemplate taking a flyer on UTSA, note that the Roadrunners’ scoring defense (84.4 ppg) ranks 342nd out of 346 in D-I this season. Buyers beware! 15-Fla. Atl. -1 86-71, FLA. ATL. -6' 79-73; 14-Utsa +2 74-59 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Second Round Syracuse 67 - Pittsburgh 62—Pitt’s Big Dance at-large hopes can probably survive an early exit in D.C.. But the Cuse is straddling the cut line after 4 losses in its last 5, culminated by a weekend loss at Florida State, and might need to win a couple of games at the Verizon Center to revive its at-large hopes. Matchups haven’t worked lately in this series for the Orange, who were swept for a second straight season by the Panthers. Dyill, the Cuse can do better than the combined 12 for 41 beyond the arc that submerged the Orange in this season’s meetings. Jim Boeheim’s 6-7 sr. Michael Gbinije appearing as if he might be able to carry Syracuse for a while in this event, scoring 24 ppg his last three TY. 15-PITT -7' 72-61, Pitt +2 66-52; 14-PITT -3' 83-77, Pitt +4' 65-61 (College Forecast Continued on next page)

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THE GOLD SHEET ###Georgia Tech 74 - Clemson 66—In this near-pick ‘em scenario, favor surging, strong-boarding GT (+6.9 rpg), which has captured 5 of its last 6 games in the ACC. The Yellow Jackets’ productive transfer duo of 6-8 Nick Jacobs (10.8 ppg; Alabama) & 6-1 Adam Smith (14.6 ppg; Virginia Tech) teamed for 43 points in their squad’s 63-59 home victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday. Offensively-pedestrian Clemson (69.1 ppg; only 13.3 apg)—which has become too dependent on 6-7 jr. F Jaron Blossomgame for scoring—is likely to make a quick exit, much like a year ago. Bubble-riding GT (a precarious RPI of 71), spearheaded by versatile 6-5 sr. F Marcus Georges-Hunt (16.3 ppg, 3.3 apg), feels it can snatch a Big Dance invitation if it wins a couple in the ACC tourney. 15-CLEM -5' 66-52, GA. TECH -2' 75-73; 14-GA. TECH -2' 63-52, CLEM -5 7063 (OT) CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT at Birmingham, Alabama Second Round Western Kentucky 74 - North Texas 71—Even if UNT’s top scorer, 6-7 soph F Jeremy Combs, is compromised by a high ankle sprain, still interested in taking a a somewhat inflated price with the Mean Green, buoyed by its 80-77 home upset over explosive Charlotte on Saturday. Defensively-pliable WKU (allowing 75.6 ppg; 45.2% FGs) will have a tough time containing NTS’s suddenly-inspired 6-9 sr. F Eric Katenda (6.2 ppg TY; Notre Dame transfer), who poured in a career-high 20 to help compensate for the absence of Mr. Coombs vs. the 49ers. Note that the Mean Green’s skillful jr. transfer G JMychal Reese (Texas A&M; 15.0 ppg) was the most effective perimeter player in his team’s combative 81-76 loss in Bowling Green in mid-January, when he erupted for a game-high 23 pts. & collected 7 dimes. NTS is hell-bent to make amends for its head-burying 82-54 crushing by Rice in the C-USA Tourney first round a year ago. 15-Wky -4' 81-76; 14-WKU -9' 65-59 Charlotte 90 - Rice 78—This matchup appears difficult for Rice, which could not slow Charlotte in either reg.-season meeting, as the 49ers would score 95 ppg in a pair of wins and covers, the latest of those last Thursday in Houston. It is not the Owls’ style to pump the brakes, as Shaka Smart disciple HC Mike Rhoades is loathe to slow the tempo, a suicidal resolve vs. this foe. Note that Charlotte has been hitting the accelerator often in the past few months, cracking the century mark four times after the 49ers got the hang of new HC Mark Price’s preferred uptempo style that makes full use of the five DD scorers on the roster. Beastly 6-10 Nigerian C Joseph Uchebo (11.5 rpg) also set C-USA all-time single-season rebound mark! 15-CHARLOTTE -8' 102-73, Charlotte -1' 88-75; 14-Rice +13 73-68 (OT), Charlotte -3 77-76 Utep 83 - Florida International 75—Tim Floyd’s midseason work under the hood with the UTEP lineup got the Miner offense in gear during the past month, as a switch to a 4-G “small-ball” look resulting in more horsepower and 84.3 ppg (as well as seven “overs”) in the last nine games. Concurrently, Floyd’s defense has been vulnerable, especially vs. bigger backcourts. But FIU is not hitting Birmingham with much momentum, losing 9 of its last 11 SU, including a home setback vs. UTEP on Feb. 11, when the Miners hit 56% from the floor. 15-Fla. Int’l +5' 79-69, Utep +4 84-74; 14-Utep -7 67-64, Utep -11' 83-71 (CT-neut.) BIG 12 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT at Kansas City, Missouri All teams compete. Top three seeds receive a first-round bye. Opening round Wednesday, March 9, with #7 vs. #10 and #8 vs. #9. Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 with #1 vs. #8-9 winner, #2 vs. #7-10 winner, #3 vs. #6, and #4 vs. #5. Semifinals Friday, March 11. Final Saturday, March 12. All games played at the Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Allow Kansas and Kansas State 2 points in first game in K.C.; 1 point in subsequent games. LY’s WINNER: Iowa State +2' beat KANSAS 70-66. First Round Kansas State over Oklahoma State by 1 to 3—15-KAN. ST. -5' 89-73, OK. ST. -1' 58-55 (OT); 14-OK. ST. -7' 61-47, KAN. ST. -2' 63-53 Texas Tech 83 - Tcu 66—Vastly-improved, nicely-balanced TT (seven avg. between 8.6 & 11.2 ppg) is motivated to stay above the Big Dance cut line as well as to reach the milestone 20-win plateau. So willing to “lay it” vs. Big 12 doormat TCU, which has lost by DDs in 9 of it last 11 setbacks. The Red Raiders have been fortified by the return of previously-injured 6-9, 270 soph F Norense Odiase (8.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg). Moreover, the offensively-pedestrian, weak-boarding Horned Frogs (only 67.0 ppg; -2.7 rpg) lack much needed comeback ability, converting a meager 5.5 triples pg at 33.2%. 15-Texas Tech -3' 76-69, TEXAS TECH -11' 83-79; 14-Tcu -2' 62-42, TCU -9' 71-54

PACIFIC 12 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT at Las Vegas, Nevada All teams compete. Opening round March 9, with #5 vs. #12, #6 vs. #11, #7 vs. #10, and #8 vs. #9. Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 with #1 vs. #8-#9 winner, #2 vs. #7-#10 winner, #3 vs. #6-#11, and #4 vs. #5-#12. Semifinals Friday, March 11. Final Saturday, March 12. All games at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. LY’s WINNER: Arizona -12' beat Oregon 80-52. First Round Washington 66 - Stanford 56—Stanford (15-14) will likely have a future in the expanding minor postseason tourney slate with a victory in this one. But young, improving Washington is resting on the NCAA bubble and has bigger things in mind. The Cardinal did a good job of slowing down the uptempo vs. the Huskies in their only meeting TY. But UW holds the talent edge in terms of depth and shot-blocking (No. 1 in the nation with 6.8 bpg). Sr. leader PG Andrew Andrews (21.2 ppg, 4.7 apg; 41% treys, 85% FTs) gives his young teammates poise and could be the difference. 15-WASH -5' 64-53; 14-STAN 6 68-60 (OT), Stan -2 84-74, Stan -9' 71-69 (CT-neut.) Colorado 84 - Washington State 65—Big Dance-bound CU (projected as an 8th seed) is surely in a nasty mood after failing to reach a school-record 22 wins in the reg.-season after its come-from-ahead 57-55 loss at Utah, where the Buffs blew a 45-31 2 nd-H advantage. CU figures to shoot much straighter & exhibit crisper ball movement vs. defensively-lax Wazzu (yielding 77.1 ppg) after the Buffaloes converted only 30% from the field along with a meager 4 dimes at defensively-stout Utah. The sloppy Pac-12 cellar-dweller Cougars— who rank the near the bottom nationally in TO margin (-3.3; 333rd)—figure to meekly exit in the first round again, as they did in LY’s 84-59 ouster at the hands of Cal. 15-CU 3' 75-70, COLO -11' 88-81 (2OT); 14-COLO -8' 90-58, WSU +2' 96-91 (OT) Southern Cal 85 - Ucla 69—That UCLA should act as a life preserver for USC’s weakening Big Dance hopes might appear odd. But for this season, at least, the Trojans ought to be able to rehabilitate their NCAA Tourney argument against a Bruin team that disappeared from the Pac-12 race as quickly as Jeb Bush left the GOP presidential field a few weeks ago, and now has to deal with the questionable status of star G Bryce Alford after he took a belt on the jaw in UCLA’s latest loss (Saturday vs. Oregon State). This Bruin edition is short on athleticism on the perimeter and cannot effectively play at a faster pace, lacking defenders to slow opposing transition games, which is what SC used to run the Bruins ragged in a pair of regular-season romps. Even after losing 6 of 8 going into the tourney, the Trojans’ more-varied offensive weaponry gives them an advantage. And HC Andy Enfield is not likely to take it easy against counterpart Steve Alford, who gleefully ran up the score on Enfield’s first two Trojan editiona, including a blowout on this same MGM Grand Garden floor in LY’s Pac-12 Tourney. 15-Usc +2' 89-75, USC -5' 80-61; 14-Ucla -5 83-66, UCLA -13 85-74, Ucla -10 96-70 (CT-neut.) Oregon State 73 - Arizona State 65—While Joe Lunardi and other metricscentric bracketologists are in love with OSU because of the Beavers’ impressive RPI (29) and strength of schedule (3) numbers, aleady penciling them into the Big Dance (as, admittedly, have we), they shouldn’t overlook the fact that ASU ran the Beavs off the court at Tempe Jan. 28, when the Sun Devils hit 59% from the floor. Bobby Hurley’s quick-handed guards disrupted OSU counterparts Gary Payton II and Malcolm Duvivier, who were held to a combined 3 of 13 from the floor. However, the electric Payton (16 ppg) expects to fare better in the rematch, and recent ASU form (1-5 SU last its six) has not been good. The metrics guys might be right about the Beavers after all. 15-ASU -5' 86-68; 14OSU -1 55-47, ASU -6' 73-55 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT at Las Vegas, Nevada All teams compete. First round March 9, with #6 vs. #11, #7 vs. #10, and #8 vs. #9. Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 with #1 vs. #8-#9 winner, #2 vs. #7#10 winner, #3 vs. #6-#11 winner, and #4 vs. #5. Semifinals Friday, March 11. Final Saturday, March 12. All games at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada (home court of UNLV). Allow UNLV 3 points in its first game for playing at home; 2 points in subsequent games. LY’s WINNER: Wyoming +6' beat San Diego State 45-43.

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Utah State 74 - Wyoming 66—Since USU has elevated its game after 1 year HC Tim Duryea switched to a bigger lineup in early February, recommend laying a short price vs. poor-boarding Wyo (-6.4 rpg; 330th nationally), which is ill-equipped for 2nd-chance opportunities vs. the now-taller Aggie forecourt. It’s a safe bet that the Cowboys (10.1 triples pg) won’t duplicate their otherworldly shooting performance of their 84-65 home series win Feb. 6, when they nailed a school-record 20 trifectas! USU (15-14), which can achieve a winning record & a possible three-letter postseason tourney with a victory, avenges LY’s firstround 67-65 setback to Wyo. 15-WYO -1 84-65; 14-USU +1' 56-44, WYO -6' 76-53, Wyo -3' 67-65 (CT-neut.) ###Air Force 67 - UNLV 66—The season cannot end fast enough for UNLV, which will go about finding a replacement for dismissed HC Dave Rice (interim Todd Simon has long since been counted out as a possibility to take over) as soon as the MW Tourney concludes. And there is little chance the Rebels are going to make a miracle rally as did Elvis Presley in the road race that concluded the 1964 movie Viva Las Vegas, with the UNLV roster further depleted after recent NCAA-mandated academic suspension of key frosh G Derrick Jones, Jr. (12 ppg) rendering it highly unlikely to make a tourney run that would require four wins in as many days. That’s not happening. Can’t even be sure that UNLV, which didn’t compete in Saturday’s 92-56 blowout loss at San Diego State, is up to making it into Thursday against an AFA squad that recently avenged a January loss to the Rebs (after UNLV had briefly revived after Rice’s dismissal), winning by 5 at home on Feb. 16, when four Falcs scored in double digits. 15-UNLV -16 100-64, AF +7' 79-74; 14-UNLV -9' 74-63, AF -1' 76-75 Colorado State 71 - San Jose State 68—With the Thomas & Mack Center likely to resemble a big, empty cave by the time this one tips off, SJSU should at least feel comfy in surroundings that will resemble a bigger version of the Spartan’s usually-empty home Event Center, where San Jose played several MW foes very tough this season. Including CSU, which was fortunate to escape with an OT win back on Jan. 9 and was then unable to cover on Jan. 27 at Moby vs. SJSU. The Rams have been erratic since the loss of top scorer G Gian Clavell (20.8 ppg) in mid-December and enter this tourney after losing failing to cover 5 of their last 7. The Spartans stay close again if 6-7 frosh F Brandon Clarke can follow up with anything similar to his 21-point effort in Saturday’s home upset vs. Boise State. 15-Csu -6' 85-84 (OT), CSU -12' 74-66; 14-Csu 18 70-41, CSU -26' 72-56

at Brooklyn, New York All teams compete. First round March 9, with #11 vs #14 and #12 vs. #13. Second round March 10 with #5 vs. 12-13 winner, #6 vs. 11-14 winner, #7 vs. 10, and #8 vs. #9. Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 with #1 vs. #8-9 winner, #2 vs. #710 winner, #3 vs. #6-#11-#14 winner, and #4 vs. #5-#12-#13 winner. Semifinals Saturday, March 12. Final Sunday, March 13. All games at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York. LY’s WINNER: Virginia Commonwealth -2' beat Dayton 71-65. First Round George Mason 74 - Saint Louis 69—Both of these sides made strides as the season progressed, a credit to respective shrewd HCs Jim Crews (SLU) and Dave Paulsen (GMU). In the rubber match of the season series that saw the visitor win both, however, a slight edge goes to Mason side that has been able to dig out a few more wins than the Bills, who do not have an adequate answer for the Pats’ 6-11 Shevon Thompson. The big center has posted six doubledoubles in the past eight games and ranks among the nation’s rebound leaders at 10.5 caroms pg! 15-Gmu +2 92-79, Stl +5' 79-77 (OT); 14-GMU -4' 68-60, Gmu +3 78-50 Duquesne 79 - La Salle 67—If Duquesne has shaken the cobwebs from an 8-game losing streak (as Saturday’s surprising win at St. Joe’s suggests), the Iron Dukes might be able to carry the momentum into Brooklyn against a struggling 8-21 La Salle team they destroyed by 27 back on Jan. 26 when the cold-shooting Explorers (just 30% from floor) could not keep pace. Good news for Duquesne if sr. G Micah Mason (18.1 ppg; scored 28 vs. Phil Martelli’s Hawks on Saturday) has tapped one last rich vein of form before his college career concludes. 15-DUQUESNE -11' 87-60; 14-LAS -10' 87-72 BIG EAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT at Madison Square Garden, New York All teams compete. First round March 9 with #7 vs. #10, and #8 vs. #9. Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 with #1 vs. #8-#9 winner, #2 vs. #7-#10 winner, #3 vs. #6, and #4 vs. #5. Semifinals Friday, March 11. Final Saturday, March 12. All games at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York. LY’s WINNER: Villanova -7' beat Xavier 69-52.

BIG TEN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT at Indianapolis, Indiana All teams compete. First round March 9 with #11 vs #14 and #12 vs. #13. Second round Thursday, March 10 with #5 vs. 12-13 winner, #6 vs. 11-14 winner, #7 vs. 10, and #8 vs. #9. Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 with #1 vs. #89 winner, #2 vs. #7-10 winner, #3 vs. #6-#11 vs. #14 winner, and #4 vs. #5-#12 vs. #13 winner. Semifinals Saturday, March 12. Final Sunday, March 13. All games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana (home of the Indianapolis Colts). LY’s WINNER: Wisconsin -7 beat Michigan State 80-69 in OT. First Round Illinois 70 - Minnesota 55—Since shorthanded UM is down to only seven scholarship players (no scholarship Gs!) after attrition and recent suspensions, must support Illinois, owning a huge backcourt edge with the productive trio of 6-6 jr. Malcolm Hill (18.6 ppg), 6-3 jr. Kendrick Dunn (14.6 ppg), and emerging 6-3 frosh Jalen Coleman-Landis (10.3 ppg). Additionally, the Illini should have no more distractions since the school’s new athletic director has issued a vote of confidence to HC John Groce, praising Groce’s leadership and making it clear the coach will keep his job. Not dissuaded from laying a slightly higher price after the Gophers’ 75-52 thumping at the hands of lowly Rutgers on Saturday. 15-Illinois -2 76-71 (OT), ILLINOIS -4' 84-71; 14-MINN -6' 79-71 Nebraska 79 - Rutgers 57—Properly sated after avoiding the big donut in Big Ten play by defeating a shorthanded Minnesota over the weekend, Rutgers (117 in conference) has achieved the only remaining goal it had for this season (talk about the setting the bar low!). Meanwhile, Nebraska hopes that a couple of wins in Indy might entice one of the lower-echelon postseason events that have invited a handful of sub-.500 teams in the past. The more relevant angle in this matchup is the overwhelming series edge held this season by the Huskers, who won a pair vs. the Scarlet Knights by a combined 58 points to likely put a smile on the face of Tom Osborne, wherever he might be. The recent return of high-scoring F Shavon Shields (16.4 ppg; 23 ppg last three since being reactivated) has not stopped the current Nebraska skid that has reached five straight. But the Huskers at least get a chance to end that slump vs. a preferred punching bag. 15-Nebraska -6 90-56, NEBRASKA -19 87-63; 14-NEBRASKA -10 65-49

First Round Georgetown 82 - DePaul 68—G’town feels it has a new lease on life in the postseason after dropping 9 of its last 10 to finish up a highly-disappointing regular season. But still prefer to lay single-digits vs. lightly-talented DePaul, which is ranked 280th or worse nationally in scoring offense, scoring margin, TO margin, and three-pointers made per game. The Hoyas’ team leader, 6-3 sr. G D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera (16.3 ppg), is fired up to have a monster game after hitting a career-worst 1 of 11 from the field in his team’s spread-covering 84-71 loss at powerful Villanova on Saturday. The blue Blue Demons, who’re lowly 49 as a single-digit underdog TY, failed to cover in both DD losses to JTIII’s GT side TY. 15-Gtwn -3' 70-58, GTWN -10 74-63; 14-Gtwn -7 78-72, GTWN -14' 68-63 Marquette over ST. JOHN’S by 9 to 12—15-MAR -11' 81-75, Mar -5' 78-73; 14-STJ -6' 60-57, Stj -2' 67-51 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT at Nashville, Tennessee Thirteen teams compete (Missouri has a self-imposed tournament ban). First round March 9 with #12 vs. #13. Second round Thursday, March 10 with #5 vs. #12-13 winner, #6 vs. #11, #7 vs. #10, and #8 vs. #9. Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 with #1 vs. #8-9 winner, #2 vs. #7-10 winner, #3 vs. #6-#12#13 winner, and #4 vs. #5-#11-#14 winner. Semifinals Saturday, March 12. Final Sunday, March 13. All games at Bridgestone Arena (Home of the NHL Predators), Nashville, Tennessee. LY’s WINNER: Kentucky -13' beat Arkansas 78-63. First Round Auburn 68 - Tennessee 63—Both teams limped to the wire in the SEC, with Auburn increasingly losing contact after top scorer G Kareeem Canty (18.3 ppg) left the team in mid-February. Meanwhile, UT is missing top scorer G Kevin Punter (foot; 22.2 ppg) and likely is still minus backcourt starter Robert Hubbs (College Forecast continued on next page)

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THE GOLD SHEET III (knee), forcing HC Rick Barnes to start three frosh in recent games. What to do? The Vols’ efforts have been a bit worse in recent weeks, and the absence of Hubbs could prove a problem after he scored 20 vs. the Tigers in his team’s 71-45 win exactly one month ago. Rest assured Bruce Pearl would love to beat former employer Tennessee (he’s 1-2 SU vs. the Vols the last 1+ seasons). 15AUBURN -1' 83-77, TENN -10' 71-45; 14-TENN -8' 71-63 THURSDAY, MARCH 10 BIG 10 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Second Round Northwestern 64 - Michigan 63—Michigan (3-6 SU last nine; 5-9 vs. spread last 14) is barely clinging to the Big Dance bubble due to bracketology metrics that are not penalizing Wolverines too much for their season-long collection of defeats that include none against sub-100 rated teams. Thus, John Beilein’s team could be the next Selection Sunday test case for the “good loss” theory. But Michigan is not going to get back top scorer 6-7 G Caris LeVert (knee) for the remainder of the season, while surging NU (three straight wins) has been improving its chances for an invitation to some postseason event (possibly NIT) with sr. G Tre Demps (19.9 ppg over second half of Big Ten season) improving his NBA draft prospects. 15-MICH -7 72-63; 14-MICH -8' 56-54, N’WESTERN -2' 82-78 (2OT) Ohio State 71 - Penn State 59—Bubble-riding, defensively-sticky OSU (allowing 67.1 ppg; 40.1% FGs) is seeking its 20th victory while hoping to keep its flickering Big Dance hopes alive. Therefore, willing to lay several hoops vs. offensively-stodgy PSU (65.5 ppg; only 10.1 apg), which has covered back-toback Big Ten games only once TY. The Nittany Lions—who barely escaped in their 86-79 double-OT home win over Illinois on Sunday—scored a season-low in their 66-46 pummeling by OSU at Columbus in late January. It’s homecoming for the Buckeyes’ inspired 6-11 soph C Trevor Thompson (the Virginia Tech transfer hails from Indianapolis; 67 career blocks), who’ll make it tough for the PSU “bigs” to establish any post presence. Penn State drops its 4th consecutive spread decision to the Buckeyes. 15-OHIO ST. -9 66-46; 14-OHIO ST. -12 75-55, Ohio St. -5' 77-67 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Quarterfinals—No Matchups Available BIG EAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Quarterfinals Providence over Butler by 4 to 6—15-Prov +7' 81-73, PROV -1 71-68; 14Prov. +6 66-62, Butler +3 68-64 Seton Hall 79 - Creighton 72—With chemistry-rich Seton Hall desiring to improve its NCAA Tourney seeding prospects, will lay a short price vs. Creighton (43.7% FGs), which has dropped 4 of its last 5 contests, with its only W coming vs. Big East doormat St. John’s. The Pirates are benefiting from increasing contributions off the bench from 6-3 sr. G Derrick Gordon & 6-8 soph Ismael Sanogo. Moreover, the Hall figures to advance to the semi-finals in this event, sparked by the consummate 6-4 super-soph PG Isaiah Whitehead, who had 33 pts., 5 rebs. & 5 assists in his team’s 80-66 victory at DePaul on Saturday. Note that the the Bluejay attack has been generating 10 ppg fewer away from is distant outpost in Omaha, while SH shows no noticeable dropoff—on either end—away from New Jersey. 15-Cre +4' 82-67, Shu +5' 75-65; 14-Shu +2' 68-67, SHU -1 67-66

BIG 12 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Quarterfinals Texas over Baylor by 2 to 4—Note that Texas C Cameron Ridley (12.7 ppg, 10.rpg) has a chance to return in this tourney after being out since late December with a foot injury. 15-Texas +4' 67-59, Baylor +5 78-64; 14-BAY -2' 83-60, TEXAS -3' 61-59 (OT) Iowa State 74 - Oklahoma 73—Oklahoma has been unable to escape the “gravity” of potent Iowa State ever since the Sooners’ 94-83 victory over the Cyclones early in last year’s conference season. Could it be that Oklahoma (only 5-4 SU its last nine) has peaked a bit too early this season? With little consistent help for 6-8 Ryan Spangler inside, OU could again be looking at another close game vs. the well-balanced (five DD scorers) and equally capable Cyclones. 15-OKLA -7' 87-83, IOWA ST. -2 82-77; 14-OKLA -5' 94-83, IOWA ST. -5' 77-70, Iowa St. -1 67-65 (CT-neut.) SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Second Round Florida 72 - Arkansas 65—UF probably needs a couple wins in Nashville to recapture interest from the NCAA Tourney selection Committee. Hence, suggest an “investment” on the defensively-superior Gators (68.7 ppg; 41.1% FGs), who had five players score in DDs in their 87-84 home series win on Feb. 3. Expect UF’s creative soph PG Chris Chiozza to have another solid overall performance vs. the leaky Razorback “D” (74.9 ppg) considering his impressive stat line in the 82-72 win at Missouri on Saturday—17 pts., 8 assists, 7 caroms & 3 steals. Unreliable U of A—which has dropped five home games for the first time under 5th-year HC Mike Anderson—figures to sink to a ho-hum 16-16 after this anticipated setback. 15-FLA -7' 87-83; 14-FLA -6' 57-56 Mississippi 71 - Alabama 64—SEC sources are keeping an eye on Ole Miss, now at 20 wins after Saturday’s romp at Tennessee, but whose strengthof-schedule number (305) has been damaged by unexpected down seasons from many of its non-conference foes. That suggests the Rebels might have to make a run to the SEC finale on Sunday to get back into the selection committee’s discussion. But it’s possible, especially with Ole Miss healthy again and fireball G Stefan Moody (23.1 ppg) streaking, having scored 43 in last week’s home win vs. Mississippi State. Alabama, which blew an 8-point halftime lead at Oxford on Jan. 7, is now further away from the Big Dance cut line than the Rebs, as four losses in the Tide’s last five have them on an NIT trajectory instead. 15-MISS -5' 74-66; 14-Miss +1' 82-74 Georgia over Mississippi State by 1 to 3—15-Uga +4 66-57; 14-Uga -5 7266 CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT Quarterfinals—No Matchups Available MAC CONFERENCE Quarterfinals—No Matchups Available PACIFIC 12 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Quarterfinals—No Matchups Available

MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Second Round ###Fordham 78 - Richmond 72—Since surging, postseason-seeking Fordham is playing with more esprit de corps than it did when it dropped both reg.-season series meetings, must pocket any available points with the revvedup Rams, who’ve pulled off three consecutive upset wins prior to this triplerevenger. Fordham’s undervalued 6-9 sr. F Ryan Rhoomes—who poured in a career-high 27 pts. to go along with 11 rebounds in his team’s 64-61 home win over tough Rhode Island on Saturday—should collect another double-double vs. defensively-inviting, weak-boarding Richmond (74.6 ppg; 45.3% FGs; -5.0 rpg), which was out-rebounded 53-26 in its 83-73 upset loss at George Mason on the same day. 15-Rich -3' 93-82, RICH -11' 71-67; 14-RICH -13' 73-71 Rhode Island over Massachusetts by 5 to 7—15-MASS +2' 61-56 (OT), URI -9' 68-50; 14-MASS -1 60-56, URI -6' 75-59

Quarterfinals Nevada 77 - New Mexico 72—This matchup has not worked for the Wolf Pack, which lost both vs. Lobos this season. The difference in this third meeting is that Nevada might again have services of top scorer G Marqueze Coleman (17 ppg), who has missed the past two weeks with an ankle injury and was absent in last Saturday’s 71-66 home loss to UNM, which entered Reno on the skids after losing its previous four. The Lobos remain hard to trust, however, especially with rumors from Albuquerque that HC Craig Neal is on a very hot seat, while the availability of Coleman could spark the Pack and help its recently-misfiring three-point shooting (just 6 for 37 in last two games, losses vs. Boise and UNM). 15-N. MEXICO -8 88-76, N. Mexico +2 71-66; 14-NEVADA +4' 66-63 (OT) (College Forecast Continued on next page)

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THE GOLD SHEET BIG WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Eight teams compete (CS Northridge has a self-imposed tournament ban). Quarterfinals March 10 with #1 vs. #8, #2 vs. #7, #3 vs. #6, #4 vs. #5. Semifinals Friday, March 11, with highest remaining seed vs. the lowest remaining seed. Final Saturday, March 12. All games at the Honda Center, Anaheim, California. LY’s WINNER: UC IRVINE -4 beat Hawaii 67-58.

SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT at New Orleans, Louisiana Eight teams compete. Top two seeds receive a double bye into the semifinals. First round March 11 with #5 vs. #8 and #6 vs. #7. Quarterfinals March 12 with #3 vs. #6-#7 winner, and #4 vs. #5-#8 winner. Semifinals March 14. Final March 15. All games at Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana. LY’s WINNER: Georgia State -6' beat Georgia Southern 38-36.

Quarterfinals Ucsb 70 - UC Davis 57—We’re not even sure we can call UCSB a sleeper in the Big West Tourney, as the Gauchos enter Anaheim as the loop’s hottest team with 8 wins in a row (7-1 vs. line), fueled mostly by a defense that hasn’t allowed more than 68 points in that stretch. Curiously, UCD is the one foe to notch a spread cover vs. UCSB in that Gaucho win streak, part of five straight Aggie covers to close the regular season. Davis, however, had also lost six in a row SU before beating Northridge in a wild triple-OT reg.-season finale. 15Ucsb -4 72-66, UCSB -11' 62-55; 14-UCD -1' 70-64, UCSB -6' 74-60 Hawaii over CS Fullerton by 13 to 16—15-Hi -7' 86-79 (OT), HI -16 76-59; 14-HI -10 81-61, Hi -4' 91-70 UC Irvine over Cal Poly SLO by 11 to 14—15-Uci -2' 78-72 (OT), UCI -8' 7262; 14-UCI -6' 67-57, Uci -2 63-56 Long Beach State 68 - UC Riverside 54—UCR’s brief circling of the wagons following the mid-February dismissal of its second-leading scorer, F Taylor Johns (15.5 ppg), is now well back in the rear-view mirror after last weekend’s SU and spread losses vs. visiting UCSB & UCI. And there is not much chance the Highlanders catch a flat Long Beach team in Anaheim after the 49ers lost a bitter Jan. 23 verdict in the Inland Empire before winning the rematch by 11 two weeks ago at the Pyramid. Johns, who scored 26 in first meeting, was sorely missed in the rematch when the Highlanders hung around mostly because Beach was missing 18 of 23 triples. But the 49ers are at full strength, and Maryland transfer G Nick Faust is ending his college career with a flourish, scoring 22 ppg his last three. 15-UCR +4' 74-72, LBS -11 66-55; 14-LBS -12 6863, Lbs -2 59-58

First Round ###Georgia Southern 77 - South Alabama 69—After a couple of narrow series losses this year, have faith that highly-profitable, high-scoring & opportunistic Georgia Southern (76.4 ppg; 12th nationally in TO margin) can avoid a season sweep and rise to an eye-popping 14-2 spread mark last 16 on the board. The Eagles’ rapidly-maturing backcourt duo of 6-3 soph Mike Hughes (15.1 ppg) & 5-11 true frosh playmaker Tookie Brown (17.9 ppg, 3.4 apg)—who combined for 48 points in their team’s spread-covering 87-78 loss at UL Lafayette on Saturday—should continue to excel vs. the defensively-lax Jags, allowing 75 ppg away from home TY. Wild-shooting, unsteady-passing USA (only 40.9% FGs, 302nd nationally; only 10.6 apg) get their comeuppance vs. revenge-minded, deep-shooting GSU (who 9 treys pg), which swept the series a year ago. 15-S. Ala. +4 64-58, S. ALA. +1 80-76; 14-Ga So. -3' 81-73, GA SO. -9' 80-74 ###Georgia State 66 - Texas State 57—GSU has been pointspread poison for much of the second half of the season, at one point going 13 straight without a cover before recent wins vs. App State and La.-Lafayette. The Panthers, however, did beat Texas State and HC Danny “Cool McCool” Kaspar in both meetings this season, coping well with the Bobcats’ deliberate tactics, as they did in a molasses-paced 53-41 win at San Marcos last season. The GSU offense has picked up the past couple of weeks, however, producing 78 ppg its last three, with FG shooting around 50% and with former Indiana transfer F Jeremy Hollowell (15 ppg) relocating his long-range shooting stroke, hitting three triples in his team’s recent win over App State. 15-Ga. St. -1 58-46, GA. ST. -7 59-56; 14-Tsu +13' 77-74 (2OT), Gsu -5' 53-41

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT at Orlando, Florida Ten teams compete (SMU Is ineligible for the postseason due to NCAA rules violations). First round March 10 with #7 vs. #10, and #8 vs. #9. Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 with #1 vs. #8-#9 winner, #2 vs. #7-#10 winner, #3 vs. #6, and #4 vs. #5. Semifinals Saturday, March 12. Final Sunday, March 13. All games at the Amway Center, Orlando, Florida (not the home court of UCF). LY’s WINNER: Smu -3' beat CONNECTICUT 71-61. Opening Round East Carolina over South Florida by 4 to 6—15-S. Fla. +6' 69-52, E. Car. -1 52-39; 14-USF -5 58-50, E. CAR -6 73-60 UCF over Tulane by 1 to 3—15-Ucf +3' 70-62, UCF -5 73-65; 14-UCF +1' 103-100 (3OT), Ucf +7 69-55

KEY TO HOOP RATINGS: HCV—Home Court Value. CR—Current Power Rating. PSR—Pointspread Record (including neutral site and pick games). SUH—Straight-up record at home. SUA—Straight-up Record Away. PF-PA—Average Points For-Points Against at home & on the road. ALL TEAMS MEASURED FROM BASE RATING OF ZERO. Team with a CR of 6 would be a 7-point favorite over a team with a CR of 13 on a neutral floor. Give allotted points for HCV to home team. Teams in BOLDFACE type have had their rating moved more than two points either for the better (+) or worse (-) since last posting. *—Straight-up Home and Away records and scoring averages include only those games listed on the Las Vegas Line.

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NBA RATINGS 2015-16 NBA RATINGS

THE GOLD SHEET NBA SPREAD CATEGORY ANALYSIS 1-3' 3-1 1-1 3-5 4-3 1-3' 6-4 1-1 4-6 5-3 1-3' 0-1 4-6 1-2 1-3' 6-3 3-1 2-3 3-3 1-3' 3-2 2-0 1-2 3-8 1-3' 1-1 1-0 3-3 1-0 1-3' 3-3 2-2 2-1 3-5 1-3' 3-4 3-6 0-1 2-2 1-3' 5-4 3-2 1-4 6-4 1-3' 1-2 2-0 1-3' 5-4 1-2 3-3 0-4 1-3' 3-2 1-2 4-3 5-8 1-3' 2-2 1-0 9-3 2-3 1-3' 2-2 2-2 1-1 1-3' 7-3 3-3 3-5 4-2

ATLANTA 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 5-6 3-3 15-13 0-1 1-2 1-0 2-1 9-9 0-2 7-6 BOSTON 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 3-1 5-1 2-5 16-11 0-1 1-2 1-3 2-0 7-9 2-0 2-2 9-5 BROOKLYN 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 1-0 1-1 6-5 2-4 1-2 13-17 1-1 5-5 11-4 18-12 CHARLOTTE 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 2-2 1-3 2-1 11-9 1-1 1-2 5-4 1-0 1-0 1-0 5-3 5-2 2-6 0-2 10-13 CHICAGO 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 1-3 4-7 1-3 9-15 1-2 1-1 4-3 1-1 1-1 1-0 4-4 1-4 0-3 3-0 7-15 CLEVELAND 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 2-1 7-5 5-9 15-16 1-0 2-4 0-4 1-3 6-14 2-1 2-0 5-1 DALLAS 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 4-2 4-4 2-0 13-8 1-1 2-1 5-4 2-1 0-2 4-4 4-3 2-0 1-4 10-12 DENVER 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 0-2 1-0 4-6 4-2 1-2 2-1 10-11 0-1 4-3 4-2 9-2 19-9 DETROIT 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 3-3 2-0 4-0 14-7 1-1 1-1 5-4 0-3 1-2 2-9 2-3 2-2 1-2 11-11 GOLDEN STATE 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 1-1 5-2 9-8 15-11 3-1 7-6 7-5 18-14 2-0 HOUSTON 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 2-5 1-3 1-4 9-16 1-1 1-0 3-3 0-2 2-2 1-0 6-7 5-4 3-0 1-2 9-10 INDIANA 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 7-3 0-5 1-2 11-12 1-1 2-3 1-1 2-0 0-1 7-5 1-2 4-1 1-0 11-11 L.A. CLIPPERS 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 3-3 3-4 4-7 12-16 2-0 0-1 3-1 3-0 1-3 0-1 13-7 1-1 1-1 4-5 L.A. LAKERS 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 2-2 3-4 1-3 6-4 12-13 2-0 3-6 10-11 16-18 MEMPHIS 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 6-4 1-1 1-3 15-11 0-1 3-4 5-0 0-1 1-0 9-6 0-1 1-5 5-8 4-6 4-3 3-3 3-1

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 4-2 2-1 6-2 2-2

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 2-1 5-6 1-0 3-4

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 2-6 4-3 1-0 4-1

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 4-7 1-3 0-1 4-5

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 6-2 2-7 0-3 2-2

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 0-2 1-0 2-3 1-3

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 4-3 4-4 4-0 3-2

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 3-0 0-1

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 2-2 1-0 1-3 2-3

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 4-5 3-4 2-3 2-1

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 7-2 2-0 0-1 3-6

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 3-1 -

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 2-1 2-0 4-3 3-4

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 4-4 4-3 2-4 3-8

HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

1-3' 4-4 6-3 4-2 3-4

1-3' HOME FAVORITE HOME DOG ROAD FAVORITE ROAD DOG

99-76 66-66 66-66 76-99

TOTAL 4-6 6'-9 67-68 37-36 36-37 68-67

69-79 33-33 33-33 79-69

9'+ TOTAL 70-78 19-25 25-19 78-70

305-301 155-160 160-155 301-305

MIAMI 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 6-5 1-5 2-3 13-13 1-0 1-1 4-2 3-0 1-0 10-2 1-7 2-0 2-2 7-11 MILWAUKEE 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 2-2 1-2 1-0 6-5 3-1 1-0 0-1 9-8 0-1 1-1 4-5 6-4 2-3 15-16 MINNESOTA 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 1-1 1-3 4-10 0-5 2-0 1-3 7-11 0-1 0-1 1-2 1-5 5-5 6-1 16-12 NEW ORLEANS 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 1-3 2-2 0-2 7-14 3-1 1-0 1-0 6-4 0-1 4-4 2-2 3-4 13-15 NEW YORK 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 2-2 2-0 0-1 10-5 1-4 3-1 0-1 6-13 0-1 1-0 1-4 3-3 7-3 5-0 17-8 OKLAHOMA CITY 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 1-1 4-5 10-9 15-17 1-0 2-2 1-5 3-4 8-14 0-1 0-2 1-6 ORLANDO 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 3-3 0-3 1-1 8-10 4-0 2-1 10-5 1-0 5-0 3-6 3-4 2-0 11-12 PHILADELPHIA 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 3-0 2-2 4-7 3-8 9-17 4-3 12-13 16-17 PHOENIX 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 2-5 2-2 1-1 7-10 0-2 3-2 5-2 9-6 1-3 1-3 2-4 3-9 8-19 PORTLAND 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 4-1 2-1 1-1 11-8 3-1 0-1 6-6 3-1 5-4 6-5 5-2 1-2 14-10 SACRAMENTO 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 0-1 2-5 0-1 9-9 0-4 0-3 1-1 3-8 0-3 1-0 1-4 3-1 4-1 4-4 14-12 SAN ANTONIO 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 5-2 14-8 19-10 2-4 8-3 5-4 18-12 0-2 0-2 TORONTO 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 3-4 3-5 4-4 12-14 1-0 1-0 4-0 0-3 2-2 2-1 9-9 1-1 2-1 1-0 7-6 UTAH 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 3-3 4-2 0-2 11-11 1-0 5-3 1-0 2-0 5-4 4-1 0-1 1-3 8-13 WASHINGTON 4-6 6'-9 9'+ TOTAL 3-3 1-2 0-2 8-11 1-1 1-0 0-1 8-6 0-1 1-0 5-3 2-2 6-2 0-2 11-10

KEY: HCV—Home Court Value. CR—Current 2015-16 Rating. HOME FAV—Pointspread record as home favorite. HOME DOG—Pointspread record as home dog. AWAY FAV-Pointspread record as road favorite. AWAY DOG—Pointspread record as road dog. PF—Average points For. PA—Average points Against. Average scores do not contain points scored during overtime periods. ALL TEAMS MEASURED FROM A TOP RATING OF ZERO. Team with an R of 4 would be a 7-point favorite over team with an 11 R on a neutral floor. Give allotted points for HCV to home team. Teams with a bold + or - have had their rating moved 2 or more points for the better (+) or worse (-), since last week. Allow one extra point for a rested team facing an unrested team. Records & avg. scores through Sunday, March 6, 2016. HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HCV/TEAM CR FAV DOG FAV DOG PICK PF-PA PF-PA Atlanta 3 Atlanta 8 15-13 1-2 9-9 7-6 0-0 102-97 101-100 Boston 4 Boston 9 16-11 1-2 7-9 9-5 0-1 105-99 105-103 Brooklyn 2 Brooklyn 17 1-1 13-17 0-0 18-12 0-0 97-103 98-105 Charlotte 3 Charlotte 10 11-9 5-4 5-3 10-13 0-0 102-97 99-102 Chicago 1 Chicago 10/14* 9-15 4-3 4-4 7-15 0-0 100-98 101-105 Cleveland 2 Cleveland 4 15-16 1-0 6-14 5-1 0-0 106-98 98-94 Dallas 3 Dallas 9 13-8 5-4 4-4 10-12 0-0 102-99 98-102 Denver 2 Denver 15 4-6 10-11 0-1 19-9 0-0 103-106 99-101 Detroit 4 Detroit 11 14-7 5-4 2-9 11-11 0-0 104-98 97-100 Golden 3 Golden St. St. 3 15-11 0-0 18-14 2-0 0-0 113-99 114-107 Houston 3 Houston 11 9-16 3-3 6-7 9-10 0-0 103-104 106-108 Indiana 2 Indiana 10 11-12 2-3 7-5 11-11 0-0 102-98 101-100 LA 3 LA Clippers Clippers 5 12-16 3-1 13-7 4-5 0-0 104-98 103-101 LA 3 LA Lakers Lakers+ 18 2-2 12-13 0-0 16-18 0-0 96-104 99-110 Memphis 3 Memphis14 15-11 3-4 9-6 5-8 0-0 100-100 97-98 Miami 3 Miami 9 13-13 4-2 10-2 7-11 0-0 100-96 94-96 Milwaukee 3 Milwaukee 14 6-5 9-8 1-1 15-16 0-0 101-101 96-104 Minnesota 2 Minnesota 14 4-10 7-11 1-2 16-12 0-0 101-105 101-105 New 3 N.Orleans Orleans14 7-14 6-4 0-1 13-15 0-0 106-106 98-104 98-99 98-102 New 2 New York York 14 10-5 6-13 1-4 17-8 0-0 Oklahoma 4 Okla. City City 6 15-17 1-0 8-14 1-6 0-0 108-99 110-106 Orlando 3 Orlando 12 8-10 10-5 5-0 11-12 0-0 101-100 98-102 Philadelphia 2 Philadelphia 19/21* 3-0 9-17 0-0 16-17 0-0 97-107 96-106 Phoenix 3 Phoenix+ 19 7-10 9-6 1-3 8-19 0-0 103-106 97-109 Portland 3 Portland 8 11-8 6-6 5-4 14-10 0-0 106-102 100-103 Sacramento 3 Sacramento 13 9-9 3-8 1-4 14-12 0-0 107-107 106-110 San 3 San Antonio Antonio 1 19-10 0-0 18-12 0-2 0-0 106-90 103-94 Toronto 3 Toronto 8 12-14 4-0 9-9 7-6 0-0 104-98 101-98 97-94 96-98 Utah 3 Utah 12 11-11 5-3 5-4 8-13 1-0 Washington 2 Washington 11 8-11 8-6 5-3 11-10 0-0 104-104 101-105 *-Adjust for availability of Chicago G Butler and Philadelphia C Okafor & F Noel (2 points each). NBA OVER-UNDER RESULTS, STRAIGHT-UP HOME & AWAY RECORDS AND SPREAD RECORDS AFTER A WIN OR LOSS & IN 2ND OF BACK-TO-BACK GAMES The following are each team's totals (over-under) results at home and away, straight-up records home and away, and each team's pointspread mark in the game immediately following a straight-up win or loss. Key: SUR-Straight-Up Record, PSRPointspread Record. BACK-TO-BACK-Spread Record in 2nd night of back-to-back games. Records through Sunday, March 6, 2016. OVER-UNDER HOME AWAY

14-16 16-15 12-17 16-14 18-12 11-17 16-14 15-16 13-20 23-12 20-11 15-18 15-13 19-15 11-17 10-20 16-16 21-8 8-21 15-15 16-13 16-12 16-17 16-15 17-16 18-13 13-18 16-13 14-16 16-12

SUR SUR HOME ROAD

19-12 22-10 11-22 21-9 20-11 27-5 19-13 13-19 19-11 26-0 17-14 18-11 21-11 8-21 23-10 21-12 18-12 11-21 16-15 16-18 25-8 17-16 5-25 11-21 19-12 14-16 30-0 23-7 19-12 16-17

16-16 16-16 7-23 12-19 11-19 17-12 14-17 12-19 13-20 29-6 14-18 15-19 19-10 5-30 14-15 16-14 8-25 9-22 7-23 10-20 18-12 10-18 3-30 6-25 14-19 11-20 23-9 18-13 10-21 14-15

PSR WIN

PSR LOSS

17-16 20-16 9-7 18-14 10-20 20-21 17-14 9-13 16-15 30-24 14-15 15-15 20-20 5-7 17-20 18-18 10-15 10-9 10-13 14-11 17-25 15-12 3-5 5-11 17-15 12-12 30-21 22-20 14-14 12-18

15-13 13-12 23-22 13-14 14-16 6-10 14-14 23-14 15-16 4-1 13-20 16-15 11-9 25-25 15-8 15-10 21-14 17-26 16-20 19-19 7-12 18-15 25-28 20-25 18-13 15-21 7-2 9-9 16-16 20-11

BACK-TO-BACK HOME ROAD TOTAL

Atlanta Boston Brooklyn Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit Golden St. Houston Indiana LA Clippers LA Lakers Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minnesota New Orleans New York Okla. City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Portland Sacramento San Antonio Toronto Utah Washington

15-16 16-16 19-13 12-17 12-18 16-15 15-16 21-10 18-12 13-11 14-16 13-15 10-21 10-19 21-11 13-20 17-13 15-17 22-8 15-18 12-21 16-18 18-11 17-14 18-12 14-14 15-14 17-12 13-17 15-17

5-4 4-2 1-0 2-6 2-2 4-3 1-2 0-1 6-1 3-0 2-4 3-2 2-2 2-2 3-1 2-0 5-1 1-2 2-1 3-2 2-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 1-3 2-1 3-1 0-2 3-0 3-4

2-5 5-4 5-5 1-1 2-6 2-3 6-4 7-5 3-4 8-4 4-5 2-6 4-5 5-5 4-3 6-4 5-4 4-5 5-5 5-4 2-7 5-4 4-5 4-7 4-5 6-6 5-4 5-4 5-5 3-6

7-9 9-6 6-5 3-7 4-8 6-6 7-6 7-6 9-5 11-4 6-9 5-8 6-7 7-7 7-4 8-4 10-5 5-7 7-6 8-6 4-7 6-5 5-7 3-7 5-8 8-7 8-5 5-6 8-5 6-10

TOTALS

462-452 462-452 545-391391-545446-456 463-450 69-52 128-140196-192

2015-16 HOOP RATINGS AND POINTSPREAD RECORDS (thru March 6, 2016) HCV TEAM

4Air AirForce Force 4Akron Akron 4Alabama Alabama 5Appalach. Appalach.St. St. 5Arizona Arizona 5Arizona ArizonaSt. State 6Arkansas Arkansas 3Arkansas-L.R. Ark.-Little Rock 4Arkansas ArkansasSt. State 4Auburn Auburn 5Ball BallSt. State 5Baylor Baylor 5Boise BoiseSt. State 3Boston BostonCollege College 5Bowling Bowl. Green Green 4Bradley Bradley 2Brown Brown 4Buffalo Buffalo 5Butler Butler 4BYU BYU 5California California 4Cal CalPoly PolySLO SLO 3CS CSFullerton Fullerton 3CS CSNorthridge Northridge 5C.Cent. Michigan Michigan4Charleston Charleston 5Charlotte Charlotte 6Cincinnati Cincinnati 5Clemson Clemson 4Cleveland ClevelandSt. St. 6Colorado Colorado 5Colorado ColoradoSt. St. 4Columbia Columbia 5Connecticut Connecticut 4Cornell Cornell 5Creighton Creighton 3Dartmouth Dartmouth 5Davidson Davidson 5Dayton Dayton 3Delaware Delaware 5DePaul DePaul 5Detroit Detroit 5Drake Drake 4Drexel Drexel 4Duke Duke 3Duquesne Duquesne+ 4E.East Carolina Carolina 4E.E.Michigan Michigan 4Elon Elon 5Evansville Evansville 5Florida Florida 3Florida Fla. Atlantic Atl. 5Florida FloridaIntl. Intl. 5Florida FloridaSt. State 5Fordham Fordham 5Fresno FresnoSt. State 5George GeorgeMason Mason 5Geo. George Wash. Wash. 4Georgetown Georgetown 5Georgia Georgia 5Georgia GeorgiaSo. So. 5Georgia GeorgiaSt. State 5Georgia GeorgiaTech Tech 4Gonzaga Gonzaga 4Green GreenBay Bay 4Harvard Harvard 4Hawaii Hawaii 5Hofstra Hofstra 4Houston Houston 4Illinois Illinois 5Illinois-Chi. Ill.-Chicago 5Illinois IllinoisSt. State 5Indiana Indiana 5Indiana Indiana St. State+ 5Iowa Iowa 3Iowa IowaSt. State 5James JamesMadison Madison 4Kansas Kansas 4Kansas KansasSt. State 4Kent KentSt. State 5Kentucky Kentucky 4La LaSalle Salle 3Long LongBeach BeachSt. St. 4La.-Lafayette La.-Lafayette 5La.-Monroe La.-Monroe 4La. Louisiana Tech Tech 5Louisville Louisville 4Loyola-Chi. Loyola-Chicago 4Loyola-Mary. Loy.-M'mount 4LSU LSU 3Marquette Marquette 5Marshall Marshall 4Maryland Maryland 4Massachusetts Massachusetts 4Memphis Memphis 5Miami-Florida Miami-Florida 5Miami-Ohio Miami-Ohio 4Michigan Michigan 5Michigan MichiganSt. State 5Mid. M. Tenn. Tenn.St. St. 6Milwaukee Milwaukee 4Minnesota Minnesota4Mississippi Mississippi

CR

18 12 11 23 1 13 8 9 21 19 15 6 8 24 21 26 25 16 4 6 2 19 22 20 14 16 15 4 8 24 7 14 16 5 28 6 24 12 9 26 18 15 24 23 2 15 19 15 20 8 7 25 21 8 16 10 22 11 9 9 15 16 9 4 13 19 9 12 7 16 26 13 2 16 4 4 16 -3 12 18 -3 24 14 13 10 12 2 14 19 10 11 12 3 20 11 2 20 7 -3 13 12 24 8

PSR SUH* PF-PA* SUA* PF-PA*

12-13 16-9 13-14 14-13 16-14 14-15 15-12 17-10 12-14 12-17 11-14 11-14 14-14 9-16 10-17 15-15 12-9 14-14 16-13 18-11 18-13 8-18 10-16 14-13 11-13 11-15 18-11 12-15 15-11 12-17 17-11 11-16 11-10 14-12 8-12 18-12 8-11 12-16 12-16 10-17 10-18 14-14 10-18 13-16 14-16 13-11 13-11 11-13 12-13 11-16 14-14 11-17 13-10 11-14 11-10 15-11 12-15 14-14 15-14 16-13 15-9 9-18 16-12 13-16 18-11 9-13 11-12 14-14 15-9 14-14 11-16 15-15 17-14 15-15 14-13 14-13 16-12 19-10 15-13 11-16 15-16 9-16 16-11 10-15 16-11 11-11 13-14 13-18 15-15 10-18 12-18 17-12 13-17 9-14 11-17 18-11 13-14 15-14 21-9 13-16 15-15 10-18 17-12

7-4 9-0 8-5 5-7 17-1 10-6 9-5 11-0 5-6 8-7 8-5 9-5 12-2 2-10 3-8 2-11 3-6 8-6 13-3 10-2 17-1 3-7 3-8 2-8 7-3 7-4 8-6 11-2 9-4 3-10 13-1 8-5 7-3 10-3 2-7 11-5 4-4 14-1 13-3 4-7 4-9 9-4 3-8 3-9 14-3 4-6 4-9 8-2 3-7 8-3 11-4 4-7 3-7 6-4 7-4 11-2 5-7 9-3 8-6 14-4 7-3 10-3 11-5 10-4 9-3 5-4 11-3 10-2 10-3 7-8 3-10 11-3 17-0 9-4 10-2 10-2 10-6 15-0 10-5 11-2 17-0 6-8 9-2 8-2 11-0 1-0 14-1 8-7 7-6 13-3 11-7 9-4 16-1 4-7 11-6 14-1 8-7 11-4 14-2 9-2 7-4 5-10 11-2

72-71 81-67 70-66 77-77 84-64 78-72 79-74 75-59 71-73 77-77 70-66 76-71 79-69 61-70 70-75 53-63 73-80 77-74 86-69 87-71 79-63 73-74 71-77 69-75 80-74 62-57 86-82 78-66 69-61 60-66 81-70 80-78 74-68 72-60 71-81 82-69 71-71 83-75 73-63 67-71 68-75 84-80 70-73 65-69 84-69 79-78 70-75 81-73 75-76 74-65 77-69 68-71 70-70 77-73 72-70 76-70 69-72 77-66 74-70 71-64 72-66 67-66 76-70 79-65 84-78 69-66 76-68 78-71 77-69 73-73 67-76 67-62 89-65 71-65 79-68 81-73 75-68 85-69 75-68 77-71 81-63 66-72 69-64 80-69 83-71 81-70 75-56 67-66 75-77 83-73 77-73 87-79 78-63 68-73 75-67 75-63 65-67 76-64 79-62 76-69 84-75 70-73 80-72

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72-78 6-4 3-0 65-81 5-0 2-6 63-72 4-2 3-5 68-73 5-4 2-2 73-78 4-5 2-1 74-76 9-4 0-1 78-75 8-8 0-0 69-71 4-6 2-3 77-74 3-8 0-0 69-84 3-2 4-3 68-69 3-7 0-3 66-72 9-2 2-0 66-65 9-2 1-1 70-80 2-3 1-5 69-71 7-6 0-2 73-74 6-6 1-0 86-81 6-3 0-1 74-78 8-3 0-0 67-76 9-6 2-2 78-77 6-7 0-0 63-73 4-4 2-4 66-67 5-7 0-0 75-73 8-5 1-0 69-74 6-5 4-1 67-76 2-4 4-1 63-76 3-1 3-3 59-70 5-4 2-3 73-75 3-6 3-0 64-68 5-8 0-2 76-84 4-4 3-3 73-69 2-5 0-0 75-73 7-7 0-2 72-67 8-6 0-0 67-69 8-6 1-0 71-82 2-2 3-6 76-79 4-7 0-0 60-84 2-0 5-6 75-73 4-4 2-1 69-84 1-5 6-4 78-69 7-7 0-1 63-75 0-4 4-6 69-62 10-5 0-0 58-75 1-3 4-3 69-61 5-6 0-1 71-78 3-5 2-3 69-79 1-2 5-4 70-79 1-6 3-3 74-69 8-4 3-0 73-65 5-8 0-0 65-76 2-3 4-3 68-70 10-3 0-1 63-71 0-1 5-7 76-81 11-5 1-1 72-68 6-6 1-2 60-71 2-0 6-4 66-77 2-3 5-4 68-70 8-7 0-1 61-78 0-1 6-5 65-66 4-4 3-1 70-80 4-4 5-2 66-67 5-7 3-1 72-68 8-4 1-0 77-74 8-5 0-0 64-71 5-1 2-3 69-75 7-2 2-3 74-74 6-6 0-0 72-74 2-4 3-1 70-78 1-4 2-6 64-76 3-3 2-5 74-73 7-4 2-1 75-70 6-5 0-0 61-69 2-5 4-3 66-73 7-0 3-5 67-66 6-5 0-1 74-79 5-9 2-1 68-73 2-4 1-5 71-69 4-4 0-2 72-75 7-7 1-0 69-70 7-7 0-0 69-75 5-4 1-3 71-78 6-7 1-0 70-88 0-0 3-7 73-65 7-5 0-0 72-74 8-5 1-0 76-68 7-8 0-0 65-63 8-5 0-0 74-71 8-3 0-2 66-74 2-1 8-2 75-81 1-5 1-5 83-89 8-3 1-3 66-84 4-3 2-7 77-74 9-3 1-0 74-82 5-4 1-2 69-77 4-4 2-1 75-60 9-4 0-0 75-76 7-4 0-0 64-63 7-7 3-1 63-71 5-4 1-2 67-70 4-4 2-2 76-72 7-8 1-0 71-66 2-3 1-0 74-88 0-2 4-4

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