The countdown to March Madness is T-Minus 3 weeks and I can barely contain myself. I have literally lost it and it’s awesome. I found myself wiping my extremities… after I took a piss. It’s crazy I know, but that’s why they call it March Madness, and thinking about big teams like Kansas, Kentucky, Villanova, and Michigan State making a run out the final four with NBA prospects Scottie Reynolds, John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Kalin Lucas, and Sherron Collins leading their respected teams to College Basketball glory is dangerously exciting.

Now, it’s getting interesting around the league. A lot of upsets while other teams are finding their groove. We’ll start with teams that are hitting the wall at the wrong time: Connecticut, North Carolina, Notre Dame, and UNLV. All these teams have been completely disappointing, especially Connecticut, with the line up they put out their every night, they have no excuse to just be 3 games over .500.

Teams on the rise: Maryland, Texas A&M, New Mexico, Wake Forest, and almost 6 teams in the A-10. Seriously, the A-10 is amazing this year, with Temple, Rhode Island, and Xavier leading the way and already beating the top teams in the nation. It will be fun to see how far these teams go in the tournament. At least 5 will make it from the conference, and this gives me a chance to give a shout out to a player that JB and I played with. Marquis Jones is averaging 6 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals a game as the starting point guard. It’s a good to see a local guy, who’ve you seen work his ass off to get where he is and it’s all panning out. Awesome job Mr. Jones and good luck in the tourney.

Let’s get to the action:

2/13

(1)Kansas 73, Iowa State 59

NBA Player Watch
Kansas
Sherron Collins- 11 points and 5 assists

Xavier Henry- 16 points

(2)Kentucky 73, (12) Tennessee 62

NBA Player Watch
Kentucky
John Wall- 24 points

Tennessee
Wayne Chism- 12 points and 5 rebounds

(5)Villanova 92, Providence 81

NBA Player Watch
Villanova
Scottie Reynolds- 22 points

(6)Purdue 63, Iowa 40

Player of the Game
Purdue
JaJuan Johnson- 21 points and 10 rebounds

NBA Player Watch
Purdue
E’Twaun Moore- 11 points and 3 steals

(7)Duke 77, Maryland 56

Player of the Game
Duke
Brian Zoubek- 16 points, 17 rebounds, and 2 blocks

NBA Player Watch
Duke
Nolan Smith- 14 points, 6 assists, and 2 steals

Maryland
Greivis Vasquez- 17 points and 7 rebounds

(9)Kansas State 68, Colorado 51

NBA Player Watch
Kansas State
Jacob Pullen- 15 points and 10 assists

Colorado
Alec Burks- 17 points and 6 rebounds

(10)Michigan State 65, Pen State 54

NBA Player Watch
Michigan State
Kalin Lucas- 24 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals

(11)Gonzaga 82, San Diego 65

NBA Player Watch
Gonzaga
Matt Bouldin- 16 points and 5 rebounds

(13)Wisconsin 83, Indiana 55

Player of the Game
Wisconsin
Jason Bohannon- 30 points

(14)Texas 91, Nebraska 51

NBA Player Watch
Texas
Damion James- 13 points, 9 rebounds, & 5 assists

Avery Bradley- 25 points and 6 assists

(15)Butler 70, Cleveland State 59

Player of the Game
Butler
Matt Howard- 21 points and 13 rebounds

(17)BYU 91, Air Force 48

Player of the Game
BYU
Jackson Emery- 18 points and 5 rebounds

Bradley 68, (18)Northern Iowa 59

Player of the Game
Bradley
Andrew Warren- 15 points

(19)New Mexico 68, Utah 65

Player of the Game
New Mexico
Darington Hobson- 8 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists

Wake Forest 75, (20) Georgia Tech 64

NBA Player Watch
Wake Forest
Al-Faroug Aminu- 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 steals

(21)Temple 78, Rhode Island 56

Player of the Game
Temple
Michael Eric- 19 points and 4 assists

Game Note: Temple shot 69% from the floor (School Record)

(22)Cornell 48, Princeton 45

Player of the Game
Cornell
Jeff Foote- 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks

(24)Vanderbilt 77, LSU 69

Player of the Game
Vanderbilt
Jermaine Beal- 17 points

San Diego State 68, (25) UNLV 58

Player of the Game
San Diego State
Billy White- 19 points and 5 rebounds

2/14

Louisville 66, (3) Syracuse 60

NBA Player Watch
Louisville
Edgar Sosa- 12 points and 5 assists

Syracuse
Wesley Johnson- 14 points (5-20 FG) and 8 rebounds

Rutgers 71, Georgetown 68

Player of the Game
Rutgers
Jonathon Mitchell- 24 points and 7 rebounds

NBA Player Watch
Georgetown
Greg Monroe- 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 blocks

(16)Ohio State 72, Illinois 53

NBA Player Watch
Ohio State
Evan Turner- 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists

This is The Ref signaling until next time and remember: We miss calls, you miss lay ups.