Thursday night saw several Bubble Watch teams who are on the outside looking in (in my opinion) looking to grab key wins. All but one was successful.
Thursday Night Review: Dayton Falls; Arizona State, Ole Miss, Seton Hall, Washington Win
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Positions based on my Thursday morning update.
First Four Out
Richmond 60, Dayton 56 (recap): The Flyers (19-10; 8-7 A-10) looked to be on their way, but the Spiders forced 20 turnovers and got hot from the perimeter in the second half to send UD to their seventh A-10 defeat. Dayton will now need to make a deep run in the conference tournament to advance.
Mississippi 72, LSU 59 (recap): It wasn't easy, but the Rebels (20-9; 8-7 SEC) defeated the Tigers to win their third straight. Chris Warren scored 22 for Ole Miss in the win.
Next Four Out
Seton Hall 85, Rutgers 74 (recap): The Pirates (17-11; 8-9 Big East) swept the Scarlet Knights. Unfortunately for the Hall, those two wins are the only ones they’ve recorded in the last four games. A trip to Providence awaits on Saturday.
Arizona State 59, USC 54 (recap): The Sun Devils (21-9; 11-6 Pac-10) avenged an early conference season loss to the Trojans to move closer to wrapping up second seed for the conference tournament. All Arizona State needs to do is grab a home win over UCLA Saturday.
Washington 86, Oregon 72 (recap): Quincy Pondexter had a huge night for the Huskies (34 points, 10 boards) as they prevented the Ducks from grabbing a season sweep. The Huskies remain in third at 10-7 in the conference and 20-9 overall.
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