No. 4 Missouri claimed first place in the Big 12 by holding off upset-minded Oklahoma 71-68 on Monday night. Check out the rest of the scoreboard from Monday evening.
No. 18 Marquette Vs. DePaul: Golden Eagles Rally In Second Half For 89-76 Win
Getty ImagesNo. 18 Marquette survived an early rain of threes from DePaul and cruised to an easy 89-76 victory on Monday night.
DePaul led 17-8, 37-25, and 41-29 in the first half, buoyed by five threes and Cleveland Melvin’s 17 points in the period. But the Blue Demons cooled in the second half, with Melvin getting just five more points to finish with 22 on the night and the team sinking only one more long-range shot, as the Golden Eagles opened with a 16-3 run to take the lead and held it with consistent offense and free throw shooting.
Read Article >No. 4 Missouri Vs. Oklahoma: Tigers Hold On For Nail-Biting Win Against Sooners
For more on these two teams, visit Missouri blog Rock M Nation and Oklahoma blog Crimson And Cream Machine.
Read Article >No. 24 Louisville Vs. Connecticut: Cardinals Pummel Huskies, 80-59
The Cardinals got a balanced scoring effort and terrific outside shooting in the win. Led by Chris Smith with 16 points and 4-6 three-point shooting, four different Cardinals scored at least nine points, and nine had at least four. Louisville shot 44.4 percent on deep balls in the game. They also held the HUskies to a terrible shooting night — UConn was 35.1 percent from the field and 3-14 on their threes.
For more on these two teams, visit Louisville blog Card Chronicle and The UConn Blog.
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