Zeller, UNC hammer NC State
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01/26/2012 - Chapel Hill, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyler Zeller's double-double of 21 points and 15 rebounds powered seventh-ranked North Carolina to a 74-55 victory over the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
Harrison Barnes had 15 points and Reggie Bullock scored 11 for the Tar Heels (17-3, 4-1 ACC), who took the court for the first time without starter Dexter Strickland.
The junior guard tore his right ACL last Thursday at Virginia Tech and will miss the rest of the season.
John Henson provided nine points and nine rebounds, and Kendall Marshall dished out nine assists in North Carolina's 30th consecutive home win.
Lorenzo Brown led the Wolfpack (15-6, 4-2) with 12 points. NC State had its winning streak snapped at three games.
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Coral Gables, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Riquna Williams and Stefanie Yderstrom each scored 14 points as the 10th-ranked Miami-Florida Hurricanes extended their winning streak to seven games with a 64-39 victory over Wake Forest. Shenise
VT upsets No. 8 Maryland >>
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Florida earns comeback win at Ole Miss >>
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Miss its first home loss of the season, 64-60, at Tad Smith Coliseum.
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No. 6 Kentucky routs Auburn >>
Auburn, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A'dia Mathies scored 20 points while Samarie
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Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence
Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.
Work left to do:
Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.
Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.
DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...
West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.
Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.
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