Texas’ road to a Big 12 season title runs through
Concerned about your preferred group? Well, you should be. With almost two weeks up until Choice Sunday, the hierarchy of the 2023 men’s NCAA competition will mainly be decided– besides the automated berths– in the days ahead.This weekend is loaded with critical matchups that will influence those results.And for one coach who leads a group with Last 4 hopes, a journey of redemption could continue this weekend. Here’s what to watch, and why.
No. 8 Texas Longhorns(22-6, 11-4 Big 12)at No. 9 Baylor Bears(20-8, 9-6 Huge 12)Saturday, 2 p.m. ET, ESPN
play 0:19 Timmy Allen takes Texas to 8-0 run with a good container
Timmy Allen makes a nice shot while being toughly defended.In his 10 seasons as the head coach at Fresno State and UTEP, Rodney Terry made just one NCAA tournament appearance. However the acting head coach for the Longhorns has now set himself as much as either fill the long-term function at Texas or safe another high-major job elsewhere. After Chris Beard was suspended in December, nothing appeared specific in Austin. But Terry is 15-5 considering that he took over as interim head coach. A win against the Bears in Waco on Saturday will increase the possibility that the March 4 clash in between Texas and Kansas at Moody Center will choose the Huge 12 title between the two. Terry is likewise in the hunt for nationwide coach of the year honors. However Baylor’s Keyonte George (16.9 PPG )leads a team with a high-powered offense(No. 2 in adjusted offensive efficiency on KenPom)that aims to prevent a three-game losing streak.Score forecast: Texas 82, Baylor 77
Editor’s Picks 2 Related Saturday, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN The strange shooting depression of Pete Nance (46% from the 3-point line last season; 28% this season) has been a contributing consider a desperate UNC squad’s descent from leading four in shooting from beyond the arc (38%) in league play last season to last location in the ACC (28%) this season. However this league is goofy, highlighted by Virginia’s loss to Boston College on Wednesday.Score forecast
: Virginia 69, North Carolina 65
Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, Fox 10 years back, previous Indiana star Victor Oladipo crashed the Wooden Award race after not being consisted of on the midseason list of nominees, and nearly stole the award from Michigan’s Trey Burke. By leading his group to a second win over the Boilermakers this season, Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis (20.5 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 2.9 BPG) might also make this year’s Wooden Award race more than just “The Zach Edey Program.”
Score prediction: Purdue 78, Indiana 72
Saturday, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN play 0:52 Saint Mary’s forces overtime with late basket Saint Mary’s sends out the game to overtime as Aidan Mahaney discovers Mitchell Saxen for the layup.The last time Gonzaga failed to win at least a share of the West Coast Championship game(2011-12),”Call Me Perhaps”was the leading tune on the Billboard charts. A win for the Gaels, led by Aidan Mahaney(15.1 PPG, 41% from beyond the arc ), would seal the straight-out WCC regular-season title for Randy Bennett’s squad.Score prediction: Gonzaga 78, Saint Mary’s
75
Friday, 7 p.m. ET, FS1
Both have actually lost 3 of their previous 4 games. For Xavier, the Zach Freemantle (15.2 PPG, 8.1 RPG) injury has soured the ambiance for the program, while Shaheen Holloway requires a late rally to get his group back into the NCAA tournament conversation.Score prediction: Xavier
75, Seton Hall 70
Saturday, 12 p.m. ET, ESPN2
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From an eight-game losing streak to being “Next Four Out,” Texas Tech’s roller-coaster season has actually taken a favorable turn and put it on the bubble. For De’Vion Harmon (13.5 PPG) & Co., a win over TCU, which is still waiting on Mike Miles Jr. to recover after suffering a knee injury, would improve their NCAA tournament hopes.Score prediction
: Texas Tech 71, TCU 68
Saturday, 2 p.m. ET, ESPNU Back-to-back home wins over Iowa State and Baylor assisted Kansas State escape a 1-4 stretch that threatened to endanger its chance at a top-four seed. On the other hand, a win would help Mike Boynton’s team as it continues to play its way into a safe area for Selection Sunday.Score forecast:
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https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/77.png&w=110&h=110″ width=”50″/ > Sunday, 12 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network
The story of the Wildcats, who are searching for their 2nd NCAA tournament look in school history after 5 successive losing seasons, has been remarkable. Boo Buie (17.0 PPG) and team will take a trip, nevertheless, to face a Maryland team that currently has actually defeated Indiana and Purdue at home.Score prediction: Maryland 75, Northwestern 71