Who won the NCAA men’s basketball regular season’s most exciting weekend?
The GIST: With four tantalizing Top-10 matchups, this was the regular season’s most exciting weekend thus far. Here’s who came out on top:
No. 3 UNC wins the blue-blood battle: The Tar Heels downed arch nemesis No. 7 Duke 93–84 on Saturday, solidifying their lead in the ACC with a monster game from forward Armando Bacot. Fans flooding the streets after a regular-season win? Only in this rivalry.
No. 8 Kansas runs down No. 4 Houston: The Jayhawks cracked the code on Houston’s elite defense, exhausting them with quick ball movement and lights-out shooting to cruise to a 78–65 win in front of Saturday’s deafening crowd.
- Kansas center Hunter Dickinson led the Jayhawks with 20 points, which pushed him past the 2K career benchmark. Bow down to the big man.
Panic mode for No. 10 Kentucky: The Wildcats suffered their third loss in four games, falling 103–92 to No. 5 Tennessee at home Saturday. Kentucky’s defense continued to struggle, while Tennessee strengthened their case for a No. 1 seed when Selection Sunday rolls around.
Big Ten banger goes to No. 2 Purdue: Reigning Player of the Year Zach Edey is him: Purdue’s star center became the third player in NCAA history to rack up 2K points, 1K rebounds, and 200 blocks in his team’s huge 75–69 road win over No. 6 Wisconsin yesterday. Step aside, Justin Bieber — Zach is the true Canadian sweetheart.
