Four Point Play College Basketball Review, Dec. 29

3 Most Important Results from Tonight

Vanderbilt 74, Marquette 57 – The Vanderbilt team everyone expected this year finally showed up and it was a scary thing indeed as a very good Marquette team got squished at home. For Vanderbilt, this will likely be the game that turns this disappointing season around and it wouldn't surprise me if the Commodores went on a big winning streak. For Marquette, maybe it was a bit overrated after beating Wisconsin on the road, but there will be no major issues going forward.

Cincinnati 56, Oklahoma 55 – Oklahoma is surprisingly improved under first year coach Lon Kruger making this a much needed quality win for Cincinnati when it was needed and unexpected in the preseason.

St. Mary's 98, BYU 82 – BYU looked totally unprepared for the new road atmosphere it was about to face. Considering how good St. Mary's is, that was going to be a big problem. As for St. Mary's it now has the inside track to bid number two from the WCC. The question for BYU is if there is a bid number three.

Worst Loss from Tonight

Rutgers 85, Florida 83 (2OT) – Right now, a loss to a five-loss Big East team on the road doesn't look horrible. When that Big East team turns into a 16 loss version like everyone expects, it will be an ugly loss on the resume for Florida.

3 Biggest Games of Tomorrow

Dayton vs Ole Miss – This is a huge bubble game. Dayton could really use another name to win to go with its huge collection of both quality wins and bad losses. Ole Miss plays in the weaker end of the SEC schedule (no more divisional play, but divisional scheduling still remains), so a head-to-head win over a fellow bubble team might be necessary.

Seton Hall vs West Virginia – Seton Hall had its doors blown off by Syracuse to start Big East play earlier this week. Still, it is in good shape for a bid as long as that beating doesn't linger and Big East play doesn't eat it alive. Of course, West Virginia is a quality opponent that could accelerate the process of Seton Hall falling down the spiral.

Old Dominion vs Missouri – ODU has not gotten off to a great start (6-6), but the real attraction is undefeated Missouri in a true road game for the first time this season. How will Missouri respond in a close game and will they play well in the first completely hostile environment of the season (there have been three neutral site games)?

Final Thought on the night in College Basketball

The carcass known as the Pac-12 finally got conference play under way and not a moment too soon. At least now, the league can beat up on each other and maybe even get a dominant team or two to separate from the pack and maybe get two teams into the NCAA Tournament.