Four Point Play Dec. 14

3 Most Important Results from Tonight

Wisconsin 60, Milwaukee 54 – Yes, Wisconsin won the game (as it should of). Yes, the Badgers are going to the NCAA Tournament again this season. Even so, it needs Jordan Taylor to be the Jordan Taylor of last season to advance. If Taylor plays like he has this season thus far (shooting percentage down 7% and PPG 6.5 per game), Wisconsin won't go far in the NCAA's

Middle Tennessee 65, Belmont 62 – What little flickering at-large hopes Belmont had just petered out. For Middle Tennessee, splitting with Belmont doesn't look great for their own resume that appears good enough to at least get into the discussion.

UC Santa Barbara 65, San Diego 61 – Gritty win in San Diego by UC Santa Barbara in game 1 of a brutal five game road trip. That said, step one towards the NCAA Tournament started well. Of course the next four steps are all on the road and only one of those is a conference game.

Worst Loss from Tonight

None (again) – Once conference play starts, this should be full every night.

3 Biggest Games of Tomorrow

Richmond vs Iona – The last time we saw Richmond, they were being gutted by crosstown rival VCU. Iona has some decent wins, but also took a nasty loss over the weekend to Marshall in game four of its 8 game road trip through the month of December. The winner has a chance to right the ship and get into at-large contention (especially if its Richmond).

Auburn vs South Florida – Nobody has seen Auburn since Seton Hall made mincemeat out of them back in the SEC-Big East Challenge. Now, the Tigers get another Big East team, this one notoriously awful for many years and not a good road team. If Auburn really has improved, win this game in the first half.

Wright St. vs Cincinnati – Only important to see the reaction of Cincinnati players, coaches and Fans after the awful brawl against Xavier last week. Basketball wise, Cincinnati should smoke this team, even without its star players.

Final Thought on the night in College Basketball

This is a time of year when teams are susceptible to upsets. It happens every year. That said, it looks like the upsets aren't going to come in waves and while that means a dull regular season, it means a stellar NCAA Tournament with teams loaded with gaudy records.